Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
LEXINGTON INTERESTS
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION DIS
CUsSES VARIOUS MATTERS.
Street Conditions Called to Attention
Insecure Bumpers in Railway
Terminal Yards.

A meeting of the North Capitol and Eek
ington Citizens Association was held last
evening in st. Martins Hail. corner North
Capitol and I streets, the president, Mr..
William G. Henderson, presiding, and
among the first items presented for consid-
GRAFTON was motion for the reception of
new members. DR.. T. A. Wilmington for
the committee on membership presented
DR.. Carl ]. Mess, Charles S. Rice, Jesse w.
Morgan, Charles E. Quigley. John A. Lewis,
Charles Specht and b. F. Chase, all Of
whom were admitted.
President Henderson called for the reports
OF the various committees. The committee
on streets, sidewalks and lights, through
it's chairman, Mr.. II. E. Blau, called atten-
ton to the condition of lexington place
between Florida avenue and Quincy street
1t was stated that the street has not been
swept since 1T was established a year ago,
and that every time a cart passes along
this street clouds of dirt and dust arise.
The chairman stated that he had seen the
superintendent of the street cleaning de-
partment, and it has been agreed to give
this street one sweeping a week.
On the north side of Florida avenue be-
tween lexington and I'd street northeast,
continued Mr.. Blau, the pavement was
covered with dirt, but when the owner was
notified the sidewalk was cleaned On the
north side of + street between lexington
covered with dirt, the owner of the prop
erty being the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. which refuses to have it cleared
Mr.. Blau stated.
Assistant Corpora ton Counsel Sinclair is
of the opinion the Commissioners have no
right to compel the railroad company to
clean the sidewalks where there is a park
ing, as this belongs to the United States,
and, concluded Mr. Blau, l suppose We can
do nothing toward the cleaning of the
sidewalk here.
The committee has requested the Com
mfssioners to instruct the superintendent of
street cleaning department to have North
Capitol street between M street and TruX-
ton Circle, and New York avenue from 1st
street northwest to LIST street northeast,
swept daily by hand instead of by machine.
The committee also requested that N street
from North Capitol eastwardly to the rail-
road be swept and put upon schedule for
sweeping. The Commissioners have stated
that soon as the weather opens up this
will be done.
DR.. E. D. Thompson wanted to know why
the Commissioners had not had name put
upon the Lincoln avenue school. Mr.. Irwin
B. Linton answered that the committee on
schools and school houses. of which he was
a member would notify the Commissioners
and see if the matter could not be rene
died.
Triangle Donated
Mr.. Linton, who is also chairman of the
committee on parks and parking, reported
tNaC through lHe eIlOTlS VI MS COUluiiltSO
Mrs. Anna ]. Payne had given the triangu-
lar piece of land at the corner of Quincy
place, North Capitol and r streets for
park purposes. He read letter from Col.
John Biddle, Engineer Commissioner of the
District of Columbia. who stated that the
triangle had been accepted and control
given to the chief Of engineers Of the
United States army and by him transferred
to Col Charles S. Cromwell, superintendent
Of public buildings and grounds in the Dis
trict.
President Henderson called for new bust
ness and Mr.. James A. Conner made a mo-
ton that the thanks of the association be
extended to Mrs. Payne for her donation
and the motion was carried UNANIMOUSLY
The secretary was instructed to notify Mrs.
Payne of the action of the association.
Mr. Linton called attention to the bump
ers in the terminal yards OF the Balu,
more and Ohio Railroad Company and
said he did not believe they were prop
erly constructed, judging from the way
one had given way a short time ago, al
contact with it to cross the track of the
Suburban electric railway tracks where
car had passed only moment before He
thought the railroad company should be
compelled to place bumpers there which
would stand the strain and not endanger
the lives of those who travel on the cleo
Mr. W. j. Frizzell said the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad Is an old transgres-
sor, which always found way Of getting
anything it wanted, but he never heard
of it doing anything for any one else
that would be Of benefit.
Mr. j. A. Conner suggested that the at
tention of the Commissioners be called to
the matter, and a resolution to that eff
feet passed.
The association was informed of the
death of Edward Spies of 1913 North
Capitol street and Capt. James M Howe
of 81 street northeast. Resolutions Of
respect were read by Mr.. Bernard Waters
and Mr. Irwin B. Linton, respectively
comics of which were ordered sent to the
widows of the deceased members.