Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-30
NEEDS OF THE NORTHEAST
The Commissioners Listen to a Committee
of Citizens From That Section.
The Pressing Necessity for n New
of the Railroad Company Shown.

| Two matters In which the citizens of the
northeast are vitality interested were
] brought to the attention of the Commits
| sioners today in a hearing which they ac-
| corded to a delegation from the Northeast
Citizens Association. The committee call
| ed for the purpose of urging upon the
Commissioners the need for better school
accommodations In that portion of the city,
| and also for better supervision Of the rail-
road tracks and grade crossings. which
have always been such a menace to the
people of that part of town.
The committee consisted of Messrs. W.
J. Frizzell. Ellis Dalrymple. M. A. Custis.
George L. Rose. Francis A. Flanegin, S.
sowerbutts. John B. Agate. A. H. F. Hol-
stein, j. A. Gleason, William Kehl.
A New School Building Needed.
Mr.. Dalrymple, the chairman of the COM
| mittee on schools Of the association, act
ed as the spokesman of the delegation, and
| urged upon the Commissioners the pressing
need of new school building to be located
somewhere in the section of the city north
of and east of LIST streets northeast He
said that the population of that section of
the city is rapidly increasing. while the
school accommodations are altogether in
adequate. This section is cut Off from the
balance of the city by the tracks of
| the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and
there Is no school building to the
suit the school children run an i'm
! minent risk Of death or injury by being
compelled to pass over the tracks four
| times day, exposed to the merciless loco
motives. Moreover. in going to and from
school they traverse streets which are bad
ly paved. or not paved at all. and there Is
only one asphalt street in the section.
should be established is that it would serve
to relieve the crowding which now OK
lists in the other buildings. The school
rooms in three of these. the Taylor, Pierce
school trustees are preparing to use the
Easements for school rooms during the
coming year.
Mr.. Dalrymple presented to the Commits
sioners resolution that was adopted at
the last meeting Of the association asking
the Commissioners to include in their next
estimate an appropriation for an eight
room school house in the northeast sec
presented last year. on which occasion,
he said. the Commissioners had asked
them to find out how many children would
use such building. Mr.. Dalrymple said
that through the agency OF the police CEN
sus they had ascertained the number, and
the results of their inquiry would be filed
with the papers in the case.
Commissioner Ross said that he had
discussed the subject with Superintendent
Powell of the public schools, and he was
satisfied that the superintendent would
/
hts next report.
Basenlcnt Rooms Unsuitable.
The subject of the use of basement
rooms as schools was also brought UP in
the course of the hearing. Mr.. Dalrymple
said that in addition to the three buildings
already named the school trustees had
planned to use the basement of the Blair
building for the same purpose but had
alt
tary. The basement rooms he said, are
entirely unsuited for school purposes. They
would be overcrowded and the stoves and
sfovepipss would be surrounded by chill
dren; TIA rooms are damp and there is no
way of ventilating them except by raising
or lowering window and allowing the
draft to pour in on the children. In addi-
ton the Easements are liable to be over
Moved at any time. and even as they are
they are damp and unhealthy. &
Reference was made to one room which
was whitewashed several weeks ago, where
the whftewash has not yet dried. More
over, these rooms were intended to be used
Tor play rooms fer the children, and as
places where they might eat their midday
meal. II necessary. He expressed the
opinion that If they were used for school
purposes it would result in killing more
children even than the Baltimore and Ohio
and electric railroads. The committee ur-
gently protested against such use, and
asked the Commissioners to use their good
services to prevent 1t.
Mr.. Ross said that he had referred the
matter to the health officer for an investi-
rooms, and he expected that a report would
shortly be made. The rooms would certain
ly not be used if they were to prove a
menace to health. 1t was With great re-
luctance that they had determined to use
the Easements at all, but 1t reduced itself
to question Of that, or halliday sessions
In the fourth grades. He promised that
the subject would receive consideration
frrrr thn( fcctr ,1,@y
ise to do the best they could in the matter.
The Railroad Question.
Mr.. Frizzell, as chairman of the commit
tee on railroads, also presented a resolu-
ton, which was adopted at meeting of the
association on the Sth instant, asking the
Commissioners to compel the Baltimore
and Ohio road to keep competent watch
men at all their crossings all the time.
Mr.. Gleeson, who lives at 4th and streets
northeast, said that the Waterman at the
crossing at that point goes on duty at 6 in
There is gate at that point, but 1t is never
closed at night, the most dangerous time.
The same condition of affairs holds true at
the crossing at Florida avenue.
Mr.. FrizZen presented a second resolu-
ton, calling the attention of the Commits
sioners to the frequent violation of the po-
lice regulations. which require that all loco
motives shall display headlights on the ap-
pIodcnii!s ehus. ne sdiu that tne locolio-
tives which back in from Trinidad fire.
quently display only a small brakeman's
lantern. which might easily be mistaken
for street light.
The Commissioners also promised to take
this matter under Amusement. They stated
that If the police regulations cover the
point there was no need of a special order
for their enforcement, but Mr.. Frizzell re-
piled that it had been his experience
number Of times that the police authorities
require a special order from the Commits
sioners before they bothered about enforc-
Ing the regulations on the railroad compa-
MES.
The first installment Of the $1,000 prize
detective story, 1.-The Long Arm" by Miss
Mary E. Wilkins. will be printed in The
Star Saturday, August 8.
A Heavy JeweIry Robbery.
Miss Hattie Richards who lives at AT