Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-25
STREETS AND RAILROADS.
Topics Discussed Last Night in Northeast
Washington.
Improvements to BE Asked For-Father GIL
lespie Talks ON Grade Crossings-The
Proposed Ten-Million Loan.

There was a large and interesting meet
Ing Of the Northeast Washington Citizens
Association last evening IN Lips HAIL.
| corner of 18th and H streets northeast. In
calling the meeting to order President Friz-
| zell congratulated the association upon
| what 1t had accomplished since the last
| meeting with reference to the high fence
/ at the Delaware avenue and II street rail-
| road crossing and also the fence inclosing
/ the railroad tracks. He referred to the
order of the commissioners printed in The
| Star some days ago.
| The principal business before the associa-
/ ton was the report of the street commit
| tee. This committee made a report explain
| ing the condition and needs OF the various
| streets and recommending the Improvement
\ Of streets In the order following.
| Street improvements Wanted.
Fourth street from II to K, paved.
| Fourth street from K to N, macadamized.
/ Fourth street from G to H, graded and
regulated.
Eleventh street from Maryland avenue to
/ Florida avenue graded and regulated.
NJ street from "a street to Florida avenue.
macadamiZed.
| Florida avenue from NJ to 9th. macadam-
| lied.
Fifth street from E to H, graded and
Tenth street from L to Florida avenue
| graded and regulated.
Massachusetts avenue from I'd to 4th,
paved.
L street from North Capitol to 5th. graded
and regulated
L street from 9Th to Florida avenue. grad
ulated.
X street from 9TH to 18th, graded and
regulated.
3 street from Sth to 9th. paved
Eighth street from X street to Florida
avenue, graded and regulated.
fi1th street from II to X, graded and reg
Eleventh street from Massachusetts ave-
nue. to Maryland avenue, graded and reg
Tweifth street from East Capitol to NJ
street, graded and regulated.
thirteenth street from East Capitol street
70 N florida , avenue. graded and regulated
nue.. graded and regulated
second street from X street to Florida
avenue, Graded and regulated.
Third street from II street 10 Florida ave-
nue. graded and regulated.
MI Boyer moved to amend the report by
inserting + street from Sd street to Mary
Upon this amendment there was a lively
discussion In which a number of persons
was rejected and the report as above print
| ed was adopted. the committee being In
| sIructed 10 present the report to the Dis
| tr1ct Commissioners.
| Father Gillespie on Grade Crossings
| Rev. Father Gillespie pastor of ST. Alloy
| sius Church and president Of Gonzaga Col
| leSe, was present and his name was signed
70 the constitution. making him a member
Oh me associa ton; President Frizzell in
| troduced Father Gillespie TO the meeting
saying he was deeply Interested In the at
fairs of the association. and that ne was
| Father Gillespie then addressed the meet
\ g,saying that the same causes which had
attracted other members of the association
| TO the meetings had attracted him.
| am, OF course, interested in real estate
and Improvement" he said. land am also
reason 1 am here. / have seen some of our
! pest men aud best citizens cut down and
taken off instantly on the deadly grade
crossings; have had to attend some of the
funerals and console the families after
ward ana II Is a very touching thing. It
crushed out of citizen.
| But there is something higher than this.
As Christians We hold that some time
should be given for preparation for death,
and that is the principal reason why / am
here to take firm stand in the matter"
which occurred week before last and men
toned the names of persons whom he
knew were killed on the grade crossings.
When | saw account of the organiZa-
ton of grade crossing association l
thanked, God for it, he added. for 1
brought to the public the sooner we would
have remedy"
He urged the association to keep up the
good work and expressed willingness to
do all in his power TO assist in it.
Chairman Tucker of the committee on
proPgsen entien Wss made of the bii to be-
introduced concerning the railroad Ques-
| ton.
To Receive Garbage Complaints.
Chairman Boyer of the sanitary COM
mittee made a report about the neglect of
| the garbage man and said that members
of the committee would receive COM
| plants The members of the comittee are
| as follows: A ]. Boyer. chairman, 667 r
| street northeast; s. Sowerbutts. secretary
| 81 Myrtle street; A. ]. Donaldson. 1872 9th
/ street; Dr. MacAilister, 1903 II street: A.
II. F. Holstin 1000 Florida avenue; j. r.
| Colvin, III 7th street; James 7. Powell
4 124 F street.
| President Frizzell called the attention of
| the members of the association TO the cor
| ner stone celebration. and said he had
| paper to present for contributors and ne
| hoped every member who was able would
\ make contribution.
i Mr. Tucker moved that the association
| sanction the proposed $l0,00O,O00 for i'm
| provements, provided that the loan would
/ in no way relieve the United States of
/ their obligation to pay one-haH OF the DIS
| trict expenses. and also in case that the
| northeast should get its share OF the i'm
/ provementS. ,
| Mr. Boyer thought II rather early for the
4 association to take action on this subject.
| A general discussion followed and Presi-
/ dent Frizzef Thought that the question
| should be discussed in mass meeting: The
| presidents views were adopted and the as
| ISOLATION decided to hold the meeting next
| Monday night.
! A resolution was offered by Mr.. Tucker
asking for another school building in
| Northeast Washington. and after the
| transaction of other routine business the
meeting adjourned.