Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-06
OPPOSED TO SALOONS
JUDGE BUNDY's ADDRESS BE-
FORE ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS.

In an address before the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association at meeting
held last evening in the parlors of the
Savoy, 14th and Girard Streets Judge
Charles s. Bundy, president Of the organiza-
ton, made a short address, urging that
a movement be started that will oppose
every effort to establish a saloon in the
Columbia Heights section of the city. The
suggestion was made by Judge Bundy after
a report had been made to the meeting
as to the fight that had been made by the
residents against the granting of a whole
sale liquor license at the corner of Mount
Pleasant street and Lamont street, and
which, 1t was stated, the excise board did
not grant.
Judge Bundy said the sale of liquor should
not be allowed in the section represented
by. the association, for the reason that
Columbia Heights is resident section,
desirable place for the raising and school
residents who were of religious tendencies.
He also told of the effort that had been
made against the granting Of the license
referred to- and at the conclusion of his
remarks received the thanks of the associa-
ton in resolution unanimously adopted.
Demand for Playground.
Mr.. w. B. Todd, for Mr.. A. L. Harris,
presented resolution calling upon the
Commissioners to provide a suitable play
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school, it being claimed that they were not
allowed by their teachers to play upon the
sidewalks, and as a consequence additional
playground space should be procured. The
resolution was adopted.
The recent order of the post Office author
tiles directing deliveries of mail from the
main Office to persons living south of Irving
street, who had heretofore received their
mail from the Mount Pleasant office at 14th
and Park road was brought up and dis
cd Cd r,nfh nro1 ne he 6nrtc
and particularly those residing on Harvard
street, complained that the mail service
was not as good as formerly, and that If
Sunday mail was desired they had to 60
in Mount Pleasant. There seemed to be
a division of sentiment as to whether the
change was a benefit or not, and Messrs.
Campbell, Saunders and Todd were appoint
ed a committee to investigate and report
later to the aSsociat ton.
The stopping of the 14th street south
bound cars on 14th street at the intersec-
ton of New York avenue, thereby, it was
stated causing the danger of serious in
| jury to passengers in alighting from the
cars, was discussed and the statement
made that formerly the. cars stopped on
the New York avenue side, eliminating the
danger of passengers being run down by
automobiles and other passing vehicles.
| The statement was also made that the Ok
| ford Hotel proprietors, located at the cor
ner, had some time ago complained to the
Commissioners against the stopping at
! the New York avenue side and the cars
had been ordered to stop on 18th street.
| Predicts Serious Accident.
Mr.. Dunlop of the Capital Traction Com
pany, 1t was stated, had declared that the
custom Of stopping cars at the corner as
now, would sooner or later result in a Sc
rious accident, but that in making the
change he was carrying out the orders of
the Commissioners.
Mr.. Hoyt Sherman was elected a member
| of the association and in a speech follow
| ing this admission he stated that he would
| do his utmost to further beautify the large
| tract of land at the corner of 18th street
and Florida avenue which belongs to the
Sherman heirs. Judge Bundy spoke Of the
hope to some day have School street cut
through-to Columbia road and after let
| tiers from the Commissioners and Repre-
sentative Morrell had been read, thanking
the members Of the association for the In
| terest manifested in the Morrell bill for the
cutting through Of the new streets Of the
city, the association listened to an address
by Mr.. Courtney Fessey.