Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-11
DISTRICTS 1878 BUDGET
SCOREDBy jim. WOOD
Former Street Cleaning Head
Tells Anacostians Sub i
urbs Suffer. /

Former Supt J. NJ. Wood of the District
street cleaning department last evening
discussed before the Anacostia CitiFens
Association the budget prepared by the
Commissioners for the year 1913 at the
January meeting held in the meeting
rooms on Nichols avenue.
Mr.. Wood touched upon many items
which. in his opinion, should be adjusted
before finally being passed by. Congress.
and asked the cooperation Of the asso-
citation in accomplishing this result. He
called attention to appropriations made
the last fiscal year one for $4,000, one
for $3.50 and one for about $1,000 call
ing for the appointment of four new fore
men in the street cleaning department,
the formation of four gangs. of men and
the purchase Of suitable equipment With
which to keep the streets, cutters and al
leys in the suburbs free or dirt and weeds
Mr.. Wood stated that Notwithstanding
the fact that this amount was appropriat-
ed specifically for this purpose. and be-
came available last July. nothing had
benefited, including Anacostia. but the
money was being used for the general
work in the city proper. Mr.. Wood also
called attention to several other apparent
T.
Letters were read showing the rate of
pay that is allowed laborers in almost
every city In the country. and in each
case it amounted to more than; Is paid
resolution was passed to the effect that
the "Anacostia Citizens Association op-
poses the proposed increases in the sal
aries OF the high-salaried and well paid
officials Of the District. until the wages
of the poorer paid employees of the street
cleaning department are increased to not
less than two dollars per diem
The association unanimously Endorsed
the bill calling for the purchase of old
Fort Davis and Fort Dupont for So, OOD,
to be made into public parks, 1t was
stated at the meeting last evening that
this was a step in carrying out the Nc
MILAN park commission. plan.
Logan Post Installs Officers.
John A. Logan. Post No. IL. Grand
Army of the Republic, of Anacostia,, in
stalled its officers at meeting last, even
ing in Masonic Hall. with Department
Installing Officer Bunyea in charge. Com
mander A. b. Frisbie took command Of
this post for the tenth consecutive year
All OF the officers were installed az pre-
viously announced, with the exception OF
the junior vice commander, and that posi-
ton will be filled by Isaac B. Vail Lewis
n. BlckS was renamed as adjutA1t for
lhc ciSulu teTIIl. COMMANDER FrlSDie and
Installer Bunyea made addresses last
evening.
The Young Mems Club of st. Teresa
Church met last evening in the basement
hall of the church on v. street for the
purpose of installing it's recently elected
ofncers and also to make ARRANGEMENTS
Tor Its January dance. to be held in the
near future. DR.. Clayton Beali- was IN
stalled as president of the club in place
OF the Rev. Martin p. Eagan, who re-
Gently relinquished the position In favor
Of DR.. Beall. and who will now occupy
the position OF religious instructor.
The body of George r. .Crosep, a Ran
die Highlands druggist. who died Mon
day evening at his home on Minnesota
avenue, after a brief illness. has been
sent to his former home in Leesburg,
Va. for interment Mr.. Crosen had re.
sided in Randle Highlands only q short
time. succeeding to the establishment Of
Henry a. Buscher. His wife and several
children survive him.
Mrs. Upton. S. HOwser presided at q
special meeting of the Ladies' Alter So
ciety of st. TereSa's Church last evening
for the purpose of arranging for q sup
per to be given in the near future, at the
parochial school on V street. Preliminary
plans were made apd several committees
appointed to look after the different
branches Of the work
A meeting Of the Ladies Aid Society
of the German Orphan Asylum wal
held this afternoon at that institution on
Good Hope road. The object Of the meet
ing was to. assign work for the coming
month.