Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
SOUTH WASHINGTON EVILS
The Citizens Associatia Fighting Against
the Garbage Plant ~
Voice Given to Many Complaints Mt n
Meeting Last Nieht-The James
Creek Caaal.

'"The garbage reductioni or destruction
plant should be erected outside the CRY
limits" Tina. was the sentiment expressed
at last nights meeting Of the South WASH
ington Citizers' Association, held in the
rooms of the Washington Athletic CLUB.
1.-The people Of South Washington are In
the fight to win." declared one of the citi-
zens. who voiced the sentiment of the asso-
citation. The members say they cannot UNI
derstand why this particular section should
be selected as the dumping ground fof the
refuse of the entire city. The residents OF
this particular section have already had ex-
perience with a garbage plant, and they
say they know just what they may expect
if one is again located in their midst. Not
only did those who lived directly in the VI
lived along the line of South Capitol street,
where the carts passed their doors, also
claimed to suffer great annoyance.
Last nights meeting was largely ATTENDED
been liberal in contributing to the cause.
DR.. Winters, president of the ASSOCIATION,
was In the chair, and Henry Story secre-
tary.
Interview With the Commissioners. j,
Mr.. Prentiss, one Of Counsel for the as
sociatcn, was called upon to tell some
thing of the interview with the District
Commissioners.
Mr.. Prentiss said he had very little to
say, as the meeting was fully reported in
The Star. Beth Mr.. Totem and Mr. Da-
vidge, he said, made vigorous speeches ana
were confident OF ultimate success. Ihey
were confident they would be ape TO WIN
on the law point and would not have to go
into the facts in the case. The case, nc
said, was being carefully prepared, ana ne
felt certain that the garbage plant would
not he located at the foot OF Soutn Capitoi
street.
roi" MT. Do"e
Mr.. Prentiss then reac long ie,.e, iion,
Mr. W. Z. Dodge' IN which he saio NC uiu
not see how the association couid prevent
the location CT the proposed garbage pan.
en- oouth Sapi'oi street ne was oppos. , . !.
willingly lend a helping hand, but he
thought there was nothing to be gained.
Tn conclusion Mr. Dodee asked why the
Commissloners nav pau % oe" ,',han ~ n.s G
.n1 oronnaad tho1 amo,ber Arm would
Puoi.ety aino ..; o''o'S, 80
oo ~ III nu. :, ,,s pra.,de,t w,nters
..os Ma INV tho co.tr.ctor was paid 90
cents ton when another nr :; Was n oD
- nor ~, mot I'M s.a yeasou that Mr.. Smith
any III ..o -, 500 $3.50, ~ patav Mann's
couid not snsii any s.en ta,,d.,ad Mr. Hodge
yote Oh .nanas was sas St,-rt;c CIV was
read. The letter IT wa, sta o;e;san was The
celvea taoai ~ 10 haS hsan rannested to
writer s.atea ma. ne .aasrst tha ea ria ge
iornluia'e eoiii ia M ar,,IS nrocure affi-
lactorS, s any ssiaht T.. of interest to the
oasi.s Will e' -" ~
citizens mere. ..h,s 10 tho
And. sald the presNeu.., 1 800 -
KIM OF pl1Ut luc Sohk<s1iSsiSS.S
pu. OH Oh US; az observation-disclosures saw
nuisance. put mere .no S"''|
II Will mol De huis'"ee
Other Nutsanees. ~ s"G
,.,rt,, iras.id he thought the
James - - .,,y. nuisance in
garbage piai. was no. - a.t,on III.
connection with the garbage quese-oi'' INC
massage Of the carts through the city Is as
much of a nuisance as any other thing con-
., -, ~
recleu VIZ" .b.the
I'VE nave naa our sss: ta ala s"an., we
crematory anu I'm, sMe' atssr ouSft ia get a
shar, of it,
He said that there was anoInea nu.sa nee
IN ms ssSeon, " 'sta,h. .eii He said he was
oarts;1, tbaf large Quantities of the soil are
dumped In the branch from the scow. and
he thought 1t was ABOUT Time 10 oes-h TIC
use OF dynamite. a., o,,.,r,,on ",b.+
- an r,;a s so;I 10 dmmned into, the branch
10 ho, i1nd a Uav' :.
NJ S,ailirs frnm southwest Washington,
- :, mnntsJ to helm the work of the as
saa;,tSon
se .a,t, .,;d ..I.n, in trouhle TODAY. I
pu.' LII 80 con,. and 7 can NO longer
seII mn. about the streets --. -
seq s nl.in auoI' a.. . nnisance T sunnase?'
Nu,sod - man,her ..,sf.
..Thot,s rioht
ere a. cnHa constitute a nuisance" added
+,o other r,snher what is r: r,atoryr'
'n Hy liz IIau,isnn coi,ed attention RI what he
sa;a he 200 rdad "a 81 great mn. ga nce. the
James Creek canal This. he thought. was
one Or the greatest ana "otss nuisahces IN
'ne e..y. u,r+ers said he agreed with
Mr. Howison. He said he had spoken to a
man who had seen eight dead bodies taken
from the canal, andat was lmposs.ole 1oI
MN, nlm TO ten i now tha lmns 'noie So"' nav
1.-The canal" he said, us death-trap, and
1 hope to see the day when the relatives OF
some of the dead persons will enter suit
against the city,
u.,
me A""cos"
Continuing, DR.. Winters called attention te
the presence of the Anacostia railroad
tracks IN the streets. He said he though,
=. ..aeA9 VI H.. 49, .h;s, u,,o 49,, 49,,
IL was ABOUT 'ii'ie 'ii"' ILLS iine was ao"i
ished.
We've got enough of horse cars" he said
| .Now we want an underground electric roa6
n Stnnact Tth street with an overhead road