The Washington times., 1911-11-04

PUBLIC LAUNDR|ES
FOR POOR IS IDEA
OF BROOK[ANDERS
Citizens Urge Plan in Con-
nection With Water
Rate Increase.

Public washing places, whore free
water would be furnished to the poor
for laundry work, is a suggestion made
In q report submitted to the Brookland
Citizens Association by the committee
that has Investigated for the organixa-
ton the question Of water rate increase.
Strongly denouncing the action Of the
District Commissioners In advancing
the water rates. the sewer committee
of the association takes q stand against
the move and the manner in which It
was made. The report of this commit
tee and word Of the active cooperation
of M. M. Mclean in the universal trans
fer fight. as representative Of the or
ganization, with an advance In the
plans for the rose Festival, formed the
principal matters Of consideration at
the association meeting last night in
the Brookland town hall
The report on the water rate increase.
covering seven solid typewriter pages,
was presented by G. L. Mendel. chair.
tory Of the water system from it's
earliest inception was traced.
A long letter from Capt. K. M. Mark
ham, assistant engineer, was presented.
advance was based. These reasons were
the same as have been outlined by the
Commissioners before.
The report submitted by Chairman
has given no valid reason for the adj
vance. and that there is no reason why
Congress should not be called upon to
bear It's share In the installing Of water
meters, the same as In all other iin-
provements In the District.
That the plentiful use Of water should
be encouraged. as a health insurance,
rather than be discouraged by high
rate. was finding OF the committee.
Resolutions Tabled.
Resolutions were presented charac-
terizing the advance in water rates
as unnecessary.
Chairman Mendel, DR.. A. Patten, L.
T.. Howe, Lee r. Wilson, and others
spoke in support Of the resolutions, and
the committee report. President John
A. McPhaul. c. @. Lynch, the Rev. w.
J. d. Thomas. r. NJ. Lawrence, and
others were opposed to taking the a.
ton suggested by the committee. The
resolutions and report on the water
rates were tabled until the December
President McPhauI told the associa-
tion that NJ. NJ. Mclean was unable to
De present, and report on the universal
transfer fight because Of his attend
committee chairmen of the associa-
tionn In the District. President NC
Phaul stated that Mr.. Mclean is ac-
lively cooperating In all the moves for
ready to report isi probably ant at the 'i ne9s 9e
meeting of the Brookland association.
The pastors OF Brookland churches
will be requested. on the motion pre-.
keep in mind that the Citizens Xssocis.
ton meets on the first Friday night OF
every month. II is the hope Of the as.
sociation that the evening will be KEEP,
| or other things that will keep members
away. Arthur A. Carpenter was elected
to membership in the association.
veinty % in0T be hea % aseSt the
middle Of May. and the University
J Heights Citizens Association will toir
with the Brookland organization in tn,
University Heights organizatio appear
ed at the meeting and pledged the sup
port Of his organization.
Auxiliary Named.
| A woman's auxiliary committee com
posed of Mrs. Margaret B. Downing
Mrs. Elizabeth Daniels, Miss Carrie A
Harrison, and Mrs. A. DsV. Burr, wal
named to assist in arranging the show
The motion for this action was made b,
! Charles F. Tansill. chairman of tn
rose show committee.
Chairman Tansill reported that tn
committee has decided to hold the shov
as near to the middle Of May as tn
rose season will warrant The exac
date will be determined by the commit
tee next spring. ''The best roses Il
the District Of Columbia are grow
here in Brookland. University Heights
and the immediate vicinity" said Chair
man Tansill, I'VE can give the bes
rose show ever held in the District an,
can make Brookland and its vtcinit.
known as the Rose Suburb
In naming the women's auxiliary com
mittee, President McPhaul said, ''Ther
Is nothing to bar women from member
ship in the Brookland Association, bu
fortunately the women here are not SUI
fragettes. They are willing to trust tn
direction of affairs to the men,"