Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-07
The Palais Royal.
MOUNT PLEASANT CITIZENS.
The Association Opposes Scaling Down the
Appropriations For the District.
Many Matters Taken Up-Sewers, Lights
tiOn for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The regular monthly meeting of the Mt.
Pleasant Citizens Association was held in
the Presby terrain Church of the village last
evening. In the absence OF the president
and vice president of the association, Mr.
Chaplin Brown was elected president pro
TEN.
Upon the call of committees Mr.. Wood
! ruff, from the executive committee, re-
ported that Capt. Derby of the office of the
Engineer Commissioner had informed the
committee that $1,000, remaining unex-
pended on account OF the Spring road sewer
would be used tor the construction OF the
sewer on Center street.
From the committee on schools Mr.. En-
! cry reported that he had conferred with the
Commissioners and the school board rela-
tive to the school house estimated for by
the Commissioners, and those officials had
promised to do every thing in their power to
secure the retention of the item in the ap-
preparation. The matter would be brought
TO the attention of the Senate District COM
mittee tomorrow morning, and he believed
that the greatly needed building would be
secured.
For the committee on lights Mr.. Emery
stated in reference to the lights promised
the village by the Commissioners that the
posts had been erected, but the lights had
not yet been turned on, although promised
for November l.
On the motion of Mr.. Childs the commit
tee on lights was instructed to call the at
tentiOn of the Commissioners to the failure
to have the lights in operation as promised
and to urge them to proceed in the matter
at the earliest practicable moment.
Secretary Exeley then laid before the as
ISOLATION a letter from President j. w
SOmerville, in which Mr.. Somerville stated
that force of other duties would prevent his
further continuance as president of the as
socia ton. The communication was laid on
the table until the next regular meeting
Mr.. Woodruff of the committee appointed
to confer with the Commissioners in ref
erence to the proposed suburban street rail-
road out 18th street to the National Rock
Creek Park stated that there was a strong
opposition to the occupancy of the street on
the part Of downtown residents on the
street.
The matter was discussed by the associa-
ton, 1t being stated that there was a ma
jority of the residents of 18th street in ia
vor of the road, and the necessity for the
road to suburban residents pointed out.
The recommendation of the Secretary -
the Treasury, that the estimates submitted
to tine District Commissioners be scaled
down, was next discussed, the unanimous
opinion of the association being that a re-
duction would not only be a great hardship
to the laboring classes of the District, but
that the progress and welfare of the Dis
trict would be materially obstructed and
retarded. and a resolution expressing those
views. offered by Mr. Woodruff, was adopt
ed without a dissenting vote
On the motion of Mr.. Emery, the request
of the Commissioners that a bill appropri-
ating $4,000 be at once passed by Congress
for the purpose of granting substantial re-
lief to the unemployed of the District, was
heartily approved, and Messrs. Emery
Brown. Woodruff. Nixon and Cole were
appointed a committee to appear before the
Senate District committee at 1870 tCmor-
row morning and urge the immediate pass
age of the bill.
on the motion CT Mr.. Childs, the commit
tee on sidewalks as instructed to re-
quest the Commissioners to complete the
sidewalks on Park between 18th and 18th
streets under the compulsory permit sys-
TEN at once.
the association then adjourned until the
first Wednesday in next month.