Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-12
East wa.hinsson,s Grievances.

NsTTJS2 OF CITIZENS HELD LAST NIGHT-TnEIR
COMPLAINTS SIT FORTH IN yOLUNISOUS RE
P0RT-A CHARGE OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
EAST WASHINGTON IN The MATTER OF PCBLIC M
rEOVEMEtIS.
There was a meeting OF property owners of East
Washington at McCauley's hall. on Capitol Hill,
last night, for the purpose OF effacting perIna-
REM organic ttDn with view OF petitionfng Con-
gress AMI tue District Commissioners to give to
East Washington its share of the appropriation
Tor general improvements. All the members OF
the committee OF one hundred that met last
year. hut not permanently organized were in
Eited 10 attend, ani great many accepted the
lnNltatlon aud 3Toughttheir neghbors with them.
Geo F Hardin, Geo Nj. oyster A. p. Clark : "
Marks, ST., j. T. Turner, Richard w Taylo. John
j. Farm worth, John Herrell, Richard NJ. Green,
IECi lay or, V. B. EDWARDS, ID. S. Walker, II. E.
Payne and s. Marks, OF the Old organization,
met at the residence OF Mr.. C. NJ. Clark OF No sol
stanton Place, On the 29tn OF last month to ap-
point committee to prepare report to be read
az the meeting last night Mr.. ". c. Dodge was
elected chairman OF the committee. When the
meeting was called TO order last evening, there
were about sixty OF the leading business men and
property owners in the eastern section OF the city
IN the han At O'Clock The meeting was called
TO order, and on motion OF Mr.. James 4. TAFT. Mr..
W &. Dodge was elected chairman. Mr.. G.. N.
Clark Was elected secretary.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION SUGGESTED.
Nj. VIM. Barton suggested that the rganiza-
ton be made permanent and the present officers
be declared the permanent Officers of the body
He urged that such action be Immediately taken
In view OF The fact that without such an or-an.-
zstion nothing could be done with Congress or the
ever, 20 read the report first. Mr.. Dodge produced
the report. which was yoiumiDous and carefully
prepared document, containing facts and figures
taken ron the Congressional Record and the Dis
trIct Commissioners report. The report states
that for some time the committee have been en-
deayOrfng To attract the attention OF Congress. and
TIE DiStrict commissioners TO the unjust
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE EASTERN SECTION
OF the city. When members OF the District Con-
gresSonal committees were approached on the
subject, some OF them did not know anything
aboGt where the money was expended, and when
the committee went through the schedule with
them, they We're perfectly astounded to see how
smell an amount had been spent In East Wash
ington.
3So,0GO.0o0 two birds OF which is at pres, MT a
debt - the DISTRICT. vfry small portion or
used In cult ny down streets that were never
paved or nais :, thus leaving houses perched up
on banks from i've TO thirty feet, and damaging
ihe property rtther than otherwise and to-day
there Is gret deal OF such property I'm this sec
ton that will not sell for enough to pay for the i'm
proSefneUts All taxes. Massachusetts avenue aud
other avenues nd streets have been paved and I'M
proved along theirwhoe length until they reach the
Cauitol, but the improvements extend no further
Congress appropriated s.5 COO for an Increased
water supply for Capitol Hiii, but the appropria-
ton was never used FOR that purpose. although a
steiIn pump was furnished by the District Tor the
private use of citizen to pump water In he tank
OF his houses. Thlrty-nye fre-plugs Were put
only received one; and the supply OF gas lamps
ahd The water supply are propOrttonately small in
last aShtngtOD.
The ASSESSMENT
IN the favored section OF the city is only about
one-.ourth OF the market value OF the property
when IN East Washington, In the majority Of
cases, IL Is One-fourth higher than the value OF
the property. In conclusion, the report Set forth
that they did not want TO antagonzs the District
Commissioners, but they simply wanted their
rights.
The report was unanimously adopted, and a
fund OF about S15 was contributed on the spot for
the purpose OF having 1900 copies OF the report
printed
RIVER TRADF.-Harbormaster Sutton REPORTS ar
rivals at The river front as follows: Stinr. Ben
%inder, Pickup, eco feet lumber. johnson a.
W.msatt; barge Kitty Lynn. Ball, 10000 feet Iun-
Der, same; barge VIM. Newman, Gerster. 90 coo
feet lumber same: barge Mars, Smith, ITO 900 feet
lumber Willett Iibbey; schr Mary Jane, Nor
rs. co cords wood, L A. Lttleneld; schr. Olivia
Underwood. Kendriek, 40 cords wood, same;
schr NJ. Zuellen Wood, Spalding, 1876 tons Ice,
Great Falls Ice Co.; schr. HELEN ii. Bennedick
Nonson, l,0f9 tons do, same; schr. Emma G. Mid.
dleton, BlDkS. SIC tons Ice, Rich Co.; barge
Mississippi River. Schneider, lI5 tons coal Poto-
ap,f.ra No Rarrr UT,zav x4A