Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-11
BRIGHTwOOD CITIZENS.
| Lively Discussions nj the Monthly Meeting
of Their Association.

| of Their Association.
The regular monthly meeting of the Bright
wood Avenue Citizens Association was held in
Brightwood Hall last night. President Norris
in the chair and Mr.. Arthur L. Keene secre.
| tary. The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The next business in order. said President
Norris, is the report of committees, but he said
there were no committees to report. There
was a small colored boy in front of the build.
ing playing mouth organ and some one sug-
| gested that the musical committee was report
| ing.
Under the head Of unfinished business the
| amendments to the constitution offered at the
last meeting were discussed and disposed of.
MIR. Galley spoke at length in opposition to
some Of the proposed amendments and ma.
| 1orlty OF the members voted in support of his
remarks, rejecting the amendments by laying
| them on the table.
An amendment offered by the same gentle
man providing for monthly meetings of the
various committees was adopted.
| CHANGE OF NAME SUGGESTED.
The motion made at the last meeting con-
corning the changing of the name of the Shep-
herd road to Magnolia avenue was reconsidered
and adopted.
The secretary was instructed to send the proper
notice to the Commissioners. Chairman Cat
ley OF the committee on law and order. police
and lights gave notice that the committee
would meet on the regular meeting nights of
| the association. The members of that COM
mittee are Col. Best and Maj Lewis of Takoma,
l.. l.. Nicholson and w. c. Wood of Brightwood
and Chairman Galley of the lower end of
| Brightwood avenue.
| Mr.. W. c. Wood was then elected chairman
| OF the committee on streets, roads and bridges.
| The other members of the committee are
Messrs. Theodore Lay, J. A. Macauley, H.
Brawner and VIM. Saul.
Secretary keene called up his motion, which
was indefinitely postponed at the last meeting,
and he said he hoped the resolution would re-
| celve due consideration The resolution states
| AGAINST LONG HOURS.
THAT this association desires to express it,
disapproval Of the excessively long hours OF
work imposed the drivers of the Bright
wood railroad. all of them having to work from,
fifteen to seventeen hours a day; and that the
| Metropolitan Railroad Company be requested
| to adopt some measure to relieve the over
| worked drivers on the above mentioned road
| without reducing their pay
During the discussion Mr.. Shields denounced
! the action of the railroad company In compell-
| ing their men to work 30 many hours. He OBJ
| jected to calling upon any of the understrap-
| pers and stating complaint He thought the
only person to make the complaint to war
President Pearson. The understrappers, he
said, were there to keep the complaints away
from the president, and in that way the presi-
dent clears his conscience.
"Just think Of it," said Mr.. Shields, 'the
poor drivers going to work at 20 in the morn
ing and stopping at LOO the next Why. they
| don't have time to read newspaper or spend
ar hour with their families; but the companies
don't want them to read the. newspapers. for
| then they would learn something"
Mr.. Shields, continuing. said that il the
horses were treated like the men Agent Key
would be about and somebody would have to
pay %; , .,,, ;, ,,,.u..,o,
pany had made arrangements to shorten the
days work and make reduction in their pay.
That's what we are Directing to- chorused
| several members. I....
Mr.. Shields explained how the time could be
| changed and their days work be made four
teen hours which would satisfy the drivers.
Mr.. Wood spoke in opposition to the sched-
ule presented by the railroad. Messrs Robin
son. Saul, Fields and others participated in the
discussion.
After the remarks Of Mr.. Robinson Mr.. Claude
Ming moved that vote Of thanks be rendered
the railroad company and added that he had
| called the former speaker down.
Mr.. Moses entered in time to hear the sar-
castle motion and he said he did not think the
| railroad company would ever be thanked.
vote was taken on the schedule presented
and it was rejected.
The association then voted on the resolution
OF Mr.. keene in regard to the hours of the men,
with the amendment that committee be in
structed to call upon President Pearson. The
resolution was lost.
Mr.. keene then asked that he be granted the
privilege of calling on Mr.. Pearson in relation
to the matters heretofore mentioned, but the
association opposed the proposition.
DIR. stones RESOLUTION.
Dr. Charles G. Stone said that he had a reso-
luton to offer which he thought the as ISOLATION
should uphold and support. 1t was to the eff
feet THAT this association wishes to tender its
hearty appreciation and support to Col. Robert
in his efforts to purify the various departments
OF the District government and that we be-
lieve that he is honest, earnest and needs the
| support Of all lovers of good and pure govern
ment."
Motions to lay the resolution on the table
were made by several members before the vote
was taken. DR.. Stone again got the floor and
spoke in behalf of what he had offered Col.
Robert. he said. had done everything in his
power to purify the government. He had been
assailed by the press, but still he had con-
tinued to do what he thought was his duty
When the work Of purifying a government
begins, said the doctor. 'some one is bound
| to get hurt" Col. Robert, he continued, is en-
gagged i'll good work and he saw no reason
why the citizens should not support him.
Mr.. Shields looked at the matter III a different
light. He said lie no reason for thanking a
District Commissioner for doing his duty. HE
| is only doing what he is paid to do, and" he
said, Il am opposed to recognizing this sort OF
despotism in any manner Continuing. he
said that what was wanted was municipal suf-
frage, and then the people would not have to
be asking the Commissioners for every little
thing they wanted.
ONLY ONE VOTE FOR IT.
Mr.. Galley said that he opposed the resolu-
ton simply because the name of only one
Commissioner appeared in it. If the other two
Commissioners were included he would GER
| tainly favor it. After further discussion a
vote taken on the resolution and Dr.
Stone the only one who voted for it. The
meeting then adjourned.
Results of Yesterdays Racing.
At Brighton Beach: First race, three-quarters
Of a mile-Cascade l, Loui R. Q; Idea 8. Time,
1.1s1z. Second race, fve-eights of a mile
Pedestrian l. Uncle Sim 2, Peruvian 8. Time,
1.O3sl. Third race, three-quarters of a mile
Bellevue l. Houston 2, Tanner g. Time 1.16I.
Fourth race, one and one-sixteenth miles
virgie /, Rover 2, John st. 8. Time. I5O1l. Fifth
race. one and one-eight miles--Longstreet 1,
Reclare 2; Prince Royal 3. Time, 1.t6. Sixth
| race, five-eights of mile-Meridian l, Lizzie
2, Miss Colville 8. Time, 1024. Seventh race,
one and one-fourth miles-Ganymede l, Kern
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