Evening star., 1927-12-10
CHANGED PARKING
RULES PROTESTED
BrightWood Citizens Asso-
citation Opposes Parallel Or
der on Thirteenth Street.

, The Brightwood Citizens Association
last night entered q protest against
the change in the parking regulations
on Thirteenth street between i, and
| streets from angle to parallel parking.
j. G.. Buck, in presenting the mat
| ter. stated that members of the asSo-
citation engaged in business and mo-
| toriSts We're deprived of temporary
parking space, owing to the limited
| number of cars accommodated. The
matter will be taken up with tho Dis
| trict authorities and n resolution
| adopted by the association will be re-
| ferred to the Federation of Citizens
AssoCia ion.
Mai. Edwin r. Ilesse. superintendent
of police. will be requested to add 43
additional police to the thirteenth pre-
cinct to make the quota of 100. which
the citizens desire in order to give bet
ter police protection. The matter was
presented by A. c. Haight.
Traffic Light Urged.
The locating of q traffic light at
Georgia and Colorado avenues, which
Is considered by the association q
dangerous point, on account of the
heavy. traffic. will he again urged by
the association. While a traffic officer
is on duty during the day, it was
pointed out that the night traffic is
equally as heavy as during the day
light hours.
The association accepted an invita-
tion of the Board of Education to at
tend a joint conference at the Frank
lin School. December -. at 8 o'clock
to discuss various school items re-
Gently presented to the District Com.
missioners and to the Bureau of the
Budget for the operation of schools
for the fiscal year 1929.
On motion of William NICK. Clayton.
resolution was adopted again re-
questing the District Commissioners
to remove the obstructions main
tanned by the Commissioners in the
center OF Concord avenue at it's juno
ton with Georgia avenue, and in the
event of failure to remove the barri-
cades and open the avenue to travel
the committee on laws and legislation
was authorized to take such legal pro-
ceedings that in the opinion of he
committee may be necessary in order
to abate the nuisance.
l.. +. Randolph urged that when
notices of public hearings are sent
out by the zoninC commission tho
| properties involved be clearly de-
| scribed by stating the streets instead
Of numbered squares.
| Zone Change Protested.
/ The association also protested
against the changing of property in
the Fort Stevens Ridge section from
A restricted zone to A semi-restrict ed.
| In the resolution adopted the associ-
alton protested against the extension
of privileges to any person or COM
pany TO erect semi-de ached houses
and also that the Zoning commission
he informed that the territory of the
! Brightwood Citizens Association Gov
ers this tract and that the association
has for more than 80 years taken care
| OF the interests of this and other sec
| tions of Brightwood and that it does
| not accede to the claims of neighhor-
| ing associations organized in recent
! years and which by constitutional pro-
visions. without consent or consulting
| the BrightWood association, have en-.
deavored to usurp territory rightfulv
belonging to the Brightwood associ-
| ation."
| The District authorities will be re-
oueSted to put on additional cars OIL