Evening star., 1935-04-28
The Federation.

- fare matters are the main
order OF business for the meet
ing of the Federation of
Citizens Associations Saturday
night. David Babp, secretary, an
nounces.
The return received from gas and
light rates by the gas and light COM
panieS will be reported on, Chairman
William NICK Clayton of the Public
Utilities Committee says. Complaint
has also been made by member as
sociations of the dilapidated condition
Of street cars. This also will be re-
ported on.
Southeast.
NDING its membership drive this
week. the Southeast Citizens
Association will have over $50
members, Orrin J. Davy, secretary,
states.
As result of a recent proposal Of
Peoples Counsel William A. Roberts,
to replace street cars east of Eighth
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east with busses, citizens of the area
are up in the air." Davy says. In
the mornings, he says, 1t will be i'm
possible for residents between Eighth
and Seventeenth streets to catch a
bus. They will all be crowded with
passengers from the other side of the
AnacoStia River. Roberts and repre-
sentative of the transit company will
be present to discuss the situation
Tuesday night, Davy says.
The Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association has sent the Southeast
body a resolution scoring the unsani-
tary condition of street cars. Action
on this resolution also will probably
be taken.
A proposal to cut through the
parkways on Pennsylvania avenue
southeast to facilitate u turns In
the middle Of some Of the more i'm
portant blocks instead OF at the
corner. Is expected to be considered,
he says.
Washington Highlands.
THE Washington Highlands Citi-
Zens' Association holds its final
meeting of this season Thurs
day. Having met at various men,
bers' houses during the past season
President w. Earl Nair announces this
weeks meeting will be at the home
of the vice president, H. A. Yeager,
1925 Nichols avenue southeast.
Taxicab rates affect the area very
unfairly. Nair says. and efforts will
be made Thursday night to secure
uniform rates. The association be-
lieves rates should be controlled by
the Public Utilities Commission. Local
residents, Nair asserts, are confused
by one cab company charging one rate
and cabs OF other companies charging
other rates.
Peoples Counsel william A. Rob-
erts will speak and final standing
committee reports also will be made.
Central.
CTREET repair assessments on abut-
y ting property owners along North
Capitol street has long been the
object Of an intensive fight by the
Central Citizens Association, and now
President r. D. Ryan says the associa-
ton will probably carry its fight to
the courts.
The trouble began. Ryan says, when
the District ordered repairs along
North Capitol street. At the time
most of the residents felt the thor
oughfare was in no great need of
repair. To add to the tax burden Of
abutting property owners, however,
Ryan states, the street was COM
pletely torn up and new street laid.
At its meeting Wednesday night
members will discuss plans for carry
ing the fight into the courts for a
tax exemption. Assessments are not
uniform on all property owners. Ryan
declares, adding that nearly 20"
rates have been made to adjacent
property owners.
This will be the associations first
meeting since March-it having omit
ted its April meeting.
Burroughs.
n ORGANIZATION OF the District
X government plans were made by
the Burroughs Citizens Asso-
citation as early as June, 1888, Wilbur
S.. Finch. secretary, declares.
Since that time, many other plans
have been advanced and those most
considered by the citizens associations
In recent months embody the salient
features Of the original Burroughs
plan. A special committee was re-
Gently appointed to study the Fedora
ton Of Citizens Associations proposal
and report at the meeting this Friday
night, Finch says.
Along with other Northeast aSSo-
Citations, the Burroughs group Is slated
to consider recent bills introduced in
Congress to establish railroad bridges
over New York avenue northeast. The
Joint conference of Northeast Citizens
Associations, Of which it is member,
has opposed all pending bills because,
members believe, those bills now pend
ing will nullify or seriously alter the
provisions of the terminal act OF 1908
which forces the railroad companies
to construct three bridges over their
tracks.
Kenilworth. .+
@NE Of the principal aims Of the
I Kenilworth Citizens Association
Is to secure an overpass over
railroad tracks at Eastern avenue
northeast. Tomorrow night the asso-
e4ntioa VIII further plans for this