Evening star., 1935-04-28
CITIZENS OPPOSE
NORTHEAST AREA
HOUS|NGPR0JECT
Transportation and School
Facilities Already Are In.
adequate, Is Claim.

Already believing the area insuffi-
GENTLY served with transportation and
school facilities, opposition has arisen
among citizens associations of the
Northeast quarter to proposed estab-
lishment Of better housing project
south of Rhode Island avenue north
east.
When plans for the project were an
nounced, the Michigan Park Citizens
Association and the Burroughs Citi-
zens' Association fatty opposed 1t,
A. F. E. Scheer, president, Joint Con-
ference of Northeast Citizens Asso-
Citations. announced yesterday. In ad-
dition. his own group, the Dahlgren
Terrace Citizens Association and the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens ASSO-
citation opposed further plans until a
study of the proposal could be made
by committees.
Want Representation.
In an effort to be adequately rep
resented in the matter, Scheer intro
duced a resolution at the last meeting
of the Federation of Citizens Asocia-
tions asking that two Federation dele
gates be appointed to the newly-named
Washington Committee on Housing.
in charge of the northeast project.
The Committee on Housing is an ad-
visory group with no official author
ity or responsibility. Its FL members
are appointed from local residents by
President Roosevelt.
Scheer's resolution as adopted By
the federation points out that the fed
Grafton is not represented on this
housing committee whereas the local
residents may be materially affected"
by the projects proposed for the Dis
trict. The provision asking for two
members from the federation also re-
ceived the Endorsement Of delegates.
Last week David Babp, federation
secretary, forwarded the plea in q
letter to the White House.
Opposition to the project. Scheer
stated, Is based on already insufficient
transportation facilities. II several
thousand more residents are suddenly
placed in the area, residents feel the
situation will become acute, he said.
In addition there are insufficient school
facilities for the many children al
ready there.
Associations Of the area have long
lamented the complete isolation of the
territory, because of the lack of. bridges
over surrounding railroad tracks. and
the seriousness of fire protection ba-
cause of this isolation. Scheer be-
heves the influx of so large a popula-
ton will seriously endanger the safety
of residents now there. The Dahlgren
Terrace group is opposd to what is
termed as q floating population" !"
Scheer states.
Last month, Scheer continued. the
association wrote to Public Works Ad-
ministrator Ickes asking that final
plans for the project be withheld until
the residents most affected could
study the proposals. To date. Scheer
states. no reply has been made to
his letter. but plans have proceeded in
locating the housing project.
Meanwhile. Wilbur S. Finch. secre-
tary OF the Burroughs group. wrote a
similar letter. In reply from Horatio
B. Hackell. Federal emergency admin
istrator, Finch declared. 1t was stated
that the houses would be Of q modern
type and would not be Objectionable
to residents of the area.
Scheer says many are afraid of To-
eating the project in Northeast be-
cause 1t Is felt 1t will be used for
slum- clearing purposes and will result
in an undesirable type Of resident.