Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-19
EAST wAsHINoTON's PLANS
The Proposed Marine Barracks Pafk-To
Fill Up Anacostia Flats.

| When President J. W. Babson called the Eas
Washington Citizens Association to order las
evening at Baum Hall he found a goodly attend
ance of members present. This meeting wal
called at the request of the executive commit
tee. Mr.. Miller, speaking regarding the wori
of the railroad committee, said that the com
mittee had attended the hearings ON the rail.
road He had had conference with Senator
who took great interest in the matter and he
was assured that the so-called Faulkner bill,
which he was told did not represent Senator
Faulkner's sentiments. would not pass but in
its place would be bill with many Of the OBJ
jectiouable features stricken out They could
rest assured that the streets would not be
blocked up TO the extent proposed.
THE MARINE BARRACKS SQUARE.
Mr.. J. W. Brown Of the committee on public
parks and spaces submitted report returning
II. r. bill 1856, to provide for the removal Of
the wall and buildings on square 927 (marine
barracks square) and to convert the square into
public park also Senate resolution Is Ooint
resoiution), for the erection and location of a
bronze statue to Christopher Columbus and
the removal of the Naval monument to new
site.
The committee believes that there is no site
in either of the public parks or reservations in
the city SO appropriate for the Naval monu-
ment rs tho square now occupied by the marine
barracks. IL converted into a public park;
therefore the committee recommends that the
bill and resolution be referred 20 the committee
to draft proposed legislation to prepare an
amendment to tho bill providing Tor tie re-
mOyal of the Naval monument to square 927
and submit 1t to the association for such action
as may lie necessary to secure the passage OF
the bill when amended.
Mr.. Brown said it was proposed to place the
Naval or Peace monument on Connecticut ave-
nue.. The committee was In great hopes that
the barracks square would be converted into
park, and the appropriateness Of such park FOR
the Poace monument erected by the navy was
evident
The report was accepted and adopted. Mr..
Brown. from the park committee, reported
on the resolution in reference to the parking
about the Eastern Market and the erection of
sheds for improving the facilities of the mar
ket. especially for the country people. He
stated tina. at the next meeting they would
probably have report going farther than the
resolutions.
Mr.. Brown reported also that they would re-
port in the future on the resolution III refer
ence to the Rock Creek Park and the rcclama-
ton OF the Anacostia flats.
BIG DUMP FOR ASHES.
Mr.. Weller offered preambles and resolutions
setting forth that as sit is the matured ex-
perience of all large cities that the systematic
periodic collection of ashes by the municipality
has become an absolute necessity, in conse-
quence of the important sanitary reasons in
volved, 1.-THE prevailing manner of disposing
o! the accumulation of ashes bears uueaually
on the poorer classes of our population by
virtue of their more limited storage facilities
therefore requiring q more frequent removal"
and this city possesses most ample conven-
fences for the disposal of the same by utilizing
the overtiowed lands of the Eastern branch as
public dumping grounds, that we earnestly