Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-09
AT CONGRESS HEIGHTS
MATTERS CONSIDERED AT CITI-
zENs' ASSOCIATION MEETING.

The Congress Heights Citizens Associa-
ton met last evening in the town hall, on
the Hamilton road. Mr.. o. A. Emmons,
the president, presided, and Secretary Will
liam NJ Sirich made record OF the pro-
ceedings. Progress was reported from the
committee seeking to have extended to the
suburb water and sewerage facilities. Mr..
Gustave Bender the chairman, stating he
had made arrangements to confer with DR..
William A.. White, the superintendent of
the Government Hospital for the Insane
about the feasibility of having connection
made between sewers of the town and the
asylum sewers, or, failing in that, ne sug-
gested a new route for the proposed sewer
to extend north along Nichols avenue 10
line of sewer that Is contemplated for the
valley of Stickfoot branch.
Mr. Bender presented a communication
he had written to the board OF education
of the District, as chairman of the COM
mittee on public schools, in which he ex-
planned an inconvenience to the first grade
class Of the Congress Heights School. and
requesting that both classes OF the nrst
grade be taught in the forenoon. Mr.. Ben
der read a reply from Secretary William
w. Conner of the board OF education, Whlch
contained the information that the request
of the association had been presented to the
board and that the room in the local school
building had been equipped as desired by
the organization. Mr.. Bender said prompt
action had been taken. with the result
first grade at present
Washington's Birthday Celebration.
President Emmons called attention to the
approach of Washingtons birthday ami
versary, saying he thought the citizens
association should take measures to hold
appropriate exercises in the Congress
Heights school house that day. Secretary
Sirich was directed to communicate with
the board of education on the subject.
A bill introduced by Senator Gallinger at
the instance of the association. providing
for an extension of the present ten-foot
alley skirting the grounds of the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane between
Nichols avenue and the Hamilton road 10
sixty-foot highway, to be maintained by the
District, was read. The committee was
Instructed to use it's efforts to secure the
passage of this bill.
Mr. John A. Smithson, reporting for the
committee on highways, stated two bills
have been introduced in Congress that af-
feet Congress Heights or Its vicinity. The
committee had succeeded IN having one In
troduced for the maintenance by the Dis
trct of the road known as the old Barnaby
highway. The other provides for the ex-
tension of 4th street. Congress Heights, to
connect with 4th street Washington High
lands, and authorizing the Secretary of the
Interior to cause a ninety-foot roadway to
be made through the truck farm OF the
Government Hospital for the Insane. known
The association Endorsed the bills. and on
motion of Mr.. Smithson a vote Of thanks
was rendered Senator Gallinger and Rep
resentative Brownlow for bringing them
before Congress.
Secretary Sirich read a communication
from the Office of the District Commission
ers, announcing hearings will be given to
those interested in the price of gas In the
District and on the bills regulating the CIV
lag of transfers on street railways In the
District On motion of President Emmons.
the association went on record as favoring
a reduction in the price OF gas in the Dis
trict and Endorsed the reciprocal transfer
system on railways.
Erection Of Stand Pipe.
The East Washington Heights Citizens
Association sent an appeal to the Congress
Heights organization to unite with 1t in the
effort to procure the erection of stand
pipe at Good Hope. by means Of which the
entire section from Congress Heights north
to the District line could be supplied with
ample water service 1t was urged that
the associations east OF the Anacostia river
unite with that object in view. The legis-