Evening star., 1898-01-04
DISCUSSED AND POSTPONED
Subjects Partially considered by the Mount
Pleasant Gtisenf Association.
Movement to Form Central Committee
and Supreme Court Decision In
Van R1swtkk Case,

The first regular monthly meeting of the
Mount Pleasant Citizens Association of
1893 was held last evening quite a large
number of members being present An in
vitation to send delegates to form a CEN
trail committee OF citizens associations,
and the effect Of the decision of the Su-
preme Court yesterday in the case of the
Van Riswick estate against the Rock Greek
Park commission, were discussed, but both
matters were referred for future action.
Anton Zichtl, James H. Thomas and DR..
w. H. H. Warman were elected to men,
bership.
President Somerville laid before the as
ISOLATION a communication received by him
from Mr.. George H. Dana, secretary of a
meeting Of delegates from five citizens as
sociations held last week at the Office of
President M. A. Ballinger of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association, inviting the
Mount Pleasant association to send dele
gates to the next meeting.
~ Opposed to Repeal.
Mr.. Somerville explained that while the
Mount Pleasant association represents
about IS per cent of the land covered in
section 1 Of the proposed plan Of street
extension, a matter which it is proposed to
discuss. he understood, at the meeting of
the central committee to be formed, the
invitation to send delegates had not been
received until after the initial meeting
of the delegates He was under the impress
sion, judging from the membership of
those present at the first meeting of the
delegates, that a sentiment prevailed or
would prevail in favor of repeating the
Mount Pleasant association favors such ac-
ton, believing that the amendatory act
proposed by the Commissioners and the
board of trade should be enacted
r r 1ohf ,;rrl,kt
visable to send delegates to prevent mis-
chief, If for no other purpose, and Mr.. H.
D. Walbridge explained that, while he did
not attend the second meeting of the dele
gates, he understood that an effort had
been made to secure the attendance of
President Somerville, and he believed that
no discourtesy to the Mount Pleasant as
sociation had been intended. He is one
posed by the Commissioners and the board
of trade. Mr.. Blagden also explained that
no dlscourtsy had heen intended toward
the Mount Pleasant association.
A motion having been made to lay the in
vitation on the table. Mr.. Chaplin Brown
moved as a substitute to refer it to the
executive committee with power to act in
the matter He said he doubted the wis
ed attention to the fact that there is one
already in existence. He expressed him
self as being opposed to the repeal of the
highway act, and urged the association to
"'N Al SNSiy PoSSiDie way the commission
ers and the board OF trade in securing the
passage OF the amendatory act. The board
OF trade is a great central committee and
ne thought another entirely unnecessary
Rock Creek Pnrk Decision.
The motion to lay the invitation on the
table was withdrawn and that of Mr..
Brown prevailed, when he called attention
to the decision yesterday Of the Supreme
Court in the Rock Creek Park case. ex-
planning that. while the court again held
a law for the assessment of general bene-
fits to be valid and constitutional, the court
had suggested that perhaps it might be
round that additional legislation will be
necessary to carry out that provision of
the act He had no doubt that the Rock
Creek Park commission will endeavor to
make the assessments although he beliey-
ed 1t would. as in the case Of the highway
act, be found impRacticable.
FURTHER consideration of the matter WAS
deferred to the next meeting and then
anter motion offered BY Mr.. Rodgers re-
questing that all fences in the section he
removed had been. referred to the commit
tion adjourned.