Evening star., 1897-05-05
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.
Old Omcers Reelected by the Citi
Eens' AssOciati0n.


zens' Association.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Columbia Heights Citizens Association last
evening, held in st. Stephens Hall, the an
nGal election of officers was held, and af-
ter long discussion a resolution was
adopted favoring the bill introduced by Sem
ator Cullom for the extension Of the Metro
politan railroad through the section.
In the absence of President NJ. A. Ballinger
Vice President L. P. Williams presided,
and, after some routine matters had been
disposed of, Mr.. O'Donoghue called atten-
tion to the resolution adopted At The previ
Gus meeting, directing the executive COM
mittee to confer with the District Conmis-
sioners relative to the erection Of The flats
on the corner Of 14th and Kinney streets.
At the meeting of the committee. said MIR.
ODonoghue, President l:a.iinger was in
structed to ask the authori.ies to enforce
the building regulations prohibiting the
erection of any building Of greater height
than the width of The narrower street.
That protest Mr.. Bailin;yer made when the
Commissioners, remarked Mr.. ODonoghu",
passed an ex-post facto regulation making
the height the width OF the wider street.
The association in acting IN the matter
merely intended to ask Tor the enforcement
OF the law, having no desire to stand in inc
way of the laboring people. In fact. there
has been more buildings erected in Colum-
bia Heights during the past our years tl.an
in other sections of this or any other
city, said Mr.. o. Donog1ue, and in his opr-
ion flats are not only unsightly, but they
also prevent the erection of many other
buildings.
MIR. McCalmont also raferced to the criti-
cism of the action of the association, re-
king that the association should not be
criticised for asking for the enforcement
OF the law by those who, as 4 class, have
in past times deied and violated the law
by preventing aid seeking to prevent the
runl:ing of trains.
The election of officers to serve during the
ensuing year was then held, resulting in the
unanimous reelection of the old officers:
President, M. A. Ballinger; vice president,
l.. +. Williams; secretary, George Sim
mons. and treasurer, Chas. s. Rundy
Major Williams, however, declined a re-
election, and Mr.. NJ. r. O'Donoghue was
unanimously elected as vice president In
returning his thanks for the honor con-
ferred upon him, Treasurer Bunday called
attention to the low state of the treasury,
remarking that but $3.50 remains on hand
Ihe Old question of better railroad facili-
tles Tor the section next cama I'D I'm the
shape OF motion made ny Mr. Jeffreys in
dorsing the Cullom bill. The matter was
discussed at great length, with the result
that the executive committee was directed
10 take all necessary steps toward securing
the extension of the Metropolitan road out
through the section, the committee being
also directed to confer with the M Pleas
ant, Washington Heights and Lanier
Helghts Associations, for the purpose of as
certalning the wishes of those bodies the
committee to repor: at The next meeting
A resolution introduced by Mr. Leo Sim
mons, indorsing the Cullom bill. was. how
ever, adopted.