Evening star., 1901-11-06
DISCUSS OVERHEAD WIRES
CITIZENS MAKE SUGGESTIONS RE-
GARDING PEKMaTs THEREFORE.
Medical Inspection sOf,r Pupils in
Public SchOOlssInaersed-Ra
way ExteusiOn.

The regular monthly meeting of the Co.
| lumbia Heights Citfxenss Association was
held last night in the paslors of the Hotel
Savoy. Owing to the absence Of President
Alphonso Hart, who is I'll, the chair was
occupied by Mr.. c. s. Bundy, the vice
| president Mr.. w. B. Todd was in his po-
sition as secretary. The first business of
the evening was the election of the follow
ing new members: DR.. George E. Lewis,
Harry King and Herbert B. Blair.
DR.. B. F. Gibbs of the sanitary commit
tee stated to the association that the
board of education and the District Com
mlssloners have submitted an estimate to
Congress for an appropriation to provide
for daily medical inspection at the public
schools. He said that with the assistance
or associates on the committee he would
prepare resolution indorSing the plan and
submit it for action at the next meeting.
DR.. Lewis and Mr. A. B. Jameson were ap-
pointed to cooperate with DIR. Gibbs.
Overhead Wires.
Mr. Peterson, chairman of the committee
on overhead wires, reported that during
the last two months he had noticed that a
great many permits had been issued for
the stringing of overhead wires in Colum-
bia Heights. He said that Of course, in
each instance the permit issued by the Com
mlssloners provides that in cases where
wires are to be strung over private prop
erty the consent of the property owne RS
shall be secured. Mr.. Peterson said that
often the wires were strung without this
consent, and once they were up it required
a law suit to have them removed. 1t was
suggested that the Commissioners should
require the company applying for such a
permit to present with it's application the
permit of the property owners affected,
rather than to issue the permit first and
necessary consent afterward.
MessrS. Frank L. Brown. Harry King
ana Dr Gibbs were appointed to assist Mr.
PETERSON in giving the matter proper at
tention.
Educational Facilities.
Mr.. c. M. Campbell chairman of the COM
mittee on education and school facilities,
reported that he had been absent from the
city for some time past and had been un-
able to give his work the attention he
would have liked to. In connection wit h
this subject DR.. Gibbs stated that Super
intendent Stuart of the public schools mad
recently made inquiries as to a suitable
site for high school on Columbia Heights.
Some time ago the association suggested
that high school should be erected in that
section and the inquiries from the superin-
tendent they believe indicate that the mat
ter Is being giving encouraging attention.
The proposed new system of street
menclature as planned by the Commission
ers was next taken up and quite thoroughly
discussed. The views expressed from time
to time were crystalized In a motion from
Mr.. F. L. Brown, which urged that the
present names Of the cross streets be re-
tained. In order to secure uniformity the
motion suggests that the names of all
cross streets between 18th and 18th streets
north Of Florida avenue be continued east
and west. and that the names Of the short
cross streets west of 18th street between
Florida averue and Roanoke street be con
tfnued westward. A special committee on
street nomenclature will present the views
of the association to the District Commits
SionerS.
Railway Extension Suggested.
Mr.. c. NJ Campbell presented a resoIu-
tion calling upon Congress to require tho
building of an extension of the Metropolitan
railroad lines to connect the north end OF
18th street with the proposed new terminus
of the Connecticut avenue line at 18th and
Park streets, and that the tracks be laid
not later than the end of 1902. The resoIu
tion was adopted.
Mr.. Campbell spoke of the growth of Co
lumbia Heights, and suggested that a com
mittee be appointed to prepare and secure
the publication Of facts setting forth the
history and the advantages of the section.
The motion was adopted, and Messrs. c. NJ.
Campbell, F. l.. Brown, Eugene Jefferys,
Oscar Nauck, c. p. Stone and c. S. Bunuy
were appointed.