Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-09
WOULD KEEP UP THE FIGHT
MOVEMENT FOR RECLA1MING
ANACoSTIA FLATS.
Northeast Washington Citizens As
ISOLATION Favors Circulation
Of a Petition.

At a meeting of the Northeast Washing
ton Citizens Association last night it was
decided to enlist the active cooperation OF
other citizens associations in the District
in the movement for the reclamation OF the
Anacostia flats. The report OF the execu-
tive committee recommending that Pc
ttion be circulated among the officers or
executive committees of the associations
for their signature was adopted. and a
committed composed Of DR.. l.. ID. Wal
ter. Evan IL Tucker, w. s. Branson,
w. ]. F'rizzell, s. Sowerbutts and DR..
Starr Parsons. was appointed to visit
other associations. The report says:
Committees Recommendation.
THE committee notes with satisfaction
the fact that the citizens associations IN
all sections of the District have come to
realize that the condition Of the Eastern
branch of the Potomac river is a standing
menace to the health Of every section of
the city and District, and that its further
federation would be a reproach to the
municipal government and every civic
body within the confines Of the District
of Columbia.
.'The only danger lies in the various
associations and other civic bodies vir-
tually dropping the matter for the time
being after passing resolutions and let
ting the matter take care OF itself or be
pushed by a comparatively few represent
alive citizens. The executive committee
notices with satisfaction that the move
ment is being Endorsed and supported BY
the entire press Of the city,
The committee recommends that a petit
ton be circulated which could be in
dorsed by all the various associations and
civic bodies OF the city and District and
signed by their officers or executive COM
mittees and placed in the hands OF the
,fSC Soma m
resenting the entire District.
This, ii Is believed, would concentrate
the sentiment of the citizens in every Sec
ton of the city and District without the
possibility OF failure.
Engineer Department Criticised.
DR.. l.. d. Walter bitterly attacked the
work of the engineer department OF the
District. -~ ,s---
This city is worse than a graft city,"
declared DR.. Walter. THE plumbers of
the engineer department are more expen-
sive than is the graft in some other
cities.
cit is rotten from stem to stern" he
stated IF Congress will investigate the
blunders of the engineer department it
will be shown that some reform could be
made. II seems that there are no two
members of the engineer department. who
are able to give the same grade of
street."
DR.. Walter said he was opposed to the
Commissioners paying over any part of
the $4,000 to the railroad company with
held until the satisfactory completion of
the III street subway.
Mr.. Frizzell said he had been told by
the Commissioners that cutters and
spouts are to be provided in the subway.
Paint or whitewash is to be used to
tighten the walls.
Mr.. Frizzell declared that the roadway
In the subway was so slippery that many
horses had fallen.
Resolutions deploring the death of Ben
jamin +. Barnes and John Fleming were
adopted.
w. s. Branson was chosen to succeed
Mr.. Fleming a member OF the execu-
tive committee. An effort was made to
indorse some one for the city postmas-
tership, but the association simply went
on record as favoring the appointment
of Washingtonian.
Dr. Walter asked that the street rail-
way commission be asked to provide
four-minute schedule for the Columbia line
after 1870 pm. and DR.. Parsons offered
a resolution having in view the installa
ton of an all-night service at the new
+ street branch OF the Capital Traction
Company.