Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-05
WANT BETTER FACILITIES
Mount Pleasant Citizens Dissatisfied With
Their Railway Service.
Proceedings Under Highway Act and
The Association Committees.

The Mt. Pleasant Citizens Association
met last evening for the first time since its
adjournment for the summer last June.
President ]. w. Somerville presided, and
much routine business was transacted,
among the questions discussed being ex-
tension of highways, railroad facilities for
the village, and the extension of the Zoo
and Rock Creek parks.
President Somerville presented for the
consideration of the association the draft
of a petition, which, he explained, is to be
presented to the District Commissioners,
asking for the extension of the Zoo and
Rock Creek parks to Pennsylvania ave-
rue. The petition, he further explained,
had been prepared by a number of influ-
entail citizens. who desire the Endorsement
of the Mt. Pleasant association, as it is the
one, perhaps, most directly interested.
Map of Section One.
1t is pointed out in the petition that in
the map of section 1 of the proposed plan
Of highway extensions, Rock creek valley
has been set apart a park from the Zoo
to Q street, and it is asserted that the SAT-
est and most economical plan would be the
extension of the Rock Creek Park system
TO Pennsylvania avenue, with terraced
banks and driveways and cycle paths on
each side of the creek, TO be eventually ex-
tended to the District line, through the Zoo
and upper Rock Creek Park. The drive
ways and cycle paths would. ii is claimed,
be of easy grades, and the Improvement
would be unsurpassed for beauty and at
Effectiveness. the proposed park being read
lily connected with the monument lot and
the mall by opening Virginia avenue as a
connecting link.
The dumping of earth and refuse along
the banks of the creek should be stopped
at once, say the petitioners, and they ask
the Commissioners to request Congress, in
their next annual report, to provide for the
condemnation of the land requisite for the
purpose. the United States to pay one-half
OF the cost.
The petition was unanimously approved
the officers of the association being direct
ed to sign it on behalf of the association.
Committee of Conference.
The lack of railroad facilities in the viii
laSe was next discussed, and the president
Of the association and Messrs J. A Wat
son and w. F. Snyder were appointed a
committee to confer with the officials OF
the Metropolitan and Brightwood railroads,
respectively, for the purpose of obtaining
either reciprocal transfers OF through
trains from Mt. Pleasant to downtown
points. President Somerville explained that
ooth roads are DESTROYS of providing the
village and section with better facilities
than are now or have been provided by the
capital Traction Company and he believed
the service so badly needed
PRESIDENT Somerville called attention to
the fact that in a short time awards will
be made in several of the subdivisions in
section L OF the proposed plan of street
extensions, and he urged the members of
the association to do all they can to secure
the necessary appropriations, or. failing in
that, the repeal of the highway extension
act. He regretted to say that the prevail
lng feeling at the District building is that
the project will be defeated. and he also
regretted TO see steadily growing oppo-
sltlon to the plan In those influential cir
cies where ii was formerly strongly adj
vocated- The matter was discussed at some
length: but no action was taken. the mat
ter going over until the next meeting
The appointment of Gen. Ellis Speare a
member OF the association, as a public
schooi trustee. was referred to, and the
association congratulated itself because of
It's recognition in the appointment
Ii was announced to the association nv
President Somerville that last week the
District Commissioners approved the grade
estaoiished for section l of the proposed
pan OF highway extension, and any resi-
cent or owner in the section can now OBJ
tam a sheet which will show him the es-
saolsned grade. OF course, explained Mr..
Somerville, IL the highway extension nlan
1alis, the grades will also fail or be ahan
doned. '.
President Appoints Committees.
Before the adjournment of the associa-
ton President Somerville announced his
appointment of the following standing
committees:
Sewers. water supply and sanitary mat
ters-E- W. Woodruff, chairman; Chaplin
Brown, W. F. Snyder, VIM. Montgomery.
]. A. Watson.
streets and sidewalks-F. L. Campbell.
chairman; Fl. d. Walbridge, G. H. Zellers,
L. s. Rogers. A. III. Nixon
Schools and school houses-W L. Cole
chairman; W. H. Twombly, C. r. Wright,
a l.. Leonard, F. L. AverilI
Llghts-Albert Stephen, chairman: J. II
Jolly. VIM. A. Whitson, W. X. Simpson. A.
b. Bennett.
Police and fire Department.. r. Buck
Anew chairman; St G. r. Raby, L. S. Lips
comb Abram Frey, c. l.. Saers.
street railroads-Chapin Brown chair
man; j. w Somerville. Fl. d. Wabridge.
g b. Dickey, A. b, Chatfield
Charity-L. S. Emery chairman: w n
2uinter, j. b. Sleman, T. c. DuIin, ]. d.
The next meeting of the association will,
De held the first Monday evening in No