Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-23
CITIZENS WILL DEMAND
PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE
North Capitol and lexington
Residents Desire Several
Improvements.

A decision to renew efforts to have GER
tain Improvements included In the cur
rent estimates Of the Commissioners OF
the District was reached at the meeting
of the North Capitol and lexington
Citizens Association last night In st
Martins Hall. The association wants
numerous street improvements. fire
truckhouse in the vicinity Of North Capt.
toll street and Rhode Island avenue and
swimming pool at Mcmillan Park play
grounds.
The association praised the plans of the
District Commissioners to notify all citi-
gems associations of public hearings
which are to be held on local matters
The determination to get the improve
ments In lexington and vicinity came
when q letter from the Commissioners
was read, in which II was stated that the
question Of getting truckhouse In that
part of the city would be considered when
the Commissioners made up their esti-
mates The letter was In reply to one
from the association asking that the Com
missioners grant a hearing on this mat
ter.
Wants More Consideration.
Herman E. Blau declared he believed
the Commissioners should give the asso-
citation more consideration In the matter.
He asserted that 1t was a matter OF
much Importance to the citizens in that
vicinity. and he believed the Commits
sioners should at least give them a hear
ing or some assurance that the pro-
vision for a truekhouse would be IN
cluded in the estimates for the year
1915. He declared 1t took ten minutes
AZ e. eraH n
fires in the vicinity of North Capitol street
and Rhode Island avenue. He said this
was a long time. and might mean the
sacrificing Of lives. It would even DE
much longer. he declared, before truck
could get to the Catholic University and
Trinity College. This is condition
which ought not to exist, he concluded.
Suggests Moving Of Company.
DR.. Edgar E. Thompson. president OF
the association. declared that he believed
the association could get things just as 1t
had before. He thought way could be
found for getting a truck company with
out the expenditure of much money for
apparatus. He suggested to the associa-
ton that the question Of having truck
No. transferred from its present quar-
tiers on North Capitol street near G
street to the proposed station at Rhode
Island avenue and North Capitol street
might be preached to the Commission
ers He declared that this house will
have to be torn down to make way for
the Improvement Of the Capitol grounds,
and that he had been Informed that the
Commissioners were uncertain as TO
where to place this apparatus. The fire
and police committee was instructed to
take the whole matter up with the Com
missioners Immediately. with view to
getting some provision made either by
transfer Of one truckhouse, or having
an item for q new truckhOuse included
In the current estimates.
The schools committee was instructed
to cooperate with the director Of play
grounds Of the District with view to
getting q shelter house and swimming
pool at the Mcmillan Park Fairgrounds
Reports on Street Safety.
DR.. Edgar E. Thompson. who was ap-
pointed to represent his association at
the Street Safety Association meetings
last summer, made report Of the activi-
ties Of the association during the sum-
mer.
The executive committee was instructed
to find another place where the assOcia-
ton could hold its meetings st. Martin s
hall where the association has been
holding Its meetings, has been turned
into parochial school, and the quarters
will not be available for meetings or
the association.
Albert ". Schoies. Robert C. Carter. c.
A. Bowman, James E. Thomas, G. ".
Gates and DR.. Stuart NJ. Angelo were
elected to membership In the association.