Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-11
ANACOSTIA CITIZENS
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT MEET
ING OF ASSOCIATION.

At a meeting of the Anacostia Citizens
| Association last evening DR.. James A
Watson, the president, presided and Sec.
| rotary Charles r. Burr made record OF
| the proceedings. For the new police sta
ton in Anacostia the association urged the
selection of site Monroe street be-
tween Harrison and Franklin streets or
| within one-half square therefrom.
Mr.. John F. Earnshaw directed attention
to the fact that every other section of the
city has, during the summer, band con-
certs at public expense, and he was I'M
able to realize why Anacostia should be
neglected He advocated an effort to have
a band assigned to Anacostia at least once
each month. The recommendation of Mr.
Earnshaw met with unanimous approval
and the following We're named a commit
tee to take up the matter: Messrs. John F.
Ea1nshaw, John Webb and Dr. Joseph j.
DR.. Mundell told of the effort made by
his committee to secure public play
ground for Anacostia.
DR.. r. A. Pyles, chairman of the COM
mittee on public schools, reported the
starting of work on the John H. Ketcham
public school at Harrison and Adams
streets, an eight-room structure.
A recommendation by DR.. Pyles that the
Commissioners be asked to cause Monroe
street between Harrison street and Maple
avenue to be reSurfaced was adopted
President Watson announced the appoint
ment of Mr.. Eugene f. Thompson to the
craftsmanship of the committee on the rec
lamation of the Anacostia flats Mr..
Thompson outlined several plans he has in
view with the hope of securing the co-oper-
alton of the various organizations which
have been interested in the project and the
committee was instructed to proceed along
the lines indicated by the chairman, so as
to be ready to make a plea for the improve
ment at the next session of Congress-
AS to Water Service.
Mr. Earnshaw made a report as to the
work being done by a joint committee from
the several citizens associations south of
the Eastern branch for the extension of the
District water service. 1t was voted to en-
large the power of the committee, with a
view OF having it act as central commit
tee of all the associations in that part of
the District. numbering six.
y communication was placed before the
association from Captain Morrow, acting
engineer commissioner, who wrote that in
compliance with the request of the cit
liens of the town it is proposed to plant
trees as follows during the present spring
season: Forty trees on Harrison street
east of Pierce street; twenty-five on jack
son street between Pierce and Adams
streets and seven on Washington street
between Adams and Taylor streets
Capt Morrow further stated the matter
of additional. planting of trees will be given
consideration by the Commissioners during
the fiscal year of 1908.
President Watson. having declared the
time was not too early to begin to make
preparations to fittingly celebrate the con-
struction of the new bridge being built
across the Eastern branch at Anacostia an
pointed the following members as chairmen
of the respective committees to begin the
work of making arrangements for a cele-
bration: George O. Watson. finance; DIR. R.
A. Pyies, entertainment; Charles R. Burr
music; Benjamin Mundell fireworks: Eu-
gene e. thompson, speakers, and Charles
G. Lohr. printing
The appointment of DIR. r. A. Pyles as
the chairman of the committee on railroads
was announced by the president as was
that of Mr. o. s. Pumphrey to the commit
tee on public schools.
The death of Mr.. James c. Leonard, who
was the treasurer of the organization and
an active member, was reported. President
Watson presented resolution reciting the
public spirit of Mr.. Leonard and offering the
sympathy Of the association to the family
of the deceased.
Mr.. Morris Otterback was elected treas
urer. The following citizens were elected
to membership: Samuel P. Gee, Louis An
derson, H. E. Ross, John w. Middleton,
John L. Jones, William Pyles, Henry Stehr
and John Webb.