Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-12
MT. PLEAsANTDs GRIEVANCES.
Suburban Citizens Taking Steps to Sc.
cure Better Street Car Facilities.

The citizens Of Mount Pleasant, to the num-
Der Of about fifty, held an indignation meeting
at the residence OF Mr.. VIM. b. Matthews on
Kenesaw avenue last evening and took steps to
obtain from the Washington and Georgetown
Street Railway Company better facilities in the
way OF transportation to and from the city.
Late corners up the avenue. of which there
were many at the meeting, were greeted long
before they reached their destination by the
voice Of citizen expressing his extreme in
dignation against the manner in which
the "soulless corporation" was treat
ing its 5000 patrons who live north Of the
Boundary and on the edges OF 14th street. He
was standing on his own porch. for it was the
host of the evening. and he was making clear
to those who had come together in response to
the call for the meeting that they had rights,
rs citizens, ~ men and as members of a COM
munity and that if they demanded these rights
they would find themselves confronted with
such powerful bodies the Washington and
Georgetown Company and other strong cor
porations Of this city. They must not expect
to reach their goals of personal liberty and the
exercise OF all their rights without a struggle.
but for one he was ready to take OF his coat
and put his shoulder to the wheel
THE MEETING ORGANIZED.
Finally the speaker went into the house to
Hnd law book to read from it some extracts
to show that corporations had no heart at all,
and the leaders of the meeting took advantage
OF the lull to organize a regulation assemblage
in the back parlor Mr.. J. @. Judd was elected
chairman and Mr.. Frank Buckalew was made
secretary of the meeting, and then motion to
appoint q committee on resolutions to formu-
late something upon which to act was carried.
The chair selected the following gentlemen to
act in this capacity: Messrs Thornton, Jameson,
SaxtOn, Harding and Matthews, who retired at
once and began to deliberate.
sUGaEsrIoNs
While the committee was out several gentle
men gave their views upon the subject of the
inadequacy of the means of transportation in
and out of Mount Pleasant. Several sugges-
tons were made, one of them coming from Mr..
Woodruff to the effect that the railroad be re-
quested to run continuous cars out to the vii
lage while waiting for the completion of the
improvements that are now going on at differ
ent parts of the line. Another gentleman sug-
gested the advisability of running every other
car, in view OF the fact that the present track
rom the boundary to Mount Pleasant is single a
part OF the way. An indignant citizen spoke
unguardedly in q general way OF the franchise
OF the road, whereupon Chairman Judd said
that IL any one could discover any franchise
for the line he would be surprised, for he had
looked for it q long time in vain At this point
Assistant District Attorney Armes arrived and
was added to the committee on resolutions
Mr.. Bonsall said he had seen the president of
the w. and G. road, Mr.. Hurt, q day or SO ago,
and that the latter had told him that the road
was perfectly willing to make all improvements
that the people Of Mount Pleasant needed
just AZ fast as the traffic was sufficient to pay
the company for doing so.
COMMITTEE TO SEE TIE COMPANY.
The committee, upon returning, presented
resolutions TO the effect that it was deemed
advisable to appoint a further committee Of
1--WE to wait upon the officers Of the road and
to ascertain from them what relief is proposed
for the people Of Mount Pleasant and the VI
cinity. and to urge upon Thorn the need OF
better car service, without changes at the
Boundary and without extra fare. These reso-
| lutions were adopted, and the following CON-
mittee was appointed: Mr.. Judd, Maj. s. w.
Saxton, DIR. Jameson, DIR. Townsend and Mr..
Armes. The meeting then adjourned
In the Knights Of Pythias prize drill at Mil
waukee the Hastings (Mich.) division was
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Erie division the second prize, $500.