Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-15
CITIZENS OF MT. PLEASANT.
They Meet aud Discuss the Fire Limits and
the Prouo.ed Trolley Line.

ArEttE htt%nue0 meetlng OF the
ant Citizens Association Was held last evening
IN the Congregations Church Of that village. a
number o. the residents Of the place not mem
ber- Of the association being present at the in
vitstion Of the association. The meeting Was
called 20 consider the proposed extension OF
the ire limits and the building Of the proposed
trolley line from Soldiers Home to the Zoo by
vay Of Kene-aw avenue. President Somerville
presided. and the following new members we're
elected Theo. Willis, T. Plinv Moran. Jacob
Jones. James r Mclaughlin and Geo, 7. Rose.
Referring 20 the matter ~ Assessments Presi-
dent Somervile stated tina, the board % appeals
lad extended the time for hearing appeals until
Monday newt. and the association decided that
individual protests were best. 90 be backed mp
by committee from the association Capt. 4.
" Nixon thought that that assessment was fair
~ rule, alfhough H. believed that a reduction
Il - per cent could be secured.
TIE TTRE HINTS QUESTION.
The IRE limits question wa- then brought mp
AMI Mr. Chaplin Brown. chairman 81 the COM
mittee. referred - the hearing before the Dis
trict Commissioner. Monday last lie read the
letter which the committee had presented to
the COMMISSIONER winch was a. follows.
Al regular and largely attended meeting Of
The Mount Pleasant and Citizets-' Association
bed Wednesday evening. December :, 1892. the
fulli wing resolution va uuRul nnuuzlv adopted.
That a committee 20 seven be appointed to
wait upon the Commissioners aud request
mobilization Of their order extending the fire
limits e. 90 incluic Mount Pleasant and that
the Commissioner b. requested 20 make 60
lnnibia road O. itth street. O. hituey avenue.
~ TN street the northern bouninries Of the
IRE hmitz."
The above resolution was passed unanimously
BY the association after 70 FUN discussion and 1t
Wa Evnersiiy understood rr'0r ~ the meeting
among the memh-r- ~ thc association that the
question Of "trs hmif- would De the principal
question for the meeting ?" consider. II may
b. said that the above resolution represents the
s.ntiment. 81 az lcast rine-eiet eEths Of the
property holders IN Mount Peasant.
The association J. opposed 10 the fire limits
embracing 81 large territ1Tr on the north;
Because bri-k structures generally iusp-
proprAts IN suburban subdivisions. The
persons Interested prefer. ~ The language 20
1aE EVENING STAR. ''tLe artistic designs which
NAV be workrd out - wood. and which are i'm
possible IN brick structure.
because the territory covered bv the associa-
uun ~ uot 80 thirkly settled 1r built upon as 10
render an extension - the ire hmits necessary
80 a. O. embrace this territory.
NJ tn order D. allowed 20 stand unmoiified
b. D. certain that the value II real estate i'm
Mount Pleasant viii BE- affected and materially
lowered. The sentiment Of the community and
of the people generally bsiug partial and IN
favor % wooden structures for suburban
homes they naturally will -eek other territory.
ura sah,ii. idsd. and a. near To- the center OF
The cIfv % Na-hirgtoI a. Mount Pleasant. and
not sruaracei within th. fire limits by the re-
cent order Of the Commissioners. for improve
fn.nt II viii be really seen. therefore. that
discrimination h made unfavuTable to Mount
Pleasant aud vicinity and unfair % the residents
and property owners u that place. who have
done much 70 improve and make attractive
this suburb Of the CITY.
II l. proper 10 say that while the resolution
- the association fixiug the boundary a. above
defined be recommended To- the COMMISSIONER
yet NJ presume that any slight modification in
conformity with the views Of your honorable
body viii be satisfactory 10 the residents and
property holders q Mount Pleasant and vicinity.
THE REPORT ADOPTED.
The matter gave ri-e 90 considerable discus
sion. with the result that the report was finally
adopted and the committee continued Mr..
Brown explained that the committee had init
mated that the following limits would be salts
factory o. the s--ociatiou: The Quarry road to
Columbia road. % 18th street. 20 Pine. TO Park
O. Whitney avenue. o. 9Th street. He believed
that the final deci-iou Of the Commissioners
would be acceptable 90 every one.
MAJ p. A. Adrich suggested that Kenesaw
avenue be made part Of the boundary. and
that n committee wait upon the Commissioners
Ia % inform them.
Mr.. W. Il Matthews opposed any further
action. He thought enough had been done in
the matter. He said that the kenesaw avenue
RESIDENT. did not want To seem selfish but out
% -ixty-oue citizens Of Mt Pleasant who had
been approached only four desired q change of
the order. The Commissioners would not
kno~ What vaS wanted With different delega-
tons urging different things. IL had become
- that noshing could be done in the city by in
slividuAl efforts Corporations and organiza-
tiOn- only could effect Sny legislation. While
he thought the section would be benefited bv
the extension Of the fire limits the question OF
paramount importance was whether their viii
iAge O. be ruined and human life rendered
uncertain by "a rapaeious railroad corpora
tiOn-
THOUoHr DISCRIMINATION HAD BEEN MADE
Mr.. ~ =. Davis thousht that a diserimina-
ton had been shown in favor Of certain sub
divisions in the extension made. A brick house
cost Is p.r cent more than frame, and. he had
been told by the building inspector. person of
moderate means could build pleasant home
AZ reasonable cost II he whs allowed to have
a frame house.
Mr. g. H. Armes said that the people Of Ken
s-aw avenue wanted that avenue 10 be within
the IRE limits. but thought that II would be
well 90 Wait and see n the Commissioners did
not please the people.
Maj Aldrich suggested that a roll of the
members of the association be presented ~ the
Commissioners. with a list of the sixty-eight
Who we're said 10 be opposed 10 the action of
thu association.
W man snev those -ixty-eight but himself
sad Capt q. h Iasner and he would not d.
Nuige their names. but would guarantee that a
majority u the residents Of Mount Pleasant did
not want the order changed
TIE PROPOSED TKoLIEY LINE
The natter Of the proposed trolley line was
then brought up, and Mr.. ". h. Matthews was
APPOINTED a member Of the committee on rail-
roads. vice Mr.. y. +. Young. He moved that
the committee carry the solid protest Of Mount
lieAsant 10 the Commissioners against the pro-
Po-ed road from the SOLDIERS Home to Zoologi-
Cal fArk- He characterized the project as the
scheme Of a few wealthy men. for their own
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. who wanted to ruin one of the
most valuable avenues.
Mr.. tSeo. A Hill suggested the protest 10 be
against any trolley line u. the neighborhood
Mr.. George Il Chittenden, one Of the pro-
lector- q the road, stated that he believed that
u would be a desirable road for travel and il
tai BEEN advocated by the authorities of the
Soidier- Home and Rock Greek cemetery. lie
.cAnoSletged that 10 would be disagreeable to
henesaS avenue people. but that seemed the
onis frAcucab!e route. He did not believe that
Mount fseasaut n a whole interested in the
matter or should take a snap Judgment. SIN
gle TRACK was asked for. and the trolley was the
Only practical electric system Many people
who walked from 18th street to the Geological
isrk would b. accommodated.
Mr.. Matthews motion was adopted bv an
overwhelming vote