Evening star., 1898-01-05
AN ANIMATED DISCUSSION
Resolution Introduced at Columbia Heights
Association Provokes Warm Debate.
Proposition to Appoint Committee of
Three to Cooperate With other
Association Committees.

The regular meeting Of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association was held last
evening at st. Stephens Parish Hall, 14th
street and Kenesaw avenue and the 'ses-
sion was an animated one. war of
words was precipitated and for time har-
mony was banshed from the assembly.
Finally however, peace was declared, to
a certain extent at least, until the next
meeting Of the association.
The trouble began when Mr.. c. B. Tanner
introduced a resolution providing for the
appointment by the president of the asso-
citation of committee of three, of which
that official should be chairman, TO form
with like committees from the other citi-
zens' associations of the District a central
committee. with power to consider all as
sociation matters, especially the matter of
street extensions. President NJ. A. Ballin-
ger had previously laid before the meeting
letter from Mr.. George II. Dana, secre-
tary of a meeting of delegates from some
five or six associations held last month.
inviting the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association to send representatives to a
meeting to be held the 18th instant.
The resolution was violently opposed by
several members, by Mr.. c. s. Bundy
among others, he Offering a substitute for
Mr. Tanners resolution to the effect that
the committee of three from the associa-
ton should only represent the association
in matters appertaining to the highway act.
Mr.. Bundy said he was opposed to farming
out to the committee of three or to any
other body, the rights or powers of the
association, and he predicted that if the
resolution of Mr.. Tanner was adopted the
Columbia Heights Association within a
weeks time would be as the egg shell is to
the egg. He insisted that the members of the
association could not with any self-respect
appoint committee with such powers. The
association might well go into bank
ruptcy as to abdicate its powers and rights
to committee.
Committee Should He Elected.
Mr.. O'Donoghue moved that the commit
tee be elected, if provided for at all, de-
claring that it would be un-American to
authorize the president of the association
to appoint a committee of which he is to
be chairman. Mr.. Cobb also opposed the
Tanner resolution, as did Others and the
mover of the resolution remarked that he
was unable to understand why it should
be so miSconStrued. He explained how
ever, that if the association did not know
any more about it than Mr.. Bundy did he
would be opposed to it, too.
In this way the discussion ran along for
more than an hour, during which time
President Ballinger took the floor for the
purpose of explaining that the resolution
was not intended to commit the association
in any manner whatever. it being intended
that the committee should in every case
report to the association, and then await
instructions. At his suggestion the motion
of Mr. Tanner was specifically amended to
that effect, and after the substitute of Mr..
Bundy had been voted down. as we'll as Mr.
O'Donoghues motion and one to lay the
whole matter on the table, the original
resolution was adopted
The moment the presiding officer, Mr..
Calhoun, decided. Mr.. Bundy jumped to
his seat and rendered his resignation as
treasurer of the association and also as a
member.
Il move that both designations be at once
accepted" exclaimed Mr.. Tanner, but on
the motion of Mr.. c. NJ. Campbell the asso-
citation refused to accept the designations,
and then the association transacted some
utine business.
The Routine business.
Samuel G. Rodgers, George f. Tower, Leo
D. Latimer and Frederick A. johnson were
elected to membership, and on the motion
of Mr. Bundy, the Commissioners were de-
clared to have earned the gratitude of the
people in their proposal to set apart parks
at 14th street and Columbia road and at
Whitney and Brightwood avenues.
President Ballinger explained the pro-
gress made in the proposed extension of
the Metropolitan railroad through the Sec
ton, and also explained that the Commits
sicfers had notified the association, through
him, that they had been perhaps too hasty
in granting permits for the erection of tele-
phone poles in the suburbs. Capt Black
had informed him that hereafter poles
would be restricted to the territory beyond