Evening star., 1902-05-06
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
MEETING OF CITIZENS ASSOCIA-
TIoN HELD LAST EVENING.
Resolution Adopted Approving Pro-
posed Loan for Construction of
Union Depot-Notes.

meeting Of the Georgetown Citizens
| Association was held last evening at the
| First Cooperative Building Association Of
| fees, on 32d street, with President B. T
Janney in the chair President Janney, as a
| member Of the committee on public health
made a brief report regarding the Slnsani-
| tary houses in Georgetown. DR.. George w.
Wood, another member of the committee
stated that investigation had been made
| and that not less than sixty houses had
| been found to be in dilapidated and un-
sanitary condition and in need of immediate
| repairs.
| Mr.. John H. Doyle, a member of the COM
| mittee on streets, informed the association
| that the Georgetown Barge, Dock, Ele-
vator and Railway Company had made Off
! cial announcement that it would make use
| of the abandoned railroad tracks on Water
| street.
Mr.. G. w. King introduced a resolution,
which was referred to the executive COM
mittee, to the effect that the assessment
of one-half Of the cost of the Roadway
bridge, now in preliminary course of con-
struction. against the District Of Columbia
Is unjust and unreasonable, inasmuch as
the construction of the new memorial
bridge will obViate the necessity of main
tanning for the use Of the District and Alex
andria county another bridge affording less
ready communication, free traffic being OBJ
structed by the tracks of the railroad "
Also stating that the railway had once Of
fered to bear the entire cost of the Road
way bridge construction, and that the
bridge will in the future be monopolized
by the Mount Vernon railroad and its con-
nections
Some Of the members took exception to
the resolution on the ground that it was
not a proper subject for the Georgetown
body to discuss.
Approves Loan Proposition.
Mr. King also offered resolution, which
was adopted, setting forth:
THAT it is the sense of this association
that the bill pending in Congress authoriz-
ing the District Of Columbia to borrow
$40, 600, 900, or a sufficient sum for the pur-
pose Of constructing union depot and its
approaches, should become law
Mr.. King said it is right and proper that
the District government should have con-
troll over all railroads entering this city
and of the union depot, and the revenue
thereby accruing to the District would be
sufficient to pay the interest on the money
borrowed and create sinking fund for
the repayment of the proposed bonded debt
and give perpetually to the District an in
come.
A letter was received from Gen. Gillespie.
chief Of engineers of the United States
army, stating that no decision had been
reached in the matter OF placing the Grant
statue in the proposed park at the old
reservoir, at 32d and U streets, and that
the subject was still under consideration.
A resolution was passed asking the Com
missioners to place a stricter supervision
over the dumps of Rock creek.
AS result of the circular letter sent out
by Mr.. A. K. Paris, as chairman of the
membership committee, eleven new MEM
bers were admitted to the association, max
ing the present enrolment of the organi-
Zation ninety-f1ve.
Brief Mention
George Goodman. colored, aged sixty
years, whose home is in Virginia, was
found in an unconscious condition early this
morning at Saith and NJ streets. He was
taken to the Georgetown University Hos
pital.
1t has been erroneously stated that Mr..
William c. Fischer was one OF those In
the party injured in a runaway accident at
Langley, Va, Sunday.
Mount Vernon Council, Jr Q. U. A. M,
Of washington made visitation to Reno
Council No. 46, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, of Tenley-
town last evening. A program embracing
songs and addresses was rendered by the
members.