Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-06
DECLARED TO BE NUISANCE
Georgetown Citizens Association Waits
Presbyterian Cemetery Abolished.
The Need of Eight-RoOm School
Building Communication From
Carpenters Executive Board.

AT the regular meeting of the Georgetown
Citizens Association, held last evening, Mr..
B. t Janney, the president. occupied the
chair, and J. B. Miller off ciated as secre-
tary. There was a good attendance and
a spirited interest was taken in the pro-
ceedings &.
The matter of the abolition of the
Presbyterian graveyard, which, at the
last meeting, vas referred to the COM
mittee on public improvements for a spe-
cial report was the first subject taken up.
The committee, through Mr.. J. H. Doyle,
the temporary chairman informed the
meeting that an endeavor had been made
to secure a conference with the Presby-
terrain Church trustees for the purpose of
securing their corporation, the citizens
having been informed unofficiaHy that the
church trustees were as DESTROYS as the
citizens in general were TO abate what was
characterized as a nuisance. The trustees,
however, did not meet the committee, II
being understood that they desired to take
no part in the proceedings. number OF
the board, 1t was said, entertain senti-
mental attachment for the old burylng
ground.
The committee on legislation was in
structed by resolution to wait upon the
Commissioners of the District and to pre-
sent the conditions as they exist ana 10
petition them to recommend TO congress
the taking of the necessary steps TO con-
denim the cemetery and to disinter the dead,
reinterring the bodies in a more suitable
cemetery.
Petition for School Building.
The executive committee of the assocla-
ton of which President B. T. Janney IS
chairman ex-officio. and Mr.. F. J.. Moore
acting chairman, strongly recommended
the construction of a new eight-room schooi
building in Georgetown, 1t being SHOWN
that the accommodations there at present
School building. il was shown, was an Gu
frame structure. dilapidated, without CLOAK
rooms and having no suitable toliet Iaci!i-
ties. 1t was recommended furtnef, that
the Commissioners be petitioned 20 con-
struct, on the site of this frame building,
four-room manual training school, 1t beng
argued that the training school, Whlch mas
Just been provided for in an appropriation.
and which is to be located at 18th street ana
Rhode Island avenue, is too far removed
from Georgetown to be of any practlcal
benefit to the students of the West Lnd.
1t was declared that the site proposed
would be too small for the eight-room
building asked for, burt would accommodate
four-room manual training school. j,
The executive committee also spoke OF
the great demand in George town tor
park or public reservation, where children
and nurses could obtain recreation ana en-
joy pure air. 1t was said that in Ill OF the
section west of Rock creek thsre Is no such
spot. This report met with the nearly In
dorsement of the citizens at the general
meeting, and the committee on legislation,
it is understood will work persistently and
untirlngly for the accompiis hment or the
ends in view.
Condition of Rock Creek.
Mr.. ]. Hite Miller spoke of the disgraceful
condition of the entrances to Georgetown,
laying particular stress upon the unsightly
appearance of Rock creek. He stated that
it was absolutely essential to the prosperity
n
other Improvement of Rock creek. out
sders, he stated. could get appropriations
for less laudable enterprises, while this
crying disgrace was tolerated. Mr.. John
Leetch characterized the place mser-
able curse to Georgetown. He declared he
would never rest until he had accomplished
the Improvement.
Mr. Miller also spoke of the benefits to be
derived through the purchase of the state
of Marylands interest in the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal. He stated that syndi-
cate of New York capitalists stand ready
to thoroughly equip the canal with trans
portation facilities, whereby more coal and
other freight will be brought into George
town in a year than ten railroads would
bring. To his positive knowledge, he said,
the B. and o. railroad would not use the
bed of the canal for railroad purposes, but
would newly equip the waterway as 1t ex-
lists. The Georgetown dpeople, he added,
have always been III favor of the direct or
indirect entrance oforailfoads into George
town, and have made every possible united
effort to secure an Entrance.
Carpenters Want aCO-Operation.
Mr.. Robert BOWS, the recording secretary
of the carpenters executive board, in a long
communication to the Citizens Association,
condemned the bad work that has been
done upon recently constructed school
buildings, and requested that the citizens
use their influence to prevent the construc-
ton of school buildings by what is termed
piece work. that is, subletting of various
branches of the construction. The letter
stated that the subcontracts were taken
so cheaply that only non-nnion and incom
petent men could be secured to do the work,
consequently 1t suffered. In many cases
nails were. driven sparingly, and glaring
defects Were temporarily covered up. He
urged that school construction should be
under the control of union men entirely, and
that competent supervisor should have
charge of the work for the District govern
ment. es=s
After the disposal of routine business, the
meeting adjourned for two weeks, during
which time special reports will be prepared
by committees for presentation to the or
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