Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-13
SCHOOLS AND SANITATION
PETWoRTH ASSOCIATION ACTS
ON IMPORTANT MATTERS.
Appropriation Requested for Fire
Protection-Steps Taken to Secure
Better Railway Facilities.

At meeting OF the Petworth Citizens
Association, held last evening in the Pet
worth NJ. E. Church. corner of 9Th and
Shepherd streets, a number of matters
of Importance pertaining to that section
were discussed and acted upon. I. c.
Ellis, chairman of the committee on
schools and schoolhouses. who was I'M
able to attend on account of illness. sent
in written report as to the work of that
committee in it's endeavor to secure fire
proof book closets to the new addition
to the Petworth School.
The correspondence Of Mr.. Ellis with
Capt. Oyster of the school board with re-
gard to the matter and with regard to
the purchase of the ground for the play
ground for the Petworth School was read.
The committee was instructed to take up
the matter of fireproof closets with Snow
den Ashford, the municipal architect.
Mr.. Haden also spoke on the school
question. and moved that the school COM
mittee be requested to investigate the
matter Of having the smaller children
given rooms on the upper floors and the
larger children on the lower floors Of the
school building, and report at the next
meeting. The motion was adopted.
Sewers and Sanitation.
George w. Stose, chairman of the COM
mittee on sewers. sanitation and water,
stated that it was impossible at this time
to state what the Commissioners intended
to include in their estimates in the way
of appropriations for sewers in Petworth.
1t is thought, however. that they will
again include an appropriation to con-
tinue the Piney branch trunk sewer.
There was considerable discussion on
the park question, and President Crom-
well announced that he would appoint
the park committee within a few days.
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meet hereafter at private homes instead
Of in the church. After considerable dis
cussion the motion was laid on the table
Mr.. Hartshorn moved that the associa-
ton donate to the church a ton of coal,
and the motion prevailed.
Mr.. Stose brought up the question OF
street railways, and on his motion it was
ordered that the delegates to the joint
committee be directed to ask that that
committee take up with the railway COM
rush hours, and that all new cars or
dered for the Brightwood line be re-
quired to have cross seats.
Fire Protection Wanted.
Mr.. Stose also moved that the proper
committee be instructed to request the
Commissioners to include in their esti-
mates an appropriation for fire house
for Petworth. which motion was adopted.
Mr.. Painter brought up the question Of
the use of Grant Circle for base ball pur-
poses by the Petworth Athletic Club. and
moved that the secretary be instructed
to take up the matter with the club and
see If. in the event Of the association Sc
curing the use of the circle for the pur-
pose, the club guarantees that the
grounds shall be put in proper condition.
The motion prevailed.
Rev. DR.. Hagerty, the new pastor of
the Petworth NJ. E. Church. was elected
an honorary member of the association.
and Matthew Wambling and D. M. Kee-
ton were elected active members.
Messrs. La Pelle, Carr and Suter were
appointed on the refreshment commit
tee.