Evening star., 1942-01-04
Southeast Council to Seek
IS Objectives in 1912
William J. Smith
Heads Group for
Second Year
By BAINBRIDGE CRIST.

6y bAlNbhlDGE ChlSV.
The Southeast Council Of Citizens
Associations has entered the new
year with q full schedule Of Is
objectives to improve its section Of
the city.
Heading the council and its efforts
for the second year Is William j.
Smith. who talked yesterday Of his
presidency with enthusiasm and de-
clared that "he liked to create and
organize" Mr.. Smith has . high
mark to shoot at, for Of the original
10 projects Of the council al but
3 have been accomplished.
Mr.. Smith Is delegate to both
the council and the Federation Of
Citizens Associat tions from Summit
Park, where he is . charter member
OF the citizens association. After
serving as president of the Summit
Park Association for three years he
was named an honorary president.
Mr.. Smith described the council,
which Is composed Of delegates from
II organizations. as q elf-govern-
ing agency authorized to express the
united public opinion" Of Southeast
Washington. He said he LIKED %
feel that the council was u tie
Southeast what the Federation was
to the District.
Projects Are Listed.
The present projects Of the coun-
ell take in q wide range Of sub
jects, including everything from q
request for . library branch and
substation for No. II police precinct
to removal Of the garbage plant
from their section of the city. The
complete list follows:
l. Purchase Of q site and appro-
priation for q branch library In
Anacostia An appropriation for the
site already has been made.
2. Widening Of Independence ave-
nue. from Second street Sc. to First
street S.W.
3. New school for the Tyler
Cranch unit and . new school cen
ter to replace the Wallach and
Hines Schools.
4. Appropriation for equipment
and furnishings Of schools under
construction.
S. Extension OF Virginia avenue
from Eleventh street Sc. along the
Anacostia River as . parkway TO
end at Benning road.
6. Continue development Of park
areas In the section; beautify park
way In center of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and replant trees where some
are missing.
Seek Police Substati0n.
7. Complete Burns street sewer
from Texas avenue to Alabama
avenue Sc.
8. Build substation for No. II
precinct at Forty fourth street and
Benning road.
9. Remove garbage plant from
Southeast.
10. Complete Massachusetts, ave-.
nue. roadway, grade and hard-sur-
face from Thirty third place to
Alabama avenue Sc.
II. Complete clover-leaf roadway
and connect 1t with the East end
Of the John Philip Sousa Bridge.
including grading and paving Da-
wilson place.
IL. Build bridge ut East Capitol
street.
13. Build bridge at South Capitol
street.
IA. Complete Fort Drive and
bridge over depression at intersec-
ton Of Ridge road and Texas ave-
nue..
IS. Appropriation for construction
of an adequate sewer connection
for Fort Davis and Fort Dupont
areas.
Born In Annapolis.
Mr.. Smith was born in Annapolis.
Nd, where he attended st. Johns
College. He Is . graduate Of the
Bliss Electrical School Of North
Takoma, Nd, and Of the National
University Law School here. He
has been with the telephone COM
pany here since 1927.
As . hobby, Mr.. Smith has taken
up magic, and has given q number
of performances at various civic
and fraternal groups for charitable
purposes. He began his study Of
tricks as q child and still carries
around book on magic In his brief
case to polish up on the subject In
odd moments.
He makes his home at 1851 Suit
land road Sc. He is married and
enjoys spending what spare time
he has with his two children, 10,