The morning times., 1896-01-21

The South Washington Citizens Associa-
ton met last night IN the gymnasium hall
OF the Washington Athletic Club. with
President q. c. Winters in the chair.
The business was confined mainly to the
reception or reports from the various com
Inittiees; last nights meeting being called
| III Continuation o. the adjourned meeting OF
january 6.
All Bosr questions W hich affect the in
teresis or South Washington were discussed,
ana many OF tnuse present were oatspoken
IN their condemnation or the manner i'll
wnicn tue district Commissioners have
.rgls-atcd against soItn Washington and
| 4 .iH-d uc.I ear 10 tne pieauii,ss Of It's
people.
kauroad occupation OF streets, James
Creek Canal the South C1pitUi street
Dridgc were given tnc mons share OF the
| time of the association, and the commit
tees, a rule, reported mat hits prog
ress had been maze along the lines desired
Uy the people OF the southern SECTION OF the
city.
CREMATORY BROUGHT IL.
Secretary II. story touched on the ma tier
OF the crematory by saying that Health
officer WOOD ward had throughout The
discussion urged tne practicabiIlty OF the
a tantic city pan, ana had at various times
mace the cam tiiaI the creIIa tory as ope-
Grated at tnapcity was successful and not
.nJurious cItHer 10 the neIitn or the prop
ciIy rights OF the peopie.
ar. story Insinua,cu gently that the Dis
.nct ieaitb oIiIcer nsuioJ conriu,Si nInIsclf
5trictly witiIIn the tfGth aid 1tad .etter
rom u lcrsonai lnti.u al Atlantic CITY ia
snicb lite wfIter siish.atized lie Atianuc
Iiy plan ss a.Iai.yIe ard II IuIsGiice and
syaseu that The IeopIe there were as much
sxtrCTseii over ne .-o,ationsoi,ihe ,crsIlia-.
tory AS were Tie leopIe here,
Inc writer, wiosc Lame Secretary Story
iid not give; sIatea tLat the oD!cction or
me p.op,e az, AtiaLtie City WIS based on
die grounds ti:af the crcmaIory plant Should
.iavc been Ice ated without the city limits.
air. X. }. Coins stated that he proposed TO
arrange u tab.elsLowing The ass, $, ed value:
Of real estate III sOutiI asbiDgton and The
amount disburss.d by Tie District Govern
Kent for improvements in tLat section.
REAL ESTATE VALUES.
The ratio of sassess,d value 10 market
value was relatively high iu South WASH
.ugton. TIE question oi tie obstruction or
public streets by dumps and parked rail-
road cars was considered. The question
was asked why The Auacostia Railroad has
Ibanduncd itsf line from Fourth TO Elcy-
euIh street southeast and from second To
seventh street southwest. and the matter
would he carried before the Commissioners.
The c,mmiilee on James Creek Canal re-
ported some progress in the direction of
converting the open sewer into closed
sewer. The association maintained its
stand in behalf of the Sou til Capitol street
route of the proposed new bridge.
Mr.. Collins called attention TO the ad-
vcrse report made by the Commissioners
IN The proposal OF new telephone COM
pany in The District, and IL was voted that
IL was the sense OF the association that
especially in this regard, competition is
he life uf trade"
Some OF those present We're Mcssrs. Ber-
nard Leonard, James F. Shea. DIR. &. c.
Winters II. Storey. Charles Schoffer, Brown,
Gatchel, Hennessey, Obeman. Martin. sr.;
Martin jr., Miller, X. j. Collins, j. b.
Prout, and Charles Russell.