Evening star., 1938-09-18
STREET WIDENING
TO Be DISCUSSED
Rhode Island NE. Project
Headlines Programs of
Citizens This Week.

and . membership drive comprise the
schedule Of q few Of the seven citizens
associations meeting this week.
An, however, are expected to stress
ths need for community as well as city
wide improvement following appear
ances by many representatives last
week at hearings before the District Of
Columbia Board Of Commissioners on
the lsss-1s4o budget.
One Of the associations meeting this
week, Rhode Island avenue, will open
its season with 4 Joint session with the
Brookland- Woodbridge Business Associ-
alton In Odd Fellows Hall at 8 pm.
Wednesday.
OF primary interest to both groups
will be a discussion Of the widening
OF Rhode Island avenue NE, a con-
troversial problem for the last two
years.
Reasons for the improvement were
cited by Herbert F. Niemeyer, financial
secretary OF the citizens association
it would improve commercial advan-
tages Of the area involved, provide
greater safety for motorists and re-
suit in the possible installation OF a
more satisfactory rain-water sewage
system.
New Type Cutters Proposed.
The desirability Of new type gut
ter Is expected to have an influence in
any decision made by the association.
Two types have been proposed. one Of
which Is In general use in the District.
The Revolutionary" design, one of the
two desired. would place the gutter
one-sixth of the distance OF the entire
street width from the curbing, with
inclines toward the curb and middle
of the thoroughfare. Grated outlets
then would carry the water to the
sewers. BY widening the avenue the
so-called parking strips between the
present curb and sidewalk would be
eliminated, Freeman Weiss, president
Of the Rhode Island Avenue Associ-
alton, stated.
Plans of the Highway Department
to resurface the avenue west OF South
Dakota avenue NE. next year has
. hastened the necessity of decision,
spokesmen for the citizens association
pointed out.
A few Of the other groups meeting
this week will elect officers for the
ensuing year. Among these are Six
teenth Street Heights, observing its
Nyry
at 8 pm. in the A. r. Shepherd School
and Anacostia, meeting Friday at 8
pm. In the Anacostia Junior Senior
3 High School.
The Fort Davis Association, which
meets Thursday in the Southeast
Branch Of the Public Library, Seventh
ana D streets Sc, will inaugurate its
season with a membership drive,
James F. Baxter, president, announced.
Weekly Review.
Following is brief summary OF the
: II associations that met from Wednes-
day, September 7, through Wednesday,
1eptember IA:
Congress Heights-Passed resolution
requesting District and Federal ON
GERS to exercise greater care in max
ing arrests; asked District ofncials to
remedy condition on Alabama avenue
Sc, where storm sewers are being
laid, the group contending that sewers
have not been laid all the way through,
thereby causing flooded conditions in
lowlands; requested later bus than
one leaving downtown at 1:25 am.
Kenilworth-Voted opposition to a
liquor license application by store in
1900 block Of Kenilworth avenue N E.;
sought a new police station for COM
. munity at budget hearings last week
: and also funds for increased operation
Of Kenilworth Recreation Center and
construction of bridge across Ana
costa River connecting Eastern ave-
nue. NE either with Bladensburg
! road or Maryland avenue extended.
: Randle Highlands - Protested
{ against continued pollution of Ana
: costa River, asking that pressure be
I brought to bear on Maryland authori-
: ties to prevent dumping. Of debris and
: garbage in river territory.
; Association OF Oldest Inhabitants
! Proposed appointment of special COM
: rnittee of native Washingtonians to
: cooperate with Fine Arts Commission
s in selecting a flag for District.
I Manor Park-Favored budget for
{ fiscal year 1910 not to exceed $5O,-
: 100000; asked funds in new budget
for increase in stag of Public Utilities
( Commission reiterated former stand
in opposing any alternate design of
fiat roof and no cupola for Calvin
/ Coolidge High School; asked for traf-
fic lights at Georgia avenue and either
. Peabody, Rittenhouse or Sheridan
7 streets NV; favored cross-town bus
I. from Catholic University to Connecti-
cut or Wisconsin avenues NV.
: Congress Heights Progressives-
. Stressed need for funds in 1910 budget
! for repaving of Nichols avenue Sc.
from 5000 block to 3700 block.
Stanton Park-Unanimously in
! dorsed action of Executive Committee
. Of Federation of Citizens Associations
: In asking that new budget for Dis
trict consist of amount Of revenue from
! taxes collected.
quested by Charles F. Foster, presi-
dent, to prepare detailed report for
j next meeting on working and sanitary
conditions at Gallinger Hospital, de-
scrbed as deplorable; special COM
/ mittee also appointed to investigate
conditions at District Jail, said to be
/ comparable with those at Gallinger;
! requested school, street grading, sew
erage and fire apparatus improvements
in community.
{ West End-Approved proposal to ban
parking on city streets between l am.
and am.
!: Bladensburg Road-Adopted lengthy
schedule for civic improvement in
community during coming year.
6 Summit Park-Requested new school