Evening star., 1937-09-19
MANOR PARK LISTS.
NEEDED PROJECTS.
Fire Station and Street I'm
provement Goals Cited
by (. n. Pullman.

Ernest H. Pullman. president OF the
Manor Park Citizens Association, an
nounced last night that the group
would use as the years civic improve
ment program the report of the as
sociation's Special Committee. which
appeared before the District Commits
sioners recently at their public budget
hearing.
Among the specific improvements
mentioned by the report which covered
practically every phrase of civic i'm
provement we're:
Erection of an addition to the pres
ent engine house located at Georgia
avenue and Nicholson street and re-
placing Of the present antiquated
equipment now housed there with
modern flre-flghting apparatus.
The need of this improvement Is
obvious, the report stated, as the pres
ent equipment is inadequate to cover
the territory now assigned, which in
cludes the Manor Park section and ad-
joining sections.
Street Projects Listed.
Curbing and paving of streets in
the section was asked, is streets being
specifically mentioned
Kennedy street between Georgia
avenue and Blair road. This is abb
solutely necessary, the report stated
if the new bus system in Manor Park
is to be successful.
Peabody street between Third street
land Blair road.
North Dakota avenue from Third
street to Blair road.
Blair road from Peabody street to
Underwood street.
Second street from Peabody to Rit-
tenhouse street.
Longfellow street from New Hamp-
shire avenue to midway between First
and North. Capitol streets.
Madison street from Blair road to
Fifth street.
Milmarson place, North Capitol to
First streets
Kansas avenue from Kennedy to
Nicholson streets.
Concord avenue from Kansas ave-
nue. to Eighth street.
First street between LongfelloW and
Nicholson streets
From the corner of Sheridan street
and Blair road for approximately 100
feet west.
Tuckerman street from Second street
to Blair road.
Underwood street from Third street
to Piney Branch road.
Ninth street from Tuckerman to
Underwood street.
Tewkesbury place between Fifth and
Seventh streets.
Quintana place from Fifth to Sew
enth streets.
Want Better Intersection.
The report also asked that the
intersection of Vermont, Florida and
Sherman avenues be widened and
Strengthened and that the highway
plan be altered so that the dangerous
traffic conditions existing at the pres
ent time be eliminated
An appropriation to cover the cost
Of filling in and paving the aban-
doned trackage area on Ninth street
north of Massa achusetts avenue was
urged
The need of additional lights in
the section was pointed out, with
the request that money be appro-
priated to cover the cost OF such
lights deemed necessary for the per-
sonal safety and protection of the
citizens.
The rapid growth Of the Manor
Park section in recent years stressed
the acute need of additional police
protection, the report pointed out
and requested that the necessary
funds be included in the District
budget for 1899.
Landscaping, sidewalks and general
Identification of the Fairgrounds at
Third and Whittier streets. Fort Slo-
cum Park and the Whittier School
grounds was urged.
Seek Peoples Counsel.
recommendations for provision OF
funds for a peoples counsel and an
increase in funds for the Utilities
Commission to provide for an increase
in the personnel of the organization
Funds providing for the installation
OF water meters in homes of the
people in the Manor Park locality
who desire them.
A waiting station be erected at the
corner of Ninth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue and that the District
smoke engineers services be con-
tinued
The report included a request that
the full amount estimated for the
construction of the approved north
ern senior high school be appropriated
as early as possible so the school
can be completed and made ready
for occupancy within two years.
Citing the dire need of a third
unit added to Whittier School, the
association asked that the money be
made available for this construction
and that funds be provided for at
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