Evening star., 1934-12-04
ROBERTS OPPOSED
BY CITIZEN LEADER
Manor Park Committeeman
Declares Rerouting Plans
Not Representative.

liam A. Roberts IS not true COunSeI
for District residents were made by
Charles A. Dawson, chairman of the |
Public Utilities Committee of the |
Manor Park Citizens Association, and
denied by Mr. Roberts at a meeting
of the association last night at the
Whittier School.
For IL years the Manor Park group
has fought for double tracking on
Kennedy street instead of the present
single tracks, with occasional turnout
sWitches-this being one Of the three
purposes for organizing the body in
1928. The latest action taken by
members was to adopt a resolution at
the November meeting favoring imme-
diate double tracking of the street
from Third street to Georgia avenue.
The resolution further proposed that
half OF the street cars, now travelling
down Fourteenth street, would be
shunted down the Georgia avenue line
Rerouting Meeting Branded.
Mr.. Dawson explained that Mr.. Rob-
erts has set public hearing on re-
routing for tomorrow night, whereas
he has already submitted many re-
routing proposals to the Public Utili-
ties Commission. II resent the peo-
pies counsel protesting to state the
views of the public when all of the
Citizens Associations in this area have
taken opposite views to his expressions
on the Kennedy street project" Davi-
son declared.
Dawson stated he has seen q rough
draft of the rerouting proposals in
the Public Utilities Commissioners
offices and said the peoples counsel
has stricken out the Kennedy street
double track project.
MIR. Roberts said it would be an
easy matter for the peoples counsel
to wait until all the citizens asso-
Citations have acted and then submit
proposals in agreement with them,
thus escaping much criticism. How
ever. he feels his proposals are for
the benefit of the greatest number of
persons throughout the city. Before
the last rerouting hearings were
closed last month, he said, no word
had been heard from William NICK.
Clayton of the Public Utilities Com
mlttee OF the Federation of Citizens
Association. However he has heard
from many individual property own
ers along Kennedy street, who have
objected to the proposed laying Of a
double track on the ground that it
would decrease the value OF their
property. They pointed out, Mr..
Roberts said, that the necessary wild
ening Of Kennedy street would cut
back into property facing the street.
Says Car Line in First.
j. D. Smoot, financial secretary of
the association, declared that the car
line was on Kennedy street when
most OF the residents moved there and
now is no time for them to object"
to this proposal.
In the last analysis" Mr. Roberts
stated, you people will get the serv-
ice you are fighting for" He added
that it is natural for the transit COM
pany to increase service to it's pa
irons in any manner that will result
in an increased use of the car and
bus lines.
The president. Ernest H. Pullman.
delegated w. H. Seaquist to attend
GiiS iiCdi4llSo IOIllOIIUW IllSIlL 10 IOT-
mally present the associations view-
point.
A resolution, introduced by Mrs.
G. A. Corbin. which did not approve
DR.. Frank w. Ballou's proposal that
promotion of pupils be dependent
upon their state of health, was
amended to definitely express opposi-
ton. On motion of Mr.. Seaauist,
however. the matter was referred to
a committee
w. G. Duke told of plans for or
ganizing a new association near the
southern boundaries of the Manor
Park body. After considerable dis
cussion as to whether the Manor Park
Association represents that area, Mr..
Seaquist moved that the organization
meeting be attended by members to
ascertain what the boundaries of the
proposed association are to be. Three
representatives were appointed to at
tend the meeting for report next
month.