The Washington times., 1910-10-08
Northwest Citizens Will
Take Fight for Lights
to President.
DECLARE REMOVAL
UNDERHAND WORK
Meeting of Suburban Association
10 Urge Completion Of
Sewers.

me members OF the CluzeDS' North
west Suburban Association are deter
mined 10 fight the removal Of the cleo
the lights from the northwest section
OF Rock Creek and Tenleytowu. 10 the
last ditch, and II no other redress offers.
70 seek a sediment in the United States
courts.
I move that we fight this abrogatioa
OF our rights clear up 70 the White
House. and. i necessary. ask for The
resignation OF Major Judson as a Com
missioner" said Pres-Cent Lancaster. IN
course OF HIS report before the associa-
ton last night at Masonic Hall. TelIev-
town I tell yOu-and I know V.rar
m talking aDout-tlIat we and the en-
IRE District are being arbitrarily ruled
b. one man, and that one. a man an
pointed especially 10 look TO the inter
estS OF the United States man who
mas no more interest IN the people u
me capital and no more regard for
their rights, than he has for fhcsa ~
Honolulu And while I have no doubt
tnat Mr.. Johnson and Mr. Rudolph have
IN lukeWarm sort OF way. the inter-
ests OF the District al heart srfT Ha,-a
lost all faith in their ever resa-ri-g
MAJOR Judsou.S usurpariOu OF their now
ers. ana can see no hope for a read ir7gr-
ment from that source. The only alter
natives that present themselves. 10 my
Tor his removal or a settlement n
court"
Alleges Underhand Work.
In speaking Of the removal ~ ,r,.
lights, Dr.. Chapel, who was a member
OF the committee that appeared bar9-s
the Commissioners 20 ask for their res
toration. said.
The whole matter savored strongly NJ
q HrHa-HHH F.-Hg=
at cOncealmenL There was no ro-fra
given Of the intended action. and f. RS
put through il the absence OF Commas
sloners Rudolph and johnson. Thee
vas no notice in any Of The na-e-s
Whlcn think IS legal requirement.
ana am positive that they feared 1hs
citizens would resent the matter and 7-a-
out an injunction 10 prevent the work
Ihese lights were Included in e former
estimate Of this association 70 Congress-
and an appropriation was made bv Con
greSs for their installation therefore,
ian 70 see where the Commissioners
have any right 10 remove such lights
a motion was made bv President an
caster that a committees be aDnofrrs5 n
again request the Commissioners 10 re-
turn the lights, and In the event o. their
FAILURE 10 comply, that the association
carry the matter 70 the highest source
The motion was enthusiastically carries.
and President Lancaster VIII appoint
such a committee at an early date.
Sewers Are Needed
The matter Of street sewers and water
mains was taken uD and @ motion put
and carried that the association request
the Commissioners TO complete the lay
ing OF those already started in the An
erican University PARK.
II was pointed out by Dr.. Channel
that these sewers were absolutely neces-
- -Hrz.
that TIE typhoid fever that existed IN
that section was no doubt due 70 their
lack as well as 20 the lack Of good
water.
According 10 DR.. ChappeII II IS iroDera-
tive that water mains and sewers be in
stalled He said that the use Of the
creeks ard branches IS refuse carriers
was unhealthy IN the extreme, as the
water from these branches often Seeped
and drained into the shallow wells in
the community.
Col James l. TAFT. vice president Of
the association. reported that the En-
Eineer Department had stopped work on
these sewers and mains because they
objected 10 the grading along some Of
the uacaCaniZed streets in American
University Park, and intimated that
they wanted This remedied before The
work continued
Mr. TAFT said that for the Engineer
Department 10 object 70 streets that
had been accepted by The CITY officially,
appeared TO be entirely out Of order.
Incompetence Is Alleged.
Moreover, he said he thought It in
cUm5ent upon the Engineer Departments
10 pass upon such streets before they
were accepted in which case. their
present attitude was q reflection on
their Own department. and cGTfes-
sion Of Incompetence.
II was voted that the Commissioners
be requested TO investigate The mat
ter al once. and have the work compile
ted as soon as possible
M Chapbell said IL was absolutely
necessary that some action should be
taken Immediately, as many who had
moved into that section when the work
on the sewers was in progress. and their
early installation appeared reasonable.
had since become disguised and were
threatening TO move.
Land values. he said. were deprciating.
If anything. instead Of RISING. as they
naturally should. and the life Of that
part OF the city depended upon the
action OF the Commissioners in this mat
ter