Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-03
FOR A UNION DEPOT
Plan to Have Railroads to Center in
Georgetown.
DISCUSSED BY CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
Resolution Offered Opposing suf-
frage in the District.
OLD OFFICERS REFLECTED

The regular monthly meeting of the
Georgetown Citizens Association was held
last evening at the hall of the First Co.
operative Building Association. The at
tendance was unusually large. The meet
ing was called to order by the president
Nj. b. T. Janney, with Mr.. James H. Tay-
lor, the secretary, keeping q record Of the
proceedings.
The chairman of the committee. ON legis-
lation. Col. H. F. Blount, reported that his
committee had been busy trying to get at
the probable cost of the land embraced in
the proposed public park, and arrange to
have portion of it condemned, which he
understood would be satisfactory to some
of the owners. Mr.. Leetch asked that the
president of the Business Mems Association
be notified when the committee from
Georgetown intended to call upon the SEN
ate committee to urge the passage Of the
bill to establish the Georgetown Park It
being understood that the business men
were favorably inclined to the plan. =
Mr.. Boteler of the committee on, commerce
invited the attention Of the meeting to a
plan which, would bring the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad down Rock Creek valley
to Water street, and the Pennsylvania rail-
road by Water street to point on x street
near Rock creek, where a union station
could be erected The railroads according
to the report, were to, construct bridges on
streets where demanded By the plan beth
roads could cross the Potomac river at An
alostan Island, using that of necessity as a
freight yard This plan If put into opera
tion 1t was claimed. Is calculated to relieve
the District of the presence of the Long
bridge. which is regarded as menace to
river traffic and great danger in case
of floods and freshets.
Capt. LOCKER, in speaking upon the re-
port, said IL action be taken by the or
ganfzation and the report accepted 1t would
of fhn nff hn
citation to obtain the valley of Rock creek
as park. Mr.. Boteler made a motion to
the effect that special committee be APP
pointed to draft bif for bringing the
railroads into the District as he described,
the committee to make a report at the
next meeting. Col. Blount spoke in oppo-
sition to the motion, and Mr.. George w.
King in favor. The motion was passed, and
a committee consisting of Messrs. Boteler,
Peter and Nicolson was appointed to draft
a bill.
Presidents Report.
The report Of the president. Mr.. Janney.
was read, which was in part as follows:
Our achievements have not been nu-
merous, yet the report of our committee en-
legislation of the conference had with the
committee on the District of Columbia in
the Senate. as to the setting aside OF suff1-
Gent area for a park and for the erection
of bridge over Rock creek at N street, is
certainly eneouragins The fact that at
consented to place on the list the repairs Of
certain streets in Georgetown is also a
subject for cOngratulation. OF the COM
mittees, the executive. legislative and the
have shown good results OF the others, l
believe not one has had a. meeting.
AS in the great houses of the United
States Congress the business transacted de-
ponds entirely upon the activity of commit
tees. so in our little association success
depends upon the zeal and interest of
committees. Should the chairman of
eS Of terOns sas
of matters referred to him and of the
formulation Of the results of such
confederation into suitable resolutions or
appropriate bills for presentation to Con-
gress, after approval by the association,
cur work would be greatly facilitated and
much time saved, which will otherwise be
spent in useless discussion and the express
sion of vague ideas.
1.-THE perfect harmony which has charac-
terized our proceedings has been exceeding
ly gratifying. This will continue Sd long
as each member shows willingness to
work for the general good and the interests
of the general public no matter how it may
affect him personally, but so long as we
feel, as does one Of our members, who,
upon being asked what his committee was
doing. replied, oh, blame the committee
I'm interested in the other thing we shall
be nauseated by contention and finally sink
into insigniticance.''
Exhibits by other Officers.
Mr.. J. w. Bogley. the treasurer, read his
report for the past year, as follows: THE
records OF the treasurer show that during
the years existence of the association sew
enty-one members have been elected and
one has resigned. leaving membership
on the rolls OF seventy. The total amount
of cash received by ]. Barton Miller, the
first secretary. to January l, 1900, was
$3.50; total amount disbursed during the
f1r sfnxS~
was $3.50; net amount turned over to the
treasurer. $43.25; additional cash received
by treasurer from James H. Taylor, secre-
tary, $3.50; cash received since last meet
Ing, 81; total cash on hand at this date
s5i.75" -' '
The annual report OF the secretary was
read. as follows, by Mr. James H. Taylor:
The Georgetown Citizens Association
membership Of about thirty business and
professional men Of the West End. Since
then it has regularly met on the first Fri
day of each month, except in July and Au-
creased and its roll contains the names OF
seventy men r1om all parts Of the District
lying west of Rock creek. representing all
Of the business and property interests of
the section. All questions relating to our
portion of the District have been thoroughly
discussed at the meetings OF the associa-
ton, and many measures which have re-
suited to the permanent advantage of our
town-notably, the extension Of the 32d
street sewer, the improvement of T street,
the fire apparatus for the Heights and the
improvements in our public schools-haye
been obtained by the active and energetic
work of our committees before our Commits
sioners and with Congress.
THE efforts OF our association have also
had the effect of clearly presenting to both
the District Commissioners and to Com
gress the conditions and needs Of the West
End, and we confidently believe that this will
materially assist us to secure many other
improvements in the near future. We ex-
present session, the land at least for the
Georgetown park, SO TO secure the valley of
Rock creek adjacentaeto our portion of the
city before its beauty b destroyed by
other bridge across Rock creek, and the
extension Of California avenue, or T street.
from Kalorama Heights through the pro.