The evening times., 1896-05-05
OBJECT TO The CEMETERY
Anacostia Residents Fear Contami-
nation of Water Supply.
Proposed Burying Ground for COlOred
People, but Is Opposed by
All Races.

A cemetery draining into the homes OF
Anacostia's citizens is the latest alleged
menace to that suburb, which was last
n,rht aflame with Indignation over the
prospect OF a colored burying ground which
il is proposed TO locate on old Fort Stant9n.
The site for the cemetery is not four squares
from the street cars and only 200 Feet
from the nearest collection OF houses. Its
elevation will be such that water draining
from the ground will run through the water
veins into the wells of many citizens OF
Anacostia.
What has incensed the inhabitants more
than usual is the quiet way in which the
projectors have carried on their work and
succeeded in clearing the ground for the
cemetery. For some weeks twenty men,
under the supervision of Robert Waring.
have been busy in clearing the fort OF trees
and brush. The trees were cut down and
The wood given TO whoever would haul 1t
away. Later photographs of the place and
the proposed plats were filed with the
Commissioners.
A few days ago the plans of the Fair
view Cemetery Company" as it is called,
became known generally around Anacor
ia. and last night petitions were circu-
lated against the location OF the cemetery.
1t is not the drawing OF 4 color line. for,
while petitions We're going the rounds of
The Anacostia homes. the cnlored people OF
Hillsdale and StantontOwn were holding
an Indignation meeting ON Morris road.
DR.. A. n. Green. one OF the principal
owners OF Buena Vista. a subdivision adj
joining the proposed cemetery grounds
l-.I frppIy "a ba tyht
20 The Times representative.
Not only is il serious damage to
real estate in a general way. but it is Il
great menace to health. 1t is located
within four squares OF the car lire and
in close proximity to the homes OF many
residents.
THE well water comes from the hills
back of Anacostia. AMI it will necessarily
drain through the graveyard
President II. a. Griswold OF the Anacostia
railway is another resident who will be
greatly affected by the cemetery. He said
that he was opposed toit. of course. and had
already investigated its efforts sufficiently
TO believe that the only remedy against it
was through Congress. which should as in
the case of the Ora iceland cemetery. prohibit
the burial of dead persons there.
That. he believed. was the remedy. Itwas
certainly wrong and would be a great
hardship to the property owners. as well as
: menace TO health.
Nr. X. p. Buckley. one of the officers of
the Anacostia Citizens Association. said
he had Just learned of the plan and did
not know but that special meeting of the
association would be taken TO formulate
protests.
Already there are four cemeteries in the
hills around lIillsdale and these are egarded
as Objectionable.
Hundreds of persons have signed the petit
tons and it is the belief that by this even
Ing several thousand signatures will be OBJ
tanned.
The feeling is more intense against the
proposed buryinC ground because il disap-
points many who have hoped to see on
Fort Stanton a Baptist Theological
school. Steps were being taken for the pur-
chase of the ground for that purpose when
It was sold to the cemetery syndicate