Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-15
ANACOSTIA CITIZENS
COMMITTEEMAN MEET AND DIS
CUss BUSINESS AFFAIRS.

The members Of the executive committee
of the Anacostia Citizens. Association ana
the chairmen of several Of the committees
Of that organization met last evening at
the residence of DR.. James A. Watson. the
president, POI Monroe street, for the pur-
pose of considering business affairs affect
ing the community and deferred from the
last meeting Of the association.
Secretary Charles r. Burr presented an
answer from the District Commissioners to
a request of the association for the designa-
ton of Washington street and Harrison
street as fire stops, stating in part that as
neither Washington nor Harrison street ex-
tends beyond Monroe street and as the
chief Of the fire department reports his en-
CINE company has to slow down to walk
before making the turn at Monroe street
they do not believe 1t advisable to deslg-
nate those streets as fire stops.
Another communication was read, from
Electrical Engineer Allen, who replied to
the letter of the secretary asking that cleo
trio arc lamps be erected along Monroe
street from Harrison street to Franklin
street. along Harrison street from Monroe
street to Minnesota avenue, and inqu1rtng
as to the means to be used IN nghting the
that the appropriation for the present fiscal
year Is not sufficient to erect the lamps In
question. Regarding the bridge Mr.. Allen
made to light the structure with electricity.
but the question of whether incandescent or
arc lamps are to be used has not yet been
decided.
Electric Lights for Streets.
John F. Earnshaw stated he understood
when the underground electrical railway
system was installed along Monroe street,
Anacostia, upon the completion of the
bridge, the District authorities would be In
a position to properly take up the subject
Of electric lights for the streets: Mr.. Earn
shaw said his committee would formulate an
estimate for the arc lights and have 1t Tor
warded to the Commissioners for inclusion
in their annual estimates to Congress.
In making report for the school commit
tee DR.. R: A. Pyles, chairman. stated as
follows: "a letter from the Engineer Com
missioner of the District to the president of
this association came before u.s. This let
ter requested the opinion of this committee
as to the most desirable location of the
proposed new school building. and out of
the six sites offered in compliance with the
requirements of law, two sites were consid-
cred about equally advantageous, and the
Commissioner was so informed. We de-
sire to again urge the purchase of the lots
adjoining the Van Buren, Annex play
grounds, and in conversation which the
chairman held with the Engineer Commits
sioner recently in reference to this and
other matters he seemed favorably disposed
toward this NATTER
Discussion brought out the fact that the
property regarded as advantageously sit
uated for the school house by the commit
tee fronts on Harrison street Eugene E.
Thompson, the chairman of the rail- DAD
committee, said the double-tracking of the
railroad between Grant and Franklin streets
is under way Mr.. Thompson incorporated
In his report a statement showing the eff
forts that had been made to bring about
the sprinkling of Monroe street by calling
into service the sprinkling wagon from
Nichols avenue.
Sprinkling and Sweeping.
]. 7. Twohey, the superintendent of the
street cleaning department, informed the
citizens that the paved streets in Anacostia
are at present swept by machines twice
each week, and under the new schedule
they will be swept three times per week
il was stated the sprinkling service could
not be extended without Gripping the work
elsewhere, and that when the new machine
sweeping schedules go into effect the three
swaepings each week should result in an
Improvement of conditions.
William V. Cough, chairman of the COM
nttee on streets, presented list of i'm
provements thought to be needed 1t was
urged that the names on certain of the
lamp posts be changed so as to correspond
to the street name The extension of Polk
street to Arthur street. to make a junction
with Chestnut street, was advocated. The
Improvement of the park on Pierce street
between Washington and Jackson streets
was asked; also the removal of the aban-
doned street car tracks on johnson street
A number of minor improvements were
suggested. After q discussion 1t was de-
cided to place the reports and requests for
the different improvements in the hands Of
the legislative committee for presentation
to the Commissioners, to be made a part of
their annual estimates.