Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16

vibration. Residents naturally
object to these movers OF freight
passing adjacent to their homes
rs they would object to the opera
ton of railroad freight cars along
the same routes.
The Citizens Association Of Ia
koma, D. c., has registered q Wig
orous protest against the inclusion
Of Blair road in such routings.
This road as 1t passes through
the Takoma section Is q narrow,
winding roadway with a heavy
grade as one travels north. The
roadbed was never designed to
carry such heavy loads as carried
by these trucks.
The travel on Blair road Is heavy
both as to passenger and COM
mercial vehicles. Besides these
great interstate trucks and vans
there is a large quantity OF build
ing material hauled. These trucks
OF building material move at such
a high rate OF speed that as they
round the sharp turns OF the road
brick and other material are fire.
quently hurled of by centrifugal
force. That no one has been hurt
by these flying missiles Is oonsid-
cred nothing short OF miracle
The residents along Blair road,
supported by the citizens asocia-
ton, contend that all Of this heavy
traffic should be routed through
Georgia avenue, which has a road
way built to carry heavy traf1c.
Out in the northeast suburbs
the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association is making strong
protest against routing trucks
through South Dakota avenue
from Eighteenth street northeast
to Bladensburg road They also
object TO such routing on Eigh-
tenth street from Michigan ave-
nue. to New York avenue northeast.
The routing OF trucks, both
interstate and local, Is recognized
as difficult problem. Some kind
Of a bypass route will eventually
have to be provided to take care
OF the heavy through traffic. The
heavy local hauling from freight
yards and material supply depots
will have to be routed through
business streets or streets specially
adapted to such service.
A precedent was established
some years ago in keeping horse
drawn and solid tire vehicles and
trucks off Sixteenth street and
Massa chusetts avenue. Such We
hicles were only permitted on these
streets for the purpose OF making
deliveries. The residents of the
outlying residential streets con-
tend that they are entitled to the
same protection which has been
afforded these other sections
Proposed Swimming Pool
At Sixteenth Street Reservoir.
CNTEENIH STREET HIGH
- LANDS ASSOCIATION once
more has problem on its hands II
it's going to maintain its attitude Of
opposition to the building OF an
immense swimming pool on the site
Of the abandoned reservoir south Of
Kennedy street. A new movement
Is being launched to obtain funds
for the building here of one Of the
largest and finest swimming pools
in the country.
Since the reservoir has been
out OF service numerous sugges-
lions have been made as to use Of
the site The old basin has been
flooded at times during the Winter
to afford ice skating A roller
skating rink and other forms Of
amusement have been advanced as
suitable for this location.
One Of the recent suggestions is
that the proposed new Wilson
Teachers College be erected here
instead at the site at Fourteenth
and Upshur streets which will be
eventually abandoned by the Tu-
berculosb Hospital. This idea has
a substantial following and If put
into effect would please many
people who are seeking to have a
large part Of the old hospital
tract retained for recreation pur-
poses.
On this tract, which was orig
inally acquired for the erection Of
the various units of the municipal
hospital, there are now the Macfar-
land Junior High School, Roose-
welt High School, the Fresh Air
School and the Charles F. Powell
Elementary School. The Denni-
son Vocational School and the Pet
worth Branch Public Library are
to be erected on the tract shortly.
1t is commended that with so many
schools there should be more play
space. The tuberculosis Hospital,
nurses home and the superintend-
ent's residence were the only units
Of the municipal hospital ever
erected at this point.
This change Of plans was
brought about through the united
efforts Of the Piney Branch, Pet
worth, Brightwood, Columbia
Heights and Park View Citizens
Associations. Congress, as result
Of this movement, passed legisla-
ton prohibiting the erection Of
other hospital buildings on the
tract and provided for the erection
OF Gallinger Hospital at its pres
ent location.
The Sixteenth Street Highlands
association has heretofore urged
the substitution Of ornamental
sunken gardens for the old reser-
voir. The association Is repre-
sented in the matter Of the use Of
the reservoir site by strong COM
mittee which Is expected to be
heard from In opposition to the
new movement for the swimming
pool.
National Representation
Joint Committee to Meet.
THE last stated meeting Of the