Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17
Federation of Citizens ASSo-
Citations Asks Congress to
Make Appropriation.
HIGHWAYS COMMITTEE
OFFERS SUGGESTION
Needs of Growing Community Cited
as Reason for Improve
ment.

An overpass at Michigan avenue,
where it crosses the tracks of the
Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore
e. Ohio Railroad, will be needed in
the very near future to eliminate the
dangerous grade crossing there and to
care for the needs of growing COM
munity, the Federation of Citizens As
SociationS decided at its meeting on
March /. This was explained today by
Thomas j. Llewellyn, president of the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens Associa-
ton, who is the chairman of the COM
mittee on highways, parks and water
ways of the federation.
The federation is committed to the
policy of eliminating all grade cross
1ngs in the District OF Columbia as
rapidly as possible"
The report, which follows, was read
in full, Mr. Llewellyn said, at the
meeting of the federation and adopted:
March /, 1890.
ITO the officers and delegates of the
Federation of Citizens Association:
"Your committee on highways, parks
and waterways has had before 1t Tor
consideration resolutions from the Michi-
gan Park Citizens Association protest.
ing against any proposal designed to
accomplish the closing of Michigan
avenue.
EIOVl0eS EuMlANdtAOHs
There is now pending before Con-
gress an item in the Bureau OF the
Budget estimates recommending an APP
propriation TO rthe elimination OF the
Michigan avenue grade crossing by the
construction of q viaduct or bridge and
approaches thereto to replace the ex-
listing viaduct in the line OF Monroe
street northeast over the tracks and
right of way of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Co. and of an underpaSS Tor
pedestrian traffic in the line OF Micht-
gan avenue, in accordance with plans
and profile of said work to be approved
by the Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia, including purchase or con-
domination of necessary land, construc-
ton of and changes in sewers and water
mains. personal services and engineer
ing and incidental expenses, $145 ,O0O-
provided, further, that from and after
the completion of the said viaduct or
bridge and approaches IN the line OF
Monroe street northeast, the highway
grade crossing over the tracks and r1gnt
Of way of the said Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Co. at Michigan avenue, In the
District of Columbia, shall be forever
closed against further tratnc OF any
kind.
tee. the following facts are revealed:
al That the Federation OF Citizens
Associations is committed to the poLicy
of eliminating all grade crossings In the
District of Columbia as rapidly as pos
40. That Monroe street is the only
safe highway north OF Rhode 1slano
avenue serving the entire territory east
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, lead
ing directly to the northwest, and tnat
~ r-k~- NyfoF
tracks and right of way Of the Balti-
more 81 Ohio Railroad Co. Is entHely
inadequate to care for the present traI-
nc.
"3. That IS per cent of the entire de-
veloped territory east OF the Metropon-
tan Branch of the Baltimore q ONO
railroad lies east and southeast OF the
Monroe street line.
"a That there will be a need for an
other viaduct over the Baltimore o.
Ohio Railroad north Of Monroe street
in the near future to care for that rapid
growing community.
'aTherefore your committee recon-
knends that the assembly Of the FEEDER
alton of Citizens Associations, in regu-
lar meeting assembled this flrst day Oh
March, urges Congress to include an
item in the 1881 annual appropriations
for the District of Columbia for the
construction of a viaduct or bridge and
approaches thereto to replace the exist
sing viaduct in the line of Monroe street
northeast over the tracks and right OF
way of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Co, and further recommends that the
present Bureau of the Budget item Tor
the elimination of the Michigan avenue
grade crossing be amended SO that
Michigan avenue between Seventh and
Tenth streets northeast will not be
eliminated from the highway plan OF
the District of Columbia.
Respectfully submitted for the COM
THOMAS J. LLEwELLYN,
Chairman"