Evening star., 1895-11-08
STREETS AND SEWERS
Nesting Of the Mount Pleasant Citizens
Association.
Opinion Expressed About the Propos-
Other Matters of Interest.

presiding. There was an unusually large
attendance at the meeting, and some more
than usually important business was trans
acted. The most important matter con-
sidered, perhaps, was the extension of
streets, and during the discussion 1t was
asserted by some of the members OF the
association that they would insist that be-
fore Congress passed any proposed bond
bill for the extension of sewers there
should be passed a bill making the neces-
sary appropriation for the payment of all
lands required to be taken in carrying out
the proposed plan of street extension.
After the election of w. w. Burnett as
member of the association. Mr.. Chatfield,
from the committee on schools and school
house. reported resolution that the asso-
c.ation indorse and approve the coming
fair of the public school teachers. Presi-
dent Somerville spoke in support of the
resolution, urging the members of the asso-
ciation to personally support the efforts OF
the teachers In making the fair a social ard
financial success. He then introduced Miss
Clara G.. Brewer, principal of the Mt. Pleas
ant school, who explained the object Of the
bazaar
The teachers desired, she said,s whatever
assistance the scholars and their parents
might render them. The resolution was
unanimously adopted, and Miss Brewer in
would be pleased to confer with the
mothers of her scholars and their friends
at the village school house at 10 o'clock
next Saturday morning.
Fire and Railroad Facilities.
]. r. Buckalew. from the committee on
fire department, stated that 1t gave him
much pleasure to report that the District
Commissioners had agreed with the COM
mittee that the Mt. Pleasant Chemical En-
gine Company should be replaced by a steam
engine company. Therefore the Commits
q ho6 tnn1 1n1 bot. ,tA, To,-
next year provision for a fully equipped
steam engine company. Mr.. Buckalew also
said he desired to express the gratitude
and appreciation of the committee for the
efforts of Chief Paris and the Commits
siorers in the matter.
Chairman Chaplin Brown, from the COM
mittee on railroads, called attention to the
territory lying between 18th street and Rock
Creek Park, which territory, he explained,
was without proper railroad accommoda-
tions. His committee, he said had given the
matter much thought. and had reached tie
conclusion that the Metropolitan Railroad
Company could. perhaps, best furnish the
section with the lacking transportation ia
cilit.es.
The committee therefore recommended
that the road be invited and urged to ex-
tend it's lines as follows: From Connecticut
and Florida avenues along Florida avenue to
18th street, thence northward to Kenyon
street Ont. Pleasantly, along Kenyon street
to the Zoo, thence northward on 10Th street
to Howard avenue CMt. PleasanD, silong
Howard avenue to 18th street and thelc
down 18th street to Florida avenue every
other car running thence over to and down
9th street and the other car along Florida
avenue to Connecticut avenue and thence
down the latter avenue.
Use of the Streets.
The committees report was adopted, when
Mr.. Brown called the attention of the asso-
citation 10 the practice of the Washington
and Georgetown Railroad Company in park
ing it's cars on 14th street between Kenesaw
avenue and Park street. The practice was
not only a nuisance, declared Mr.. Brown.
but 1t was also,. he thought, an unlawful and
dangerous occupancy and obstruction of the
street.
On his way to the meeting he noticed he
remarked, no less than thirteen cars stand
ing in the street, and frequently passengers
were compelled, he said, to alght several
squares south of the terminus of the line.
His committee recommended that the atten-
tion of the District Commissioners be called
to the matter, and that they be urged to
compel an abatement of the nuisance.
The association unanimously approved the
recommendation, and then j. B.
sleman, chairman of the committee on char
tiles, rendered his resignation as such, and
recommended the appointment of L. S. En-
cry as his successor. The association at first
refused to accept his resignation, but did so
when Mr.. Sleman explained that
he could no longer perform the duties, and,
at his request, President Somerville appoint
ed Mr.. Emery as chairman of the committee.
Schools and Streets.
President Somerville stated that the Postal
Company had for some time been
delivering messages north of Florida avenue
without extra charge; and he also stated
that City Postmaster Willett would establish
a sub post office in the section as soon as a
suitable brick house could be secured, and
one at 14th street and Kenesaw avenue was
suggested.
Calling attention to the fact that the new
public school house in the village still re-
manned without any sewerage facilities.
President Somervile urged the committee
on sewers to confer with the District Com
plissioners and insist that the building be at
once supplied.
Referring to the efforts made by the as
sociation to secure the appointment of w.
l.. Cole trustee of the public schools,
President Somerville stated that he feared
that Mr.. Coles reluctance to accept, If ap-
pointed, seriously handicapped the efforts
of the association in his behalf But a
strong effort was being made to secure Mr..
Coles appointment, and as it now was GER
tain that he would not decline, there was
every reason to believe that he would re-
ceive the appointment.
Chaplin Brown then inaugurated a brief
but quite lively discussion by introducing
the subject of street extension. The District
Commissioners, he stated, are preparing
bill to be submitted to Congress, which they
will be. he thought The bill would be, he
for laying sewers, and not for
the purpose of appropriating money for
payment of lands to be taken in the extern
sion of the streets. and that, too, exclaimed
Mr. Brown. Notwithstanding the fact that
the approval of the plan and the filing by
the Commissioners Of the petitions for the
have put a cloud on the land
which cannot be lifted until the matters
are all finally settled and the lands taken
paid for in full.
Congress, said Mr. Brown, should be so adj
yised, and the District Commissioners
should be given to understand that one
thing should be attended to at time in
this particular instance. That Is, said he,
the lines of the streets should be first set
tied finally, and then the sewers laid. He
understood the Commissioners would ask
for $1,000, 900 for sewers, but only $5OO,O0O
for street extension, and he had learned
that Commissioner Powell felt that the lay
ing of sewers was much more important
than the extension of streets.
Land Taken for Streets.
Mr.. Brown then advised the association to
vigorously oppose any bill which failed to
provide for the payment in full of the lands
to be taken in the extension of streets, and
at once This matter should, he thought, be
laid before Congress the very day it met.
II tell you," exclaimed Mr. Brown. "the
Commissioners can get no bill through If we
object, for it is much easier to kill a bill
bon of he