Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-08
A POLICE CENSUS WANTED.
Citizens of East Washington Not Satisfied
With the Population Reported.

QUITE LIVELY MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION
THE COMMITTEES TO BE REVISED AND MEN
WHO WILL WORK sELEcrED-THE STREET
RAILROADS TAKEN TO TASK.
The regular monthly meeting Of the East
Washington Citizens Association was held last
night in Baums Hall, corner Of East Capitol
and 4th streets.
The minutes OF the two preceding meetings
having been read and approved the president
called for the reports of committees. As none
reported unfinished business was called for.
Under this head Mr.weller spoke in reference
to the communication addressed TO the census
Office by the association some time ago relative
to the population Of East Washington He
read the following reply thereto:
Replying to your letter of recent date beg
to state that the population of East Washington
finally determined from the enumerators re-
turns follows: East Washington Getty part),
embraced within square 66S-l170, Al, I36; outly-
ing territory, 1851; total, 6,797.
POLICE CENSUS ASKED FOR
''In connection with this Mr. Weller offered::a
resolution setting forth that the returns
showed a marked discrepancy in the number of
inhabitants residing in the eastern portion of
the District of Columbia between the police
census taken in June, 1887. and the federal
census compiled in June, 1880, and the best in
terests OF the section require that its accurate
number of citizens be established beyond
doubt the Commissioners of the District are
requested to instruct the police authorities to
take a census during the month of June, 1891,
of the entire number of residents domiciled
within the limits o. the District Of Columbia-"
Mr.. Weller spoke at length in support of his
resolution He thought the matter Of great i'm
portsnee to East Washington and said he had
no doubt that if the residents in the outlying
districts of the eastern section of the city were
counted that section would have one-haH of
the population OF the entire county. He said
further that Maj. Moore had expressed himself
in favor of such plan. Mr.. Babson thought
the time for taking the census should be
before the school year closed. There were
many citizens who had children at school and
when the schools closed they left the city. The
18th of June was, in his opinion, the proper
time.
Mr.. Clark thought that at the same time the
meridian of the center of population should be
determined, and making motion in support
OF same, it was embraced in Mr.. Wellers reso-
luton.
Mr.. Dawson following suit, the time of taking
the census was then changed to the 18th of
June.
The amended resolution was then passed.
1t was suggested that the secretary address a
letter to tine Commissioners forwarding the
resolution Upon motion of Mr.. Weller. how
ever. committee of four consisting of Messrs.
Dawson, Weller, BabsoE and Clark was APP
HOlutcu 10 present the resolution 10 the COM
lnlssloners- The motion was carried
TO OVERHAUL THE CoMNITrEEs.
Secretary Sperry created quite stir when
under the head of new business he read the
following resolution:
That the president be requested to at once
overhaul all the special committees, appointing
as chairman thereof only men who will agree
beforehand to give at least reasonable, prompt
anu thorough attention to matters referred to
them. and selecting the other members of the
committees by conference with the chairman
respectively, TO the end that men be chosen
who can and will properly attend to committee
business. That the executive committee be re-
qaested to relieve the secretary's list of men,
bers without delay and cross off from it names
as In the opinion OF the executive committee
should be mo longe: kept there if such are
found
That the executive committee be requested
70 prepare the copy for small and neat PAM
Phlet containing the constitution of this asso-
citation, brief sketch of history of the associa-
ton. place and dates of meeting for the cur
rent year, names and addresses of officers of
members Of all committees and of all members
OF the association as shown on. list revised by
the executive committee.
That the executive committee be requested
TO have phi ltei as soon practicable 1000
copies Of said pamphlet and 1000 COPIES OF a
separate ship suitably requesting examination
and send one copy Of each by mail to each
each by mail to other per5ons selected by the
executive committee, and that the remaining
copies be placed in the treasu.e..'s Office for
free distribution
TWO OF THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The chair decided that tins resolutions would
have to be taken up sep -rately. Accordingly
the first one was taken up. 1t evoked consid-
erIble discussion DIR. Hubbell was opposed to
the use OF the word overhaul" and it was
ranrll " emf nns A.
tie resolution. saying that something should
certainly be done to correct matters. 1t was a
matter OF record that the committees were not
doing their work properly. For instance the
railroad committee had not reported, although
u had three important matters before it.
Mr. Babson came to the rescue with an amend
ment substituting for the word overhaul the
word revise. and inserting before the word
appointing" the words retaining or" In
TINS shape the resolution was adopted although
Mr.. Weller thought the members of the delin-
qGent committees might have good excuses for
not being present or reporting.
The next resolution was taken ND. Mr..
SPerry announced that whenever a man paid
his initiation fee he became a member for life
and consequently no revision had ever been
made some doubtless had moved away from
the city and II was about time q correct list was
made The resolution was unanimously adopted
The third and fourth resolutions were re-
ferred TO the executive committee to report at
the next meeting OF the association.
TAXING The RAILROADS TO TASK.
just before the meeting closed an informal
discussion took place on street railroads. Mr..
Weller stated that he proposed to offer reso-
lution at the next meeting affecting the Metro
pOItan street railroad Residents of East
Washington, he said. were subjected to great
ontrages at the hands of this Corporation For
instance. should one be in the western part of
the city late at night and take car of this line
the chances are he is dumped out at the Capt.
toll In all sorts of weather. He thought the
company had no right to do this, as its charter
had no clause allowing such a thing
Mr.. BabsOn seconded what Mr.. Weller had
said and stated that he trusted ne would en-
brace IN his remarks on the subject the out
rageous accommodations the company offered
He said that the were small and generally
oyercrowded and did not run near enough to-
gether.
Mr.. A Girourd also spoke against the rail-
road The meeting then adjourned.
The Citizens Alliance I'm Vermont.