Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-24
THIRTEEN AVERAGE so WANT BETTER SERVICE
Result of Examination the Congress Heights Citizens Have
Consular Service. Street Car Problem.
REGARDED AS ENCOURAGING SAY TRAFFIC IS BLOCKED
of Vacancies to Be Order
Filled. Arbitrary"
STATES UNDERREPREsENTED CENTRAL COMMITTEE ACT
Send
o Anacostia
in Causes
Order of District Commissioners Is
Termed Arbitrary"
CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO ACT
Regulation Limiting Number of Pas
sengers Carried Over Anacostia
Bridge Causes Trouble.

At a meeting of the Congress gifts
Citizens Association last evening there was
a discussion of the street-car service, due to
the enforcement of the regulation of the
Commissioners prohibiting more than forty
passengers being carried across the Anacos-
tia bridge at any one time in a car of the
sir sle-truck pattern or more than fifty in a
car of the double-truck type. William NJ.
Sirich, the secretary of the association, an
nounced that the organization was not yet
in receipt of any reply to It's protest placed
a number of days ago before the Commits
sioners regarding the blockades that have
resulted from the enforcement of the
order. although, he stated, he had seen
report printed in The Star several days
since about unfavorable action having been
taken on the citizens representations
President Q. A. Emmons told of a block
ade Monday afternoon at the north side OF
the Anacostia bridge, resulting in that
place being deprived of street-car service
for several hours. and stated that many of
the citizens, who were returning from their
WORK, had failed to leave the cars, but had
been carried back and forth to the city
from the navy yard switch until the block
ade ahead of them had been cleared There
We're during that time. he said. no street
cars in Anacostia at all, an the proceed
ings on 18th street southeast were carried
on under the eye of two ;olice officers
President Emmons asserted the order of
the Commissioners was an arbitrary one
to which the 1900 people south and east
Of the Anacostia river were compelled 20
submit. He declared 1t time for q
change in the form of District government,
and that such action of the Commissioners
as he criticised was paving the way for
such change.
Says Bridge Is Safe.
Every one knows" said Mr.. Emmons.
that the Anacostia bridge is as safe as it
ever was, and every one knows, too, that If
this bridge spanned Rock creek or was 10
Gated along Connecticut avenue and was
pronounced unsafe 1t would be strengthened
without delay and no such ridiculous order
issued to the inconvenience Of a growing
suburb"
After Mr.. Gustave Bender and others had
spoken on the blockade of Monday after
noon 1t was decided to refer the question Of
adequate street car transportation to the
central committee Of the six associations
beyond the Eastern branch President
Emmons announced that meeting of this
committee had been called for Friday even
ing next at the residence Of Mr.. Simon
Bube. ITO Maple avenue. Anacostia he hav-
ing replaced Mr.. John F. Earnshaw on the
committee.
Mr.. Bender, as chairman Of the committee
on water and sewerage, presented letter
from the District Commissioners In refer
ence to visit of a committee from the as
ISOLATION concerning this subject. 1t was
stated that the Commissioners have decided
to ask for special appropriation from
Congress for the construction Of an outlet
sewer to be built in right-of-way at Con-
gress Heights, which Will be furnished with
out cost to the District as planned by the
association and submitted to the District
authorities on the occasion Of the recent
hearing. When the appropriation is made
or frtrp lrN1 10 ,utr ,ata
1t was stated, service sewers can be laid in
the existing streets of the town without
difficulty.
Mr. Bender declared this was a satisfac-
tory solution of the problem which the as
ISOLATION has been trying to have solved for
many years. and he advocated general ap-
peal to Congress on the part Of the citizens
Of Congress Heights at the next session to
the end that the appropriation sought may
be secured.
President Emmons, the representative of
the association the central committee
having in charge the matter of the extern
sion of the District water system to Con-
gress Heights and vicinity. presented a let
ter from the Commissioners to the effect
that the matter of extending the water
service will be given attention when the
Commissioners prepare their next estimates
to Congress.
Water for Street Sprinkling
Another communication from the Office of
the protest made by the association against
disseminating the practice of sprinkling
the streets at Congress Heights 1t was
stated that heretofore the water for sprin-
king Nichols avenue has been obtained
from the hydrant oeionging to the Gov
eminent Hospital for the Insane and
located on the avenue. Recently, it was
stated, the superintendent the hospital
refused to permit any more water to be
taken from the hydrant for the sprinklng
wagons. The haul from the District hy-
drant up the hill is too long and steep to
be practicable, and the sprinkling of Mich
OILS avenue beyond the north line of the
asylum grounds has been discontinued.
In the discussion of this question by the
association, 1t was decided to request Dr.
William A " mite, the superintendent of the
asylum, to renew permission for the Dis
trict to have the use OF water from the in
stitution.
Mr.. Joseph Smithson of Washington
Highlands spoke for an extension OF the
free delivery of mail to the Livingston and
Giesboro roads to accommodate twenty
five families, and the following committee
Wa appointed to urge the natter: ", w.
Price, Robert F Cook and oseph Smith
son.
Mr.. Smithson reported the need of num-
Der of new fire-alarm boxes in the vicinity,
and 1t was decided to confer with Capt
Jacob Stulz of the local fire engine COM
pany about the matter
On motion of Mr.. Emmon; the secretary
was directed TO communicate with the
proper authorities relative to the extension
of the gas mains to the town. In reference
10 granting the association permit to build
a waiting station for street-car patrons on
the public parking at Hamilton road and
Nichols avenue, the Commissioners replied
that the matter was under consideration.
CANNOT INCREASE LOADS.
Commissioner West Talks About Con-