Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-13
MEETING OF ASSOCIATION.
East Washington Heights Citizens
Transact Business.

An informal meeting of the East WASH
ington Heights Citizens Association was
held last evening in the Baptist Church
there. Announcement was made by Henry
A. Buscher, the president, of the postpone
ment Of the entertainment to be provided
by the organization for the citizens of the
community until the evening of the Goth
inst. Mr.. Buscher stated that he intends
to resign as president of the association, as
he is going to Nevada to remain for sew
eral months.
David c. Fountain, the secretary, pre-
scented communications from the District
Commissioners received in response to re-
quests made by the organization for i'm
provements in and around East Washing
ton Heights. One report related to the es-
Enlistment in this section of a fire-fighting
apparatus. The Commissioners wrote that
they had called for statement regarding
the project from Chief Engineer Belt of the
fire department, whose report they for
warded.
THAT portion of the city known as Good
Hope is quite remote from any of our fire
fighting apparatus" Chief Belt stated, land
should be provided with proper fire protec-
ton. I have to state however that, unfor-
tunately, the same conditions exist in other
suburbs. Fer several years past this de-
partment has included In its estimates items
for proper fire protection for the other
suburbs referred to, which are extensively
built up. Thus far, however, the necessary
appropriations have not peen made. The
citizens of these suburbs have even offered
to donate the necessary land for the in
stalation Of houses, but this inducement
has also failed to secure the appropria-
tons. Therefore. l am of the opinion that
1t would be inadvsable to present to the
next session of Congress a request for the
establishment Of company at Good Hope.
It will give the department pleasure, how
ever to include such an item In its esti-
mates for the year 19OS-9.'
letter was read from the Commission
ers to the effect that it is their intention to
give careful consideration, in preparing
their estimates, to the request of the asso-
citation that an item of $4,000 be recon-
mended for extending Pennsylvania avenue
southeast to the District line. A similar
communication was read regarding q re-
quest for an estimate of $4,000 for fmprov-
ing the condition of Branch avenue. which
connects Pennsylvania avenue with Bowen
road.
Walter c. Allen, the electrical engineer of
the District, wrote to inform the associa-
ton that South Bowen road, between tho
Ridge road and the District line, would be
lighted by naphtha lamps within two
weeks 1t was reported that lights of the
same sort haye been placed in position along
the Naylor Rad, between Twining City and
Good Hope. Edwin N. Dement, presented
list of names Of twenty persons who de-
sire to become members of the association
During discussion of street railway
facilities for East Washington Heights It
was stated by President Buscher that nego-
tiations are in progress for the construc-
rattsvfae railroad. q trolley line. having
charter to carry freight between Maryland
and the District, and to run over the tracks
Of the Anacostia line at Anacostia.