Evening star., 1901-01-09
AGAINST OVERHEAD WIRES
MT. PLEASANT CITIZENS ASSOCIA.
TION EXPRESSES OPPOSITION.
Motion Adopted FavorinE Co-Opera-
Report ON Public Parks.

The Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
ton last evening. at a meeting held at
the Savoy, 14th and Binney streets, placed
itself on record again as being opposed to
the erection Of overhead wires in the
suburbs, and upon the motion of Mr.. Au-
gust Peterson, chairman of the commit
tee having supervision Of such matters, de-
c!ded to request Congress to extend the
prohibition against the erection of over
head wires to include all suburban terri
tory within the fire limits.
Mr.. Peterson declared that the recent
case in which Judge Barnard held that
overhead telephone wires may be author
lied by the District Commissioners outside
the city limits was not fair test. 1t was
a suit, he said to which the complainant,
a Mr. Nolan, the telephone company and
the Commissioners were parties. Mr.. Peter
son said Judge Barnard undoubtedly de-
ciGed on the facts presented to him, and
according to the law applicable to such
facts, but he charged that the suit was
instituted by a man who desired a tele-
phone, and who did not, therefore, note an
appeal when the court rendered a decision
that, If not reversed would give him what
he desired. The more wires the telephone
company. puts UP the less probability of
underground wires will there be, said Mr..
pany is making a house-to-house canvass
in the vicinity and offering all sorts of in
ducements to people to take telephones
MnAAPeterson and Messrs. ]. W. Sorner-
vile, G. S. Bundy. F. l.. Brown and S. &.
Rogers were appointed to secure the legis-
lation referred to in the resolution.
Public Parks.
From the committee on parks Mr. c. S.
Bundy reported the work done by the
Board of Trade to secure a comprehensive
plan of parks in the District and to the
bill introduced IN Congress authorizing a
commission of three landscape architects.
and the association favored the move
ment.
Dr. B. F. Gibbs of the committee on san
itary affairs spoke Of the impurity of Po-
tomac water, and upon his motion the as
sociation decided to cooperate with other
bodies in the effort to secure a filtration
plant. DR.. Gibbs said all Potomac water
should be boiled before being used a
beverage.
IndOrses Railway Extension.
Upon the motion of Mr.. Bundy the asso-
citation indorsed the proposed extension of
the Metropolitan railroad out nth street
to Lydecker avenue, and upon the motion
of Mr.. L. A. Barr the replacement of brick
sidewalks by cement ones was heartily in
dorsed by the association and the Commits
sioners were requested to carry out such
work on 14th street between Florida and
Whitney avenues.
At the suggestion of Mr. E. B. Moore the
Commissioners were thanked for placing
electric lights on 14th street between Flor
ida and Whitney avenues. and a letter
from the Engineer Commissioner was read
stating that action will be taken in the
near future for the remaining of streets in
the section, so as to make them uniform.
Mr.. T.. B. Hay addressed the associa ton,
entertaining its members with historical
"reminiscences of the section. and then a
collation., provided by the entertainment
committee. was enjoyed.