Evening star., 1902-03-08
WEST END nINTERESTS
aEoRoETOWNa CITIZENS DISCUSS
VARIETY or TOPICS.
Consolidation ofsWater Registrars Of
fice With That Of the Col
lector Of Taxes.

The March meeting Of the GEORGETOWN
Citizens Association Vas called to order
last evening at 1880 o'clock, in the hall of
the First Cooperative Building Association,
1926 32d street, by President B. T. Janney
DR.. keene officiated as secretary. From the
statement OF the treasurer, a balance Of
$129 was reported in the treasury.
The amendment to the bylaws. presented
at the last meeting by Mr.. A. K. Paris,
providing for the changing of the meeting
night from the first Friday to the first
Monday of each month was brought up, and
the amendment was adopted. There were
no reports submitted from the executive or
legislative committees. The resignation OF
Mr.. F. L. Williams was accepted.
The question of the consolidation Of the
water registrars office with that Of the tax
office, making one general office. and pro-
viding for the payment of the water and
general taxes at one time was considered.
A number of views were expressed, and
during the discussion the question that
Georgetown is entitled to free water was
discussed. An amendment to the resolution
was offered by Mr.. Paris, to the effect that
the water assessment bill be included and
placed on the general assessment against
property, as per assessment made In May
or November on account of taxes. The resO-
luton was designed to have the bills paid
at one and the same time saving an ad-
ditional trip by the property owners to the
District building. The amendment to the
original resolution was approved and re-
ferred to the legislative comittee for report
Mr.. George W. King discussed the option
that was presented to the cities of Wash
ington and Georgetown; that Georgetown
paid an assessment Of " cents per front
foot, while Washington preferred to pay a
yearly tax Later. in 1875 the water regis
trar made a ruling that there should be no
Discrimination, and Georgetown was called
upon for a water tax. This ruling was
1Ia oh, L,,k 49,
by default. The matter has never been car
ried into court since.
Mr. Leetch spoAe Of the lack Of benefits
received by Georgetown. and Mr.. Paris
referred to the difficulties experienced in
getting members into what is really
town meeting" The latter proposed that
the chair appoint special committee to
see the citizens of the town "and try to in
fuse a patriotic feeling among them The
proposition was put in the form of a motion
and was passed. The chair announced that
he would name the committee in a few
days.
The Old Reservoir.
After some discussion on the subject Mr.
Leetch introduced resolution that the
matter Of removing the old reservoir at
32d and u streets be referred to a proper
committee Of the association for report.
Mr. King spoke Of the Commissioners fig
ures as to the amount Of appropriations due
Georgetown and the result that the paving
of sd street, from p street to T street. will
shortly be commenced.
The question Of railroad tracks being
placed on the Aqueduct bridge was also
considered. 1t was stated that for twenty
years the project of placing tracks on the
bridge had been agitated. but nothing ever
accomplished, and that now while there 1s
one bill in Congress providing for the erec-
ton Of an entire new structure the Com
missioners were only in favor Of expending
500, 900 for the purpose OF strengthening
~ Jfv YnfI
of a bill, will be used In Congress to thwart
any favorable action.
A resolution Of the Citizens Northwest
Suburban Association, providing for the
formation of q central ,,ody of citizens as
sociations Of the District was read and
endorsed. !,