Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-06
DISCUSSED BY CITIZENS
Improvements Asked for by the Columbia
Heights Association.
A Complaint Against the &c BILE Line
Street Extension Plans to
He Considered.

Theie was a meeting Of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association last evening.
but it was brief one, as about every mem
Der present was anxious to get down town
to hear the election returpH. President NJ.
A. Ballinger presided. The first business
transacted was the election of the following
new members: Charles F. Shoemaker, James
T. Dubois, w. r. Bailey, Benjamin Rhodes.
Rev. George F. Dudley and W. w. Finley.
On the motion of Dr. Stavely, the commit
tee on streets was requested to call the at
tention of the District Commissioners to
the bad condition of the pavement at 10th
street and Florida avenue, and to request
them to have the pavement repaired.
Want the Old Poles to Go.
On the motion of Mr.. Charles F. Calhoun,
the executive committee of the association
was directed to call the attention of the
District Commissioners to the unsightly
condition of Kenyon street, because of the
continuance of the wooden poles erected on
the electric street railway line. The COM
mittee was also directed to urge upon the
Commissioners the removal Of the poles,
and that they be replaced by neat iron poles
in the center of the street, or the road be
compelled to use the underground electric
system
Upon the motion of Secretary Simmons,
by the Commissioners for cremating the
garbage and refuse of the city.
Mr.. Purman having called the attention
of the association to the bad condition of
Columbia street between 18th and 18th, a
resolution was adopted on his motion stat
ing that the improvement of the street was
imperatively needed. and requesting the
committee on streets to urge upon the
Commissioners the speedy improvement of
the street.
Mr.. Calhoun called attention to the in
complete condition of many lamp posts on
Kenyon and other streets. and upon his
Guested to ask the Commissioners to COM
plete the lamps ard turn on the gas at
the earliest possible date
Mr.. O'Donahue. calling the associations
attention to the lack Of sidewalks on Kene
saw avenue between 14tn and 18th streets,
the committee on streets, upon his motion,
was requested TO ask the Commissioners to
either lay pavements or plank sidewalk
on that avenue.
Mr.. M. D. Jacobs stated that the Wash
ington and Georgetown Railroad Company
was guilty of a nuisance, in his opinion,
in allowing the cars to stand on Nth street
near the car house. 1t was injurious to
property owners, he believed, and he asked
the cooperation of the association in Sc
curing an abatement Of the nuisance. Upon
the motion of Secretary Simmons. Mr..
railroads, and that committee was re-
quested to confer with the District Com
missioners upon the subject.
Street Extensions.
The secretary was directed, in issuing the
call for the next monthly meeting of the
association, to notify the members that the
subject of street extensions would be called
up at that meeting and that the associa-
ton would be asked to further the efforts
of the Commissioners in securing an adj
ditional appropriation for the carrying into
effect of the plan of street extension.
Secretary Simmons called the attention of
the association to the inadequate water
supply in Columbia Heights, stating that at
the fire Monday night on Sherman avenue
considerable difficulty was experienced by
the firemen in securing a sufficient flow of
water. Mr.. Simmons also stated that the
fire alarm wires were in difficulty, failing
to work. The committees of the assoca-
ton having such matters in charge, he
thought had not performed their duties in
the best possible manner. President Bal
linger also thought that the various COM
mittees of the association had proven de-
relict in their duties, and he remarked that
If the members of the committees found
that they were unable to attend to their
duties they should so notify the assoca-
tior that others might be appointed. He
suggested that the secretary notify the
me mbers CT the various committees that
the association felt that they had not fully
performed their duties, and upon the mo-
ton of Mr.. O'Donahue the secretary was
dire cted to carry into effect Pre- sident Bal
fingers suggestion.