Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-05
MEETING OF CITIZENS
NORTH WASHINGTON ASSOCIA-
TON TRANSLATES BUSINESS.

The most important business discussed
last evening at a meeting of the North
Washington Citizens Association was the
purchase of ground from the Prospect Hill
Cemetery Company for the extension of w
and Adams streets from list to North Capt.
toll streets. Mr.. Imire reported that the
bill which was before Congress, providing
for the payment of $500 to the cemetery
company for the land, had been amended
after long discussion and that the purchase
price was to be $1,000, the bill having been
passed and signed.
The committee constitution and by
laws reported an amendment to the consti-
tuition, providing that the territory of the
association shall extend from Michigan
avenue and North Capitol street west to
7th street, south on 9TH street to New York
avenue, east on New York avenue to North
Capitol street and north on North Capitol
street to Michigan avenue, and that Spe-
cial meetings of the association shall be
called by the president whenever he may
deem them necessary or when eight MEM
bers make a request to that effect in writ
ing.
Fire and Police Protection.
The committee on fire and police protec-
ton requested that Maj. Sylvester be asked
to station two more policemen in the limits
covered by the association. 1t was stated
tndl dC present tneTe is only one pOllCeilldll
in the section in the day time and two at
night. 1t is proposed to ask for two in
the day time and three at night.
Mr.. Chew recommended that the associa
ton request Gen. HarrieS to have owl cars
placed on the Brookland line. He stated
that great many residents of the section
who are employed at night are either COM
PEELED to hire cabs in order to get home
after l o'clock or else to walk from the
Mr. w p Armstrong the president
stated that as the section of the city in
question is rapidly building up, the associa-
ton ought to be doing something toward
securing new members. A motion was
made and carried. that the president APP
point a committee with that end in view.
On motion of Mr.. Merritt. the committee
on lighting was requested to communicate
with the Commissioners and urge that a
street lamp be placed at the corner of ID
and Adams streets
Opposition to Car Line.
MI ]. F. Connor, who resides on Florida
avenue, expressed opposition to the cross
town street line. In referring to the matter
he said that the section of the city affected
is apmly provided with car lines and that at
present no more car lines are needed. The
speaker added that the residents along
Florida avenue, who had worked hard for
the appropriation for the concrete street re-
Gently laid did not want it dug up for the
purpose of laying street car tracks. sa-o
A communication was read from an officer
of the bureau of animal industry of the
Agricultural Department requesting that he
be allowed to give a lecture before the as
ISOLATION on the milk supply of the District.
1t is stated that there more than nine
hundred diaries supplying the District.
Three hundred and twenty of them have
been inspected and on an average of 80 per
cent are regarded as standard. Only one
could be rated as excellent, two or three
good, less than { per cent fair and more
than 81 per cent poor and insanitary. The
matter Of the lecture was left to the preS-
dent for decision
New members elected We're: MeSSrs.
Charles W. Good. r. NJ. Moore f. c. Pal
mer. C. c. Wagner, f. Is. Elson and O. S.
McChesney