Evening star., 1901-04-23
RAILWAYS AND SCHOOLS
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION DISCUSSES
STREET CAR SCHEDULES.
The Erection of School Buildings
Number of Streets Recommend
ed for improvements.

Various neeOS Oh us StSlioh "Ni' NiS
cussed last evening by the North Capitol
and lexington Citizens Association, which
met in the lecture room of the Church of
the United Brethren, corner OF North Capl-
toI and R streets. Mr.. William G. Hender-
son. the president, called the meeting to
order and reported that the executive COM
mittee had recommended to the Commis-
sioners the placing of the following streets
on the schedule for Improvements: street
from North Capitol westwardly. North
Capitol from r to I streets, Quincy from
North Capitol westwardly and Patterson
street.
This action was approved by the associa-
ton. Mr. Henderson also stated that he had
received a communication from the CIVIC
Center requesting that the association APP
point a delegate to take part in it's work.
The association later on motion of Mr..
Foulke, elected Mr.. Henderson "a delegate
to the Civic Center.
Mr.. A. o. Tingley, secretary, reported
what had been done by the executive COM
mittee to have the erection of the public
school building on Lincoln avenue north of
r street. expedited. He said the occupant
of the school site has paid his rent to July
| 1, and that it would probably take eight
months to build a school house from the
time the work is begun. On motion of Mr..
]. H. Lane the Commissioners will be
QueSted by the association to have bidders
place time limit on the contract, to be
| taken into consideration in selecting the
successful bidder.
Mr.. A. R. Server. chairman of the commit
tee on schools and school houses, reported
that while the building of a second school for
colored children on street between North
Capitol and LIST streets west could not be
prevented, he understood that a conclusion
had been reached not to put a third such
school building there. He had been told by
persons connected with the making of ap-
preparations that If enough money is not
4 orNylrn iat tod fn hrpx hoo estA In .
| location to be served by it the matter
would be referred back to the appropria-
| tion committees, so that more money could
be allowed the next year.
Grounds of Objections.
Mr. Server said he wished it clearly un-
derstood that there was no opposition on
the part of himself or any one else in the
| association to the building of school
| houses for the accommodation of colored
children, but they merely wanted the
schools where they would be most con-
venient for the children who are to occupy
them. 1t had been shown that only a tenth
of the pupils of the one school building on
P street come from that neighborhood, and
now that a second building is to be put
there the association wanted to make an
| urgent protest against third one, the
scholars for which must come from a
long distance. Mr.. Server was authorized
to ascertain in what squares the colored
children in the tenth division live, so that
it might be conclusively shown where the
school house should be built.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
Commissioners to provide additional school
rooms for next year for white children liy-
ing in the section represented by the asso-
citation by renting rooms for that purpose
II the new building on Lincoln avenue
north of r street is not completed I'm time
for use. 1t was shown that there were
eight halliday schools in the lexington
building on account of lack of room
The question of street car schedules was
then taken up, and a number of members
complained of the long waits that are made
in certain parts of the day on the Maryland
and North Capitol street lines.
Resolutions Adopted.
The complaints and wishes of the asso-
citation in the matter were embodied in res
olutions, which were adopted, setting forth
THAT this association, while recognizing
and admitting the improvement of the
present street car service over that former
ly given by horse cars, is yet satisfied
that it falls far short Of the needs of the
community; that the half-hour wait be-
tween cars on the Maryland division from
S:54 am. to 3:24 p.m., and from 7:54 ID. m
to 1924 pm, is too much for any built-un
portion of the District; that change from
an eight minute to a thirty-minute sched-
ule is altogether too great; that cars should
be run to and from lexington not more
than fifteen minutes apart at any time of
the day. and not more than eight minutes
that the recent action of the Washington
Traction and Electric Company in placing
larger cars on North Capitol street If it
had not been accompanied by a reduction
of the schedule would have removed cause
of dissatisfaction on that line, but that
the taking of Of several cars has simply
substituted one cause of complaint for an
other; that now, while the cars are not
as much crowded as formerly. the waits
between cars are too great. and compel
many persons to walk who otherwise would
ride.
THAT this association believes that the
several railway companies under the pres
ent management of the Washington Trac-
tion and Electric Company still owe to the
community, in exchange for the franchises
granted to them, conveniences of transpor-
tation, to establish which those franchises
were granted; that such conveniences have
not been and are not now sufficiently sup
piled: that said companies should not re-
gard alone the question whether II pays
to run a sufficient number Of cars to ac-