Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-10
THE EXTENSION OF STREETS
Bills Before Congress Discussed by Mount
Pleasant Citizens Association.
Natter of Assessing Benefits Under
Provisions of Proposed Legislation
The street Railways.

| The regular monthly meeting of the
| Mount Pleasant Citizens Association was
held last evening at the Hotel Stratford
! 1lth street near Park, Mr.. II. II. Twombly
| the president of the organize ton. presiding
and Mr.. F. l.. AvcriH acting as recording
| secretary. in the absence Of Mr.. William
Montgomery. The latter rendered his res
| irnation Of the office because of business
ensa Semcnts. and MIR. Averll was unani-
| nlously chosen as his successor.
After MIR. William II. Crowen had been
| elected member of the association Mr..
Donald Mcpherson moved that the bills re-
| Gently introduced in Congress for the ex-
| tension Of 18th street northward from Flor
| ida avenue be approved and that the assoc
| citation request the District Commissioners
10 recommend favorable action thereon and
use every effort TO secure their enactment.
| The resolution also suggested that A street
railroad should he run the thoroughfare
when extended.
Mir AbrAm Fry seconded the motion.
moving that til" matter be referred to a
special Comm;tte" of three. with directions
10 urge the passage of the bills. Mr.. A. B.
thatiield. however. thought the railroad
feature of the resolution should be omit ed
He referred to the proposed extension of
the Metropolitan railroad from 18th street
along Columbia road to 10th street. and
thence northWard to Park expressing a
preference for such Il route.
Mr.. G. c. Lancaster. a member of the Me-
rid!an Hill and L:inier Heights Citizens
80 80. 81 e '" NJ INTRODUCED; spoke IN
r,asa,, 20 hIi, IL. - ltlIt ne lins soou
them # the two associations will move act
lively and encrgetically in the matter In
has - 49, ~ tA.eIo ii'h street
go ~ ~, -, ~ sioMti anu pro-
diSaStrouSly to property interests therein
Mr.. Fry's motion finally prevailed the
lit: l,7 LliSti ucteu 10 revise the
rIar' ;,1 - ~ 'S vi -itl ilti son IN ac
Ga -, Mitl' t ny S"SStStion Oh MI: mat
iiTlu' -iessfs. McfheSSon Fry and I. A.
,nit,1n H"'ieu DIS the special COM
Extension of Sixteenth street.
Mr. E. g. Townsend stated that tho COM
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terdav be aid The cor,,,,;ttaa w., -,
f.rorce WITH .,,,,oo,,.,r,;,tao - .r,a go.
District committee. the 1,ommissioners -. and
the attorney for the District with the re-
Slit That gratifying progress was made.
ne tApi"ilieu mat the cltZens committee
Ia p eSgi'su 70 me COMMISSIONERS Dill
50 amending the original act as to enable
them to secure by condemnation. those
49,; ttCtiS % I'iilu me owners OF winch have
tt . ~ u9eI vi isNt peeh unaple 10 dedi-
CSte Inc commissioners nave approved
the dinendatofy Dill and Mr.. Townsend
S'iid ne Is cohndent the original act will
soon ne so amended by Congress as to
enable me commissioners 10 shortly insti-
tute the proceedings necessary to secure
th' extension OF the street He also said
Ne Is encouraged to believe that the whole
question of the assessment Of benefits will
D" itlt TO the Judgment of the jury. in
SI'5iH OF cohllhlnS II to consideration of
sIrir OF 90 ieet of ground. He expressed
INC opinlcn that the proposed extension of
i'Ni street " III ne PROVIDED Tor. but doubted