The Washington critic., 1888-05-05
WEST WASHINGTON.
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Ailt Now NttiIFnN' hhHotiAtions
The Georgetown Citizens Association
held their first meeting last night at As
socintion Hall, and il was largely attend.
cd. Mr.. A. Grccnloos presided and after
the reading Of the minutes Mr.. John J..
Mitchell, the chairman of the committee
appointed TO select the members forming
the various committees as provided for IN
the constitution, made the following an
nouncements:
streets and sewers-Josoph g Waters. Geo.
King, $; y; Brown. Joseph II. Lee and John
Y. Mitchell.
Rock Creek Improvements--w. A. Gordon,
G. N; Matthews, Thomas Hyde, W. W. Curtis
and John u. Iibhey.
liarbors aud Wharves Robert Tenney,
Richard Cropley, John Leitch, ii. j. Gilbert
and Ed. l.. Dent
Water and Gas-James Nolan, A. B. Jack.
son. J.. u. Dyer, N. A. McGowan and George
u. LOCkhart
Cemeteries and Sanitary Or. Louis Richie.
DR., Becker. II. y Janney Thomas II. Lookor
business benjamin miller, w Nordlngor.
VI. Platter, John u. Quackcnbush and }. d. G..
Champion.
The secretary was ordered by the asso.
citation TO notify the gentlemen by postal
card of their selection as members aud re-
quest them to meet ON Tuesday next to
select chairman of each committee.
DR.. Charles Becker called the attention
OF the association to the meagre appro-
priation bill now before the House Only
$4,000 has been named, aud all the
streets asked to be improved by the for
mcr Citizens Committee are left out Of
the bill. AS the bill Is now reported,
only two squares remain rs originally
named in the bill by the committee, and
the appropriation has been cut down one
half DR.. Becker submitted his remarks
| in the form of u motion, which was
| adopted, and the matter referred to the
| Committee on Streets.
| Mr. Nolan suggested the advisablity Of
| having complaint book left nj n convc-
nient place where the citizens could have
! access 10 the same, and any urgent case
be called to the attention of the commit
| tee at once. Mr.. j. r. Mitchell urged the
necessity of such measure, and upon q
motion To that effect being made and
adopted, Mr.. George W. King was selected
as the custodian of the complaint book,
which can be found at Association Hall
at all times.
A motion was made by Mr.. NJ. A. Nc
Gownn that vigorous canvass be made
| among the business men of the town and
the property owners, inviting them to be-
come members of the ASSOCIATION. In
connection with this Mr.. Richard Crop
ley moved that the association have
printed 500 copies of the constitution,
various committees and other informa-
ton for the benefit of the public and dis
tributed through the mails, after which
canvassers will call upon those receiving
the pamphlets and urge upon them the
necessity of becoming members of the
association. Both motions were carried
The meeting then adjourned to meet on
the 3lst of May.
Notes About Town.
Information from the canal tunnel yes
teTday was that the work of clearing uJ
the big rock slide was about completed
and that the steamer Maryland would to
day begin towing boats past the point
and continue doing this until the tow
path is repaired.
The M-street Christian Temperance
Union held very interesting meetinf
last night and many new signatures were
Mr.. G. a. Giles addressed the meeting.
The boat Bculah arrived to-day Will
1900 bushels Of wheat and fifteen tons o
hay, consigned to q. II. Dunlop. Whea
ls very scarce now, and the price is rap
idly advancing. Wheat is selling OF
Change at Sl.0ll and prices tending up
ward. Corn is in great demand and i
selling at Gi cents.
Temperature and condition of waite
at a. m. Great Falls, temperature, 6l
condition, 30; receiving reservoir, tempera
ture, 02; condition at north connection, 30
condition at south connection, SO; distrb
uting reservoir, temperature, 62; condition
at iniuent gate-house, SO; condition at ef
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