Evening star., 1935-01-17
FIGHT RENEWED
FOR BRIDGE ITEM
RandIe Highlands Aroused
by Elimination From Dis
trict Budget.


from the 1886 District budget OF a
$4,000 study item for proposed new
Pennsylvania avenue southeast bridge
the Randle Highlands Citizens ASso-
citation renewed its fight for the
project at meeting last night in the
Junior Order of Mechanics Hall.
A. w. Lee, president, said the Com
missioners have been faithful to this
part of the city" by retaining this
study item in the budget; it was only
when it reached the House Appropria-
tionS Committee, before which he ap-
peared in behalf of the project, that
it was struck from the estimates.
IF ever there was an argument Tor
national representation, it was then"
Lee told the association, because 1t
showed almost total lack of knowledge
on the part of some Congressman OF
District affairs.
If it (the District) was in State
where they have representation" he
said, there certainly would have been
no comeback as to any proposals by
the taxpayers on how to spend their
own money"
"a Boston Tea Party was started
over a situation like this" A. H.
Bacas declared, " and I think it is
about time we start tea party down
here"
"StiIl Have Chance"
Mr.. Lee then told the association,
"We are not through-we still have
chance with the Senate"
All the civic groups in southeast
have backed this proposal, Lee pointed
out, and he paid tribute to Richard B.
English, vice president of the South
east Business Mems Association, on
his arguments presented before the
committee in behalf of the project He
described the deletion OF the study
item as "a slap in the face to intelli-
gent people" of the southeast.
Reuben Randall moved that reso-
luton of protest be made and a copy
sent to the House and Senate Appro-
priations Committees.
The elimination of all budget esti-
mates for the character education ex-
pertinent in the public school system
here was called disgusting by A. H.
Bacas, chairman of the Schools Com
mittee. He pointed out the necessity
of extending the experiment over a
greater length of time before its bene-
fits could be derived.
Mr.. Randall appealed to the parents
to stop their children from cutting up
leather seats in buSSeS serving the
area. The association has sought
more modern busses for the area and
he said transit company officials have
promised these new buSSeS should a
stop be put to this practice.
A. c. Barker told members he has
assurance from John H. Hanna, presi-
dent of the Capital Transit Co., that
the proposal to remove street car
tracks on Pennsylvania avenue south
Of Eighth street southeast will not be
successful. New tracks are to replace
the present worn ones this Summer,
Barker reported.
Parks Report Adopted.
Mr.. Barker, chairman of the Parks
and Reservations Committee, SUBJ
mitted a report, which was adopted
urging the starting of work on eight
public parks within the Randle High
lands area. It was further asked that
LEnfant Square be made into play
ground, that the Orr School Play
ground be kept open after school hours
and on Saturdays and holidays.
Copies of the resolution are to be
sent to the director of the National
Parks Service and to District play
ground officials.
Mr.. Bacas reported that no action
on the Weir report for proposed play
ground management had been taken
by the Education Committee of the
Federation of Citizens Associations, Of
which he is member.
Many citizens associations through
out the city are acting on the Weir
plan, Mr.. Lee said, before thorough
study had been made. He rec
commended that no action be taken
until the Schools Committee reports
in February.
Traffic congestion at the intersec-
ton of Twenty fifth street, Minnesota
and Pennsylvania avenues southeast
was reported on by Joseph F. Soresi,
chairman of the Police and Fire Com
mittee. A resolution asking for traf-
f1c light or stop signs was directed
sent to the Traffic Department.
On motion of H. F. Marti, the as
sociation Endorsed Mr.. Lee for the
position OF secretary to the Board of
Commissioners to replace the late
Daniel E. Garges. Mr. Bacas de-
clared this action also was taken by
the Southeast Business Mems Associa-
ton. A copy of the resolution will be
sent to the Commissioners.
New members admitted last night
are F. A. Facchina, Joseph Wolf,
George Barr, Arnold Lintz and F. A.
Keithley.