Evening star., 1934-03-20
CITIZENS CONTINUE
FIGHT FOR BRIDGE
Lincoln Park Group Urges
Building of East Capitol
Span.

Contending that mot 10 per cent"
of the improvements to be made
In the District as set forth In the
program of Improvements and opera
tions for street and bridge division
of the Department of Highways will
affect the area east of the Capitol
Building, the Lincoln Park Citizens
Association at meeting last night
In the Bryan School continued its
fight to secure the proposed East
Capitol Street Bridge.
In resolution adopted by the group
the following reasons were set forth
for the construction of the bridge
1t Is an established policy to develop
the City of Washington in a SYM
metrical manner; it is an accepted
plan to beautiful the entrances to the
District, and East Capitol street is
destined to rank with the city's promi-
nent and most important thorough
fares.
A copy of the resolution is to be
sent to the District Commissioners.
John P. Kern, president of the group,
declared he will fight for the meas
ure until it succeeds and agreed with
Joseph L. Gammell. delegate to the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
that I'VE will always fight, first,
last and always for citizens of the
Lincoln Park area"
School Conditions Hit.
Albert D. Calvert. chairman of the
Eastern High School Community Cen
ter representatives, scored the con-
dition of public schools in the Lin
coin Park area. He cited schools
that have no playground area, but
are compelled to use the streets
during recess periods: another loca-
ton where there exists an unsightly
gravel bank, and examples of where
it is necessary for fences to be ex-
tended and grading to be done.
Mr.. Calvert said Eastern High
School is overcrowded now, but he
believes the projected Anacostia Jun
ior-Senior High School would re-
lieve great deal of pressure from
that quarter. Three hundred thou
sand dollars would be a sufficient
sum, he declared, to make the schools
of the area "inhabitable" and provide
additional space to accommodate the
students, including the proposed ad-
dition to the Elliot Junior High
School, which the association is par
ticularly interested in at this time. A
resolution was adopted by the group
favoring that part of Mr.. Calvert's S
report recommending the Elliot School
addition.
A resolution commencing Commits
sioner Gottwals on his order that
the Southeast incinerator operate al
ternately with the one in Georgetown
was adopted by the group.
Snow Removal Opposed.
In connection with the bill now
pending in Congress compelling Citi-
zens of the District to remove snow
from the sidewalks fronting their
property and presented by Mr.. Gam
nell for the associations approval,
G. S. Jameson declared the proposed
bill unconstitutional. He cited the
apparent helplessness of the District
Government to remove snow from
the streets during the heavy snow
storm three weeks ago as one reason
why citizens who may not be able
to remove the snow should not be
penalized.
c. w. Gwinn. chairman of the
Publicity Committee in charge of
the Year Book recently issued by
the group reported the following
new members to the association:
Catherine Buckingham, Irving A. Leh-
man, Grace Bush, Mrs. E. P. Clayton,
Katie A. Buchler, Jesse A. Moore, L.
j. Collins, Joseph B. Scruggs, A. l..
Cullison, H. H. Cleary, c. Geddes,
L. S. Zalph, G. w. Jarboe, Annie W.
Darne, Mrs. Pearl c. Pierce, Eliza
beth Hollister, C. B. Cummins, G. r.
Castell, E S. Breidenstein. John Bull
Tough, Louis M. Buckler and G. F.
Mallhair.