Evening star., 1901-12-04
President of Board of Trade Subject
Of Congratulation.
ACTION OF EAST WASHINGTON CITIZENS
Business Matters Brought Before
the Association Last Night.
STREET IMPROVE NTS

| At the regular monthly meeting of the
| East Washington Citizens Association held
| last night Mr.. Thomas W. Smith, the pres
| ident of the organization, was overwhelmed
| with congratulations upon his election to
| the presidency of the Board of Trade. Mr..
John w. Bahson called the matter to the
| attention of the association and submitted
| a paper setting forth that, the pioneer
| association in this District, of citizens per-
manently organized for the promotion of
| public improvements, came into existence
by reason of the observation of it's project
| ors; that under the present form of Dis
| trict government voluntary organizations
| of citizens were essential to collect facts,
| disclose needs, present arguments and in
| telligently press uron the lawmaking power
! the necessity of desired appropriations
| And the Board of Trade, a central
| organization containing in it's membership
| a large element of the active members of
such citizens associations, is now readily
! giving consideration to all propositions ad-
| vanced by the associations and energetical-
| ly supporting them when feasible; there
| fore. in the elevation of Thomas w. Smith
| to the presidency of the Board of Trade
| this association sees with qualification an
| indication of the recognition of the use
| fulness and efficiency of the citizens asso-
| Citations, and evidence that harmony and
| united effort will hereafter give added
| strength to all movements for the embei-
I liShment of our city"
| Mr.. Smith was in another resolution de-
| clared to be well equipped for the posi-
| tion, a citizen whose activity in public af-
fairs entities him to leadership and a
man respected and honored by this COM
munit-.''
The declaration was adopted by rising
vote
Report on Water Supply.
Mr.. H. T. Blair, chairman of the COM
mittee on water supply, submitted a report
which reads:
Within short time the tunnel from the
aqueduct to Howard University reservoir
will be finished and the reservoir completed
by which the water supply of the city will
become 16OoO,OOO gallons daily. On the COM
pletion of this work all sections of the city
dependent upon the gravity system for their
water supply will be greatly benefited In
our own section the improvement, when in
continued use, should give us water in our
third stories once more, after years of de-
privation and discomfort The present con-
sumption is about $4,000, 900 gallons daily,
but plans are already matured for a sec
ond conduit from Great Falls to the city
to meet future demands for greater supply
after We shall have used the 26,OOO OO0-gal-
Ion margin now existing between the sup
ply and the demand. The natural growth
of the city and the sloWness with which the
reservoir and tunnel work have been COM
pleted make active support of the appro-
priationS for preliminary survey, etc, for
this new supply system the duty of every
citizen who lives not merely for his own
comfort, but also for the welfare of the
generations just beginning their life work
among us. The other great water prob
lem solved during the past year is the fill
tration question.
I'm the year 1900 100000 was appro-
priated by Congress toward the construc-
ton of such portion of filtration plant as
might be used in either the slow sand
the alum process In March, 1901, $500, 900
ny,ri1f tod ord HI ielt
slow filtration system. Nearly 100000
square feet of land have been purchased
near the Howard University reservoir and
active steps in plans drawings, etc, are
in progress as well certain preliminary
and some permanent excavations. The
water supply of the city when these i'm
provements now in process of construction
are completed will equal every present de-
mand and the only obligation on the cit
izen and Congress will be to provide for
the future
Submits Comments.
Chairman Blair explained that when the
filtration system gets into operation not
only will there be an improvement in the
water supply, but there will be an improve
ment in the matter of health. He referred
to the typhoid fever death rate. which he
felt certain would be greatly reduced.
DR.. Hickling said he could indorse every
thing that had been said of the water sup
ply. With the water filtered by means of
the slow sand process he said there should
be occasion for typhoid fever from this
source. The protection afforded by the i'm
proverlent, he added, will be absolute and
perfectly safe.
Mr.. Babson, chairman of the committee
on public buildings had no formal report
to make. He referred to prospective i'm
provements, and said he felt certain that
the time is near when Congress will pro-
vide for building for the United States
Supreme Court Ex-Gov. Ordway also
made a few remarks concerning this i'm
provement to be made In East Washington.
Streets, Avenues and Alleys.
Chairman Girouard of the committee on
streets. avenues and alleys submitted the
following report:
1T will be remembered by members of
this association that the chairman of your
committee on streets and alleys solicited
from its members and from citizens lists
of street improvements desired by them.
Your committee has made a careful ex-
animation of the subject, and has looked
over the section of the city that is pre-
sumed to be covered. and whose interests
are looked after by the East Washington
Citizens Association.
Particular attention was called by the
committee to the large thorOughfareS In ..ie
eastern section of the city which have not
as yet been improved, and it was recon-
mended that the following named streets
and avenues be opened, graded and macad-
amiZed: Georgia avenue from the navy
yard to 10Th street east; Virginia avenue
from Stn street east 10 tne river, South
Carolina avenue from 11th street east to
Massachusetts avenue; Kentucky avenue
from South Carolina avenue to the Penn
sylvania avenue bridge southeast; North
Carolina avenue from 18th street east to
18th street east; Massachusetts avenue
from 18th street east to the Eastern
branch; Tennessee avenue from B street
to 18th street east; 10Th street from B
street south to the Benning road.
The committee expressed the opinion that
these improvements will very greatly help
the building up of that section of Wash
ington.
The committee also called attention to
the great proposed park plan for the i'm
provement of the District. Such a plan of
the improvement of the District, it was be-
lieved, would be an incomplete one, unless
all the large thoroughfares In the eastern
section of the city shall first have been
improved to the city limits.
Mr.. Babson inquired about the approxi-
mate cost of the improvements content
Plated In the report. and Chairman Girouard
said he could not give the desired informa-
ton.
President Smith said he thought the i'm
provements suggested in the report are
greatly needed and the expense would not
hxax