The morning times., 1895-07-09
Northeast Association Wants
Better School Facilities.
CHARGE UNFAIR DIVISION
They Allege That the Northwestern
Section Gets the Lions Share of
Electric Lig hts-Contemplnted
work of Commissioners on Thtr-
teenth Street Is Not Needed.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Northeast Washington Citizens Associ
atiOu was held last evening at Alphenic
Hail. corner OF Eleventh and II streets
northeast. Vigorous speeches relative
TO the school accommodations aud the con-
dition of the streets in the northeastern
part of the city. were made by the members
and plans We're laid for vigorous cam
pagn IN the interests of the section.
The meeting was called TO order by the
president. Evan II Tucker. after which
the committee on water, lights and sew
ers, reported that UNJUST discrimination is
being made hctwecn the northeastern and
the north western divisions in the matter
OF electric lights
The association was informed by A. Il +.
Holsten, one OF the members, that he had
been assured that the improvements con
templated AT Kendall Green, would he com
pleted during the present year.
PUrILS IN EASEMENTS.
E. Dalrymple. the chairman OF the com
mittee on schools, stated that when the
public schools were opened lit the fan, the
pupils would have 10 ne put in basement
rooms and that repairs preparatory to re-
ceiving them were now III progress. He
and not fit for the stabling Of full-blooded
horse.
Mr, Josiah NilIard urged the members not
to allow their children 10 be put into death
traps and stated that the Commissioners
most likely were not aware of theCoDditions,
and attributed the state of affairs to Us
order of Superintendent Powell
This objectionable feature, it is SAID
will be put in operation at the Pierce.
Blair, Madison aud Taylor schools.
The association recommended that an ad-
ditiOnal school be established III the tract
bounded by the two railroad lines III North
east Washington, that east of First street,
north OF / street, and east of | street.
The committee on streets, avenues and
alleys presented report embracing what
improvements were most needed IN the
northeast and stated that they thought
that the recommendations OF the residents
of the neighborhuod ought to have some
weight with the Commissioners.
WORK NOT NEEDED
1t further recited that after investigation
the committee had come to the conclusion
that the contemplated work on Thirteenth
street. between East Capitol and Emerson
streets, and which headed the list or sched =
uIed improvements, was not 50 much needed
as the repair Of some other thoroughfareS.
II requested that this item, which Will
of the list Of improvements and placed
al the foot aud the money expended IN
improving some other streets more need
] full, and that thus the welfare OF tbt
whole section Will be advanced. The sched
ule OF the Commissioners was adopted
| with the exception OF the contemplated
| Improvement of Thirteenth street, be-
/ tween East Capitol and Emerson streets.
Resolutions were passed urging upon
I
derived from eXpending the amount set
apart for Thirteenth street, in macad'
amiZinE and grading the following streets
| in the order named. Tenth street, from L
to Florida avenue: Fifth street, from + to
II; Fourth street. from to q; Sixth
street, from II 10 h; l. street, from First
| to Fifth and from Sixth TO Florida ave
nue.: x street. from Eighth to Twelfth.
SUGGESTIONS ABOUT STREETS.
Attention was called to the urgent neCes
sity of grading and regulating Gales stree
from Fifteenth to Sixteenth. and Trinidad
| avenue from Florida 10 Nj street. II wal
| deemed advisable not to name any othc
| streets until the present schedule is eX
| hausted
| The committee on railroads reported tha
the Columbia Street Railway Company haC
| instructed their employees to note what length
| of time they We're detained at the steam rail
| road crossings and that letter would b
/ sent TO the Commissioners. asking that tn
comapnies he compelled TO put lamps ol
| the rear of all trains moving al night within
the city limits.
! The association Will, in a short while
! take steps relative TO the building Of a hal
| in northeast Washington. A site sultabi
for the building on Eleventh street. betweel
| Il and /. was named by Mr.. Loring Chappel
I a member of the association.