Evening star., 1901-03-19
TAkOMA PARK.
Meeting of the Citizens Association
Last Evening,

Last Evening.
The Takoma Park Citizens Association
held a meeting last night in Takoma Hall.
The meeting was well attended, a number
of ladies being present. President ]. B.
Kinnear called the meeting to order shortly
after o'clock, with Mr.. Ben G. Davis serv-
ing as secretary.
The treaSurer's report was submitted, and
showed the affairs of the association from
a financial standpoint, to be in excellent
shape.
The extension Of the trunk sewer in
Takoma Park and It's completion within a
few days was the substance of report
by Mr.. r. s. Brown, chairman of the COM
mittee on sewers. Mr.. Brown stated that
the question of constructing lateral sewers,
to be shortly built under the permit sys-
tenn, was In the hands of interested citi-
zens of the park
Mr. M. J. Wine informed the association
that owing to the short session of Congress
the railroad authorities had been unable
to secure any legislation in regard to an
extension of the tracks Of the Brightwood
road in North Takoma. 1t was decided by
the association that it would oppose the
idea of reverting to the old scheme of
transfers at Florida avenue. The meeting
was informed that a petition is in circula-
ton, asking that the old method be re-
adopted.
The matter of running cars on a ten
minute schedule, instead Of every twenty
minutes as at present, was also discussed
at some length. 1t was explained that the
companies will find it to be impossible to
arrange such schedule until a loop
through North Talxoma Is constructed
This, it was stated, will require a special
act Of Congress and until that is obtained
the present schedule will probably be con-
tinued.
Colonel q. c. Knifin spoke in behalf of
he r9 he Cfo nIy ospf
that the service at the present time Is far
superior to that which formerly existed,
and that the cars are always on time at
the various points along the line. The sub
ject was taken up by other members of the
association, and many complimentary re-
marks favorable to the railroad company
were made.
DR.. H. NJ Bennett stated that If the citi-
ZenS of the park take occasion to compli-
ment the railroad officials and recognize
the improvement from time to time that
the citizens will obtain more from the COM
pany. This, he believed is preferable to
the habit of growing over the wrongs
real and imaginary.
Mr.. Wilton J. Lambert reported that the
committee from Takoma Park, in conjunc-
tion with the committee from Brightwood,
had worked increasingly in the matter of
the extension of streets during the last
days Of Congress. The appropriation for
the improvement Of county roads, he said,
had been cut down from $100000 to $3O, 900,
the efforts of the Citizens Association
The subject Of public reception to cele-
brate the completing of the new public
school in Takoma Park was discussed. 1t
was decided to appoint committee COM
posed of five members Of the association
with President Kinnear as chairman. The
committee will invite the District Commits
sioners to be present on that occasion, and
a public reception will follow. The school
Is practically completed and the Commits
sioners will be requested to grant the nee
essary permit to hold the exercises in the
new school building.
On motion of Mr.. w. G. Platt a resolu-
ton was passed requesting that the board
of education be requested to open the new
Mr.. Platt said the Brightwood school is
overcrowded, and as the necessary appro-
priation was made Immediately available
by the last Congress, that the school be
opened before the close Of the school year
The president introduced Mr. c. s. Bum
dy, who addressed the meeting on the sub
ject of parks in the District of Columbia
and vicinity Mr.. Bundy was followed by
Mr.. r. s. Brown. who presented a reso-
luton to the effect that the date of the
Inauguration Of the President Of the United
States be changed from March to the
month Of April. The resolution was adopt
ed, placing the association on record as
favoring this idea.
The meeting closed with the association
extending a vote Of thanks to The Even
ing Star for its description of the water
works in a recent issue. A vote of thanks
was also extended to Secretary Davis for
his untiring efforts in connection with the
celebration and completion Of the hand
some souvenir which was presented to the
mayor and town council on the anniversary
of Washington's birthday.