Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-07
EAST WASHINGTON CITIZENS.
A Great Deal of Business Transacted by Their
Association Last Night.


A Great Deal of Business Transacted by Their
| Association Last Night.
CHANCES MADE THAT WILL FACILITATE THE TRANS
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large number Of the members Of the East
Washington Citizens Association met in regu-
lar monthly meeting last night at Baums Hall,
! corner of 4th and East Capitol streets.
Ii was by far the most important meeting Of
the year and more business was transac ted last
night by the association than at any previous
meeting. There is no doubt that the sssocia-
ton is on frmer ground at present than ever
before.
When President Babson called the meeting
to order there was a healthy attendance.
among them being ]. II. Oberley, ]. W. Whelp-
ley. A. @. Bliss, j. W. Brown, B. A. Calonna. G..
+. Hardin. A. +. Sperry, J. W. Parrish, VIM
III. Collins, Z. A. Lehman. s. C. Clarke, A. Ger
Guard and j. W. Babson.
| The president stated that when he entered
upon his duties he found no regular order Of
business. He had given the matter some at
tention and submitted the following order OF
| business which was adopted: Reading of min
utes; reports of committees in the following
| in the order OF their organizations; unfinished
business; new business.
/ CHANGES IN COMMITTEE DESIGNATIONS.
The executive committee. through its chair
man, recommended the following changes in
the titles of the committees, which were unani-
mously adopted
| The committee on street improvements TO
be styled the committee on streets. avenues
| and alleys.
| 1.-The committee ON severs water and iipht 10
| be styled the committee on lights, water and
| sewers.
/ The committee on equalization of assess
ments and District revenues to be styled the
| committee on assessment and apportionment OF
| appropriations.
| The committee on improvement Of public
| spaces to be styled the committee on public
parks and spaces.
/ The committee on legislation to be styled the
committee to draft proposed legislation"
President Babson explained that this was
done so as to better define the duties Of the
| several committees
/ The executive committee also recommended
| the adoption Of the following rules relative to
the conduct of business, which were unani-
4 mously adopted:
| Reports of committees shall when practical
BILE and advisable, be in writing and be pre-
| served by the association, and the chairman of
| each committee Is requested to keep docket
i of all matters referred to the committee and Of
i the action thereon.
"All propositions for action by the associ-
| alton upon matters of public interest shall be
| submitted In writing and after explanation re-
| ferred to appropriate committees, which shall
/ report thereon promptly as Practicable.
i Either of the foregoing rules may be sus-
pended for specific purpose by two-thirds
| vote at any meeting"
The executive committee also recommended
| the following. which adopted:
/ Change the caption OF eighth article to
Election of Officers.
| Change the first paragraph Of the eighth
| article SO AS to read as follows: The annual
| election Of officers and of two members of the
executive committee shall be held at the rcgu-
| lar meeting in October of each year.
Wake the second paragraph of said article
| separate article. numbered as ninth, under the
| caption Regular Meetings.
Make the third paragraph of said article
| separate article, numbered as tenth under
| the caption Special Meetings."
STREETS NEEDING IMPROVEMENT.
The railroad committee had no report to
| make. but Chairman Lehman Of the commit
| tee on the improvement of streets was loaded,
| for he presented the report of his committee
| on streets. which contained a list of streets
which the association recommended be placed
upon the schedule of the Commissioners for
| Transmission to Congress for improvement dur
| ing the fiscal year ending June 80, 1888 He
stated that the committee had held three meet
lngs. at each one OF which seven out of nine of
| the members were present. The streets and
| avenues recommended for improvement in
both the northeast and southeast sections, he
| continued. had been arranged i'll the order of
| their Importance without regard to whether
| they are to be paved or graded and regulated.
| The streets and avenues recommended BY the
association last year. the report continues. have
| been again recommended. together with
| some additional ones which the committee
| think should be improved At the last
| meeting OF the committee 1t was unanimously
| resolved that the committee in a body present
| these recommendations to the Commissioners
| In person
The following is list Of the streets recon-
| mended:
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
l. 18th street from c to Pennsylvania avenue
paving. 2. street from 1lth to 18th, mac
| adam. 8. 5th street from street to Virginia
| avenue, paving 4. street, north side, from
9TH to 9th, paving. 5. street from 18th to
18th. grading and regulating. 6. 18th street
from u to L, grading and regulating. 2. 10th
| street from Pennsylvania avenue to o street,
| grading and regulating. 8. 14th street from G
TO h, grading and regulating 3. 18th street
from ID street to sylyania. grading and
| regulating. 10. ID street from South Capitol to
LIST east. paving. IL. Georgiaavenue from 18th
| to 18th streets, grading and regulating. II.
| kentucky avenue from Lincoln Park to new
bridge. grading and regulating. ID. l. street
from sth to 9Th, grading and regulating. IA.
1 L
| nue.. paving. Is. ID street from 9Th to l4th,
| grading and regulating. Is. X street from l4th
| street to new bridge, grading and regulating
| IL. 10th street from l. street to Georgia avenue
grading and regulating. Is. Carroll street from
| LIST to I'd, paving.
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON.
l. 9Th street from East Capitol to A, paving
2. 10th street from East Capitol street to Mary
land avenue, paving. 8. Delaware avenue
| from c street to Massachusetts avenue, paving.
| 4. Massachusetts avenue from LIST street to 4th.
paving D. llth street from East Capitol
street TO Maryland avenue. grading and regu-
lating. 6. ID street from Maryland avenue to
18th street, grading and regulating. Z. b
street from Sin to 1lth, grading and paving
s. Acker street from 9th to It'll, grading and
paving. g. I'd street from to +, paving. TO-
street from Sd to 6. paving. IL. q street
from 18th to 18th. grading and regulating. IL
| LIST street frCm to California, paving H.
Delaware avenue from ii street to h, grading
and regulating. IA Z street from LIST to ith,
| paving 10 9th street from e to +, paving
| 10. Il street from 18th to 18th, grading and
regulating IL street from It'll to l2tl grad
ing and regulating Is. Tennessee avenue
from Lincoln Park to 18th street. grading and
| regulating.
4 yIkEEIS CONNECTING NORTHEAST AND sOUIH at