Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-04
BUSINESS CONSIDERED
NORTH WASHINGTON CITIZENS
HOLD REGULAR MEETING.
Address by Gen. George II. .Harries--
Reports Of Committees Read
Amendment to Constitution.
Fixing Up the Home for Spring and Summer

A regular meeting of the North Wash
| ington Citizens Association was held last
| evening at Haislip's Hall, 1st and streets
| President Clayton E. Emig presided and
| there was a good attendance of members
| Charles Shackelford of 62 T street was
| elected to membership. Chairman Ourand
| of the committee on railways reported that
| the service on the 4th street car line hac
| been increased and the cars cleaned since
| the last meeting, the schedule having been
reduced from fifteen to seven and a half
| minutes.
| Report was made that the District Com
missioners are about to order the laying
| of the cement walk in front of the Knee
| property on 1st street, and Chairman Cos
tinett was requested to attend the hearing
| to be given by the Commissioners on that
subject.
Reports were also made by the respective
charmen that the police had been instruct
ed to put stop to the fast running of auto
mobiles on 1st street; to prevent, az far as
possible. the promiscuous scattering of loose
papers on the streets and the constant
dropping of dirt on the streets by those who
are hauling dirt in building operations. Re-
port was also made by Chairman ReiSner
that satisfactory progress was being made
toward securing the use of the block be-
tween I'd and streets for playground for
children.
the carrying of baggage as far as the Sol
diers' Homo grounds had been put INTO e.
feet since April l by the Union transfer
Company so that now the charge is uni
form with all baggage-carryfng companies
Owing to the lateness of the season it was
decided to cancel the arrangements Tor the
banquet that was to have been given by
the association at Freunds s.
Gives Notice of Amendment.
Major Ourand gave notice of amend
ment to tie constitution. to be voted on at
the next meeting, which will provide for
the annual election of the officers of the
association the first Monday in october i'll
stead of the first Monday in January.
Attention was called to the recent death
of Mr.. George J. Drew, a member of the
association, and, on motion, the president
was authorized to appoint committee OF
three to draft suitable resolutions express
ing the sense of the association at its loss.
President Emig named Messrs. Ourand,
Costinett and Logan.
Gen. George H. HarrieS was introduced
and spoke for fifteen minutes on the general
subject of the best methods TO be employed
in securing appropriations from Congress
by the several citizens associations of the
District He gave practical advice, and
said that many times the Washington Board
of Trade would be able, it would Re glad,
to aid committees from the various assoCia-
lions in bringing matters of general, not
local interest to the attention of Congress.
Gen Harries also referred incidentally to
the work of the railroad corporation of
which he is the active head, and toid OF
many improvements that have already been
made and of others that will follow as fast
as the conditions will allow. He said the
officers of the company welcomed friendly
criticism, which many times aided them in
lettering the existing conditions and would
at all times give them careful and candid
consideration. The corporation, he said, is
simply an aggregation of men and citizens
and it is doing business for the bondholders
the stockholders and the general public. and
the chosen officers are doing all they can to
do justice to all parties directly or ndi-
rectly interested. In this effort the whole
people are asked to cooperate.