The morning times., 1896-10-07
DEMAND A 0NE-FARE RIDE
Columbia He 'ghtS Ciiizans and
the u S rect Line.
THEY DISCUSS THEIR NEEDS
street improvements and BETTER
Lighting VIII BE Asked of Con-
Gr"ss-lnteresting Topics Discussed
ut Their Meeting Last Night-Sew
Members Admitted.

The Columbia Heights Citizens Asso-
clatI"h heid meeting last night at ST
stephen parish hail, ON Fourteenth street
above Columbia, with President NJ
haiihscr' presiding. The attcn,Ia nee
| was good and many matters OF inheritance
were disposed of.
The meeting was oUeucd hy tho ro.,lin,
| OF report from the executive coun,iIrr,
which had been instructed at n previous
| meeting OF The association to consider IN.
ppun,iety 9i changing and extending the
| mlttec was To the effect that no change
| w li!aue IN the present constitutional ter
rlI"flal iihi's, but recommended that the
associations Influence and good Offices
| be at all times used in tehaiT Of auv i'm
| provements affecting the property Of mem
| bcrS. $4,000
\ communication similar To the one
broGght before The Mount Pleasant CitI-
| Zens Association. Monday night regard
| ins the invitation from +. NJ. Hake chair
man OF cnrnnittee appointed by the
| Federation of Labor, to tooperate IN ar
| gtnizlng Legislative Council" The
plan OF the proposed legislative council
| was freely commented upon a nd eventual
| ly referred TO the executive committee for
| IL 10 determine whether the best Interests
| OF the association will be subserved by
uniting with this contemplated organiz;i-
| ton.
IMPROV EMENTS ASKED FOR.
| Secretary George Simmons then read Il
statement from The executive Committee
| regarding the improvements to be asked ur
| the coming Congress After each article
| had been thoroughly diseased 1t was de.
| Cided that the Commissioners be requested
| 10 include The following improvements and
repairs IN the appropriation for the next
| fiscal year:
| Curbing, grading, cutters. side walks, aud
| trees, be placed on both sides of Thirteenth h
| street, between Clifton street aud Whit
| Rey avenue.
That Roanoke, Irving, Yale. Bismarck
| Princeton, Harvard and Kenyon streets
| and Kencsaw and Whitney avenues, be.
avenue, be gravcled and said streets be
! also provided with curbing, cutters, side
| walks and trees. on both sides, to com
plete improvements.
| Continuing improvements on Sherman
avenue, north OF Grant avenue.
That school street be extended to kcnc-
saw avenue and same to be graded, rCSu-
lated and sidewalked.
That our section can he afforded better
| Police protection ana that II letter ilumi
mating service be provided on streets.
Gravel surface, guttcring, curling, side
walks and tree on Huntington and Univer
sity places and Bacon and Einnev streets
Grading and regulating Vf Clifton stree,
east Of 1hlrIeentn street. with Sidewalks
curbing and trees.
Gas IdmpS-aJ tne corners Of Spring street
and Thirteenth and Spring street and
HGlmead avenue.
The question of paying two fares on IL,
cars from their section To seventh stree
by way OF the Chevy Chase line was
brought up by Mr.. Handy and vigorously
discus sed. After fully arguing the pdn
of asking that only one fare be CHARGE
that transfers lie issued at Fourteenth ant
u streets the matter was referred To I
| committee OF two, consisting or MeSSrs
| Handy and Bruune who were requisite,
| to inquire into the matter and report L
| the association.
MORE BUILDING INSPECTORS.
Mr.. Handy spoke of the small number .
building inspectors who were employed il
the eEIire District. and Offered resolu
lion looking To an increase In the number
Mr.. Hanoy was appointed committee o
one 10 make inquiry into the matter b.
application to the proper authorities.
Mr.. JeffrcyS offered resolution askini
that the building line of Bismarck street
from Seventh TO Eleventh streets, be
changed from fifteen feet 10 thirty fee
from the line of street. This brought GU
L difference of opinion as to the actua
Ineannc Of Mr. Jeffrey's resolution. am
lengthy discussion followed. Ate
several views had been presented it wa
moved that n committee on the unilormit
of building lines aud streets. bet ween sey
enth and Fourteenth. Florida and Whitne
. avenues. be appointed. the number to Serv
not exceeding five. This was adopte
Messrs. Jeffrcys. Broune. Bundy, CalhUu
and Talmadge.
Another resolution recommending tina
several streets be asphalted, was intrt
| Iuced by Mr.. boune and unanimouSl
t adopted. The streetsnamed We're Roanok
|, and Yale, between Thirteenth and Fou
= teenth; Thirteenth street, between Cnfto
I anl Yale. Other minor matters pertain
| ing to the welfare OF their section wer
, | brought forward and attended to.
.. . At last nights meeting the followin
{ new members were admitted to the associ;
tlon Messrs. A; ] Mourning, ": t. Holl,
way, William Ram say, Karl Hoffman.
s. Broun, $. 7. Dayis, j. NJ. Bnrrell.
H. Talmadge and Miss Agnes E. Broul