Evening star., 1896-12-02
I COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
Citizens Discuss Many Matters at Their
Meeting.
Electric Poles and Overhead Wires
Exploiting the Heights as .
Place of Residence.

But little more than routine business was
transacted at the regular monthly meeting
of the Columbia Heights Citizens As5ocia-
tion, held last evening at st. Stephens s
Hall. President NJ. A. Ballinger presided,
assisted by Secretary George Simmons.
President Ballinger, on behalf of the COM
mittee on street railroad transfers. report
ed that the Capital Traction Company had
as reported in the daily press, agreed to
transfer residents of Columbia Heights and
adjacent sections from 14th street to L,
and then to 7th by means of registered
cards furnished to residents, their families
and servants. Mr.. Ballinger explained that
the road was quite willing 10 10 what was
right in the matter. merely desiring to pre-
vent an abuse of the transfers. Mr.. Bal
Hnger also stated that strange as it might
appear. man had recently been convicted
for dumping garbage in Columbia Heights.
Was glad to say that hereafter the law
seemed likely to be enforced in their sec
ton.
After James McCallum Joseph Tyssow-
ski, E. F. Smith. B. w. Lewis, Howard Ed
monds and Benjamin Platt had been elect
ed to membership, the District Commits
sioners. upon the motion of Mr.. Calhoun
were requested to urge upon Congress the
passage of law which will require the
BrightwoOd- Railroad Company to remove
their dangerous and unsightly wooden poles
on Kenyon street and adopt IN under
ground system.
Upon the motion of Secretary Simmons
IT was resolved to ask the District Com
mfssioners for what purpose and by what
authority poles are being erected on Cliff
ton and other streets in Columbia Heights
In the discussion of the notion the mem
bers of the association unanimously reas-
serted their belief that the best interests
of the community demand that all wires.
electric telephone. fire. police and tele-
graph, should be placed under ground.
Mr.. ODonogfue called attention TO the
beauty and advantages of Columbia Heights
as place of residence, and suggested that
the association should endeavor to induce
members of Congress- officials and others
to dwell on Columbia Heights Congress-
men especially, he thought. would be de-
sirable. as they would afford protection
against threatened overhead wires, con-
taglous hospitals and things of that kind.
Following the suggestion, Mr.. Rundy
moved that committee Of five be appoint
ed, whose duty it shall be to invite the at
tention OF the public to the advantages of
Columbia Heights as a place of residence.
The motion gave rise to much discussion
during which MIR. Foster said the scheme
would be an encroachment upon the busi-
ness OF real estate dealers, and that the
association would belittIe itself. Mr. Cobb
and Mr. Petersen suggested that individual
eHorts would be not only more effective
but also more digni:iad. and the latter
hiONeu " iiiicili ny making every member
one of the committee. After some further
discussion, the whole matte. was laid on
the table.
The association. upon the motion of A.
p Montague. decided to appoint a special
committee en- education, and he and
MeSsrs- Jeffries, Foster, Brown and Ians-
bi:rgh were selected as such committee
MI Campbell, having called attention to
the probable displacement of Engineer
Commissioner Powell. inquired if it would
not be we'll for the association to vote an
expression of confidence in him. He
thoasht he should be retained, saying that
takes stranger several years to ia
milarize himself with the duties of the
Office and the needs of the District
president B2liir ger suggested in reply
that IL would not lie well for the associa-
tion TO take action ole way or the other in
the matter. 1t would be unwise, he
thought, for the assoc :ation to either in
dorse OF condemn Maj. Powell or any other
comnliSS iorer
Mr. Campbell however, PIT his sugses-
non In the shape of motion when Mr..
ODonoshue moved to lay it on the table
Mr. Campbell started to address the as
soclaron. when Pres dent Baliinger in
formed him that the last motion was not
deoatabie- That dspleased Mr.. Campbell
and he complained about being so cut off
President Ballineer re.,l;ed that ne w.s
not responsible fer the rule of parliamen-
tarE law governing the matter but asked
u ~ u1dtlmC Us cCrSent be given Mr.
campbell to proceed. 1t was given, but Mr..
tan:pbeH teen declined to say ANYTHING
Iurther n motion to lay his motion on the
ia hle was practically unanimously adoni-
ed