The Washington times., 1906-02-13
MAIL FACILITIES
NOT SUFFI FICIENI
Nor-'east Washington En-
terS Protest.
DELIVERIES ARE CUT DOWN
Postoffice Charged With Discrimination.
Citizens Association Discusses
Problems of Their Section.

Deprived of what they consider ade-
quate mail facilities a large nunIber Of
earnest residents of the Northeast gath
cred at a meeting Of the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association last
night at the Northeast Temple and
voiced a vigorous protest against the
action of the Postofice Department in
cutting down their daily mail deliveries
from three to two.
Discrimination Is Alleged.
DR. /. D. Walter read a report which
in the form OF a resolution. will be for
warded 10 First Assistant Postmaster
General +. H Hitchcock, stating that
two deliveries a day are totally made
Quate to the needs of the northeast
section and cause a serious hindrance
TO business. The speaker declared that
the Postoffice Department was discrim-
mating in favor of wesIthier sections
OF the city and that immediate relief
should be given the Northeast by addi-
tiOnal mail carriers.
To the associations resolut.er. favor
ing the bills now before Congress pro-
viding extensions with cross-town con
RectiOns 10 the various street railways
which will enter the plaza of the new
Il
Maryland into the District over the
Bladensburg road, President Evan
Tucker offered an amendment propos-
ing a forfeiture of a cash bond for fall
ure to build the extension, instead of
taking away the charter as is provided
in the bills. This suggestion met with
unanimous approval and Will be incor-
pOrated in a resolution to be forwarded
TO Congress.
Objection to Double Track.
A lively tilt ensued here between w.
J. Frizzeli, who advocated the bills. and
Josiah Mniard. who protested against a
double track being laid ,on Eighth
street northeast, stating that it would
seriously affect the property interests
Whereabouts Mr. Minard offered a mo-
ton to reconsider the bills, but the mo-
tion failed
DR.. Starr Parsons offered a resolution
recommending the sanitary inspection of
barber shops, to insure proper steriiiZa-
ing of razOrs strops. mugs and other
the bill drafted recently by DR.. ". c.
Woodward, District Health Officer and
submitted to the District Commission
ers for action.
Germs in Razor Strops
Dr. Parsons declared that great num-
bers of germ life lurked in the strop
and that If they were not properly ster-
ilized incalculabIe harm could be done
TO the tender tissues of the skin by
contact with a recently stropped razor.
I'VE have more special teachers in
the public schools than are necessary"
was the statement made by F. d. Fos-
ter in offering a resolution favoring the
Commissioners school bill to provide in
creased salaries to public school teach
ers I'VE should abolish teachers OF
drawing in the graded schools, and give
school teachers"
ToTrens System Advocated
An interesting explanation of the oper-
alton Of the Terrens land system in con-
nection with real estate transfers. which
is used extensively in England Austria
liza, and some parts of the United States.
was made by j. Blemming in advocating
its adoption in the District
Under the present system OF real es
tate transfers" stated MIR. Fiemnlins.
"a citizen is subject to enormous
charges by title companies and attor-
neys. Let the citizens associations COM
bine," he urged. "and take action to
overcome the opposition of LAWYERS to
a system. which, If adopted. will prove
a boon to real estate investors"
The question of the reclamation Of the
Anacostia flats was brought up and in
dorsed by a resolution offered by DIR.
Starr Pars2nss