Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08
DISCUSSING TERRITORY
Business Transacted BY tho Columbia
Heights Oitisena
Improvement of Streets Asked and
New Members Elected-Mr. Bundy
Elected Treasurer.

The regular monthly meeting Of the Co.
lunbia Heights Citizens Association wal
held last evening in st. Stephens Hall
President NJ. A. BalIinger presiding. The
greater part of the meeting was consumed
in discussing an offered amendment to the
constitution extending the territory over
which the association assumes jurisdiction
despite the fact that the rnies made such
discussion out Of order, the proposed
amendments having to lie over for 8
month. However, nothing resulted from
the discussion save an abnormal enlarge
ment of the usual brief. business-like ses-
sions Of the association.
The only committees to report were those
on stagnant ponds on Sherman avenue and
that on heights of buildings. From the
first Mr.. c. S. Bundy reported that the
ponds are being rapidly filled up. and coon
will all have disappeared. The health off,
Ger has been very active and kind In the
matter, he said, although the Police Court
has given them little support From the
committee on heights of buildings Mr..
James Lansburgh read the building regu-
lations applicable, ard said that the Com
missioners will not regard 18th street north
of Florida avenue a business street. SC
that no buildings higher than the width OF
the street will be erected in the vicinity.
improvements Asked.
The death last month of Mr.. Christian G.
Schneider, the treasurer of the association.
was announced by President Ballinger.
whereupon resolutions offered by Mr.. JEFF
fries, expressing the loss the association
and community suffered thr ough Mr..
Schneidcr's death, were adopted by ris-
ing vote. Then, after the chair had stated
that an exceedingly large number OF the
members are in arrears. recurring the ser
vices of an active and untiring treasurer.
and after several members had declined
the position, Mr.. Bundy was elected as
such.
On the motion Of Mr.. Leo Simmons, the
Commissioners were requested to at once
commence the grading of Roanoke. Irving,
Yale, Bismarck, Princeton and Howard
streets and Sherman avenue. and on the
motion Of the secretary a special commit
tee of three was authorized to request the
parking commission To set out shade trees
in the section at once upon the grading OF
the streets.
Those who assisted at the entertainment
given by the association last month were
thanked through q resolution offered by
Mr.. Meyers.
The amendment to the bylaws offered
several meetings previous. abolishinG
standing committees, and providing that
the officers of the association and three
other members one to be appointed from
the section west of 18th street and the
other from east Of that street, one north
ana the OtQeF SOutn OIL heneSdW avenue,
was adopted.
Members and Territory.
After the following had been elected to
membership, Chas. E. Wood, Samuel Bax-
ter, c. C. Bryan. John s. McCalmont, Jas.
Watson, Mrs. Christian G. Schneider, W.
D. West and F. A. Auth, Mr.. Bundy gave
notice of an amendment to the constitution
charging the territorial jurisdiction Of the
association to extend to 10th street
and Spring road. After much discussion,
during which Mr.. O'Donoghue and others
declared that 1t would be unwise and dis
astrous to invade the territory of sister
organization, that of Mt. Pleasant, the
matter went over until the next meeting,
as did an amendment proposed by Mr..
O'Donoghue to the effect that no extension
of the association territory shall include
that of any other association.
Upon the motion of Mr.. Bailey, a special
committee of three was authorized to re-
quest the placing of additional lamps on
Yale and Roanoke streets between 18th
and 14th and on Holmead avenue between
Lydecker avenue and Spring road. AMI
Messrs. Bailey, Jeffries and Meyers were
appointed such committee.