Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-04
Mr.. WELLER'S RESOLUTION
East Washington Citizens Postpone Action
on Mr.. Dove.
The Garbage Matter and a Letter on
the Subject-Other Matters Con-
sidcred Last Night.

regular meeting of the East Washing
ton Citizens Association was held last
night at Baunn's Hall The attendance
was very small by reason Of a misunder-
standing as to the nature of the business
which was to como before the meeting.
At the special meeting of the asSocia-
ton held in December, Mr.. NJ. I. Weller
introduced a resolution protesting against
the removal of the superintendent OF the
East Washington branch post office and
the appointment of Mr.. J. Maury Dove.
The resolution was the special order for
last nights meeting. The secretary of the
| association was not present at the special
meeting al which the resolution was in
troduced, and was not apprised of it, so
that the call issued for last nights meet
ing contained nothing to indicate that the
important matter of the East Washington
branch post office was to come UP as the
special order. 1t was announced that TINS
misunderstanding was responsible Tor the
slim attendance. 1t was said on several
sides in the meeting that the members
had understood what the nature of the
business was to be the attendance would
have been very large.
President Babson, because of Illness, was
not able to be present, and DR.. w. A. Croft
fut presided. Routine matters were disi
posed of, and the question of garbage was
suggested by the presentation of the re-
H.. D.
on public health. In presenting his report
he stated that within the last two or three
days the condition of affairs had under
gone considerable Improvement, but still
the conditions were bad enough.
Garbage Letter.
Gen. Yoder then read a letter reciting the
status Of the garbage question and the
complaint OF the association. This letter
was addressed to Representative James r.
he
mittee appropriations, and by direction
of the association was referred to that
committee The letter set forth the in
adequate and unsanitary disposal of gar
bage, and the menace to health in permit
ting hundreds of tons of garbage and dead
animals to lie fostering on the docks await
ing transportation down the river. This
blockade of refuse was caused every time
the river froze, and was sometimes brought
about by other causes. Gen. Yoder men,
toned the fact that in February, 1893,
when the great freeze in the Potomac
Cured garbage and animals accumulated
on the wharveS for weeks. The same con-
dition confronted the people of the District
last summer, when the governors of Fir
ginia and Maryland prohibited the DISPOSE
ton of the city's garbage on the shores of
those states. The letter contained the fol-
lowing paragraph:
Other Places.
THE COMMISSIONS rs of the District, in
their estimate of appropriations, have asked
for 10000 for the disposal of the garbage
and dead animals within the limits of the
District. Inquiry has elected the following
Information from other cities in regard to
the sum paid for the destruction of gar
bage and dead animals, to wit: Milwaukee,
with a population of 100000, eXpends So 600
year for garbage disposal; st. Louis,
population, 10000, S5i 900 year; Buffalo,
population, 10000, $4,000 year; New
iIrla la
etc"
The letter asked that District garbage be
disposed of on the most approved plans, as
was being done in several other American
cities.
The Dove Resolution.
Mr. A. j. Burdine of Che Northeast Wash
il. Ston Citizens Association stated that he
and Mr.. Frizzell, president of that associa-
ticn would bring to the attention of the
authorities the fact that the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad was violating law in failing
to regularly light the rear of it's trains
The report of the executive committee was
that it had properly and forcibly protested
against the recommendation of the board
of trade in the matter of the location of
the contagious hospital. After the commit
tee on the reclamation Of the flats had re-
ported progress, Mr.. Weller called up his
resolution of protest against the appoint
inent OF Mr.. Dove. He criticised Postmas-
ter Wilett for his. failure to appoint
East Washington man as superintendent of
the East Washington branch post Office.
He also urged that the office be kept open
till later hour for the accommodation of
the people of that section. Mr.. a. Girou-
ard criticised both Postmaster Willett and
Mr.. Dove, but would not favor the resolu-
ton of Mr. Weller He thought the civil
scrN ice should be extended as to include
superintendent Of branch post offices. Mr..
j. ID. CroisSant objected to the resolution,
heo ause it was purely polite al and not a
proper subject for the consideration of the
association. Mr.. O. b. Hallam defended
Postmaster Willett and urged that he had
right to appoint whom he should choose.
and that this right should not be question
ed by the association. Mr. y. j. Burdine
made a motion to table the resolution, but,
on objection from Mir. Weller, this molten
was withdrawn, and motion of postpone
ment substituted and unanimously adopted.