Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-08
Residents Along Georgia Avenue
Oppose Change in Name.
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION ACTS
Address Letter to Chairman of House
Committee.
APPOINTMENT OF Committees
Approval Of Proposed Amendment Of
Smoke Law to Include Locomo-
tive Engines.

| Many residents Of Georgia avenue attend.
| ed the meeting of the East Washington
| Citizens Association Thursday evening for
the purpose of taking further action against
| the effort that is being made to change the
| name of that thoroughfare. They also
wanted 1t known that the people residing
along the line of Georgia avenue are enti-
| tied to have the thoroughfare improved so
| that they will not have to wade through
| mud and water In wet weather in going
| to their places of employment IL is the
! opinion of most Of the residents in question
| that Senator Bacon would not be anx-
| fous to change the name IL Congress would
| make the improvements necessary to place
| the important thoroughfare on a par with
| other avenues. Capt. William NJ Potter, q
| resident of Georgia avenue, was on hand
| with protest against the proposed change
| in name.
1--WE opposed to any change" Capt.
| Potter said. but If we must have a change
We do not want 1t named Navy Yard ave-
nue.
The protest has already been numerousIy
| signed. and ii is the expectation OF Capt.
| Potter that he will have several hundred
| additional signature before the paper 10
| submitted to Congress.
Letter to district Committee.
| Capt. Potter. Mr.. Van Reuth and others
| expressed much interest in the matter and
| said they appreciated the action OF tho
executive committee in drafting a letter
| read by President Smith and sent to Rep
| resentative Babcock today. The letter was
! a vigorous protest aga INST the passage OF
Senate bill 5S6S. which proposes To deprive
our Georgia avenue of its time-honored
name, originally selected by President
George Washington in the first plan of the
city, and which plan received the ap.
prevail of Congress in 1892"
Mr.. w. Mosby Williams, chairman of the
street railway committee, presented re-
port, embodying a series of resolutions
touching upon the question of a cross-town
railway for East Washington His report
sets forth that the ass citation favors the
construction of cross-town line, to extend
| at least from NJ street south to Florida
! avenue north. The report contains an in
dorsement of the MEASURE pending in Con-
gress, which provides for the laying Of
tracks on Sth street by the Capital Trac-
ton line, and opposes the laying of more
than two tracks on any thoroughfare, ex-
cept upon the plaza in front of the Union
station.
! Capt Potter suggested that the residents
! of the extreme southeast section favored q
road on 18th or 18th street saying such a
line would be of more help than one
on Sth street 1t was explained that the re-
port contained an Endorsement of a pending
| measure, and that the association had al
| ways favored the construction of two lines.
! The report was adopted, and President
Smith assured Capt. Potter and his neigh
bors that the association would take up the
question of lire on 18th street soon as
| the pending measure is disposed of.
Street Railway Schedules.
Mr. Van Reuth complained that the
schedule of the Capital Traction line east
! of Sth street is such that much incon-
! venience and suffering is caused during the
| early morning hours He stated that there
| is a. schedule of twelve minutes provided
| as against one of six minutes for the navy
| yard line. He offered a resolution provid-
| ing that the company give the people along
| the line of Pennsylvania avenue Il schedule
| similar to that enjoyed by the residents
| of the vicinity of the navy yard
Mr.. Jesse c. Adkins, chairman of the
railroad committee, submitted a report re-
peating the recommendation that all proper
steps be taken to procure the removal Of
the spur connecting the Washington navy
yard with the Pennsylvania railroad and
of the dangerous grade crossings on II,
and that the association indorse the posi-
| ton taken by the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia upon the proposed
amendment of the smoke law to make
it cover locomotive engines.
Appointment Of Committees
President Smith announced committees
for the ensuing year. stating that there re-
main several vacancies to be flied. The
appointments follow:
Committee OF public health-Dr. D. p.
Kicking, chairman.
Committee on neutrality-suspicious. Van
Reuth, jr., Chairman.
Anacostia fatS-Thomas w. Smith, chair.
man: NJ /. Weller. Hugh 7. Taggart. Evan
H. Tucker, a. F. Sperry and w. Mosby
Williams.
Potter, chairman; Isaac 2. Noyes. S. j.
| McCathran, b. F. Murray, DR.. w. c. Z.
Hazen, o. B. Hallam and James w. Har-
bin.
Lights and electrical systems-A. C.
Whitney, chairman; Jacob Spliedt, Samuel
G. Eberly, James E. Hutchinson, John H.,
Mills, Fred G. Robinette and Charles b.
Schools and lbraries-william Henry
| White, chairman; F. II. Parsons, James
Berry, ID. N. Hlldreth, James II. Hanill.
Edw F. Albert and DR.. NJ. NJ. Moffatt.
Water suppy-W. C. Dodge chairman;
| Albert Schultes, George NJ. Taylor and
Charles F. Kie1er.
Other Workers.
Steam railroads-Jesse C. Adkins, chair
man; James L. Parsons. ]. Frank Camp
bell and w. w Edward.
Street railroads.&c.. Mosby Williams.
chairman; Il. G.. Coldren, Joseph I. Weller.
Chester Howe Maurice Otterback, John B.
Hopkins and c. E. Phelps.
Public parks and space-H. K. Simpson,
chairman; Andrew Johnson. Jr.: J. A. Tra.'
Wis N. P. Barnes, IL D.; Edward III. Echle.
H. l. Bingham. w. r. Spelman.
Public order and comfort-D. William
Oyster chairman.
Streets and avenues-A. Girouard, chair.
man: H. L. Johnson, Duncan d. Ransdell,
James j. Mcdonald. Holmes b. Matthews. ..S
Mr.. w. Mosby Williams, member Of the
executive committee. reported a series Of
resolutions commencing the Commissioners
of the District and especially Commissioner
mcfarland In the enGeavor to cause the
various steam railroads entering the new
Union station to use electric instead OF
steam locomotives while within the District
limits and that the anti-smoke law be defs
nitely extended to the railroad locomotives.
Christmas Flowers.