Evening star., 1896-10-27
Annual Meeting of That Suburbs
Citizens Association.
Time FOR AIR MOTORS PASSED
Railway Company Must Now Put
in Underground Electric System.
OLD OFFICERS REELECTED

The first annual meeting CT the North
Capitol and lexington Citizens Association
since the formation of that orga nization
was held last night at its usual monthly
meeting place, and the following named Of
ficers were unanimously elected for the
ersuing year: For president, w. c. Hem
derson. vice president, w. j. Fowler; Sec
retary, w. J. Hughes; treasurer, S. II
Leitzell. and executive committee. J. F.
Bancroft, i. b. Linton and w j. Fowler
With the exception of Mr.. Linton, these
officers served in the same capacity dur
ing the year just closed, and were all
unanimously reelected.
Reports were submitted by Mr. Leitzell
of the committee on streets. sidewalks and
lights; Mr.. HI. E. Williams of the COM
mittee on fire and police protection: Mr.. A.
o. Tingley of the committee on mail ia
cilities, as to the progress of matters re-
ferred to their respective committees. AMI
Mr.. A r. Server of the railway commit
tee reported the status of the street rail-
way question, stating the attitude of the
lexington Railway Company with respect
to the air motor equipment, and contenied
that the time had passed now when the
company could put on that equipment. He
said that the act required the air motor
test to be commenced within three months
from the date Of its passage, and the COM
pany. having failed TO comply with this
provision, had forfeited the right to
that system at all, and must now turn
their attention toward putting in the un-
derground electric system, as required by
the act.
President Hcnderson's Report.
The president. Mr.. Henderson. read a
report, reviewing at length the operations
of the association since its formation. In
referring to the lexington car service the
report said:
Were it not for the abomnable street
railway service with which the section is
cursed ii is more than probable that the
association never would have been formed.
1t was principally to obtain relief in that
direction that led to its organization. The
problem presented is still unsolved. though
some progress has been made toward it's
solution. 1t will be remembered" the re-
port goes on to say, that shortly after the
association was formed, its railway COM
mittee endeavored to treat with the Off
GERS of the lexington company i'm a friend
ly spirit, with a view TO aiding that COM
pany in making a success of its road, and
obtaining for the residents of the section
an improved car service SO badly needed,
and which they by law are entitled to have.
but such proffers were contemptuously
disregarded by the railway officials, and
the friendly attitude at first assumed in
good faith was of necessity changed into
aggressive opposition to the various meth
DDS and schemes adopted by the company
SO detrimental to the interests of the COM
munity and the sections which the asSocia-
ton represents
The report states, further, that while the
association cannot rejoice in a successful
issue of its labors in regard to the street
railway service, il has cause TO be gratifed
at having accomplished SO much other inn
portant work for the good of the section in
the way of street lighting, Increase OF po-
lice service, paving of streets and side
walks, completion of sewers. the placing Of
additional patrol and mail COLLECTION boxes
and such like improvements and con-
yenienceS.