Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-03
STRONG GROUND
RRIGHTWoOD PARK CITIZENS ON
THE COAL FAMINE.
Reading Company Invited to Send an
Agent to Deal Direct With
Consumers.

The Brightwood Park Citizens Associa-
ton held its regular monthly meeting last
night at Van Horn Hall, corner Illinois
avenue and Flint street, BriShtwood Park
W. Mex. Clayton presided. and, in the alb
sence of the secretary Mr.. F. j. Metcalf,
DR.. George B. Heinecke filled the office
pro tenn
A resolution on the coal situation was
introduced by Mr.. Walsmth, and, after
nearly every member present had related
his personal experience, was passed unani-
mously The resolution rectes:
THAT the Brightwood Park Citizens AS
ISOLATION indorses the action Of the board
of District Commissioners in appointing
committee from the Board of Trade and the
Business Mems Association to look after
the interests Of the people in the matter
of coal supply, and
That it is the sense Of this association,
in view of the extortionate prices at which
coal is being sold in the city, and in view
of the helpless condition of suburban ctti-
Zens many of whom are unable to procure
coal at any price, that said committee re-
quest the Reading Coal and Iron Company
to locate a special agent OF the company In
the District of Columbia for a period of
thirty days whose duty it shall be to re-
ceive orders for coal direct from the con-
sumner.
''That copies of these resolutions be for
warded by the secretary to the board OF
District Commissioners ana 10 lhe coal
committee
After an informal discussion of the suf-
frage and tax questions the association ad-
iourned to the first Monday in January.
Reports were received from the following
committees: Trees and lights. streets and
sidewalks the first-named committee re-
nortirg that forty-eight trees had been
nlanted on Flint street, completing the
shade lines of the street, and that 9th street
had also been attended to- The committee
on streets reported the grading or 9th and
18th streets and that work would be COM
menced on Erie street this week.
Report was also made that the secretary
of the association. Mr.. E. J. Metcalf. mad
forwarded to the Commissioners a series of
photographs showing the sections of Hi
nois avenue needing immediate repairs. The
committee on sidewalks reported that the
Commissioners had granted the request for
granolithic sidewalks on both sides of Des-
Moines street, from Brightwood avenue to
the limits Of the park, about ten squares
Citizens Association. referring to the pre-
posed reception to be rendered to Commits
sioner H. L. West by the citizens associa-
tons of the District, was read, and after
discussion 1t was moved by Mr.. Richie and
carried unanimously that the delegates
from the association to the executive COM
nlittee having charge Of the arrangements
be instructed to vote to broaden the recep-
ton TO Commissioner West to a reception
to the entire board of District Commits
sioners. Messrs. Metcalf. Heinecke and
Clayton were named the committee.
Upon molten Of Mr.. Baird and after dis
cussion by a number Of the members the
association went on record fayorlng the
Massachusetts avenue site for the proposed
union station.