Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-05
Grievances Considered by South
Washington's Citizens.
TO HELP TEE ANACOSTIA STRIKERS
Still Determined to Fight the Gar
bage Contractors Plans.
OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR

"Your application for membership Is here
by solicited by the South Washin gton Citi-
zens' Association, an organization formed
for the purpose Of securing improvements,
removing nuisances and the general adj
vancement of this long and sadly neglected
section of the nations capital"
This invitation was sent to citizens Of
South Washington last week. and the re-
suit was that there was large attendance
at last nights meeting of the association,
the occasion being the election of officers
for the ensuing year. 1t was also stated
that the association would take up the
question of the strike ON the Anacostia
street railroad. This had the effect of
bringing out an additional number of citi-
zens Master Workman Lawrence Of the
Street Railway Mems Assembly. Mr.. w. c.
Van Hoy Of the same organization and Mr..
]. NJ. Heating Of Anacostla, who Is also IN
terestcd in the railroad matter, were pres
ent at the meeting in the interest OF the
cause Of the striking drivers.
There was a large number of South
Washington citizens present when Pfesi-
dent Winter called the meeting to order.
Secretary Story read the minutes of the
last meeting, which were approved.
Under the head of unfinished business
Mr.. Brown called attention to the complaint
made against the pile of stable refuse on
South Capitol street, mentioned at pre-
vious meetings.
A letter from Col Wilson was received.
in which he denied that his department
had such pile at the place stated.
Perhaps it is on private property" re-
marked 4 member.
THAT may be-" said Mr.. Brown. but I
| think not"
| cars yesterday" remarked DIR. Winters.
Well added Mr.. Brown, ''it seems to
me that the only thing to do is to swear
| out warrant for the health officer or
| al md han Wa er int
| We'll find out who owns the pile and upon
| whose property 1t is
DR.. Winters said that there would be a
| committee appointed to look after such
| matters after the officers Were elected
| Officers Elected.
| The association then proceeded to the
election of officers. Several nominations
for the presidency were made, among those
nominated being Mr.. David Murphy, DIR.
| E. C. c. Winters, Charles Schafer and
| others. DR.. Winters, who has been presi-
dent of the association since it or
ganized to fight the garbage plant said he
desired to decline the honor but Mr.. Fitz-
gerald prevailed upon him to allow his
name to be used, and DR.. Winters was
elected. The other officers elected were
James F. Shea, vice president; Henry Story,
| secretary; Frederick DietZ, treasurer. The
association also elected an executive COM
| mittee, composed of David Murphy, r. j.
Collins, ]. B. Prout James Martin, Maurice
Fitzgerald, Bernard Leonard and Charles
| Schafer
The AnacOstia Railway.
When the election of officers was finished
Mr.. Van Hoy of the Anacostia Citizens
| Association was invited to address the
meeting. In opening his remarks Mr.. Var
| Hoy said that the Anacostia Association
like ttat of South Washington, has 6
nuisance-the railroad. He thought thai
the associations by joining hands might ac
conlplish something. He referred to the
garbage factory as the nuisance which the
South Washington Association has on its
hands. He suggested that if the place can.
lot be kept away or moved by legal means
it might be done in another way. If, hi
| said. the place should burn down some
| night 1t might, of course result from spon.
taneous combustion. If the place was
within eight squares of him, he thought
there would be case of spontaneous com
bustion. He said that it was the purpose
Of citizens to run the street car line out Of
existence, and referred to President Girls
void in exceedingly uncomplimentary terms
| threats have been made that Mr.. Girls
void will be dropped overheard from the
bridge some night he said, but he neva
goes out at night
Mr.. Van Hoy said that the company, &C
corning to statements, Is now losing from
$6O to $1o day, and he trusted that thu
members Of the South Washington Asso
citation would refrain from riding on thu
cars pending the lockout.
President Winters said tnat the people O
South Washington did not have mucl
chance to ride on the cars and referred t.
the fact that parts of the track had beef
abandoned long ago.
MIR. Lawrence's Talk.
Master Workman Lawrence was invite,
to address the meeting and spoke in behal
of the locked-out men. They are locke,
| pac fnr l,air
received s1.16 day, he said, for tweiv
hours work, and me of them get as nue.
as s1.41 for fifteen or sixteen hours work
while the men on the swings are paid abou
50 cents. He referred to former trouble
on the road and to the part taken in then
by President Griswold. Then he told O
the midnight meeting of the drivers whe
they refused to accept MIR Griswold's cffel
eff you go to see MIR. Gris"old." he said
"he will give you good cigar and 4 glas
of wine, while outside YOU lind some of tn
families of locked-1ut men in an aImos
starving condition and with scarcely an
Clothes The men, he said, were paid star
walton wages. which they had TO refuse
They say If they are to die they want t
die quick.
What we want you to To- he continued
sis to aid US in this matter make it mu
\ tual fight, join hands, and We will succee
! in driving him (Griswo1d) out of business.
Mr. Heating also addressed the meeting
He told Of the former strike and of tn
promises made by Mr.. GrlSW old, which, h
( said. had not been kept. He said that tn
J original cost of the road was about 500
) go. and the road Is now mortgaged fc
\ 1000. Each car, he said. is mortgage
J for Sc every day before 1t leaves the stabl
Mr.. Martin thought 1t good idea to joi
\ hands with the Anacostia Association. an
I in a few words he told of his experienc
with the road. which did not send out cal
J during bad weather.
VIII Not Ride.
J Mr.. Brown moved that the members
5 the association refrain from riding on II
\ Anacostia cars pending a settlement of tt
differences between the president and tt
( drivers.
Master Workman Lawrence asked tn;
| the members include the members Of the
| families in this request.
This was done, and the resolution ws
passed.
The railroad question having been di
| posed of, members of the association he
something to say about the James cree
canal and the garbage plant. Concern1r
the canal. it was stated that the Commi
:. soners, or one of them, had stated that Il
i canal ought to be used as a waterway fl
r business purposes. and Mr.. Hall, in a sati