Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-10
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
A Slack Week for Arrivals and Departures
on the Canal.
The Election Interferes-Cttisens Conn
pain OF Defective Water supply
Meeting Tonight--Other Notea

Mary Davis. one of the women assaulted
Monday night on the Aqueduct bridge by
an unknown colored man, while Journey
ing to her brothers place near Rosslyn. Va.
last evening made her appearance AT the
seventh precinct station and asked for q
nights lodging, stating that she had been
unable to find the object of her search.
Mrs. Davis had In some manner become
separated from her companion. Lizzie Gen.
as' VINO mad accompanied her from Win
CHESTER This morning the woman started
Ior her home again. taking passage to
raarpers Ferry on one of the canal boats
Canal News.
Boats came in slowly yesterday. and but
Few were loaded at Cumberland The
reasons assigned for this by those IN
charge or the canal office are two. The
INST Is that this is election week, and many
OF the boatrnen went TO their homes voted
ana tarried, and the second is that a leak.
which detained traffic for twenty-four
hours, has occurred on what is known an
the Tunnel level
But two canal boats came in yesterday.
the =. NJ. Guinniyan, Capt. Williams. and
the r. Flanagan. Capt. Moore
Boats to clear Georgetown yesterday were
as follows: Consolidation No. 3 Capt. Cur
tbs; No. Ill, Capt johnson; G. B. Bailey
capt Johnson; A: Gable. Capt. Mills; Katie
l.
Consolidation No. IL. Capt. Jos, Reed: W
II: Linkman. Capt. Reed
Boats clearing Cumberland Yesterday for
TIE port of Georgetown Were as follows.
No. 1872. Capt Hammond. l2s tons: a.
A Mclihaney, Capt. Renner us tons
and Eva, Capt Dolby. ia tons.
Want More Water.
The People complain TO The Star that the
water supply. of Georgetown in its most
central part continues TO be defective IL.
quality is all right. but the quantity that /,
melted out by the pipes is the cause OF the
dissatisfaction expressed. The frs; floors
along n street are receiving a fair supply.
but the bath rooms are being almost ig-
nored
Give us back the old system" is George
towns cry now. She wants to be expert
mented with no further.
The Inconvenience the people are being
put TO is becoming annoying. In a day or
two they will become indignant and then
the officers Of the water department will be
waited upon and their actions In regard 10
the matter unfavorably criticised.
So said a prominent member OF the West
Washington Citizens Association, who Was
at the head of the committee who called
the meeting for tonight.
A Public Meeting.
Cooperative Hall will be crowded tonight
with the hest citizens of the place They
will meet for the purpose of discussing the
wants of that part Of the District west of
Rock creek, and devising means for the
fulfillment OF the same. The water supply.
the dilapidated sidewalks. the scarcity of
gas lamps and other like things will be the
principal subjects dilated upon.
Committees will be appointed TO lay the
needs of the place formally before the au-
thorities. plan for the improvement OF
.n1
Recommendation of the citizens.
Railroads will be another subject enlarged
upon.
Brief Paragraphs.
On or about October 20 the Office OF the
First Cooperative Building Association will
be removed to the new iron front building
ls25 32d street. The place is now in this
hands of artistic workmen, who are intro
ducing the latest design in screen, desk
work and other Office furniture The asso-
citation has already purchased the largest
safe in the West End. weighing i2.0a
pounds.
The regular meeting of the workingmens
Club of Grace Church last evening was in
teresting. Those who assisted In the musi-
cal part of the program We're Miss Maud
Porter of Washington. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Howell and Mrs John p. Taylor. The men,
bers of theclub were very glad to welcome
back Miss Weste-velt. who was such an
ardent worker last year.
Dr. Greenleaf of the navy and his family
are In town again, after a European trip.
Last night the members Of the Young
Peoples Guild Of the Congress Street NJ p.
Church met and elected the following OFF,
GERS: President, F. Baker Weaver; vice
president, Miss Woodward; secretary.
Maurice Hoffman; treasurer, Miss Becker
organist, Miss Proctor; pianist. Miss G!a-
ham. and chaplain. Geo. w. Graves.