Evening star., 1900-10-10
THE AWARD OF DAMAGES
REPORT Of APPRAISERS IN CoLUM.
BIA ROAD CASE DISCUSSED.
Mount Pleasant Citfsens' Associat ton
Has 1t Under Consideration
Other Matters Disposed OF.

| The regular monthly meeting Of the Mt
Pleasant Citizens Association was held at
| the Stratford Hotel 14th street above Park
street, last evening, Mr.. H. H. Twombley,
its president I'm the chair.
After the election of T. H. Sypherd as
member OF the association. Mr.. Chaplin
Brown referred to the verdict of the Jury In
the proceedings instituted to widen and ex-
tend Columbia road and old 10th street,
| stating that one-half Of the award Of dam
ages has been assessed as benefits, and that
the Metropolitan railroad has been assessed
$4,000 There will, said Mr.. Brown, be
some opposition to the confirmation of the
verdict. but he has been informed that the
railroad will offer no objection.
Mr.. B. w. Holman referred to the delay
In prosecuting the proceedings instituted
last summer for the purpose Of extending
18th street to the District line, charging
that the delay is working a great and ex-
penslVe hardship on many of the property
owners involved He thought the associa-
ton should either appoint a committee to
wait upon the District Commissioners and
u1ge them to direct the immediate prosecu-
ton of the case, or request the committee
appointed at a meeting of citizens some
time ago to do the same thing.
Mr.. Brown said nothing has been done in
the case since the Commissioners filed the
petition, although it had been generally be-
fall. He has been told that the municipal
authorities do not intend to prosecute the
case for four or five months. because they
fear there will not be sufficient funds avail
able with which to pay the awards. He ex-
pressed the opinion that there Is no excuse
Tor more delay, and after some further
discussion of the matter the association de-
clded TO request the citizens committee, Of
which Mr.. Brown Is chairman to wait upon
tae commissioners and urge them to direct
the immediate prosecution Of the case.
Boundaries Extended.
The association extended the boundaries
OF its territory to Whitney avenue on the
south, Brightwood avenue on the east and
Spring road on the north, so as to include
Holmead Manor, and upon the motion of
Mr.. A. L. Leonard appointed a committee
of three, consisting of Mr.. Leonard. Frank
l.. Hanvey and A. B. Bennett, to invite the
attention Of the board of education to the
condition of the Johnson public school
building In Mt Pleasant. This building.
declared Mr.. Leonard, is in q very inSan-
itary condition, so much SO, he charged,
that the lives Of the children attending it
will be endangered if its alleged insanitary
condition is not at once corrected.
Other members declared that the school
building and its approaches need immediate
remedial action Oh the part of the author
tiles. and 1t was charged that other school
buildings not so much in need of it were
repaired during the summer recess to the
exclusion Of the Johnson building. The
committee on schools was directed to ask
for the opening of a street from the school
southwark TO rkenesaw avenue, and Mr..
Twombly stated that plans have been de-
cided upon for giving the school better
drainage facilities and walks.
Mr.. F. l.: Averill, the recording secretary,
rendered his resignation, because of press
of other matters but the association de-
clined to accept ii. postponing action until
The next meeting.
Committees Appointed.
Before the adjournment of the associa-
tion the president announced the appoint
ment of the following standing committees:
Sewers, water supply and sanitary mat
ters-Chairman, Amos Hadley; F. l.. Camp
bell, DIR. Fl. T. Harding w. F. Snyder and
A. B. Thornton.
Streets and observation-disclosures ]. w.
Somerville; A, White, William Montgom-
cry, Z. b. Townsend and Donald McPher-
son
Schools and school houses-Chairman. j.
A Watson: A. L. Leonard, A. b. Chatfield,
q. II. Zellers and ]. NJ. Schneider.
On lights, telegraph and telephone-Chair-
man, Abram Frey; A II. Nixon, w. z.
Anderson. l.. II. Schneider and c. l.. Saers.
Street railroads-Chairman, F. B. Noyes;
]. w. Somerville, A. B. Chatfield, Chaplin
Brown and J. N Tyner
Police and fire Observation-Disclosures ST.
George r. Raby; l.. s. Lipscomb, T. c..
Dulin. F. L. Averill and T. S. Rogers
Charities-Chairman, J. B. Sleman; n. Z.
Young. Albert Stephan and c. b. Dckey.
Parks and reserva rvations-Chairman, A. B.
Sturtevant and r. II. Young.
Observation-Disclosures Gen. J: N. Tyner:
F. b. Noyes. F. L. Campbell Thomas
Blagden and H. II. Twombly.