The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-05-14
Meeting of Mount Pleas
ant Association.
COMMITTEE WORK CRITICISED
President Townsend Announced That
Committees Will Be Recognized for
the Good of the Observation-Disclosures
4 ments to the Constitution Adopted.

The Citizens Association of Mt. Pleas
mt held its monthly meeting last night
at the Hotel Stratford. Amendments TO
the constitution and the election of Off
GERS was the chief business transacted.
The association adjourned to meet on the
second Tuesday in October.
When the reports of committees were
called for only a few responded. This led
TO a statement from Col. E. b. Townsend,
president of the association, criticising
the work OF the committees. He said
that results had not been entirely salts
factory, and he suggested that before the
next meeting he would reorganize all the
standing committees with a view to plac-
ing upon them men who would work ener-
getically for the interests of the section.
Mr. Townsend stated that the committees
had been of long standing, and that some
of the members of each had grown luke
warm in their work. He proposed that
the list he would announce in October
should be men whose interests were
identified with the subjects which they
would be called upon to consider. In
that way he hopes that the deliberations
of the association will yield better re-
suits.
Extension of Car Line.
Colonel Townsend also announced that
he had received from Gen. George II.
Harries letter in which assurances were
given that the Connecticut Avenue car
line would be extended as soon as the iron
for the bed construction should be re-
ceived.
The election of officers followed, and the
ballot for the ensuing term was: Col. E.
B. Townsend, president +. l.. Campbell,
first president; d. W. Holman, sec
ond ce-president; w. H. H. WarInan,
third vice president; Robert H. Young,
secretary, and A. B. Chatfeld. treasurer.
Constitution Amended.
Mr. J. A. Watson presented the report
on amendments to the constitution Few
changes were suggested. Among the most
important was that the name of the
association should be changed from the
Citizens association of Mount Pleasant"
TO The Mount Pleasant Citizens Associa-
tiop.v The limits OF the body was
changed from the strict boundaries Of the
Mount Pleasant subdivision TO Mount
Pleasant and vicinity" The fee OF 81
charged to honorary members of the as
sociation was eliminated.
Mr. Holman offered resolution to the
effect that the District Commissioners be
urged TO appropriate 100000 10 begin the
physical opening of Sixteenth Street. He
stated that 1t was important that this
throughfare should be opened as soon as
possible. 1t was his opinion that the sum
of 1866, 600 would be required to open the
street from Morris Street to the District
line. and he thought that the District
should at least spend 800. 900 TO begin the
work.
Mount Pleasant Avenue.
Colonel Townsend suggested that it was
desirable to perpetuate the name of Mount
Pleasant In some local improvement To
this end, ne thought, it would ne well for
the Commissioners to give the lame OF
Mount Pleasant Avenue to old Sixteenth
Street, from Columbia Road to Park
Street Colonel Townsend also suggested
that the District Commissioners be urged
TO secure the improvement of the triang6-
lar space at the corner of Brent Road
and old Sixteenth Street, dedicated TO the
District by the late Mr.. Walbridge. He
said that up to the present time nothing
had been done with this tract, and he
thought that the association should exer-
else its energies In securing the suggested
Improvement.
The meeting adjourned until the sec
ond Tuesday in October, unless the presi-
dent thinks fit TO call meeting OF the
association in June.