Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-19
IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED
Matters Discussed Before North Cauitol and
lexington association.
Committee on Public Health Appoint
ed-The ClOsing tOf n Thorough
fare-Streeti Lighting.

1ZenS' Association held q meeting last even
| ing in the lecture room of the Church of
| the United Brethren, corner of North Cap
itol and r streets. "A number of reports
were received, all of which indicated that
the various committees of the associa ton
We're entering upon their work to be prose-
cuted before the present Congress and the
board of Commissioners with unusual in
terest.
MI Irwin b. Linton, president, called the
meeting to- order, Mr.. A. o. Tingley acting
as secretary. A report OF the executive
committee was read favoring the setting
| aside of the land between T, I'd and Ran
dolph streets and Lincoln avenue as a
public park, in addition to other spaces
formerly approved by the association as
suitable for parks
the following committee on public health.
the appointment of which was authorized at
the last meeting of the association: DR..
Z. j. wallace chairman; DR.: ]. D. Brad
field, DIR. A. c. Merriam, DR.. F. A. MazZei,
DR.. s. w. Mellott
The president also announced the appoint
| ment of Mr.. W. W. Porter as chairman of
the committee on city limits, in place of
Capt Thomas H. Mckee, resigned.
Executive Committee Report.
The executive committee reported that
in view Of present conditions it did not
Soihh ~ ucSi dUie LOT Tie d6SoSidliOh ~ LII
troduce bill for the opening of 4th street
east southwardly through lexington, as re-
quested, but stated that If such bill were
introduced in Congress 1t would be brought
to the attention of the association.
The association considered pending pro-
posed amendments to its constitution, but
finally referred them to the executive COM
mittee to be reported back to the associa-
ton at its next meeting.
DR.. Thompson, chairman Of the commit
tee on membership, reported applicants for
membership in the association, who were
elected, follows: NJ. G. Kains, D. T. SEQ
vile and DR.. ]. c. DeVries.
Mr.. Edward Fouke stated that he had
received a letter from Commissioner Beach
stating that o street from North Capitol
street to New York avenue east had been
placed on the schedule of streets to be i'm
proved, and he hoped 1t would be attended
to during the present fiscal year. He also
read letter from Secretary Tindall of the
board of Commissioners stating that it
would not be practical to erect gas lamps
on Q street between LIST and ID streets west
until the grade Of that street has been
Mr.. w. N. Irwin reported the receipt of
a letter from the Commissioners stating
that catch basins will be constructed at
4th and streets northeast, which will
remedy conditions that had been COM
planned Of
Mr.. Barton A. Bean reported that an ad-
ditional electric light had been placed on
Randolph street between Sd and 4th streets,
but that more lights were badly needed at
the corner of Randolph and 4th streets.
Growth of Population.
Mr.. Linton called the attention of the as
ISOLATION to the note appended to the esti-
mate of the Commissioners for a new
school building within the limits of the as
ISOLATION. which stated that the growth of
population, as shown by the erection of
buildings along both sides of North Cap
itol street from street to the Soldiers
Home, had been almost phenomenal and
that the schools in this section are now
congested.
Mr.. A. r. Server referred to the fact that
the thoroughfare which had formerly ex-
listed between Glenwood and Prospect GEM
eterles had been closed, making it difficult
Tor people to reach the North Capitol street
cars from Lincoln avenue north of T street
and action will be taken by the association,
in order, if possible, to have the thorough
rare referred to reepened for the use of the
public.
Preservation of Records
The association instructed it's secretary
to communicate with the Columbia Htstor-
lcai Society In regard to taking some ac-
ton for the preservation of the record
DOCKS OF the twenty or more citizens as
sociatlons in the District of Columbia 1t
was suggested that the influence of cit
liens, associations on the DEVELOPMENT of
t tne DLstrict would in time form an interest
ing chapter in the history of the capital.
and that this story is largely told In the
minute books of the associations The sec
rotary was requested to bring this matter
10 the attention of the Historical Society
with the suggestion that the society would
request the various associations to turn
their records over to 1t when they have
no further immediate use for them in order
that the society may act as custodian for
sucn records, and thus assist in preserving
material Of great local value