Evening star., 1939-10-10
Local Men Urged
For D. {. Places by
Piney Branch Citizens
Association, in Related
Motion, Indorses
Pine for Bench

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Gated By Chairman King Of the
Senate District Committee, was in
dorsed at a meeting of the Piney
Branch Citizens Association last
night.
THE more we emphasize the
wishes of the citizens of the District
of Columbia for appointment of
LEGAL men to these positions, the bet
ter 1t will be for Washington" de-
clared Capt. g. L. Shorey, president
of the association. The resolution
was presented by Homer Brown.
In related motion, the associa-
ton indorsed United States Attor-
ney David A. Pine for the District
Court bench, describing him as
most legally qualified to fill the
said vacancy by reason of his faith
ful administration of justice and
equity"
New College Building Asked.
A plea was made by Miss Mary c.
Breen, member of the faculty of
Wilson Teachers College. for erec-
ton of new building. The build
ing is always under examination by
the Engineer Commissioner and we
may be notified to move out at any
time because the place is just falling
apart" she declared.
Miss Breen suggested the new
school be built at Thirteenth and
Upshur streets NV. and that the
items of $4,000 for plans and $500, :
900 for start on its erection be re-
inserted in the 1941 District budget.
A comprehensive program of street
and traffic Improvements for the
Piney Branch area was approved by
the group. Among the items re-
quested of the Commissioners were:
Repair of the old sidewalk and lay
ing of new sidewalk at Fourteenth
and Emerson streets NV, the plac-
ing of cinder pathways on Iowa ave-
nue. NV. from Decatur street to
Thirteenth street and on Arkansas
avenue NV. from Decatur street to
Piney Branch parkway and Six
teenth street. survey of trafic
conditions at the following intersec-
tlons with view to placing traffic
lights or signs there-Fourteenth
and Decatur streets NV, Iowa and
Decatur streets NV. and Decatur
street and Arkansas avenue and De-
catur and Thirteenth streets NV.
Nursery School Protested.
The association protested the use
OF a residence in the 14O0 block of
Emerson street NV. as a nursery
school because of the restricted resi-
Dental character of the neighbor-
hood.
The group reiterated its support
for improvements at Macfarland
Junior High School, Thirteenth and
Upshur streets NV, and specifically
for the repair of the schools leaky
roof and the completion of the audi
torium, including sloping floor
proper acoustics and the installation
OF chairs and heating system.
/; Capt. Shorey announced that the
hight OF the association for the in
stallation of a new storm sewer line
in Piney Branch Valley to alleviate
periodical flood conditions had been
brought to successful conclusion
He said an item of $410, 900 for the
sewer line has been included in a
$5,377 900 P. w. A. program for the
Department of Sanitary Engineer
ing. This includes a sewer from
the head of Piney Branch west OF
Sixteenth street to a point in Ar
kansas avenue east of Iowa avenue
NV. and from the head of Piney
Branch west of Sixteenth street t.
the intersection of Arkansas avenue
and Piney Branch parkway south
OF Taylor street NV. Bids already
have been received for this latter
project. to cost $4,000, he ex-
planned. Bids for the first section
OF the sewer will be ordered in the
near future, he added.