Evening star., 1937-03-14
annual R. |. AVE.
REPORT OFFERED
President Marsh Especially
Pleased With Street Com
mittee's Work.

lQe annual report OF the RhOQe
Island Avenue Citizens Association,
outlining the accomplishments" in
the community for 1886, has been
made by Clayton C. Marsh, who, end
ing his second term as president, COM
mellds the group for its faithful will
ing and efficient service" to the COM
munty
Perhaps the most active of commit
tees has been that of streets and side
walks, which has been instrumental in
fulfilling requests of the residents for
street improvements. More than one
hall OF the total sum allotted the Dis
trict for new paving in the 1887 Dis
trlct appropriation bill was employed
in projects within the Rhode Island
avenue jurisdiction The largest
single new paving project in the entire
District was that of Twenty-second
street northeast from Franklin street
to Queens Chapel road, obtained
largely through the efforts of the ave-
nue group.
Other Paving Projects
Principal among other streets which
we're paved in the community are the
following: Eighteenth street from
Otis street to Bunker Hill road; Shep-
herd street from Twentieth to Twenty
second streets; Franklin street from
Twentieth to Twenty streets,
Twenty-Second street from Franklin
street to Queens Chapel road Near
ing completion is the raising of sunken
street car tracks on Rhode Island
avenue from South Dakota avenue to
the District line. An underground
drain has been placed along the south
curb of kearney street from Eighteenth
to Twentieth streets in an effort to
prevent Seepage of water up through
the pavement of this block If this ex-
pertinent proves successful the aSso-
citation has been assured that this
street Will be entirely resurfaced in
the coming year
In addition to the specified items
many minor repairs to streets, side
walks and alleys have been made, as
well as new sidewalks constructed
wherever new houses have been built
Pursuant to requests for street
Nights at numerous points in the COM
munity, the Committee on Lights anG
Mails has secured the following: In the
alley between Douglas and Evarts
streets east of TWenty-fourth street;
on TWenty-fourth street north of
Bunker Hill road; Hamhn street west
Of Mills avenue; South Dakota ave-
nue. between Charming street and
Higdon road; Randolph street from
Twentieth street to South Dakota ave-
nue.: Nineteenth street north of Ran
dolph street Illumination will be af-
forded soon on TWenty-elghth street
from Otis street to Rhode Island ave-
nue. Shields have been secured on
globes of lights in various sections in
order to dim any glare on nearby resi-
dences.
The Committee on Sewers and
Water reports an approximate total of
S35000 which has been expended on
construction of nine service sewers in
the locality Expenditures on the in
stallation of storm water sewers and
basins approximately amounts to $751;
900. On projects approved but not yet
begun apprOpria tons total $40. 900
Efforts to obtain the removal of an
old pumping station at Monroe street
and Eastern avenue have availed
promise of an official investigation in
the matter which, it is believed, will
sanction the removal.
Activity in the form of conferences
with District officials on the subject
of public school improvement within
the jurisdiction of the organiza ton
has been ''untiring." Already requests
for the removal Of remnants of old
Queens Chapel Cemetery from Lang
don School grounds and improve
ments in that schools auditorium
have been granted, Progress in sew
eral major" detectives is announced
namely, toward completion of Taft
Junior High and Woodbridge School;
acquisition of q site for an elementary
school in vicinity of TWenty-fourth
street and Bunker Hill road, as well
as for a senior high at Sixteenth
street and Rhode Island avenue. The
group has also been working for full
time library service at Woodbridge SUBJ
branch and acquisition of a site fol
. branch library in the community.
Fire House Built.
Outstanding in matters of fire pro.
lection is the nearly completed con.
struction of a fire house at Fourteenth
street and Rhode Island avenue, to be
equipped with up-to-date acouter-
1nents and manned by new anc
fully trained personnel. This con-
struction terminates fight Of many
years by the avenue group
Enlargement and improvement oi
the Langdon Park area is listed as ar
accomplishment of the Parks Com
mittee. which brought about the raz.
ing Of five old residences on The
park. Landscaping, placing of picnic
benches and tables, laying of walks
and the paving of a wading poo
within the park boundaries were alst
secured. Taft Park was further de.
veloped by grading and landscapins
of the northeast section Of the park
as well as the Eastern avenue park
way from Rhode Island avenue tt
Bladensburg road. Tree planting anc
replacement is cited among improve
ments in the community, along with
work on the several small parks ant
triangles.
Ninety-siX new members were ad
mitted TO the association during tn,
paSt wear one of the largest numbe