The Washington herald., 1911-10-12
QUIT TUBING
IF TAX KEEPS UP
High Water Alarms Cleanly
AnacOstians.
HERALD CARTOON SUITS EN-
Citizens Association Names Dele
gate to Conference ON Transfers.
Need of Searching Party for Lost
Fire Plugs and PRVemcnts Is
Brought Out at Meeting.

Criticising the present water rates as
introduced by Maurice Otterback protest
sociation last night adopted Il resolution
introduced by Maurice Otterback protect
ing against any increase in the rates or
the further installation of meters. Sew
eral members criticised the District Com
missioners for increasing the rates with
out public hearing. Charles r. Burr.
president. said:
Il believe that water should be as free
and plentiful as air. The supply of wa
ter in the District should be unlimited
As Mayor Gaynor, of New York. has
said. the increase in rates Will cndangcr
the CIV from standpoint Of sanitation.
Persons will he lax about flushing their
ccsspo"Is and doing any cleaning which
requires water.
Herald Cartoon Hits Case.
If the increase in rates goes into
effect. you VIII hear of three and four
persons washing in the same tub Of va
ter in order to economizc The situation
has not been better Illustrated than 10y
the recent ,arr'on in The Washington
Herald entitled Johnny, stop: you had
u drink Yesterday.
The l~su,iation had already indursed
tn" movement for universal transfers.
but -. H. OSt"rman was appointed to
attend tn. Conference. I" hc held to-
night in No rooms 0f the Chamber Of
CuTumt' &C..
II Was ;unuIncod that Mr. Bright. at
t"rncv for the association. is preparing
to nj, formal complaint with the Inter
stat" ,omm"rc" Commission in regard
T." tho refusal "f common carriers of
the ,Itv to extend Il cir SerVi'" to resi-
dents of AnaruSiia at tn" sam" rates
as to residents oi tho city proper In
formal complaints have Already been
filed with tn" commission.
"BomIrNnrd II Disgrace"
\ resolution vas adopted requesting
thu commissioners L" rcsurfar" Mime
-olr avenue. which has been dug up
hy tn. water ana sever apartments.
The .,ltnUc was referred To AS "Ana-
c"~rra'- only boulevard, one" the pride
Of the ~urrhcaSt section at tn city, hut
now DISGRACE. To- the community The
asSUc..,iluu d"r.d,i to Request th" CON
grcS>iuuaI drI"gatluu IIom Minnesota to
visit The, aN"n'I. this winter and to have
them cNU''~S their opinion a. to whether
the tTurnuEh'ur" is an honor to the
& ct Star" for which il was named.
Tn" So, rrtHrl WAS directed to protest
to the WaShugtun Gas Light Company
against TIA" IUnued supply Of gus fur
uisn"d Ana. oStll ia IT,. evening hrtW"cn
: and "cl",k aud ON Sunday mornings
h"twc"u N.;~ and - o'clock. The wives
Of m"1lh"rS .uuVialn that they aT- uu-
able To- cook food properly becIuSe Of
the limited supply "f gas during these
HuuS
''Mauv Ana"uSlil women have to stay
away from church on Sunday" said -. H.
o>t"rmH". IN order &c" have the dinner
Q #..rr A - l.,
tim. II >""us that tn" Nnaco~tIa Sun
day closing agitation has caused tn" gas
ligh' company 10 shut down on our S.rI-
bath supply"
\ rcanlutrun WAS passed. requesting the
Commissioners T." send STRENGTHENING
mon to AnncO>tia. as many hrc plugs
have been loSt among tn" weeds and sev-
"ral pay"m"nts have disappeared under
tire heavy growth Of grass and moss.