Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02
OF BROOKLAND
MEETING OF CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
HELD LAST EVENING.
Communication Respecting Street
son-ObjectiOns to R.R. Schedule.

A meeting of the Brookland Citizens AS
sociation was held at the Town Hall last
evening at 8 o'clock. President Armstrong
presiding. When the reports Of the COM
mitteeS were called for DR.. Willard j.
Holmes, chairman of the committee on
schools. stated the conditions and needs of
the public schools Of Brookland, and read
the two lists of questions which have been
presented to the pupils of the public schools
for answer. After reading the same, DR..
Davidson moved that the action Of The
Evening Star in bringing the matter to the
attention of the citizens of the District be
commended. The prompt action Of Com
missioner Macfarland In having the use of
such lists discontinued was also COM
rnended. 81 -si-:s.e 30 = -: .-'-. -..--.
: Mr. Mclean. chairman Of the committee
on parks and .paa1nES presented to the as
ceived from the District Commissioners.
wherein 1t was stated that trees will be
provided next fall on the streets recon-
mended by the association - CT -
AT the request of the authorities Of the
Methodist Church located on the corner of
10th and Joliet streets resolution was
passed by the association requesting the
Washington Gas Light Company to extend
its main from 18th street down Joliet to
10th.
The Railway Schedule.
The railway problem was considered. and
remarks upon the subject were made by
DR.. Chamberlain of West Brookland, Capt.
Joseph Banner of University Heights, Mr..
L. c. Ford Of East Brookland. Mr. Conrad
Fl. BlanZ of South Brookland, Mr.. F. r.
Mccormick and others. 1t was stated that
is is often necessary to wait from fifteen to
twenty minutes in order to obtain car.
The members expressed the opinion that
their wrongs could not be redressed by ap-
plication to the president of the railway
company. After fully considering the ques-
ton resolution was passed directing the
Secretary to protest to the Commissioners
of the District against the manner in
which the cars are now run from UNIVERSE
ty station. and requesting seven and a
half-minute schedule from to am and
4 to $50 IN, and the balance of the day a
ten-minute schedule.
The president appointed Mr.. Thomas ].
Carmick, chairman of the committee on
railroads: Mr.. E. c. Southall. Dr. Cham
berlain, Capt. JOS. Banner and Mr.. F. R.
Mccormick, a committee to present said
protest to the Commissioners
For School Trustee.
The chairman of the committee on schools
then offered a resolution setting forth
THAT this association indorse for appoint
ment as school trustee by the Commits
sioners Of the District Of Columbia, Mr..
William G. Henderson Of lexington, and
that a committee be appointed, consisting
Of seven members of which the president
Of this association shall be chairman, to
draw up resolutions and present the same
to the Commissioners Of the District of
Columbia, requesting the appointment of
Mr.. Henderson as a representative of this
section
The resolution was put and unanimously
carried, and the chair announced the ap-
pontment of the following committee to
carry the resolution into effect: w. p.
Armstrong, chairman; DR.. Hiram ]. Pen
rod. Mr.. J. Lewis Sherwood. Mr.. Thos. G..
Carmick, Mr.. John r. McPhaul, Mr.. f. R.
Mccormick and Mr. Falconer Davidson.
On motion of Mr. John r. McPhaul the
association adjourned TO meet on the first
Friday in September. Il