Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-13
HILLsDALE CITIZENS MEET.
Demand for Fire Alarm Boxes Under
Consideration-Other Business.


At a meeting of the Hillsdale Citizens
Association. held Wednesday evening last,
John B. Anderson, the president, was in the
chair, and r. U. Wilkinson the secretary,
made record of the proceedings. The meet
ing took place in the Campbell A. NJ E.
Church. on Nichols avenue. There was
read to the members present letter from
Commissioner Mcfarland advising the as
ISOLATION Of the date when he would be
able to address the organization II appre-
ciate highly the invitation which your asso-
citation has been kind enough to give me-"
wrote Mr.. Mcfarland, land regret to find
that 1 have no available evening in April
In view of the official and personal engage
ments which l have made for this month.
l suggest that we defer my coming until
October" In accordance with the sugges-
ton. the association named October 8 as
the date when he will visit the suburb and
make an address before the members Of
the organization.
President Anderson stated that the COM
mittee having in charge the question of the
dedication of land in Barry Farm to the
District for the purpose of streets and
avenues had visited the Office of the Dis
trict surveyor where the information was
obtained that the work Of preparing maps
for the signature of the property owners
who have signifed their intention to deed
the land to the District has been delayed.
1t was stated to the committee that it is
not known when these maps will be ready.
The matter was referred to the executive
committee. with instructions to proceed to
investigate the cause of the delay.
A communication was read from Major
Sylvester the chief of police thanking the
association for its commentator of the
work of Policeman w. E. Stewart of the
Anacosta> station in capturing a colored
impostor in the community. Another COM
munication from the chief of police in
formed the members that their interest in
the promotion of Lieutenant w. T. Ander-
son of the fifth precinct had been noted,
and would be borne in mind in the event
of any changes in the department in the
future.
A letter was read from Electrical Engf-
neer Allen. who stated that 1t will not be
possible to comply with the request of the
citizens for the erection at Howard and
Railroad avenues of fire-alarm box for
the reason that no appropriation is avail
able for the erection Of any additional fire.
alarm boxes during the coming fiscal year.
The request, he said. will be placed on file,
to be considered when funds are available
to do the work. A request for a patrol box
on Sumner avenue was referred to the
police department, where 1t will be con-
sidered in connection with the list that is
now being made out for the approaching
fiscal year. Secretary Wilkinson was in
structed to communicate with the Commits
sioners and inquire If there is not a suf-
ficient sum available at this time for the
erection of the fre-alarm boxes referred to.
He was also directed to ask that new fire.
alarm box be put up on the hill on Norris
road. where several fires have recently oc-
CURED.
Prof H. T. Healing, the secretary of the
Afro-Realty Company of Philadelphia, was
introduced. He addressed the members on
the benefits of organization. He announced
that his company intends building a num-
Der of houses along the upper section near
Morris road.