Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-12
MT. PLEASANT AND THE FIKELrMIrs.
Hearing ut the Commissioners Once Re-
specting the Recent Order.

A Hearing ut the Commissioner Once Re-
specting the Recent Order.
The afternoon session Of the board Of Com
missioners was taken up today in discussion
Of the new fire limits.
Some days ago the Commissioners extended
the fire limits by including Rock creek to
Piney branch, thence to Spring road. thence
south along 7th street to Corcoran road thence
to LIST street. thence south to T street, thence
east and southeast to the Bladensburg road.
This extension met with the approval Of q
number Of people IN the section en-
braced, although there were quite q num-
Der who disapproved Of the action Of
the Commissioners The Commissioners we're
urged to rsscind their order. They refused to
given both sides to discuss the matter. This
was the occasion Of the hearing today. The
board room was crovded.
OPPOSED TO THE EXTENSION.
Az is usual the opposition was given the first
chance to present It's case. Mr.. Chaplin Brown
was the first speaker. He said he represented
the Mt. Pleasant Citizens Association, and pre-
sented resolution adopted by that body at q
meeting held last Wednesday evening relative
to the case under consideration.
The resolution urges . modification Of tho
Commissioners order by including Mt. Pleas
ant In the fire limits and to make Columbia
road TO lAth street, to Whitney avenue, to It'll
street, the northern boundaries Of the fire
limits. The association Is opposed to the
fire limits embracing 90 large a territory on the
north. and Mr.. Brown said the Commissioners
would be equally justified in including the
entire District and make it's boundaries the
to the section affected. 1t was his
opinion that the time had not arrived for the
extension of the fire limits. The action Of the
Commissioners il adhered to would, he claimed
work q great hardship upon the property
owners in that section Brick houses were
all very well for the city, but the
suburbs were for frame houses. The resolution
also sets forth that the territory covered BY the
association is not SO thickly settled or built
upon as to render an extension Of the fire
limits necessary. II the order Of the
Commissioners is allowed to stand
the value Of real estate in Mount
Pleasant, he said, would be affected mate
nifty and Of the people generally be-
ing In favor of wooden structures for
suburban homes, they naturally will seek other
territory now subdivided and as near to the
center Of the city as Mt. Pleasant, and not en-
braced within the fire limits by the recent order
of the Commissioners.
THE oTRRR SIDE.
AselsAnt D1strlct Attorney Arrne6 replied to
Mr.. Brown. He said that the residents of Mt.
Pleasant had been clamoring for eight years
for an extension of the fire limits,
and the conditions which made the extension
necessary were too we'll known to need
He spoke vigorously Of the Mt
Pleasant Citizens Association and referred to
its constitution, which did not provide that any
speculator could use the name Of the associa-
ton for the cancellation Of order that was for
the good Of them all. He characterized the
opposition As spectators who were willing to
sacrifice the future of Mt Pleasant and jeop-
srdize the dwellings for the sake Of selling their
property for the occupancy Of frame houses.
But the spectators we're all wrong. The ex-
tension Of the fire limits would not work any
On the contrary. it would be bene-
ficial to the property interests embraced there
in.
Capt Charles T. Tanner. Redfeld Walker
and W. W, D. Matthews also spoke in favor Of
the Commissioners order, while Messrs. P. B.
Davis Theodore Harding and Mr.. SomervilIe
spoke against the same.
The Commissioners will give the matter
further consideration at the next meeting Of
the board.