Evening star., 1895-04-27
ANACOSTIA CITIZEN S
Told There is No Chance of Free De-
livery.
Some Business Transacted Mt the
Meeting of the Association Last
Night-PO1ice Facilities.

The Citizens Association Of Anacostia,
President Linger presiding and Mr.. H. F.
L. Allen secretary, formally declared at its
meeting held last night at Haines' Hall,
Anacostia, that the improved mail facilities
which have been secured for the residents
Of the town and vicinity. through the IN
terest shown by The Star in the matter,
are sufficient, and that it Is unnecessary
for the committee. which was appointed at
the previous meeting. to urge the subject
OF free delivery upon the proper postal au-
thorfties, to confer further with the latter
upon the matter, and the committee was
discharged from further consideration Of
the subject.
Previous to this disposition of the ques-
question a motion, offered by Mr.. Carroll
the majority of the committee, which was
signed by Messrs. r. B. Buckley and
George F. Pyles, and which detailed what
the committee had accomplished in the
til the next meeting. and this action had
been taken because Mr.. Buckley, who was
expected to speak on the subject Of the re-
port, was compelled to leave the hall on
account of an important engagement before
the free delivery matter was reached.
The whole question would have been al
lowed to remain where the motion of Mr..
smith placed it but for the fact that inn
master Tolson. who was also a member of
the committee. but had not united with his
colleagues in their report. arose and stated
that there was gentleman from Wash
fngton present who was thoroughly ia
miliar with post office law and that he was
possessed Of Information bearing on the
subject. which. if he was permitted to tell.
would. he had no doubt. preve to be very
interesting.
Permission was granted the gentleman.
who turned out to be Mr.. c. L. Brooks,
who Is understood to be employed in the
city post office. and he said in part:
There is not particle of use for your
committee to try to get free delivery for
Anacostia and Hillsdale. The officials at
the post office department will take the
information that your committee has been
asked for, after it has been gathered by
them, and pigeonhole it and that will be
the last you will hear of the question Of
free delivery. I know of an instance where
a petition signed by 5000 persons was sent
to the department asking for free delivery
and 1t was turned down. You can't get it
and there is no use making the effort. If
free delivery should by any possibility be
extended to the two towns now asking for
it the post office at Anacostia would be
abolished and the delivery made from the
Washington post office, the receipts Of
which would thereby be increased to $780,
OOO annually and would add $1,000 to the
salary of Postmaster Alett:' The whole
move is part of a scheme to have all the
post otiiees' IN the District tnder the con-
troll of the postmaster Of the city Of Wash
ington."
Mr.. c. r. Dodge said that on account of
the remarks of the gentleman and In view
of the fact that, through the influence of
The Star, the people of Anacostia were
getting a much improved service over
what existed Until a week ago. and the
moved, aid f6e motion vas adopted. that
the committee be discharged frcm further
consideration of the Subject. -