Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-11
PARK SITE SELECTED.
AnacOstfa Citizens Recommend
GrOunds to the Com I'M issioners.

AnacOstia Citizens Recommend
Grounds to the Comm issioners.
There was a representative gathering of
the citizens of Anacostia Friday evening
in the office of Jordan & Richardson, No.
81 Monroe street, when action was taken
preliminary to the formation of a citizens
association, and a site was recommended to
the District Commissioners for a public
park for Anacostia and the vicinity. Mr..
J. E. Minnix and Mr.. Albert l.. Richard
son, who We're selected as chairman and
secretary, respectively, of the temporary
organization effected at a recent meeting
for the same purposes, were in their posi-
tons and later in the evening DIR. r. A.
PyleS was elected temporary treasurer.
DR.. James A. Watson, the chairman of the
committee appointed at the previous meet
ing to prepare a constitution and set of
rules for the citizens organization, pre-
scented the work of the committee. After
some discussion and modification the re-
port of the committee was adopted. Under
the constitution meetings are to be held
the evening of the first Wednesday in each
month, and an executive committee of the
association is provided for. to consist OF
the officers of the association and four
other members. The temporary organiZa-
ton was continued until the first Wednes-
day in October, when permanent officers
will be elected. The following We're chosen
as members of the temporary executive
GERS: Messrs. Alexander Garden, Barna-
bas Bryan, Julius w. Tolson and I. j.
Moore.
The report of the committee previously
appointed to examine sites for a public
park was then made Mr.. julius w. Toll
son, committee chairman announced the
report as complete, and it was read by Sec
rotary Barnabas Bryan of the committee.
Among other things the report says, i'll
part:
I'VE do not recommend that site should
be selected on low ground near the river
front, but do most heartily recommend as
the most beautiful and suitable site in this
section the ridge of land overlooking the
city extending from old Fort Stanton, near
Buena VISTA to the Good Hope road. near
the German Orphan Asylum. The site is
partly covered with shade trees and com
prises high table land, steep hillsides ana
deep valleys. The landscape gardener $
art could convert such a site into a verl-
table fairyland. 1t would rival in attract
iveness the Rock Creek Park, and with
electric cars running past its entrance IL
would be a park not for Anacostia alone.
but for the whole District. We also sug-
gest that within its bounds could be found
suitable location for high service Wa
ter reservoir for this side of the river
The report enumerates the pieces OF prop
erty which go to make up the site pro-
posed, amounting to between 10 and l3o
acres. 1t is stated that entrance to such
park could be had from the Morris road,
the Good Hope road. Fort Stanton road
jefferson street and Anger street.
After the reading of the report discus
sion arose as to its immediate adoption.
Mr.. Moore spoke in favor of allowing the
question to go over until another meeting,
as did Dr. Watson Mr. Mnnix, Mr.. Bryan.
DR. Pyes and Mr.. Tolson We're in favor OF
taking action of a decisive nature at once.
A motion to let the matter go over was de-
feated, and on motion the executive COM
mittee was instructed to present the re-
port of the park committee to the DISTRICT
Commissioners as the recommendation OF