Evening star., 1902-01-04
PLANS FOR RAISING MONEY
BROOkLAND CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
SUBMITS PROPOSITION.
Conference Over Issue of Bonds for
District ImprOvements-Other
Business Matters.

An invitation is to be sent every citi-
zens association in the District of Colum-
bia by the Brookland Citizens Associa-
ton, requesting that two representatives
Of each body shall meet In the Office of
Mr.. Wilton J. Lambert, on 9Th street
northwest, next Friday evening to dis
cuss plans for raising money to fund GER
tain permanent District Of Columbia i'm
provements. By this action it Is hoped the
plan to have $4,000, 900 issued in District
bonds may be brought to a successful is-
sue. The Brookland association took this
course after much deliberation
Mr.. A. F. Kinnan, chairman Of the COM
mittee on legislation, brought the subject
before the association. The District def
cit on the one hand, he said, and the pres
ent need for improvements on the other
made it necessary that something should
be done without delay to adjust the finan-
cial affairs of the community. 1t was be-
lieved by the legislative committee that
something could be done. and that the sew
eral citizens associations Of the District
could best help to solve the question by
meeting and comforting together concern
ing 1t. It was possible the proposed bond
issue was the solution.
On that initiative the association
adopted the plan for a joint meeting and
set next Friday evening as the date.
Water and Sewer Service.
A paper on the water and sewer service
Of Brookland was submitted by DR.. T. Y.
Hull, chairman of the committee on sani-
tation, in the course Of which he said:
Pure water, prompt removal of sewer
age products and perfect drainage are es-
sential to health. The residents of the out
lying sections are compelled to depend
upon wells for water supply With every
additional house the danger Of sewage
contaminated water increases. The wells
receive much that should go into the sew
ers, disease germs multiply, and sickness
results. 1t is well known among SANTA
RUINS that certain diseases that decimate
the human race are preventable. The sus-
ceptibility Of individuals to consumption
is much increased by insanitary condi-
tions, damp cellars, etc. Diphtheria is
tions, and typhoid fever may be said to be
purely product Of them. 1t is the duty
Of every community to make such use Of
sanitary measures as will prevent prema-
ture deaths and unnecessary sickness
bad sewerage is the usual cause Of con-
tamination, and a contaminated well may
infect whole community. We have nu-
merous illustrations Of this A contami-
mated well in Brookland few years ago
caused a dozen or more cases Of sickness
A small town in Pennsylvania had 1OOO
cases, with ia deaths from contaminated
water.
'On Ine Introduction OF HOtOmac water"
the speaker continued, Into Brookland
the number of cases fell off 75 per cent
There were but three cases of typhoid in
this community the past year, and two of
these could not be attributed to Brook
land. as the disease was caught in other
places Only one Of them was really q
Brookland case"
Railway Facilities.
In connection with the street car service,
the association expressed it's thanks to
Mr.. George H. Harries for the cars used
by the association on the occasion of the
engine house exercises of several weeks
ago, and strongly objected to the with
drawal of the transfer privileges hitherto
granted at 9Th and and 9th and
streets. Resolutions Of thanks were adopt
ed to be sent Messrs. Woodward & Loth-
rop and ]. Henry Small for the decora-
tions of the banquet hall used during the
engine house exercises.
sMr. c. A Harbaugh presented by letter
his resignation as secretary of the associa-
tion and a vote was taken to accent the
resignation with regret. Mr.. E. B. Ellis
was elected To fill the vacancy thus created