Evening star., 1933-12-05
18TH ST. HIGHLANDS
FAVORS RUM PLAN
Association Approves Control
Method Submitted by Cit
izens' Federation.

1 Adoption of an association plat
form on local liquor control, designa-
: ton of Civil Works Administration
projects to be sought for the neigh
+. borhooG. the street railway merger Sit
uation. Improvement OF the abandoned
Sixteenth Street Reservoir site and
local traffic problems occupied the Six
teenth Street Highlands Citizens As
sociation at a session which lasted
nearly four hours last night in the
new Brightwood School.
" Richmond B. Keech peoples counsel,
outlined to the association the local
merger situation. He said that the frec
interline transfer system is now oper-
ating on a trial basis and urged the
members of the association to consider
the whole transfer problem carefully
and to be prepared to present their
views at public hearings to bcgin be-
:, fore the Public Utilities Commits ion
: February 5.
=, Seeks Civil Works.
= The association voted to call upon
the District CommiSs oners for three
civil works projects in the association
+ territory, including Strengthening of The
fASIl1leOy street intersection Oh S1SIeSllln
: street. extension of Fourteenth Street
toward Walter Reed Hospital and
, further improvement OF Nicholson
!, street between Thirteenth and Six
teenth streets.
1 Plans for improvement of the Six
+ teench Street Reservoir site were dis
cusSed and a committee headed by
Edgar G. snyder, United States marshal
for the District was instructed to con-
fer with District officials and the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission. Alternative plans have been
proposed calling for construction of
garden on the site No decision was
reached as to the precise type of de-
yelopment desired.
The association approved the local
liquor control plan submitted to the
Federation of Citizens Associations last
Saturday night by one of its delegates,
Henry |. Quinn The Quinn plan pro-
vides for setting up of beverage con-
troll board composed Of three members
to be appointed by the District Com
r,1isisoners and for the handling Of all
NQQ0T tA[OuVl tl[W MulrlDal I0Itl
Importation of liquor into the District
except thTogsh & the zt9EeS Iou1d S1e be p7d pT1d
distribution points.
After nearly two hours of debate on
the liquor control matter the association
adopted as additions to the Quinn plan
two resolutions sponsored bv J D.
Rhodes, its other delegate to the Fed
Grafton.
Would Restrict Sales.
:, The first of the Rhodes resolutions
requests the Commissioners in drafting
a local control bill for submission to
Congress to include "a provision that
no establishment shall be licensed to
sell liquors or wines within the boun-
daries of the association" The second
calls for a provision "re-enacting the
restrictions on the sale of Intoxicating
beverages to minors end habitual
drunkards and in close proximity to
schools and similar institutions"
Removal of the street car loop in
Fourteenth street and Colorado avenue,
which he branded as traffic menace"
. end public nuisance" was demanded
by J. T. Guilfoyle The Rev. Charles
H. Butler requested the association to
sponsor installation of traffic lights at
Sixteenth and Kennedy streets, Both
matters will be presented to the District
Commissioners.