Evening star., 1937-09-12
NORTHEAST BODIES
DRAW UP PROGRAM
Jefferson Memorial Sought
by Conference-Member
Bodies Needs Listed.

oOdfOo itOGdo EiOtOds
A comprehensive and ambitious pro-
gram to concern virtually every men,
ber association has been announced
for the new season by the Joint Con-
ference of Northeast Citizens Associa-
tions.
President A. F. E. Scheer places the
proposed extension of New York ave-
nue. to Cheverly, Md. among the most
important. A thoroughfare which will
relieve the Defense Highway of some
Of its heavy traffic and relieve the
traffic -jammed Peace Cross crossing
is an urgent civic necessity, he said
yesterday.
Relying in the "In unity there is
also throw the full force of its men,
bership into the fight to have the new
District airport located in Benning,
rather than the proposed sites of
Gravelly Point and Boiling Field.
Seek Jefferson Memorial.
Pointing out the the congested area
of Government buildings in the North
west the conference still adheres to It's
belief that the Jefferson Memorial
should also be located in the North
east area
Aiming at the municipal traffic sit
uation the conference will advocate
the abolition of marked off mo park
ing" areas to the extent of having
buSses and taxicabs operate from
parking lots to do away with the
standing vehicles at taxi stands and
busline ends. They will also attempt
to have outlawed the present system
of having police impound cars for ex-
ceeding the parking limit.
After tentative start last year. the
conference will continue a movement
for complete reorganization of the
Traffic Department. They recommend
department completely under police
jurisdiction headed by an especially
trained officer similar to the system of
the much publicized Lieut.. Kreml of
Edison, ILL.,
Believing that in spite of the recent
campaign of Dr. George c. Rutland
there is still much room for improve
ment in cleaning up the food-dis-
pensing places of the District the con-
ference will also continue its drive for
sanitation in restaurants, markets and
seafoOd stores.
Following is list of some of the in
dividual projects of the member asso-
Citations Of the conference:
urroughs-Addition of a fully
equipped gymnasium wing to the Taft
School, The establishment of a sailing
base on the Potomac for the instruc-
ton of amateur yachtsmen and sail
boaters. Regarding of Taft Park and
construction of additional base ball
and foot ball fields and tennis courts
Chillum Heights - Extension of
Eastern avenue in connection with
the extension of New York avenue.
Construction of an additional wing
on the John r. Keene School. New
equipment and more personnel for
the fire department of the area.
Dahlgren Terrace-Complete abo-
lition of both the newly devised busi-
ness privilege tax and inheritance
taxes of any description.
Lincoln Park-Construction OF the
proposed municipal stadium in their
area. Repair or replacement of the
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge over the
Eastern Branch Construction of
bridge at East Capitol street. Addi-
tional playground space and facilities
at the Bryan School
Michigan Park-Replacement of
the Bunker Hill School with the rec
commended s2O9 900 structure. Com
pletion of Turkey Thicket Recrea-
tional Center. traffic light at the
corner of Twelfth street and Michi-
gan avenue northeast. More and bet
ter street lighting for the area.
Bladensburg Needs.
Bladensburg Road-Street lights at
the corners of Douglas and Bladens-
burg road and Eastern avenue and
Bladensburg road. Paving of streets
in some sections of their area and
additional street lighting Construc-
ton of a truck route from Peace
Cross to New York avenue in the
event the proposed New York ave-
nue. extension plan is not carried out.
Gymnasium facilities at the Langdon
School.
Observation-Disclosures of Eastern
avenue to coincide with the pro-
posed extension of New York avenue.
Brookland-Construct of a 12-
room elementary school in the area
improvement and resurfacing of Otis
street from Fourteenth to Sixteenth
and Kearney street from Tenth to
Sixteenth
blishment of SUI
pervised, equipped playground north
Of Florida avenue and west of Bla-
densburg road Maintenance of first
class bus service. Improvement of
streets and lighting for the indus
trial portions Of the area. Additional
facilities for handling Trinidad traf-
fic.