Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-04
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.
The Association of Citizens Hold First
Fall Meeting.

The first meeting of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association since it's adj
jcurnment for the summer held last
night at st. Stephens parish, a goodly
number of the membership being present.
The meeting was presided over by the
president, Leo Simmons, and in the alb
sence of the secretary f. G. Jeffreys was
elected secretary pro TEN.
The report of the committee on streets
and alleys was called for, and at the sug-
gestion of Mr. NJ. +. O'Donoghue, mo-
ton was made and carried to the effect
that the Commissioners be urged to lay a
sidewalk on the west side of 18th street be-
tween kenesaw avenue and Howard street
at the earliest date practicable.
Mr.. L. NJ. Saunders called attention to
the delay in the matter Of street extension.
Mr.. Simmons stated that the matter was
now before the courts, and he thought
favorable action as to the extension of 18th
street and Sherman avenue, which would
come up soon, would be secured. The act
in relation to the extension of these streets,
Mr.. Simmons explained, as to the as
sessment of benefits, was different from
that in regard to some of the
streets, where particular tracts were
named, and he thought the act in relation
to S street, 18th street, etc, wholly consti-
| tutionaI, and was SO agreed to by the attor-
ney for the District and others.
Mr. O'Donoghue urged the necessity for
more school facilities for the section of CO.
lumbia Heights, and especially for high
school. The section should have liberal
appropriation for the purpose of site, and
the erection of a school building.
Judge Bundy. chairman of the committee
on public parks, stated that owing to the
large amount which swould be required in
the matter Of street extension public parks
had not been provided for in the estimates
of the COMMISSIONERS for the coming year,
but he hoped to have a separate bill framed
providing for parks.
Mr. C. M. Campbell brought before the
association the matter of the new library
to be erected in Mt Vernon Square, and
sight that the plans did not provide for a
public hall in some portion of the building
of sufficient size to accommodate public
gatherings. On motion, special commit
| O Donoghue, Judge Bnndy, L. NJ. Saunders
| and Judge Carter, were appointed to con-
| fer with the proper authorities in charge of
| the construction of the library on this SUBJ
| ject.
/ Attention was called to complaints Of
| residents of HolmeadrManor and elsewhere
| that cows are permitted to run at large,
| disturbing the peace and comfort of the
community, and the secretary was directed
to call the attention of the chairman of
the sanitary committee to the matter
President Simmons stated that the COM
i nittee the centennial of 1907 had
| abandoned the project for the present
| On motion of Judge Bundy a resolution
| that 1--WE learn with great pride and salts
| faction that Col. Thos. H. Anderson, one
| of our members, has lately been appointed
| United States attorney for the District of
| Columbia. This association tenders him
| it's congratulations. and wishes him sue
| cess In the management of the affairs of
| the Office of which he is about to take
| charge"
police. was alected q member, and the as
| ISOLATION adjourned.