Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-03
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITIZENS
The Association Grows Past tie Two Hum
bred Mark.
The Commissioners Appreciate In
Plan - Committees Appointed.

Al the regular monthly meeting OF the
| Columbia Heights Citizens Association, held
at Mission Hall. Florida avenue and 14th
street, last evening. nearly 100 new men,
bers,. including several ladies', We're elected
! and much routine business was transacted.
| President NJ. A. Ballinger also announced
| the standing committees for the ensuing
year.
Immediately after the association had
| been called to order and the minutes of the
preceding meeting read and approved the
| following were elected to membership in
| the association:
L. H. Anderson, S. A. Aplin, S. A. Aplin,
jr, H. H. Arnold, Augustus Burgdorf, H.
E. Barrett, Mrs. Clara Beale, c. b. Bailey,
W. F. Baker, Eugene Byrnes, H. c. Black,
F. w. Bolgiano. DR.. A. o. Bliss, H. X.
| Bliss, c. E. Clifton, H. E. Cooper, Capt.
r. Catlin, NJ. r. Crandall, C. Corson, E. P.
Clark, D. T. Day. R. H. Darby. r. C. Du
Bots, George Ewing, A. NJ. Harrington, Mrs
Z. +. Foster, l.. B. Graves, ]. H. Gwynn,
Mrs. f. w. Garner, Miss c. J. Graham,
John Hyde, j: c. Hutchinson, w. V. Hail
Hinsdale, Mrs. A. s. Hill, J. G. Judd, A. B.
Jameson, ]. ]. Kinyoun, w. W. Karr, R. r.
Lytie, D. c. E. Laub. Mrs. A. P. Lacey. J..
H. H. MCGOWAN A. 7. Mosman. F. G. Mat
Ghas: Mindelef, L. c. Morris. C. A. Neale,
w. G. Nicholas, c. NJ. Phoebus, NJ NJ
Parker w. F. Roberts, NJ. D. Rogers, NJ.
v. Richards, Bushrod Robinson, E. F. Rob-
inson. ]. A. Schaaf. F. C. Smith, Mrs. B. G.
Torbert Lemuel Towers, jr., Mrs NJ Thomas,
]. G. Wilmarth. Mrs. A. H Woodall, L. b.
Wynne, J. L. H. Winfield. D. B. VAIN
wright, H. A: Willard and A. De C. Mueller
President Ballinger stated that the la
dies elected as members were property
owners IN Columbia Heights and had ask
ed for admission. With the election of
those Of last evening the membership of
the association, he said, increased to 2lO.
Approval Appreciated.
Capt O'Ferrall, from the special COM
mittee on improvements, read the petition,
which the committee last month present.
ed to the District Commissioners, and
which was reported in The Star at the
time. The Commissioners. explained both
Capt O'Ferrall and President Ballinger,
received the committee very cordially, as
surfing them that they would do all they
possibly could to benefit Columbia Heights.
The Commissioners, they stated, wished
the association to know that they deeply
appreciated the associations approval of
their action relative to the extension of
streets. especially as it was the first ap-
proving expression they had heard, and
Gently antagonistic to them in the mat
ter Of the location of the contagious hos
pital.
President Ballinger stated that he had
ing their attention to the number of deaths
along Sherman avenue last year from
diphtheria, typhoid fever and like diseases,
because of the filthy holes and cesspools
along the thoroughfare. He was glad to
say that the Commissioners had acted in
the matter, and the holes along both Sher-
man avenue and Roanoke street would
soon all be filed in.
Street Extension.
Mr.. Francis Cotton, from the special COM
mittee appointed to wait upon the Secre-
tares of War and the Interior and the
chief of engineers of the army, the COM
mission having in charge the approval Of
the street extension plans. to urge the
commission to pass upon the submitted
plans as speedily as possible, stated that
the committee had called upon the COM
mission and had been assured that the
commission would approve, modify Or re-
ject the plans as soon as possible. Gen.
Craighead informed the committee that
the commission wished 1t known that there
would be no unnecessary delay in the mat
ter, but that all concerned would be given
full and fair hearing.
Associntfon Boundaries.
On the motion of Capt. O'Ferral, his
amendm emit to the constitution extending
the boundaries Of the associa ton to 18th
street west ard Columbia road on the
north, was adopted
Mr.. August Petersen and Mr.. L. H.
Meyers wished Holmead Manor to be in
cluded. but they were informed that some
time ago the citizens Of that section init
mated that they preferred to organize an
association Of their own. Mr.. Meyers stat
ed that the intimation only came from two
or three persons who wanted to run all
Holmead Manor. He believed that the rest
the Columbia Heights Association. He
gave notice of amendment to the associa-
tion's constitution SO extending the bound
aries. and under the rules it went over
until the next meeting.
From the committee on revision Of con-
stitution and bylaws Secretary George
Simmons reported several proposed amend
ments and they were laid over until the
next meeting.
Committees Appointed.
+ President Ballinger then announced the
following standing and special committees,
after which the association adjourned:
Standing committees-Streets, alleys and
sidewalks-P. O'F'errall, Robert Catlin, P.
E. Clark, w. F. Baker and ]. C. Norris
Water lights and sewers-Francis Cotton,
Aulick Palmer, E. G. Jeffreys, Winfrie and
Jacob Jones.
Railroads.&c.. NJ. Carter, g. B. Towles, c.
c. Schneider, L. A Barr and Bushrod
Robinson.
Assessments and apportionment of con-
gressional appropriations-M. NJ. Parker,
and Octavius Knight.
Public buildings-Dr. A. L. Staveley. L. P.
Williams, 7. j. LASER, James Lansburgh
and Leo Simmons.
Nuisances and sanitary matters-H. A.
Pixton, Fl. 7. Guss, H. f. Hawley, A. Pc
tersen and C. B. Keferstein.
Legislation and publicity-H. A. Willard,
c. A. Boynton, Francis Cotton, j. H. Nc
Gowan and G. NJ. Hustled.
Special comnlittees-On securing reduced
telegraph, express and cab rates.. K. Ep-
d
Planting certain shade trees-H. E. Gasch,
F. G. Berger and G. c. Hobbs
Obtaining new fire alarm boxes-H. H.
Bergman, ]. w. Schafer and Lemuel Tow
ers.
Investigation of electric lighting with a
view to securing 1t in private houses-V. L.
Hodges, F. L. Harvey and Cyrus Manly.
The Cruiser Michigan.
The cruiser Michigan has completed the