Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-20
THE SMOKE NUISANCE
DISTURBING TO COMFORT OF
LEXINGTON CITIZENS.
Resolutions by Association Requesting
Commissioners to Take Action
other Business Considered.

The smoke nuisance has been disturbing
the comfort of the citizens of that section
of lexington that contributes to the mem
bership of the North Capitol and lexington
Citizens Association, and the association
entered protest against the conditions last
night. The nuisance to which they have
referred does not arise from a stationary
engine or a furnace 1t comes from the in
cessant putting and blowing of the engines
employed by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company in shifting freight in he
New York avenue freight yards, and the
members of the citizens association want
1t stopped if the Commissioners have it in
their power to do So
The matter of the smoke from the en-
gines in the freight yards and the annoy
ance to the citizens was brought up in the
association at meeting held last night and
discussed in full. The members were a unit
In expressing their approval of any action
which would tend to do away with this
nuisance, and they expressed their senti-
ments in no uncertain terms. If Congress
sees Mt to compel the owners of stationary
engines and furnaces to equip them with
smoke consumers and prevent the pollution
OF the city with the gases and SCOT from
such places. 1t is said, the lawmakers ought
also to see their way clear to compel rail-
road companies to equip their engines with
an apparatus of a similar kind to prevent
the same annoyance from locomotives.
These are the worst offenders against the
purity of the atmosphere and the streets,
1t was declared last night, and some action
should be taken. The matter was referred
TO the executive committee for action.
Cross-Town Railway.
The monthly meeting of the association
was held one week in advance of the usual
date because of the Christmas festivities
There was small attendance when Presi-
n
After the routine business had been dis
posed of resolution indorsing the project
ed cross-town railroad under the auspices
of the Capital Traction Company was
adopted This association has gone on rec
ord before as being in favor of the building
OF cross-town line by the Capital Traction
Company. The association is opposed to
the entrance to the city of a new street
railroad company, and is of the opinion
that the Capital Traction Company can
best serve the interests of the citizens The
charter of that company, 1t was explained,
permits 1t to extend it's tracks to North
Capitol street along Florida avenue.
The matter of erecting red lights at all
fire alarm boxes was taken up by the asso-
citation through the suggestion of Dr. Edgar
G. Thompson, who complained that there
was a general absence of red lights desig
mating fire alarm boxes in the northeastern
section of the city.
The Commissioners have announced that
they cannot put the red lights at boxes ex-
cept those on the underground circuit. DR..
Thompson takes exception to this PROPOSE
ton and declares that the Commissioners
can put up red lights or at least can put
red glass on the nearest street lamp, so that
1t will be easily distinguished. The matter
was referred to the committee on police
and fire departments.
The meeting was adjourned after a ses-
sion of about an hour 1t is probable that
next month the association will give BAN
quet to which will be invited a number of
distinguished members of the House and
Senate, as well as well-known citizens of
the District.