Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-04
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITIZENS
Boundaries Of the Association Discussed at
Last Nights Nesting
Express Companies WIN Deliver North
of Florida Avepue-Ofher Matters
That Received Attention.

The regular monthly meeting of the Co
lumbia Heights Citizens; Association was
held at ST. Stephens parish hall, 18th
street near Kenesaw avenue, last evening.
President M. A. Ballnger presided, and
about the most important business trans
acted was the extension of the boundaries
Of the territory covered by the assocla-
ton so as to include Holmead Manor. To
do this the limits of the association were
extended from 14th street and Whitney
avenue to Spring road thence east to
Brightwood avenue.
The taking in of Holmead Manor led
to suggestion that the citizens Of Mt.
Pleasant be made eligible to membership,
and Mr.. G. NJ Hustled gave notice of an
amendment to the nsttution which will
make eligible to membership in the assoc
citation taxpayers and residents not only In
the territory of the association, but also
all those In the territory adjacent to the
associations
President Ballinger explained that the
Columbia Heights Association had no wish
or intention of encroaching upon the terri
tory of its sister association, that of Mt.
Pleasant, but as 1t was said that residents
Of Mt. Pleasant desired to become mem
bers Of the Columbia Heights Association,
it would perhaps be well to amend the
constitution so as to permit them to do so.
Chairman j. K: Eppley reported from the
special committee of reduced express and
Geographic rates that two express COM
panies had agreed to deliver north of
Florida avenue and south of Spring road
at city rates, and 1t was probable that the
telegraph companies and other express
companies would give the section the same
advantages.
The associations appreciation of the
granting of reduced express rates was
voiced in a resolution, and the company to
first make the reduction was recommended
to the patronage of the residents of that
section. 1t was decided to distribute
circular calling attention to the matter and
repeating this recommendation.
Chairman H. H. Bergman of the special
committee on fire alarm boxes reported
that the following boxes had been placed
in position: Efghty-three, at Superior and
Ontario avenues; 49, at 18th and Chaplin
streets; So, at 14th and Binney streets; Stat
18th street and kenesaw avenue; S13, at 10th
street and Howard avenue; S14, at No. II en-
CINE notSe, on 14th street; SIS, at 18th and
Lydecker streets; S21, at 7th street and
Whitney avenue; S23, at It'll and Steuben
streets, and S25, at 7th and Irving streets.
The committee desired the erection of two
additional boxes, but President Ballinger
stated that Superintendent Miles would
recommend the erection next year of ten
more, and, at his suggestion, the matter
was left to Mr. Miles.
Upon the motion OF Mr. L. H. Movers the
following residents of Holmead Manor were
elected to membership: w. A. Pate Victor
Anderson. J. Granville Meyers, jr.. DR.. R.
=. - w itDciScI, d. FRANK Meyers, lDT.
William A, Lyon. H. H. Pechin, George W.
Rawlings, R. Thomas Robinson, Charles q.
Porter and Arthur B. Cushman
Upon the motion of Secretary Simmons
the following were also elected to member
ship: Mrs. John G. Judd. Morel Marean,
P. B. S. Pinchback. Pitman Pusifer DIR. c.
n. Stowell, D. w Funk, C. r. Wiley, VIM.
Small. G. W. Moss, P. II. Christian, Geo
w. Dickey, w. H. Saunders and D. w. Bal
linger.
Mr.. John r. Gisburne, from the commit
tee appointed to confer with the postal au-
thorities relative to the establishment of
street railway system, reported that he
had addressed letters TO Postmaster Will
lett and the second assistant postmaster
general. and had been assured Jy them
that they would do everything possible to
establish the system. The matter was now
one of experiment in other cities the COM
mittee was told, and upon the success of
those experiments depended the establish
ment of the system here.