Evening star., 1928-11-15
BA[LOU EXPLAINS
OTIS STREET PLAN
Tells Park View Citizens
Road Will Not Be Closed
Unless Necessary.

Proposals of the Commissioners and
the Board of Education to close Otis
STeet from Warder to Seventh street
Tor the purpose of erecting an addition
10 the Park View School met with
strenuous opposition by members of the
Park View Citizens Association at a
meeting in the school last night. Heat
ed discussion preceded the passage OF
the motion opposing the move in which
an effort was made by the presiding
of1icer to have Supt. Frank w. Ballou
present the school boards stand in
the matter.
A motion to suspend the regular or
der of business in favor of Dr. Ballou
was voted down and after he was
finally granted the floor he said the
Commissioners had decided against
closing Otis street unless it was found
that there was no other solution to
the problem and he gave assurance
that the matter could be settled by the
possible erection of a building in an
other section or in several other ways
and that there was no intention at
any time of forcing upon any COM
munity something which was not in en-
tire accord with the wishes of the
citizens affected.
He did not take the large turnout
of citizens as a compliment to him, but
said they had come to vote on dead
issue.
Lacks Proper Facilities.
The Park View School. he said, lacks
proper facilities for a platoon school
and, as the several plans for improve
ment suggested by the school board
did not meet with approval, the closing
of Otis street and erection of an addi-
tion containing six rooms and two
gymnasiums was suggested. This, too,
has been opposed. AS long as the
platoon system is desired, he said, it
will be maintained, but it will be nec-
essary to maintain the system at a cost
not considered excessive.
Support was voted unanimously to
petition signed by 800 residents for
continuance of the branch post Office
In the Park View School. 1t was voted
also to urge the establishment of an
other branch on Georgia avenue.
Officers Nominated.
Nomination of officers for the COM
ing year resulted as follows: For presi-
dent, Fred S. Walker and j. E. Hamill;
vice president. Herman GoldStein and
j. w. Lambert; treasurer, w. P. Ken
ner; secretary, John S. Cole; delegates
to the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions, Walter E. Ballard George H. Rus
sell and M r. Vollmer: delegates to the
Public School Association, j. w. Lam
bert, Mr. Hamill an Mr. Cole: execu-
tive committee, G. H. Russell, 6 Scalzo,
A. N. Fletcher, Miss Emily Scrivener,
H. H. Moore and Arthur Anderson.
President Walker announces that he
will not stand for reelection. The elec-
ton will be held in December.
New members elected were Miss Emily
Scrivener, r. E. Griffith. Mrs. P. B.
AShburn, Mrs. Alsop, L. A. Markowitz,
Samuel M. Payne, C. c. Fling, H. B.
Peck, A. NJ Owens, w. H. Goldstein,
Mrs. L. Caltabiano, Eli Lidstone, H. F.
Ellsworth. B. Mesteckkin, B. Bodick,
r. S. Balderson, E. w. Sanders, NJ. z.
Burns, H. /. Swope, F. A. Surine, P. M.
Flaherty, M r. Rowland, M. Blom, G.
A. Doeseit, c. E. Whitney. F. H. Kane,
w. E. Schorr, F. S. Foster, Mrs. j. r.
Smith, j. r. Smith, Mrs. p. Martin,
Meyer Harowitz, James McAlli6ter, Mrs.
Brown. Mrs D. L. Pitcher, Harry Ru-
ben, Philip Martin and D. L. Pitcher.