Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-14
TWO QUESTIONS DEBATED
DELAY IN STREET EXTENSION AND
PROPOSED BOND ISSUE.
Mt. Pleasant Citizens Association In.
dorses Proposition for Improve
ments in the District.

The regular monthly meeting of the Mt.
Pleasant Citizens Association was held at
the Stratford Hotel. 14th street near Park
street. last evening", Mr.. H. H. Twombly.
the president of the organization. presiding.
Mr. L. A. Harding acted as secretary, and
but two matters were discussed. the delay
IN the extension Of 10th street and the pro-
| posed bond issue. the association placing
itself among those which favor such an
ISSUE
Mr.. B. W. Holman called attention to the
delay In the prosecution of the proceedings
for the extension of 18th street. stating that
he recently endeavored to hasten the case
by asking for a rule against the District
Commissioners. The court. he has been in
formed. has required them to show cause
the 10th instant why tie case has not been
proceeded with
Mr.. Thomas Blagden stated that he has
received letter from the Engineer Com
missioner, Captain Beach, in which he said :
THE number of property owners and the
necessity for having the records up to date,
ana reaching each one individually as far
as possible, has been the cause Of the delay
therefor. 1t is believed. however, that the
matter can be pushed steadily from now
October 800 on, and that no further delay
will occur, other than that incident to the
magnitude Of the condemnation
Issue of Bonds.
Mr.. Holman and other members expressed
their satisfaction with this explanation Of
the Engineer Commissioner, and Mr.. Hol-
man then laid before the association the
proposed issue of bonds by the District,
moving that the association indorse the
proposition, with the understanding that the
proceeds Of the bonds shall be devoted to
public improvements throughout the Dis
trict. The amount of the issue. thought
Mr.. Holman, should be left to the District
Commissioners and Congress, but he ex-
pressed the hope that the United States
would bear equally with the District the
payment of and the interest on the bonds.
Mr. Blasden agreed with Mr.. Holman,
saying that the act of Congress authorizing
the bond issue should direct and regulate
the expenditure of the money thereby
raised. To this end he said there could be
provided restrictions one, and the most I'M
portant, providing that the bond issue
should be distributed over the sections Of
the city according to their respective re-
quirements. shown by each sections as
sessment list. This would give to the
southeast and northeast and southwest the
same justice as that given the northwest
Mr.. Holman's motion was unanimously
adopted. as was one made by Mr.. Blagden
that a committee of three be appointed to
associations on the subject of the bond is
sue, and he and Messrs. Holman and Hard
ing were named as the committee.
The Johnson School.
Replying to an inquiry of a member, the
chair stated that the approaches to the
village school, the Johnson, will soon be
put in excellent condition, a granolithic
sidewalk to be laid, sewers constructed and
other improvements made to perfect the
sanitary condition OF the building and its
surroundings.
Mr.. F. L. Averill, the recording secre-
tary of the association, having rendered his
resignation because Of other engagements,
1t was accepted and vote of thanks ten
dered him for efficient and faithful services.