The Washington times., 1935-11-05
CONDEMNATION
FOUGHT BY
CITIZENS
BY A. J. DRIsCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor


Citizens Associations Editor
Court action to prevent the Dis
trict Commissioners from going
ahead with condemnation proceed
ings for the proposed widening Of
Blair Road, Northwest, between
Peabody and Underwood streets,
was urged by the Manor Citizens
Association, which met last night
in the Whittier School.
Luther r. Maddox, attorney,
has been retained to appear be-
fore the Supreme Court Of the
District on Thursday IN defense
of property owners who have been
served with condemnation notices.
The Public Utilities Commission
was asked to compel the Capital
Transit Company to double track
its line between Third and Four
teenth streets, where single tracks
now exist.
Another resolution urged the
transit company to increase its
Fifth Street downtown bus serV'
ice.
New members elected were Rob
ert Thomson, F. C. Woolson, E. A.
Neumann, J. B. Longley and E. e.
Mertzler.
Napoleon Van Mears was elected
president of the newly-formed Up
per Connecticut Avenue Business
Mems Association at its first meet
ing which was held last night at
the City Bank, 3401 Connecticut
Ave. N. w.
Others elected were M. W.
Poore, vice president; Hugh Gar
vim. secretary; ]. Abramson, treas
urer, and Arthur Clarendon Smlh
as delegate to the Federation OF
Business Mems Associations.
Resolutions were adopted asking
the parking ban, 4 to 8 p. M, be
lifted.
A crosstown bus line from the
Catholic University through Mich
iean and North Dakota Avenues
to Bladensburg was asked by the
Michigan Park Citizens Assocla-
ton at last nights meeting IN
Bunker Hill School. The group
reaffirmed a former request Tor
a new elementary school Tor tne
Bunker Hill area.
Following an address by Capt.
Sidney j. Marks, commander OF
the Twelfth Precinct, the assocla-
ton endorsed an appropriation
for additional police.
The Forest Hills Citizens Asso- |
citation, at last nights meeting In
the Ben Murch School. by a unant'
nous vote, commended the Alco' |
holic Control Board for refusing
to grant a liquor license to an ap-
plicant near the intersection OF
Albemarle Street and Connecticut
Avenue against which the associa-
ton has waged a vigorous fight.
The Public Utilities Commission
was asked to have the Woodley
Road bus service between Connec-
ticut and Wisconsin Avenues i'm
proved to afford better schedule
for children attending Western
High School.
In an address last night before
the Citizens Association Of Ia
koma, D. c., Henry I. Quinn, a
member of the Board Of Educa-
ton, said the Indifferent manner
in which those employed under
the PWA and other alphabetic de-
partments are working on public
school grounds is very costly
experiment to taxpayers. Work
ers, he declared, are determined
to get all they can and do but lit
tie in return.
Referring to the District Bud.
get, Mr.. Quinn said he was op.
posed to the Federal Budget Blu.
reau having anything to do with
school appropriations. other
speakers were Allan Davis, prin.
cipal Of Roosevelt High School,
and L. J. Cantrell. principal OF
the Paul Jr. High School.
The following new members
were elected. Lester L. Fancher,
Raymond B. Murray, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. M. Greene, Mrs. M. Par
sons and Joseph E. Martin,
In order to divide some of the
extensive territory covered by the
Eleventh police precinct, the Ken
ilworth Citizens Association at
last nights meeting passed resolu-
tions requesting a police station
be established in Benning.
George w. Offutt, chairman of
the ABC Board spoke.
Major Ernest w. Brown, super
intendent of police, spoke to mem.
bers Of Dupont Circle Citizens AS
Sociation, which met yesterday at
the Mayflower Hotel.
On motion by Harral Mulliken,
the association requested the Ma.
tional Capitol Parks Office to
erect a fence around the Dupont
Statue, to prevent vandalism by
children.
Ancient Canoe Found