Evening star., 1942-02-14
Brightwood Citizens
To Urge Expansion Of
Ambulance Service
Transit Co. Commended
For Withdrawing PIeo ,
For 10-Cent Bus Fare

q
gency ambulance service in the Ma
tional Capital will be stressed at
conference which will be sought with
the District Commissioners at ar
early date as the result Of tbs adop'
ton Of q resolution on the subject
last night at meeting of the
Brightwood Citizens Association.
The matter was brought to the at.
tention of the association by A. e
Aaronson, who cited q recent cast
where a Brightwood citizen was IN.
tured when struck by an automobile
at the intersection of Fifth anc
Longfellow streets NV, and it was
40 minutes before an ambulance
arrived to remove the patient to q
hospital. The injured man lay or
the ground, covered with a blanket
until the arrival of the ambulance.
Charles w. Ray, president. ap-
pointed a committee composed OF
Mr.. Aaronson, John Clagett Proctor
and Warren v. Reed to confer with
the District Commissioners with a
view to improving the emergency
service with additional ambulances
to be located at hospitals other than
the Emergency and Casualty insti-
tions.
Transit Co. Commended.
The Capital Transit Co. was COM
mended for It's action In withdrawing
Its plea for a 10-cent cash fare on the
express bus lines operating from Ia
koma Park and serving the Bright
wood. Chillum and Petworth COM
munities. The association also went
on record favoring the sale of three
tokens for Is cents instead of the
present price of six for so cents.
A lengthy discussion took place
regarding the availability of sites for
public building expansion for Gov
ernment workers during the present
war emergency. The Emory tract
on Georgia avenue, between Madi-
son street and Concord avenue, was
suggested. Some members suggested
that the site be retained as neigh
borhood playground. The site was
the home of Matthew G. Emory, one
of the early mayors of Washington
and in later years owned by his
daughter.
The Traffic Bureau will be urged
to erect traffic light at the inter-
section of Georgia avenue and Ken
nedy street, which is also a transfer
point between the street cars and
buses of the Capital Transit Co.
The need for painted traffic lanes
at the intersection of Georgia and
Illinois avenues at Longfellow street
was also pointed out and the matter
will be taken up with William A.
Van Duzer, director of vehicles and
traffic.
Fort to Be Improved.
Approval was voted to the Public
Utilities Commission for establish
ment of the new cross town bus line
through Irving street from Brook
land to Chevy Chase and at the
same time the association again re-
affirmed its previous request for a
similar line extending from West
moreland Circle and Wisconsin ave-
nue. via Military road, Rock Greek
Park to the Bladensburg road NE.
Samuel A. Swiggett, secretary. re-
ported that the National Park Serv-
Ice plans to improve the grounds
1t Fort Stevens at Brightwood this
spring and complete all necessary
work within the park boundaries.
Mr.. Aaronson was appointed by
Mr. Ray to be salvage chairman for
the Brightwood area. Blake B.
Espey was elected to membership.
Elmer Johnson, deputy air warden
for Brightwood and vicinity, reported
that 800 wardens are now actively
engaged in civilian defense work
and that headquarters are estab-
lished at 83l Rittenhouse street
NV, where citizens are invited to
call and assist in the activities.
The meeting was held in the Paul
Junior High School, with Mr.. Ray
presiding.