Evening star., 1896-12-08
MOUNT PLEASANT CITIZENS
First Meeting for the Season of This
Association.
Opening Streets and Extending Limits
of the City-Needs Of the Sec
tfOn on the Hill.

Inc nrSt meetlng OF the MT. Fleasant
Citizens Association since its October
meeting was held last evening, President
]. w. Somerville presiding. Much routine
business was transacted, resolutions re-
specti1g the death of DR.. A. H. Baker, q
member of the association, were adopted.
the immediate extension of School street
Creek Park advocated.
Mr.. Walbridge, to whom was referred the
communication of E. NJ. Blake relative to
municipal council reported that he had
communicated with Mr.. Blake, but had re-
ceived no reply.
Mr.. Campbell, from the committee on
streets and sidewalks. reported that while
Park street mas recently been resurfaced
"nd smoothed over. there has only been a
Howard avenue. In the work on the latter
thoroushfare three or four men and carts
mad appeared for day or two. but their
encrts really amounted to nothing.
In that connection Mr.. Leonard stated
that the cutters of the village were in a
bad sanitary condition. and he understood
tnat the street cleaners appeared in the
village, particularly on Howard avenue
not more than twice year.
President Somerville stated that the Dis
lrlct commissioners had connected the vii
is ge school house with the proper sewer,
out ne feared that Congress must be looked
AoA supplying TIE SCHOOL Win the new
heating apparatus SO badly needed.
From the committee or fire and police
anslrs, Mr. Buckalew reported that the en-
glne hcuse In the village, No IL. has been
to'.o tura-shed ,n with steam engine. which will
take the place Of the chemical engine. the
Intention being to send the latter to
Brlshtwcod. While the engine is not a
new one. he understood that it is a most
effective one
Upon the motion of Mr. Walbridge. the
association direot ted the committee on
streets and sidewalks to urge upon Con-
gress gre $50 the passage of an appropriation OF
avenue and Lowell street.
Mr. Campbell, from the committee ap-
pointed at the previous meeting to pre-
pare resolutions respecting the death of
soclation, reported series of resolutiors, 8,
referring to the death of DIR. Baker as a
great loss to Mt Pleasant, the association
and community, and rendering his widow
and FAMILY the sympathy and regret Of the
association. Upon the motion of Secre-
tary Exley, the resolutions were adopted
and the committee was instructed to have
the resolutions engrossed and presented
to Mrs. Baker.
Opening of Streets.
Mr.. Ruckalew having called attention to
the urgent necessity of opening School
street to kenesaw avenue, President Som
erville remarked that he feared that the
District Commissioners would refuse To
open the street until after the disposition
of the street extension cases by the United
States Supreme Court 1t would proba bly
cost $4,000. and he Thought the essocia-
ton should, through proper committee,
endeavor to induce Congress to appropri-
ate at orce for the opening Of the street.
He believed, however, the Commissioners
would oppose the measure.
Mr.. Campbell inquired II 1t would be
possible to get such a bill through shoul1
it be opposed by the Commissioners, when
Mr.. Somerville replied that their o2posi-
lily fatal to the bill. Other measures op-
posed and fought by the Commissioners
had been passed, and he believed thai
when once Congress is satisfied that a
measure is necessary the opposition Of
the Commissioners counts for little. IL any,
thing. Still, it would be we'll to secure
their approval if possible and he promised
the associa ton to sound them in the mat
ter.
Extending City Limits.
Mr.. Chatfeld, having spoken of the ad-
visibility of extending the city limits SO as
to include Mount Pleasant and other sub
urban sections. the project being also fa-
vored by President Somerville and other
members, the association ordered that the
matter be referred to a special committee
of five members, with directions to secure
tnt CO-OptIdtlOIl VI otHel dSSOCldtiohS al
the matter. The committee will be an
nounced later.
The president was authorized to increase
the membership of the committee on street
railroads from five to nine, and Secretary
EXley was directed to report at the next
meeting upon the advisability of engaging
quarters in the Levi building, Park street
near 14th, as meeting place for the asso-
citation.
Mr.. Roby called attention to the bad con-
dition of the sidewalk on Park street ex-
tended, and upon his motion the committee
on streets and sidewalks was directed to
ask the Commissioners to have 1t repaired
at once.
The secretary laid before the association
a communication from the Brightwood Cit
liens Association, transmitting a series of
resolutions adopted by the latter associa-
ton respecting Rock Creek Park. The res
olutiOns ask the appropriation by Congress
of at least s100.0O0 for the Improvement of
the park and the purchase of a strip of
land of about 600 feet in width on either
side of Piney branch. and the making OF
18th street extended the eastern boundary
of the park.
Mr.. Thomas Blagden stated that for the
extension Of 18th street some twenty land
owners would donate a tract 16O feet wide
for the purpose. although they have stip-
ulated that the present Congress shall pro-
vide for the immediate extension of the
street Independent of the street extension
act. The resolutions were indorsed and the
matters referred to appropriate commit
tees.