The Washington times., 1901-11-06
SEPARATE WATER SUPPLY
Suggested for Street and Sewer
Flushing and Fire Purposes.
Proposed by VI. I. Weller Mt n Meet
ing of the East Washington Citi-
zens' Associatior-Person eff
Several Committees Announced.

Several Committees Announced
Non-rattling tops for garbage carts at
| the suggestion of the East Washington
| Citizens Association, will hereafter be
| provided by the District Commissioners
and the residents of Capitol Hill, which
| section has been largely troubled with
| the nuisance OF noisy wagons Of this
description, are very much pleased. After
considerable correspondence the District
Government has undertaken to see that
hereafter all garbage carts shall tr.Nel
through the city vita patent uois less.
non-rattling lids, and one of the big oD-
jections to the new metal vehicles will be
removed
The announcement of this decision of
the Commissioners was made last night
at the regular meeting of the East Wash
ington Citizens Association. held at
Baum's Hall. and various othes' matters
concerning the interests of the city were
commented upon. Among other things the
recent innovation of cleaning the munic-
ipal streets by means of Fire Depart
ment hose and gang of negro laborers.
assisted by copious quantities of water,
was unfavorabiy spoken of by A.
Girouard. NJ. l. Weller approved the
method. and suggested a plan for an ad-
ditional water supply for street cleaning
purposes, to be provided independently
of the supply for drinking purposes I'm
der the plan proposed by Mr.. Weller the
water is to be drawn from the river at
some point to be selected, and VIII have
no connection with the drinking supply
II is to be used for cleansing purposes,
flushing sewers. and for fire ighting. He
spoke at length in favor of this plan.
Mr.. Girouard thought that the flushing
of streets as demonstrated by the Com
missioners a few days ago was not sue
cessful. and he fncidently criticised the
present plan of sweeping in use on the
streets CaTelessness in handling the hose,
resulting in some persons being drcnched
with water. was also brought to the at
tention Of the meeting.
In the absence of T. w Smith, presi-
dent of the association, Vice President
Tracy L. Jcffords presided. Reports were
made by the executive committee. and the
constitution was amended to increase the
membership of this committee from tiye
to seven II. /. Weller and Appleton T.
Clark were elected to the offices created.
Speeches were made by A. +. Sperry and
j. w. Babson. The following committees
xecutive~Thomas W. Smith. John W.
Babs0n, A. f. Sperry, Tracy l.. Jenords,
b. w. Clark.
Street Railroads-W. Mosby Williams,
Charles A Shields f. J. Mayer, Albert
Carry, j. Frank Campbell
Water Supply-H. Z. Blair. Joseph ].
Weller, T. p. Weller, J. D. Hird. Dr. ].
Sewers and sanitation-B. W. Clark,
Dr. r. Kingsman Henry Pennywit,
George w. Barnes, Dr. Percy Hickling.
Public Parks and SpaCes-J. d. Crois-
SAINT. j. ". Stone. J. Finucy Eng,e, W.
T. Hummer James L. Parsons
Public Buidings-J. w. Bobson, w. G.
Dodge, /. c. Slater, J. \. Stoutenbursh,
Edwin H. Fowler.
Public Order and Comfort-Court r.
Wood. James Berry, Leone I'd Sargent, A
c. Whitney, George ". Gates
Schools and Lihraries-G- z. Clark,
Henry II. Mckee, Samuel G. Eberly, Dr.
W. y. French. 1. 3. Kimball, Frank
Gilom.
Steam Railroads II. K. Simpson. L. F.
Lusby, p Maloney. ]. r. Nottingham,
George X. ReDctu.
Streets, Avenues and Alleys-Not an
nouuced.
Lights and Electrical Systems-Fred
Dietrich, b. F. Leighton, J. B. Little
wood, DR.. William Oyster, William f.
Hart
Taxation and District Expenditures
]. Weller, Oscar Lucsett J. Edward Nit
chell, c. f. Keefer, James Mcdonald
Charities and Corrections-S w. Cur
riden. A. T. Stuart, Mrs. Oliver Briggs.
DR.. w. p. c. Hazen, Mrs. j. w. Babson.
Membership-John /. Brown, V. Bald
win Johnson.
Reclamation of Anacostia Flats-Tracy
l.. Jeffords. Thomas W. Smith. J. R
Nottingham, A F. Sperry, Evan H
Tucker, Hugh T. Taggart.