Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-24
o,s TlA's NEED IS
Mass Meeting 4 qiti'ens Held'.to, Discuss
the Matter. t.
Two Subjects Especially Debated
Protection against Fire and
Better Police Facilities.

1ue mass IHcSSiuS CdueQ LOT last night to
be held In Halnes' Hall, Anacostia, to dis
cuss action to obtain protection from fire
and the arrangement Of better police facili-
ties was largely attended by the representa-
tive citizens and business men of Anacostia.
r. B. Buckley, president Of the Anacostia
Citizens Association, was elected chair
man, and +. H. Krahmer secretary. H. A.
Griswold. president Of the Anacostia and
Potomac River Railway Company, was the
first person to address the meeting. He
said there was no question but what every
citizen Of Anacostia recognized the neces-
sity for a fire engine in Anacostia, and he
believed the time had come for less talk
and more definite action.
DR.. A. NJ. Green talked at length upon the.
effect bad fire protection had upon fire in
surance rates. and said that before the
water mains had been laid in Anacostia the
rates were higher. but that unless some
other relief We're afforded the insurance
people would either so back to- the old rates
or even arrange them still higher. He
thought that the Commissioners would do
all they could to remedy the existing evil If
the citizens of Anacostia would but petition
them In the matter Following Dr. Green
a resident stated that the fault was not
with the Commissioners, as they had not
yet cut from their estimate to Congress an
ID. i
went with the estimate for the last appro-
priation, but 1t was Congress that had cut
it out.
Mr. II. A. Linger though. that il the peo-
pie of Anacostia would go before the proper
committee in Congress and ask for one or
two certain improvements in Anacostia, and
make a firm and decided appeal IL would
very likely result in the attainment of the
desired end. Rev. Hugh Stevenson of the
Anacostia Baptist Church said as "A resident
of Anacostia he was there to do all in his
power to the project go through.
A Committee to Go to Congress.
Herbert F. Allen moved that n committee
be appointed, to consist of no definite num-
Der. but to comprise the residents and bust
hess men OF Anacostia, to wait upon the
Senate Distric. committee and urge the APP
preparation of sum of money for three
specific purposes. viz: fire engine, fire en-
CINE house AMI station house combined.
The following committee was appointed by
Chairman Buckley: III. \. Linger DIR. \. NJ.
Green. II. w. Emo, J. ". BARLEY, II. A.
Grswold. George +. Pyles. Rev. Hugh 7.
Stevenson, f. II. krahmcr. J. II. Williams.
A. Guide, William Guide. A. b. Garien. L. J.
Smith. II. Thurm of Twining City; Il. Z.
Bradbury, S. Swiadell. j. c. Leonard, Her
bert F. Allen, Thomas Scott. r. ]. Lacy.
DR.. Watson, DIR. II. a. lvles, Dr. HARRISON,
w. w. Fisher. C. III. Weiss, George Gray.
William Rose John +. Campbell, julius Toll
son, ID. 4. EaiIle5.' eX-CDnc-essm.tp A. NJ.
Bliss. w. Mar;!en King, w. u. Ifck,
Thomas Gray rand X. y. Buckley. There
VIII be quite NUN Der added 90 this COM
mittee wro Were not present at the meet
ing last night.
Mr.. II. A. Linser arose and said that
while working with Congress a fire might
break out and destroy considerable proper
ty and that having investigated the mater
he found out that II was possible to obtain
n reel of hose. as Chief Paris had prom
Used to recommend that several hundred feet
of hose and a hose carriage be sent 10 Ana
costa at once. With this in view Mr.
Linger moved that a comrnittee of three be
instructed to go to the Commissioners and
petition for the hose and carriage, which he
thought would be given them. An amend
n,ent was adopted making the committee Of
1--WE, AMI Chairman Buckley appointed
Messrs. Linger. Griswold Greer buckley
ana Stevenson, IL being the desire of the
citizens that the chairman act on the COM
mittee.
Better Police Fncilltie-: Needed
Serst Kirby of the Anacostla police then
arose ana pressed the next question, viz
better police facilities, which was made the
subject for special consideration at this
meeting. The sergeant, after correcting an
error IN the statement of his remarks of
FRIDAY night. that Anacostia did not wan;
more police, said Anaccstia does neeI ms, :
police, but she needs better station HOT
more than the officers. He advocated Inc
police reserve system, and then spoke Of
the poor accommodation of the Anaco.,' i
station. THE other night said he, .wten
with several officers. l made a raid in Hills
dale. we brought twenty some prisoners in
the station. Some of these We crowded in
the two cells of the building, then we had
to use two officers to guard the rest while
waiting for the patrol wagon" The ser
secnt then advocated about five patrol
boxes in Anacostia and the outskirts. At
the conclusion of the sergeant's remarks
1T was decided to allow the special COM
Dittee en- fire engine to also press the mat
ter of better police facilities
AIR. Linger then said he would like to
near an expression on the reclama zion Of
the Anacostia flats, after which the action
OF the East Washington Citiz,ns' Associa-
ton was unanimously indorsed
Ii was decided to call a meeting Of the
special committee in a few days and get
to work.
The meeting then adjourned.