Evening star., 1942-03-22
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

except School will
sl5 usual Junior High School will at
hours start tomorrow and continue to the END OF
the present term
The Public Utilities Commission is making study Of
and with to revision upon which hearing
shortly commission has under general study
transportation including origin and destination
and conmuter service possibilities
Encouraging transportation from President
Merrill of the Capital Transit Co. He says
arriving fails to tell how people these
% oooa @ cary ny h ne to tn. starting pont empty
The onesdd development Of the Government establishment
part problem that cannot be charged against
ths transit company.
An Association With Definite Objectives for 1912
organizations. like don't know where they
appear the plight Of the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens Asso
outlined in It's official organ Neishoorhood
News anything Other associations may have Just as com
prehe obectves Tor the year out ney nave h
been brought to notice
Island Avenue Citizens Association starts Its clear
bersp Ito enroll all progressive neishbory and COM
Woodbridge area which
the 33 The second part OF
membership work comparatively with the financial
secretary n reaching present membership
This overlooked by groups Among profess
sional organizers automatic that substantial membership
maintained the back door, must be guarded carefully
let the old get away
you" helpful motto for an organization
Legislation and public relations schools Streets sidewalks
paving roadway and water public utilities sonns ne
police mails library health and sanitation meet
ngs press Negborhood News and other general subjects are
Of these is lbdvded so as to show in general way
what course is the obcves listed
with National Gateway Citizens Association
subdvded in the same manner as in the general M
The Neighborood News contains all OF this
obecves the complete personnel OF the standing
committees information regarding the civilian defense
program for the area practical campaign document
retaining old members There should be
difficulty in selling memberships when armed with such
prospectus"
largest energetic associations 1t has always had
anv able citizens giving service 1t
was among the doing Of its bit in the first World War
kept its important civic chores as well 1t came out OF ne
mile other associations either folded up com
peey nearly appearances history will repeat itself
as to this group
The District of Columbia.Vrg Boundary
The boundary between the United
States District of Virginia the location OF the
boundary the Federal district and Virginia again
very evidence The Virginia Legislature proposes to run
the line so as National Airport within that
proposed line would with the present ngn-"aer
mark on the Virginia shore.
the Randolph pending Of the House
District Committee The general attitude Of District people has
been entirely within the District and other LAND
accretons which were clearly within the Dsrct as an p
Maryland.
have brought dispute the front periodically ever since the
Virginia portion of the original 10 miles square was edeo 0ck
to Virginia by Act of Congress in 1s46
The District Commissioners citizens have recently
eapated Vgans but hold out against such COM
promise which would give Virginia all it wants Those favor1ng
the so-caed compromise appear SIMPLY 70 oe teo Oh " ~
to anything just to let drop
Committee said to favor the Randolph bill but
is expected opposition the Senate from Chairman
Pat McCarran District Committee who has announced
bill and push restore the District of Columbia
the which retroceded to Virginia He sees practical
mistake of 186 and the OF this
within of important establish
Federal Government This idea has many supporters
among citizens of the District
unrpresened character Of the District Of
Columbia compelling for the rerocesson and Is be-
leved to be prohibitive obstacle today
Know Your D. C.-No 3-The Federal District
President Washingons direction definite selection
was made by the seat Of the Gov
careful made Of the 10 miles square lying
on either River the head navigation
square laid with Masonic
the the just south OF Alexandria
179 The lines of the were run diagonal to the
placed at each corner ana
other marked the line mile apart except where the lines
crossed the Potomac and Anacosta Rivers
selected, comprised approximately 70
square ncudng and Virginia 80 miles
All within territory privately owned
the task of the Commissioners the laying
City Washington and in this the First President
played President Washington assembled in
the land proprietors holdings
where planned to lay out the Federal City,
On March 60 1791 the President
concluded agreement which put writing and signed by the
proprietors.
By this agreement lay out the city he
pleased his holdings three trustees
President hold title to the land during the laying
out of then to agreed to
poprietors respectively Under the
propos donated all land required for streets
avenues and alleys and half the lots throughout the entire city,
public build
ing by the United
total of $50 O99 This the only
paid the United States for part Of an acquisition
purpose of building the Capital CITY,
original city comprised Gill and
divided to the 447 acres6O for streets and H
acres for public purposes 1884 remaining divided into
squares whole number OF lots
and tho same number conveyed popeto Uncle
were chiefly bore 1900 and BY 1885 had brought