The Washington times., 1911-10-12
AlNACOSTLA JOINS
- TRANSFER FIGHT
Citizens Association Promptly Indorses Movement And
Names Delegate To Attend Meeting At
Chamber Of Commerce

familiar. resulting from an. Inadequate
amount OF gas. The association voted
to call upon the gas company for an
explanation. with request tnat con-
Citions be remedied.
The business men Of the suburb came
In for some criticism when the report OF
the committee on the recent hag-raising
Exercises in the tETn %oTson waf Il ae mao ren o.
resented that some of the business men
had exhibited but little interest In the
affair. and their attitude was made the
subject Of remarks by Mr.. Otterback
II was decided to ask Colonel Cosby.
the officer in charge OF public buildings
and grounds. to cause Logan park 10
be appropriately policed. and that
benches and shrubbery be placed there
in.
Col. A. B. Frisbie, commander Of
Logan Post, No. l3, G. A. R., comment
ing on the success attending the nag
raising in Aanacostia, announced that
the Grad Army organizations in Ana
costa will erect a flagpole and unfurl
n banner on 'Hillbright," the site OF
the Episcopal Home for Children, on
February % next. This ceremony had
patriotic exercises in Logan Park, but
was postponed.
Condemns Car Schedules.
JOnn +. ETnSndW, CHdlIHldH VI NuC
street railway committee, condemned
the schedules in effect on the Anacostia
branches of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, and he said
ten-minute schedule that is supposed
to have been adopted on the Union Sta
ton branch Is unsatisfactory. He said
the railway company has its cars
switched back in the evenings at Ninth
and F streets northwest instead of
sending them over to Anacostia. He
was authorized to report the conditions
to the Interstate Commerce Commis
railway officials that they better the
situation by more cars and quicker rum
ming time.
Maurice Otterback referred to the
prospective departure Of General Har-
ries from the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. We are glad,' de-
clared the speaker, for he has done
nothing for Anacostia-"
Inquiries about the 5000 appropriated
for the Improvement of streets in Ana
the money has yet been spent. which
drew from Mr.. Otterback, in connec-
ton with the conditions Of the streets
in the suburb generally. a criticism of
some of the District officials in charge
OF this work. 1t was pointed out that
the road laborers have been taken
away from Anacostia, and instances
were cited by Mr.. Earnshaw and others
of poison ivy creeping along sidewalks,
endangering children, while rank
growths in other places exist. 1t was
voted to report the conditions to the
Commissioners.
Want Avenue Improved
On motion Of William Scantlebury.
jr., the association asked the Commits
sioners to improve Minnesota avenue,
left in a damaged condition by District
workmeh.
A letter from the Peoples Gardens
Association requested the Anacostia
association to invite its members to
enroll Action was deferred. The ques-
ton of raising the salaries of janitors
of certain public schools was placed
with the proper committee. The Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company re-
ported that 1t will give consideration to
the request of the association to have
freight billed to "Anacostia, d. c."
instead of 'Uniontown. D. c." az now
which causes delays.
President Burr announced that Frank
s. Bright the attorney for the asso-
citation. is preparing his case against
the baggage and transportation COM
panies, and that he will file formal
suit for the association with the Inter-
state Commerce Commission in a few
days
A schedule OF sidewalks to be i'm
proved with granolithic pavement was
read by Mr. Otterback. who stated the
work will be started this fall.