The times., 1901-06-08
BRooKLAND CITIZENS MEET.
Many Subjects of Interest to That
suburb Considered.


Many Subjects of Interest to That
suburb Considered.
A largely attended meeting of the
Brookland Citizens Association was held
in Brookland Town Hall last night with
G. A. Camp in the chair, and G. y. Har-
baugh in charge of the minutes A large
number Of citizens of the suburb were
present during the meeting, and a great
amount of lSsiness was discussed and
disposed of.
T. Davidson. as Chairman Of the Com
mittee oE Sanitation, offered the follow
ing report, which was unanimously
adopted:
AT a meeting of the Committee on
Sanitation the only question looking to
the sanitary condition OF this naturally
healthful vicinity which your committee
deems at present to be of public interest
| is that of sewerage, and we would sug
sest that the association recommend to
and urge uron the Commissioners of the
District the necessity, from sanitary
standpoint. Of having sewers laid in the
streets Of BrooiIland where none now eX-
I list or have been ordered, especially in
the streets of South Brookland, which
section Is entirely without this requisite
20 a hcalthful community. The impor5
tance Of this question cannot be too
strongly presented 10 your body, and it
is a cause which should enlist the sup
port of every resident Of Brookland.
A r. Kinnan. Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Mail Facilities. submitted a re
port, in which he said that everythins
! relating to the mail service liz Brookland
/ and vicinity is at present in a most
/ satisfactory condition. Few complaints
have been made, he said, and these have
been purely local and individual. There
I are at present two carriers on the route
The salary of the postmistress will be
raised from $700 TO $500 per annum on
July ]. After considerable discussion the
report was finally adopted as read.
Dr. William J. Holmes, Chairman of the
Committee on Schools. submitted his re-
port for the year ending June !. in which
lie recommended various improvements
around the school building. the Lighting
of the basement, grading of the play
grounds. and donation of books to the
library. The principal Of the school ex-
pressed the opinion that during the next
! year an additional four-room building
1 would DE necessary, but the committee
( thought this would not be sufficient. at
the present rate OF increase IN number OF
pupils.
The committee recommended that the
new building be erected in the Immediate
vicinity of the present building, and that
for this purpose Congress be urged to
purchase the lots adjoining the play
grounds on the east and south 1t was
also recommended that the playground
should be placed under roof. The report
was adopted as read.
/ a. Patten, Chairman of the Street Com
| mittee, offered a resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the Commissioners to
complete the grading and macadamizing
OF Providence Street as soon after the 1st
Of July next as practicable.
1t was resolved to submit for improve
ment during the next fiscal year the fol-
! lowing streets: Fourth Street; Dover
Street, from Tenth to Fourteenth Streets;
Fourteenth Street from Dover to Frank
fort Streets; Concord Street from Sew
enth 10 Tenth Streets; Austin Street grad
I ing, SO that the crossing on Twelfth
! Street viii be free from mud after a
/ storm; Rhode Island Avenue, special ap-
preparation to open from Fourth Street
! northeast to Twelfth Street northeast;
I Lowell Street Bridge over the Baltimore
| and Ohio Railroad tracks; Twelfth Street
resurfacing from Austin to Dover Streets.
For all the streets special appropria-
ton Of at least 5000 for the planting and
care Of trees was asked.
An amendment to this resolution was
! adopted to open, grade, gravel, and regu-
late either Dover, Concord. or Galveston
| Streets from Seventh Street northeast to
Queens Chapel Road.
/ John hcPhaui, as Chairman Of the Rail-
road Committee, recommended that the
District Commissioners be requested 10
formulate . plan for a bridge across the
Metropolitan tracks at Hartford Street or
Lowell Street, and an appropriation from
Congress to carry out the plan. Mr.. Nc
Phaul also recommended that the Mary
land Railway Line be requested to build
a waiting room OF shelter at Twelfth
| Street 2ud Rhode Island Avenue in south
| ern BrOOkland.
The committee further recommended
that in plans FOR the extension Of street
railway lines in the suburb. that Twelfth
Street from Bunker Hill Road on the
north To Rhode Island Avenue on the
EgBEh. be- excluded from consideration.
and that the District Commissioners be
requested not 10 recommend nor Congress
~ grzs NJ either the extension Of a char
tsr authorizing the use Of said street nor
tho rsHEt 20 build "a railroad thereon. II
! Nas r~egmmeudcd that II any Legislation
b. had authorizing the use Of the streets
( fsr railway purposes. that Fourteenth
[ street is tho proper street running IN a
I EoftheTly and southeriy direction for the
location Df such road, and in event
/ should charter De- granted on another
/ aguh ans south street west Of Thr-
feeIfh.
/ The Commlttea on Parks and Parking
I recommended that urgent effort be made
/ ~ nasc TAr Commissioners set aside 10
Ene cfrS.t ~ ErDDklaud as large por-
tty4 3s possible ~ thr public money avail
/ able fDr trrsa. and that trees be get out
1 wherever the ai1swalks have been com
pIetsd ln Ergykiaud.
/ Under frW BUslUsEs resolution was
| gusHimgusiy passed ezprcEHiuE the thanks
of the association 20 &. +. EiuuaT for
/ HIg earnest and HIDerrsfui work in be
half 0f the location - The colorrd schools.
4 number Of small bills for Bundry OK
penses were ordered paid.
| The ncatluR adjourned until the first
| Friday IN September