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- THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €. THURSDAY, T,"Ti ( 'EMBER 8. 147 3 S e T -UITIZENS OPPOSE PARK LOAN PLAN Northwest Body, by One-Vote Margin, Fails to Rescind Former Action. By a single-vote margin the North-| west Suburban Citizens’ Association | refused to rescind its former action opposing the proposed $10.000,000 Treasury loan for park and playground sites, at a meet- ing in Janney School, . Wisconsi avenue and Aibemarle street, last night. N. B. Keeler and Mrs. J. J. Light foot. delegates to the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, asked the for- mer action of the association be re- scinded and the question reopened. A resolution indorsing any move- ment to keep married women as teach- ers in public schools of the District Ladue, Engineer the District, dis- d the relation of the citizens’ District Government, practicable and wherever funds can be secur Commissioner Ladue told the mem- bers that it is planned to remove the poles from the cent of Wisconsin avenue hetween Massachusetts ave- nie and River road soon as prac- ticable, and that plans in his office call for the repaving of Wisconsin avenue from the end of the present paving to the District line as soon as Kum!s can he secnved, ", Haynes, president of the cs' Bank, which soon will open a branch at Friend- ship. also spoke. C. Browker, president of the ® COLTMRIA HOARD nfi xt W o5 that the tre ) will e 1 9 wi eem e Fetoral A merioan Natiomal Ban. ' W inzton D, on Februars 1. 1928 which_time interest on said_honds will cease. Federal Power Commission. |1 i In compliance with the Fed- eral Water Power Act (41 Stat.. 1063) notice is hereby given that the South Branch Power Com- pany, of West Virginia, having | its office in Philadelphia, Pa..| has filed an amendment to its, application for a preliminary, permit for a water power de-, velopment on the Cacapon River and South Branch of Potomac River so as to enlarge the proj- ect to include the construction | of dams and storage reservairs at Brocks Gap, Va.: Edes Fort.| Petershurg and Qprmgfie]d w. Va.. and dams and power houses at Chain Bridge and Great Falls, | near Washmgton,.D. C. Any! objection to such application, or! request for a hearing thereon. together with any briefs, reports or other data for which con- sideration is desired, should be submitted to the Executive Sec- retary, Federal Power Commis- sion, Washington, D. C. g Wiu. RBT BE fisroisml.e FOR ANY | bte con one other, than my. =L ts:-ned) BA\KLI‘G C. 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