Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-05
PROBLEMS PRESENTED
Expense Of Permanent I'm
provements Considered.
TREASURY ADVANCES
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AP-
PROVES THE PLAN.
Meeting of the Citizens Of Blooming
dale and Vicinity Annual
Election Of Officers.
TREASURY ADVANCES

Election of Officers.
The Bloomingdale. LIE Droit Park and
Reservoir Heights Citizens Association Is
one year old. Its last monthly meeting for
it's first year was held last evening" at the
Rhode Island Avenue NJ. P. Church, corner
of 1st street and Rhode Island avenue
President Clayton E. Emig presided. E. g.
Wolf. r. s. Wolf and H. s. Chatfeld were
received as new members.
Reports were made by several committee
chairmen regarding matters under their
Jurisdiction. ating to improvements in
railroad service. sidewalks in the vicinity of
the filtration plant. filing in and grading
in the square between v and w streets and
west Of North Capitol street. the opening OF
w street from LIST to North Capitol the
opening of from Flagler street to Moore's
lane. and the opening of I'd street to Trum-
bull street.
The matter that called out the most spirit
attitude of the cemetery association in re-
fusing to allow foot passageway through
its land for the first few rods west from
North Capitol street on w street. An eff
fort will be made to induce the Commits
sioners to either bug condemn the land
and open the street through the ground be-
longing to the cemetery trustees.
The report of the treasurer showed that
during the year the association has coll
lected. from initiation fees and dues about
$125. and has balance in the treasury of
about $35, besides something like s45 still
due from members.
AS his last official act President Emig
| read his annual address summing up of
the work of the associa ton during the first
year of It's existence.
President Emig's Report.
AS an Introduction to his address, which
was in the nature of a review of the asso-
ciation's work during the past year, Mr..
Emig said that while this was the annual
| meeting. it was not the anniversary of the
birthday of the organization, the first meet
| ing having been held January II, 1903. He
called attention to the marvellous growth OF
the community. saying that friends had
often pointed out to him the spot where but
a few years ago stood some mighty oak and
where now stands the homes Of his fellow
citizens.
| After giving word of praise to each of
| the association committees and paying
| tribute to the memory or Chairman Haslitt
| of the committee on sewers and water,
| who died recently, Mr.. Emig said
THE narrow Tagging on Y street near
North Capitol street was necessitated by
| the construction of the sewer beneath 1t.
| The committee assures us that the con-
| tract for this paving has oeen let. and that
the work Will be executed as early as the
| weather will permit.
1.-THE committee on schools and school
| houses has had a large field While the
| money required for the erection of the
| new Gage building had been appropriated
| at the birth Of the association. 1t is fact
| that little or no interest was manifested
! by this community as to the exact local
/ ton of the building. 1t was through the
| efforts Of this committee that the building
| is in course of construction wnere 1T Is to-
| day.
| has laid plans for future Improvement. A
bill has been introduced In Congress and
| referred to the Commissioners Of the Dis
| trict providing for the extension OF V
| street to I'd street. This extension viii
| leave small tract of land adjoining the
school building, not suitable for building
| lots, which will be necessarily desirable
| for parking or childrens play grounds.
| The committee should keep watchful eye
upon the proposed parking surrounding
| the filtration plant.
| while these improvements are under the
| control of the general government wise
| suggestions of this committee Will ooupt-
| less be respected.
Problems to Consider.
"An great improvements bring with them
| certain dangers to the public health. The
| excavation of the soil, deposits of fullars
earth are certain to bring with them the
| dreaded malaria. Your committee an SAM
| tat1On mas cOTSiQeTeQ many PtooiShAo e.i 80
| ing out of the construction OF the nltrauon
| plant. The engineers and contractors OF
| this great undertaking are too busy laying
| the foundations of this gigantic scheme
which Is to endure for centuries to pay
much attention to the placing of the dis
| carded excavation. This committee still
| has a great problem in hand-that OF the
proper grading Of the square on the east
| Of 1st street between and w. The pres
| ent condition is surely to be regretted and
| should speedily be remedied. The commit
| tee has called the attention OF the Engineer
| Commissioner to this condition and he has
given assurances that he Will give IL MS
| immediate attention.
"The public welfare of this District should
not be overlooked or circumscribed by mar
| row personal interest or private gains.
Each member of the association should be
placed on some committee and take an ac-
| tive interest in the cause. We have been
| assured by the Commissioners of the Dis
| trict each of whom has hcnored us with
| their presence that they give us great con-
| sfderations because they believe We make
no request without deliberate consideration
| Of the subject matter and that the requests,
| as q rule, express the wish of the majority.
Paying the Expense.
"Great questions demand the most ear
| nest consideration of every tax payer of
| this District. How to meet the expense to
| be incurred by the extraordinary improve
ments contemplated; improvements which,
| II maze, VIII De eHJoycu pJ 6oiei dtioiiS
after generations, for centuries to comets
the supreme problem of today. Shall we of
| this generation bear the burden Of paying
| for such improvements when. 1t would be
| but equitable to distribute the payments
rateably during the period through which
these benefits will endure? You will agree
with me that cur rate of taxation Is already
as high as 1t Is safe to place 1t. / submit
that the expense Incurred by the construc-
| ton of the new railroad terminal, the fill
| tration plant, the Memorial bridge and 9TH
er like extraordinary improvements now
contemplated, should be paid on the part
of the District by an advance from the
| Treasury Department in the form of loan
to be repaid out of the revnues Of the
District by annual installments in a term
of from twenty-five or more years In this
way, those who will reap most of the bene-
| fits of these great undertakings would have
the pleasure of contributing to their con-
struction as a compensation for their use.
''It is confidently hoped that the District
committee of the House of Representatives
Of the present Congress is In accord with
the expression of Representative McCleary,
chairman Of the subcommittee Of appro-
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