Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-13
AT CONGRESS- HEIGHTS
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION MEETS
AND TRANsAcTs BUSINESS.

A meeting of the Congress Heights Citi-
zens' Association Tuesday evening was de-
voted to the consideration OF many projects
of importance to the people of that suburb.
President O. A. Emmons announced the ap-
pointment of the following committees for
the ensuing year: Executive-F E. Butter
field, chairman; Victor ]. Boyer, William
NJ. Srich. j. F. Watson, w. o. Stivers.
Highways-w. w. Price. chairman; Joseph
A. Smithson, Victor ]. Boyer, George Stro-
bel. Milton J. Fillius. Bridges-M. B. Ellis.
chairman; Victor ]. Boyer, W NJ. Tucker.
w. w. Price, G. E. Martin. Railroads..
]. Walshe, chairman; ]. Ford Taylor. Rob-
ert Cowan. G. C. Click, Jr., Ralph P. Bar
nard. Public health-Dr. ]. NJ. Parker,
chairman; DR.. Charles NJ Emmons, NJ. NJ.
Bailey, William ]. Kelly. Public schools
Gustave Bender, chairman; Samuel NJ. FIJI
Illus, Charles w. Purdy, r. F. Jones, f. f.
Fisher. Legislation-F. E. Butterfield
chairman; Charles w. Seger, Theodore
Dietrich, Victor j. Boyer, John T. Dean.
Sewerage--Gustave Bender, chairman; f.
2. Butterfeld, DR.. Charles NJ. Emmons.
Robert Cook, Robert Cowan. Public i'm
provements-Edward ]. Newcomb. chair
man; A. E. Mckay, Carl Waller, Milton
J.. Fillius. James Blaine. Membership
Charles w. Seger, chairman; Francis Wah-
Ter, D. V. Padgett John T. Dean, G. E.
Martin.
Mr.. A. E. Mckay pointed out the neces-
slty for new constitution and by laws
me president designated A. E. Mckay, E.
E. Fisher and Robert Cowan a committee
to draft the same. President Emmons gave
resume of the operations Of the associa-
ton since its organization eleven years
ago.
Mr. Butterfeld. in speaking on the out
look for the future of the suburb, referred
to the erection of the plant of the Firth
Sterling Steel Company. He said he believed
the time Is not far away when other manu-
featuring establishments will be located
In the vicinity. Mr.. E. E. Fisher,
in commenting on the same subject, said
he understood from reliable source it is
the intention Of President Gould of the
Wabash railroad to establish an electrical
power and lighting plant near Washington,
and he urged the public improvement COM
mfttee to get In communication with him
and try to find out IL a site near Congress
Heights would not be suitable for the plant
Rev. James w. Many, the pastor of the
East Washington Heights Baptist Church,
representing the citizens association of
East Washington Heights, made plea for
united action on the part of the several as
sociations across the eastern branch in an
effort to procure a stardpipe system of
water distribution, thus permitting of the
District water service being extended to the
many elevated points around Anacostia
which are not now supplied.
Esta blishment of Standpipe.
Mr.. Many urged the establishment of
standpipe near Good Hope Mr.. Carl Wah-
Ter stated he had ascertained the first grade
in the Congress Heights public school is
divided, one set of pupils attending class
in the morning and the other in the after
noon. Some of the children reside far
away, he said, and the arrangement result
ed In their reaching home at late hour of
the day. There was spare room in the
school house, MI. Waller declared which
needed only furniture to make it a class
room, and he believed the room should be
utilized for those first grade children who
were not accommodated in the morning
1t was decided to take up this matter
with the public school authorities.
Mr.. Bender reported the electrical cur
rent the local street car line had been
much improved and Chairman p j. Walshe
of the railway committee told of an inter-
view had with General Manager Fuller of
the street car company in which better
things had been promised the citizens of the
Heights.
Mr.. Bender, Mr.. Mckay and Mr. Butter
field stated an important duty lies before
the committee in endeavoring to have
Nichols avenue double-tracked. The rail-
way committee was instructed to work on
the proposition. Mr.. Milton j. Fillus moved
the association entertain the citizens in the
near future with a smoker and Messrs
Fillius, Charles W. Seger and John T. Dean
were appointed committee to make ar
rangements for the same
Mr.. NJ. B. Ellis, chairman of the bridge
committee, reported the bill to bridge the
river between Half street southwest and
Congress Heights would once more be heard
from in Congress, and he thought the
prospects for favorable action were brighter
than ever before.
Mr.. Bender called attention to the bill
introduced in Congress at the instance of
a member of the association and now pend
ing providing for the widening of the lane
skirting the property of the Government
Hospital for the Insane between Nichols
avenue and Hamilton road. Mr.. Bender
and Mr.. Butterfield declared the association
should push the measure at this session and
the proper committee was directed to do so.