Evening star., 1896-10-06
MOUNT PLEASANT CITIZENS
First Meeting Last Night After the Summer
Adjournment.
Legislative Council Considered-Com-
mtttees Appointed to Look After
Different improvements.

The first meeting Of the Mount Pleasant
Citizens Association since its adjourn
ment last summer was held last evening IN
the village Congregational Church, Presi-
dent j. w. Somervile presiding. The at
tendance was not large, and very little
but strictly routine business was trans
acted.
President Somerville laid before the asso-
citation letter from Chairman Z. NJ Blake
of the Federation of Labor, inviting the
association to unite with the local Fedora
ton Of Labor in organizing Legislative
council for the purpose of considering
and drafting such legislation as the mutual
interests of the community may require,
with the view of menorialiZing Congress
in support of measures may be ulti-
mately agreed upon, each association be
ing entitled 10 five delegates. the meeting
TO be called as a majority of as
Sociations are heard from.
President Somerville explained that the
letter had been received by him last Au-
gust, and he suggested that it would be
Well to refer the communication to a spe-
cial committee to investigate the matter
and report 10 the aSSOcia lion. He thought
it would be unwise for the association TO
take any step which would result in con-
fict with the legislative committee of the
board of trade The presidents sugses-
tion was adopted and the following were
appointed as the committee: f. l.. Camp
bell, ii. ID. Walbridge, a. Frey, A. B. Chat
field, ]. NJ. Watson and e. II. Zeller.
President Somerville explained what had
been done in the matter of providing
sewers for the village, stating that he was
delighted to inform the association that
with the exception Of Brown street the
village is severed throughout, and Brown
street, he was confident, viii soon be sup
piled. In this connection he called at
tention TO the fact that the village school
house is not yet connected with the sewers,
and the committee on schools was in
structed to ask the Commissioners to at
once have the connection made, and also
insert in the next appropriation bill an
item Tor heating the building with steam.
The following were appoint a commit
tee to draft suitable resolutions in memory
of the late DIR. A. II. Baker. member
of the association: F. l.. Campbell, y. Il.
Chatficld and Paul Bausch.
After the employment Of an agent 10
collect the outstanding dues Of members
had been authorized. President Somerriile
announced the appointments OF the follow
ing standing committees:
Sewers, water supply and sanitary mat
| ters-E. ". Woodruff, chairman; c. l..
Ricketts,, j. A Watson, W. +. Snyder,
Chaplin Brown.
| Streets and sldewalks-F. L. Campbell.
| chairman: II. ID. Wahridge. =. II. Nixon,
! G. II. Zallers, T. s. Rodgers.
Schools and school houseS-W. l.. Cole
| chairman: A b. Chatfied. ". II. Twombly
| c. r. Wright. T. l.. AveriH.
I.ights-N. Z. Young. chairman: ]. II
| Jolly. w. Green, VIM. a. Nhitson, Albert
| Stephen.
Police and fire Department.. r. Bucka-
| lew, chairman: s.. George r. Raby. Abran
| Frey, l.. S. Lipscomb. c. l.. Saers.
! Street rlilroads-Chapin Brown, chair
| man: J. W Somerville. G. L. Ricketts,, IL
| d. WalbriGge. A. II. Chatfisld.
! Charity-I.. 5. Emery, chairman: T G.
| Dulin. W. d. Quinter, b. p. Davis and j. B
! Slcman.