The evening times., 1898-11-29
MORE RAILROAD
FACILITIES NEEDED
lexington Citizens Will Ask
for Street Car Service.
AN ELECTRIC LINE URGED
Want the Capital Traction COM
pany's Line Extended.
Other Measures Proposed-Mecting
of the Association Last
Night.


eastward from Seventh Street on Florida
Avenue, and the advisability of building
handsome hall and library building for
/ the use of the residents of Northeast
| Washington and lexington, were dis
cussed AT a largely attended meeting of
the North Capitol and lexington Citizens
Association. held last night At the corner
of First Street and Lincoln Avenue north
! east.
A. r. Serven, the newly elected presi-
| dent of the association, presided. W. G.
Henderson explained tina! the executive
/ committee had held i meeting last week,
at which the question OF having an cleo
tric road built along Florida Avenue east
ward from Seventh Street was consid-
cred. 1t was decided to ask the Capital
Traction officials to have its L Street line
extended along Florida Avenue. and il
their request should be met with a refusal
TO ask the Metropolitan and the Columbia
Railway Companies 10 make some kind
OF an extension 10 accommodate the resi-
dents of that section of the city.
President Server announced that he hal
talked with President Crosby, of the CitE
and Suburban Railway, and learned that
as soon as the G Street line has been
equipped with an underground electric
system work will be begun on the North
Capitol line, which is 10 be similarly pro-
vided with rapid transit.
The following working committees were
announced to serve during The ensuing
year:
Membership-M. A Winter. chairman;
Washington Topham. W. \. Taylor, j. D.
Bradheld, and J. III. Melton.
Raflways-W. C. Henderson, chairman;
w. J. Hughes. J. II. Lane, ". s, chase.
and NJ A. Moss.
Press-Charles Y Kern, chairman; p.
Hollingsworth, NJ Z. Chance, L. c.
Brown and John NJ. Simpson.
Schools and School Houses-lrwin b.
Linton. chairman; Walter Donaldson, G.
NJ. u. Browne stephen NJ. Ryder and j.
b. Chamberiin.
Parks and Parking--W. ]. Fowler, chair
man: l. j. Briggs Edward Williamson,
Bernard Matters and NJ. Nj. Bower.
Mail Facilities -SoIun {. Kemon. chair
man: j. T. Hammond, Carl Alexandria
Johnson. y. Humphrey and +. ii. Latch.
Baltimore and Ohio Niaduct-Jay +.
Bancroft, chairman: J. H. Lane, w. Il.
3 D. ~
1 Public Hall and I.ibra1y-Charles i.
! Kern. chairman; ]. II. Lane. Solon {.
! kemon a Il. Server and William g.
Henderson.
1 Charles L. Kern, chairman Of the COM
/ mittee 3n the new hall and library, which
! the association is desirUus of erecting on
! the lot adjoining the new public school
! building presented a report. He exhibited
I the plans of the four floors and the ele-
( walton of the proposed structure, which
/ have Just been completed by the archi
! tsct. Mr.. Kern stated that the building
/ should cost about 50 em, and urged the
members Of the association 10 take up
J the matter as soon as possible, as he
/ thought the hall and the library, which
/ it would contain. one of the immediate
needs of that section of the city.
He pointed out that Northeast Washing
/ ton is rapidly developing. and that there
| is not a single hall in that entire region
that might be used for entertainments.
meetings and lodge gatherings. The COM
mittee had called upon Col George Trues-
dell, former Commissioner ~ the District,
/ who is resident and large property own
/ er of Northeast Washington, and ne had
promised TO donate outright the ground
next 10 the school building provided the
! building was built and paid for by the
association. The committee will consider
| the matter fully and make Il definite rec
! ommendation at the next meeting. which
will be held on Wednesday. December q.
In describing the proposed structure Mr.
/ Kern said that it would contain three
! stories and a cellar II would be 40 by q;
! feet in dimensions. and of pleasing design,
! of much the same pattern and style OF
! construction as the lexington public
/ school building, having been designed by
! the same architect. The cellar would be
! used for the storing Of bicycles and other
( articles.
store room would be provided on the
/ first floor, also a library capable of ac-
cOmmodatiIg 5000 TO 10000 books. read.
/ ing room. smoking room and two recep-
| ton rooms. The second floor will contain
a large hail or large room, which would
/ also have a high ceiling and a seating ca
/ pacity Of about 800 persons A four-room
| fiat would be arranged on the front part
| of the top floor of the building
Edward Foulke. John NJ Simpson
George w Kern, Washington Topham and
1 Rev. J. b. Cnamberlin were elected To
membership in the association