The morning times., 1897-01-05
PROTECTION FROM FIRE
Mt. Pleasant Citizens AsSOcia-
tiOn Discussed This Question.
EXTEND STREET RAILWAY
Metropolitan Company VIII Not do
This. Claiming No Benefit Would
BE ed-PatrOlmen's Beats
Are Too Long-Want More Men
Put On.

The Citizens Association OF Mount Pleas
ant held its regular meeting last night
in the Congregational Church on Howard
avenue. The meeting opened with Presi-
dent Summerville in the chair.
After the reading of the minutes OF the
previous meeting the question of having
a sewer near the Piney Branch road and
Seventeenth street was discussed, but as
the owner of the property through which
it would have to go was not present the
matter was side tracked.
Judge Campbell, who represented the
committee on streets and sidewalks, re-
ported that the District Committee had
been approached on the subject of extend
ing Kenesaw avenue and Lowell street
to the National Park. and that the members
of the District Committee seemed to have
been fayorably impressed with the plan.
Committee on Police.
1t was then decided that the committee
on police and fire departments should petit
ton the Com nIiSsioners to extend the
limits of the police patrolincn so that the
whole village of Mount Pleasant would
lowed mounted policemen, who We're
scarcely able To look after the entire vii
lage and tile rest of their beats.
The subject of protection against fire
was discussed at length. Judge Camp
bell said that the present equipment was
not sufficient, as was demonstrated in the
case OF the fire recently which destroyed
Mr.. ProsiSe's house Had there been Is
regular steam engine in the village, in
stead of the chemical engine which was
used, the flames could have easily been
subdued before any great damage was
done. This was shown by the fact that
engine No. had no difficulty in putting
the fire out after it arrived.
He said that appropriation had been made
by the last Congress for a new engine for
the village, but only a secondhand engine
was purchased and it was not equipped
properly. This left only the chemical
engine for protection agatA=t fire.
Mr. EXley said that the very best and
most experienced veterans OF the fire
department should be stationed in Mount
Pleasant on account of so many frame
houses.
Danger From Fire.
The danger from fire on this account was
far greater than in the city.
A motion was made and passed that the
committee on police and fire departments
should see the Commissioners and ascer-
tain why the steam engine and reel had not
been given to Mount Pleasant, and if it
was placed in another locality what was
the reason for such action. They were to
insist that properly equipped engine and
reel should be stationed in Mount Pleasant.
The subject of street railroads was taken
up. The chairman of the District Commit
tee, it was said, thought that the citizens
OF Mount Pleasant wanted nothing more
than what the present charter of the Metro
poiitan Railway Company called for, name
ly. that the road be extended TO Eighteenth
street and Columbia road.
But, it was further said. that he was
mistaken, as the people desired the road
Should be brought into the western part
of the village, as the present system was
not sufficient, and if the Metropolitan road
woIId not do So Influence should l'e brought
to bear OH the Capital Traction Company
TO extend its lire through Sheridan street
10 Eighteenth, and then to Kenesaw ave-
nue, and finally back TO Fourteenth street
No Extension.
Mr.. Bennett replied that the company
would not make this extension as ii has
control OF the patronage Of Mount Pleasant
now, and to extend the line would not in
crease the business of the company any.
Mr.. Summervillc. who had made the
previous statement, replied 10 Mr. Bennett
that Ingles.de would be opened up, and
as the line would be near the entrances of
the Geological and National Parks the
patronage of the lire would be greatly
increased.
\ motion was then made and passed, 70
the effect that the committee on street
railroads meet the president OF the Metro
poltan Company, and also to meet the
Senate committee next Friday, in order
to have the Metropolitan line come UP
Eight eenth street, as far as Howard
avenue, at least, and to form loop tax
ing in the greater part of the village, ii
possible.
The subject OF the charges by express
companies for delivering prepaid pack
ages in Mount Pleasant was discussed. Mr.
Leonard made motion, which was car
ried, to the effect that a committee of
three he appointed to see the leading ex-
press companies-and endeav OF to have them
deliver prepaid packages free of charge.
President Summerville appointed Messrs.
Leonard, Bennett and Wright to serve on
| the committee. The meeting then ad-
| journed.