The morning times., 1895-10-03
PUSHING THEIR CLAIM
Mt. Pleasant Citizens Want to
Name a School Trustee.
MR.. COLE THE CANDIDATE
Meeting of the Association to Hear
Reports From Commirtees-Look
TO the Metropolitan Railway for
Better Trans portation Facilities.
Street Extensions Discussed.

At the meeting of the ATT. Pleasant Cit
iZens Association, held last evening at the
Congregational Church ou Howard avenue,
the question OF securing II representative
from that section Of the city on the board
OF public school trustees, and also Of TAX
ing some actioni the JDterestsUi the whole
community IN reference To the coGdeinna-
tion and assessment or property in con-
nection with the exclusion o1 stree:-s were
discussed at length.
the meeting was Iairiy well attended
and was conducted by President j. w.
Someryiile, with MIR. T. NJ. Exiey as
secretary.
Judge +. L. Campbell, chairman of the
SPECIAL committee Laylng IN charge the
securing the appointment OF u member ofIhe
board OF pubic school trustees from that
section OF tie clty Itlof,eo ,iiai Ji.t tuiii-
miItee had called upon The Commissioners
and recommended The appointment of MIR.
W. l.. Cole.
PROMISED DTOCONSIDERIT
The committee, lie said, " ere receiyedyery
kindly by the Commissioners, no assured
them that their fecomInendauon would
be given due consi0era ZION. President
Somcrville also wrote the Commissioners
reCUn-n.cEuiiE liO afIo;ptneiiL 90 Aif. toi..
in reply to W hich he received letter from
President Ross stating that the recon-
media ion V oaiu Uc Luts aIlu ally cUnSiuered
by the board OF Commissioners.
Mr.. ChapIn BIO WI cnalrnian oI committee
on street railways. reported that no action
III that direction had yet been undertaken,
but that the .cUnImIJtee would have every
thing i'll working shape When ConSTess
convened. The best chance for better
facilities for that section Of the city, lie
f., hnd "a
sion of the NJ Metropoiitan line, anu he had
every reason to believe, he said, that
President Phillips would give them the
accommodations desired II he would be
given a little time.
a communication from the president OF
the Columbia Heights Association was
read. which states tnat tine Union Transfer
Company and the Western Union Tele-
grdpn Company had consented 10 estab-
lish branch offices III Ihat section OF Tie
city, and make delivery of all matter
without extra charge.
STREET EXTENSIONS.
The territory referred to, however, in
ciudes only part OF that over which the Mt.
Pleasant Association keeps watchtnl eye.
Mr.. Chaplin brown, in discussing tie
matter of the condemnation of property
for the benefit of street extension, sa,d
tina; wulie 10 was wen to keep on tine alert,
nothing could be done at present. He had
no doubt what the result would be, and
advised the claimants TO be ready at all
times with their witnesses to appear before
the condemnation Jurics. The result of
the discussion is tnat IA special meeting VIII
probably be called, TO wh.c1 an the cItIzens
of that section will be invited.
Judge CampDeii SAID that ue lttd no report
to make, further tnan that he had written
the Commissioners IN reier.lc To the ur-
gent necessity Tor the grading of The side
walks and the fiagging OF street cross
inEs.
Two new members, Mr.. Alfred Leonard
ana Mr.. 3. T. Jenney, were elected.