Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-07
BROOKLAND CITIZENS
REGULAR MEETING OF THE ASSO-
CITATION LAST NIGHT.
Progress Reported in Raising Of Money
for Site for Proposed
Branch Library.

The Brookland Citizens Association held
its regular meeting last night at Mulyihilfs
store, President A. F. Kinnan presiding
After the reading Of the minutes by Secre-
tary E. P. Ellis, reports of standing COM
mittees were called for.
DR.. A. Patten, chairman OF the committee
on streets and sidewalks. announced that
he had seen the Engineer Commissioner and
endeavored to have the work Of improving
4th street expedited. He also reported that
18th street, below Austin, was in bad con-
dition, the board sidewalks at one point
being lost in the mud.
In this connection President Kinnan ex-
planned how Congress had thrown out
many items of appropriation of vital i'm
portance to Brookland, including $4,000 for
the extension of Rhode Island avenue, and
those for the improvement of and 7th
streets. But, he said, the citizens of Brook
land would net murmur, since 1t was done
In order to retain several large sums OF
great benefit to the District Of Columbia in
general
Addition to School House.
For the committee on schools, DR.. Holmes
reported that the contract had been let for
an addition to the school house, work on
which would begin early in April. He said
that, before Christmas, the. second and
tive days, because of insufficient room, but
the second floor of the town hall had been
in use as school room and all the
scholars were thus accommodated.
He recommended the purchase of an ad-
ditional lot adjoining the present grounds
of the school, for the new addition would
occupy large part Of the childrens play
ground.
New Fire Alarm Box.
The committee on fire protection, through
Capt. Joseph Banner, reported the erection
of fire alarm box at 18th and Hamlin
streets, and recommended the placing of
three additional boxes and four fire alarm
hydrants at proper points.
The meeting then instructed the secre-
tary to write the Commissioners asking
that alarms and plugs be located as sug
gested by this committee.
DR.. Patten moved that the secretary be
directed to request the Commissioners to
have the condition of 18th street between
Detroit and Frankfort streets improved,
and 1t was ordered.
C. c. Grooms offered a resolution con-
graduating Commissioner Mcfarland upon
his rSappointment, and 1t was adopted
unanimously.
Interest in Branch Library.
Great progress is being made in securing
subscriptions for ground for a branch Car
negie library. There is now So, $50. so guar
anteed out of a total of 81, 800 required for
the purchase of the site selected.
President Kinnan had a talk with Theo-
dore Moves, one of the trustees of the Car
negie library, who recommended that
Brookland should guarantee the provision
OF books of reference and current periodi-
Gals when it asks Congress for an appro-
priation for books for the branch library.
Mr.. Kinnan thought, too, that Brookland
ought to have some books pledged before
asking for the building. He thought there
would be trouble in doing this, and
funds could be readily raised for periodi-
calls and reference books.
Two new members were elected at the
meeting-T. A. Harrison and S. d. Boss.