Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
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A. r. SERvEN RECEIVES SUP
PORT OF CITIZENS BODY.
Action of the North Capitol and
lexington organization-Ap-
pointment Of Chairmen.

A. r. Server was unanimously in
dorsed for District Commissioner by
the North Capitol and lexington Citi-
Zens Association at meeting last
night in st. Martins Hall, North Capt.
toll and T streets. The association
also voted to send representative to
the meeting of representatives of the
other citizens associations Of the east
ern section of the city. which will be
held next Saturday evening at 225
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, for the
purpose of picking a candidate for the
commissionership to represent that sec
ton Of Washington. This representa-
tive, William G. Henderson. was in
structed to give his ballot to Mr..
Server. Mr.. Server, who was formerly
connected with the civil service COM
mission. was for several years president
of the North Capitol and lexington
Citizens Association.
An attempt was made by w. r.
Foulke to have the associations repre-
sentative instructed to support Will
liam G. Henderson for one of the com.
missionerships also, but Mr.. Henderson
declined the honor, saying the eastern
section Of the city should concentrate
upon one man as It's representative
for the board of Commissioners and
that Mr.. Server was the best man
that could be found for the place in
view of his great activity and interest
for the benefit of the District in the
past.
A communication from the Lincoln
Park Citizens Association going on
record in favor of the present form Of
government for the District was re-
ferred to the executive committee with
out action.
Change in Parking Law.
Herman E. Blau, chairman of the COM
mittee on streets, asked that the asso-
citation demand a hearing before the Com
missioners to plead for a change in the
parking law so that all business houses
may be permitted to have pavements laid
up to their houses. He said that under
the present regulations, unless a street
was designated by the Commissioners as
a business street. there was no sidewalk
laid back to the buildings, and that many
store owners in North Capitol street suf-
fered from this regulation, because there
was invariably a strip Of muddy or dusty
soil in front of their store windows. The
matter was referred to the executive
committee.
A demand will be made by the associa-
ton upon the street railways to run
through cars on the North Capitol street
line to the Union station. 1t was pointed
Capitol and 7 streets to the Union sta
ton had just been discontinued. and that
no other section of the city was without
direct communication with the Union
station.
A communication was read from the
Union Transfer Company to the effect
that after January the charge for carry
ing trunks from the Union station to 4th
street and Rhode Island avenue north
east, and on Rhode Island avenue to N
Street bridge, would be 35 cents instead
Of 90 cents.
Two new members were admitted to the
street northeast and Charles E. Stanton,
% Rhode Island avenue northeast.
Chairmen Of Committees.
The chairmen for the standing commit
tees of the association were appointed by
Dr. E. D. Thompson, the president, as
follows:
Membership No. 1, Finis D. Norris;
membership No. 2. Charles w. Summers;
membership No. 3, f.. W. Collamore;
membership No. 4, c. p. Boss; member
ship No. 5, c. NJ. D. Browne; railways,
William G. Henderson,; press, Charles E.
Kern; streets, sidewalks and lights, Her
man E. Blau: sewers and water. John H.
Lane; fire and police, A. NJ. Elwell; city
houses, A. r. Server; parks and parking.
Edward Kern; mail facilities, Scion C.
kemon; public health, DR.. j. c. Tappan.
The association went on record favoring
fight for laying sidewalks on T street
from Lincoln avenue to I'd street east,
and for sidewalk on Rhode Island ave-
nue. between I'd and Sd streets.