Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-20

The Citir.ns Hold an Interesting Meeting
and Listen To Reports.

meeting OF the Northeast Washington Citizens
Association held last evening At the hall corner
sth and I streets northeast. Before President
frixzell called the nesting to order several
nov members we're received. Secretary Hinter-
ns-ch read the minut.s OF the last meeting.
which we're approved.
Before being approved member inquired il
. resolution concerning the repair OF a side
Naik had not been referred to the sewer com
m4ttee instead OF the street committee. rs
re%d bv the secretary. but Presiden; Frizzell
said that the minutes were correct.
'THE EVENING STAR. snid ths president
printed the tact that We had taken cognizance
81 the matter and the next day the pavemeut
was put In order
THI COMMITTEE Ok ENuEoaps.
EepOrt- Of committees we're called for and
thu subcommittee on railroads presented the
following
AT meeting held bv the railroad commit
tse = subcommittee conro--d o; Me--r-. Ortiz,
Young and Lucas vas apTiutcd o. wait on the
District Commissioner and present SO them a
copy % that part OF our report adopted ut the
last meeting % the association relating To the
erection u posts A. Tpo-ite points on the Esi-
timore and Ohio railroad. that the police
could more accurately time The trains. The
subcommittee called or The Commissioners last
Monday. reported having had al interview with
two OF the COmmi-s' nuers. and received the as
suranco tnsf the Comm ~iuuers would do everv-
hing IN their power. and II practicable wonld
EJECT The posts AZ their EARLIEST convenience
and would have the distance measured bv the
engineer. The subcommittee also waited on
the superintendent - The Baltimore and OHIO
AilrOad relative o. III erection Of n -ign on
the north side % FLORIDA avenue. cautIoning
locomotive engineers to reduce speed to twelve
miles an hour on catering The CITY. but were
cut short by the -ureriuffut.nt with the re-
At - Il a mi q no al q "A -
there; that the engineers aues their business
and we're not violating sUy District ordinance
IT the present time. hat II took them from
four 90 an minutes to run from Florida avenue
- the depot The committee would state that
they made a copy Of that portion Il the report
adopted AZ the last meeting Of this association
regarding said sign suC addressed 10 To the
baltimore and Ohio railroad. and not TO the
superintendent bat the latter thought himself
supreni. and usurpcd III authority Of his
-uperiors by dspOsing Of The matter with the
above reuark
Tho report signed by Z. r. Orth and ". II.
Lucas vas adopted.
COMMITTEE ON srHEErs
The committee On streets called for a re-
port. bat Nj. 'happeH chairman ~ the COM
U.stt.e. aid hs bal no report to make He
ria,Ir a statement. however. concerning the
streets O. le improved and tn matter Dis
c.a--ci "a some ieng,h bv members Of the ASSOC
60. lfiAA4 Hartman Asf rFAs CT inter-
N-cE he committee had Xith the Commissioners.
and tresidrn: Frizkell said tina; result Of
TIER Wilt VS. an aiNertlsement ~ TuL STAR
Cor material for sid salks ON iIth street.
Speaking Of streets President FriZzell said he
had rotlced the street sveepsrs had not been
along II street very often although that street
J. "u the schedule To- be swept three times
wc,k
Mr.. Y. l.. King said he thought tina, the
sNeeper- bad been ont Il street recently. but
h thought the swecpers had not done their
work we'll He n0tio-d near the corner OF 9Th
street where there VA about an inch OF mud
LETT on the street where the -weepers had been
over
4 know, remarked President Frizzell. cha,
II street i very muddy and has been in a bad
condition Tor some time.
A further discussion Of the Improvement
schedule followed. and Mr.. Willard said he IN
teaded to Do al IN his power before the COM
n1ittee 10 secure the Improvement of sth street.
SEWERS. LGHrs AND WATER.
President Frizzell called for the report Of the
committee on sewers light and water. and
Messrs. A. II. 7. HOlstea and T. o. Gunson of
that committee made a lengthy report. in which
they -sy: Your committee, since the last meet
ing OF the association. held a meeting ard con-
-ldered the fOliOgiIg mr tiers and transacted the
business stated. subcommittee appointed
at previous meeting ascertain the distance
nom the end of the seven-fOot sewer on 18th
street extended to the railroad round house and
also the distance from the end of the 18th street
sewer at street north 70 a point between and
= streets northeast give the distance Of the lIth
street sewer 900 feet. and that on 18th
street 63l feet. The committee prepared a
l-ttss "a be submitted 10 Capt Iusk asking for
the construction of a water main On l2th stree,
between | and X streets northeast and the
extension q the 18th street sewer uorthvard to
= street. thstthe Ilth street sewer be- continued
toapoiutne-r the roEnd house. and that the sewer
from the Deaf and Dumb Institute. which now
ends al the railroad track and is an open sewer.
Le connected with the proposed extension Of
the ilth street sewer
The letter containing these requests waa pre-
sen.ed 20 the proper officials bv your committee
with the resutas given at the close Of this report
Your committee also called on Capt Lusk to
Inquire why the N street sewer between 18th
and 18Th streets had not been put IN since :hs
contract for the same had beer ie, n number Of
ns,nth~ ago. and also regarding erection of
hghts on = street between 9TH street and Mary
lad avenue. We we're informed that lamps
S"uid be erected there soOr : the gas main
could be put on + street and that the much
needed VI street sewer would be put in on tbs
north SIDE o. that street during the month of
January.
Tour committee have also to report that
they we're Instrumental in getting gas lights
erected on u street between sth and eth streets
AAd on 1th between 4 and O. streets. Your
committee also decided to call the attention OF
the health department to the ohensiveners and
danger 20 the health of the community result
ing from the lack Of the sewers asked for as
vel A. ;he Lack of water on the square on 18th
between and h streets
RHsULrs OF TIE COMMITTEES WORK.
After disPo-ing Of the question Of electric
lights along the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
the Committee concludes:
The result Of the visit Of your committee
10 the ONCE Of the Commissioners "a a. follows.
j That the sewer on I2th street beginning
~ and running north 20 r northeast has
been ordered ard the WORK VIII be done and the
sewer constructed a. soon a the Commissioners
can &c; TIE money To carry cut this work
= The ilth street sevep-foot sewer cannot be
Constructed north 10 the round house this year
~ they vii have no money for that work but
sih order the extension OF the sewer from the
Deaf sni Dumb Institute extended so as to
empty In the seyen-foot sewer.
s. That the water main on the east side OF
18th street between and X northeast has not
been ordered and the first thing 20 do is TO
have the property owners sign the petition
herewith submitted
Accompanying the report was a blank pro-
vided by the District Commissioner
The report was adopted.
STREET RAILROADS.
When the committee on ..rs.t r,iiro.as -.