Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-03
MT. PLEASANT CITIZENS
Many Matters Discussed at the Meeting
Last Night
Assessing Benefits for the Rock Creek
Park-SchOOl Matters, Police, Chari-
tics and Fire Department..

Last nights snow storm had no effect
upon the attendance at the regular month
ly meeting of the Mt. Pleasant Citizens
Association, and it vas the most largely
attended held for some time. President j.
w. Scmerville presided, and after Messrs.
Emile Berljner, Donald Mcpherson and
j. A. Watson had been elected to mem-
bership, exhibited a map, which the at
tOrney for the Rock Creek railroad had
stated showed the route of the proposed
railway through Mt. Pleasant and it's vicin-
ity. 1t was explained that the plan of the
Washington and Georgetown railroad was
to run to Mount Pleasant by way of 18th
street to Kalorama Heights, by way of
Columbia road. and through 18th street.
That by the Metropolitan company would
be out Connecticut avenue and Florida
avenue to 18th street by Pierce mill road
or Lowell street to main gate of the Ma
tic raj Park.
1t was also stated that the Metropolitan
company would not extend it's line until
after the completion of the new system
on the 9th street line.
Urder the call of committees the chair
man OF the committee on sewers submitted
a letter he had received from Captain
Beach of the District engineer depart
ment stating that temporary sewer
might be constructed on Grant street in
connection with the new school house, the
cest to be charged to the property owners.
After a short discussion, in which Mr..
Stephan stated that the new school house
could not be used unless sewer was
constructed, the committee was directed to
insist upon the construction of the sewer
without an assessment upon the property
owners solely.
on schools. reported that but $7S would re-
main from the new school house appro-
priatlon after the completion and furnish
ing of the school, and that the committee
had recommended that the Olmstead black
board be placed in the school.
Fire and Charities.
From the committee on fire and police
departments Mr.. Buckalew reported prog
ress. The fire department officials were
disposed. he said, to postpone action in
the matter of alarm boxes for the village
until after the completion Of the new
engine house. The present system, that of
telephones, was both uncertain and dila-
tory, although the chief engineer had
stated that the section in and about Mt
the present time.
The chairman of the committee on chart
tes, Mr. Sleman, reported that several
cases of restitution had been relieved and
announced that charity entertainment
the I'D instant VA
President Somerville announced that it
was expected that in a day or two the
central relief committee of the District
would reorSan1Ze. and upon his suggestion
the committee on charities of the associa-
uon was instructed to ask of the central
committee such an appropriation as was
found necessary for the relief of destitu-
ton in Mount Pleasant Last year. he
said, the people of the village had con-
tributed about $500 to the central commit
tee, and had not asked for an appropria-
ton.
Rock Creek Park.
Under the head of new business Mr..
Chaplin Brown called attention to the fact
that on Saturday next the Rock Creek
Park commission would meet for the pur-
pose of assessing benefits resulting from
the location of the park. He thought the
commission would decide that all Of Mount
Pleasant had been benefited, and would,
perhaps, include all the District in the
matter of benefits. He believed that the
commission would decide that all adioin-
ing property had been benefited, although
he did not believe that such a thing could
be proven. He did not believe that assess
ments for such a park could legally be
maintained, especially no benefits had
been assessed when the Zoo Park was
taken.
President Somerville said that he had
been told that Commissioner r. Ross Per-
ry had held that the benefits would extend |
as Tar as Ith street, and Mr.. j. H. Jolly |
said he could not understand how the peo- |
pie of the District could be assessed for |
such pleasure ground, when they had |
not been consulted in the matter and had |
I OF wished it.
Finally, committee, consisting Of |
Messrs. Brown, Walbridge and Stephan, |
was appointed to attend meeting of citi- |
zens Interested, to be held at the Office of |
Carlisle & johnson, FendaIl building, at 3 |
o'clock this afternoon, and also to attend |
the meeting of the commission on Satur- |
day. |
Other Matters.
The next matter introduced was sug-
gestion from Mr.. Nerliner that some one |
general name for the section in and ada
cent to Mount Pleasant be selected. The
section was now, he said, called by many
different names, and such a state of affairs
was not only confusing, but also robbed
the section of much of it's prestige. The
president thought the suggestion a good
one and at his suggestion the matter was
laid on the table for discussion at the next |
meeting.
Mr. Chatfield stated that numerously
sigred petition of people on Howard ave-
nue. had been presented to the Engineer
Commissioner, protesting against the pro-
posed widening of the avenue to 1O5 feet
and after a brief discussion the action of !
the signers was approved by the associa-
ton. The association then adjourned to |