The Washington times., 1913-02-19
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ANACOSTIA. d. C FEB. 10

ANACOST1A, ID. c., FEB. 19,
The Minnesota Avenue Improvement
Association is the latest civic body in
the District to recommend the segrega-
tion of the white and colored races in
street cars In the District. This action
was taken unanimously at a meeting
last night held in the home Of DR..
George c. Havenner, the president. in
Minnesota avenue. The issue had been
tabled at the previous meeting.
The motion was worded simply So as
to recommend the segregation Of white
and colored passengers. leaving the
methods to be employed to the street
car companies. There was a general
discussion Of the question. and some
incidents Of the. contact of white and
colored people on street cars In the Dis
trict were told. As a result of the as
sociation's action. Charles r. Linger,
delegate to the Federated Citizens As
sociation will be instructed to cast his
vote in favor OF segregation when the
matter is brought up in the central as
ISOLATION
After the discussion Mr.. Linger said
he had listened to a lecture recently
by the Rev. Samuel W. Grafflin, pas
tor of the Anacostia NJ. Z. Church,
which dealt with the chances the coll
]ored race has had and what 1t has
accomplished. and thought the asso-
ciation should try to have the lee
ture repeated for the people Of Ana
costa under the auspices Of the or
ganization- Charles +. Lipger and w.
to request the Rev. Mr.. Grafflin to
deliver the lecture.
The Randle Highlands Citizens As
socfation sent q communication ask
ing the Minnesota avenue body to
rescind its action In opposing an ap-
the bridge crossing the -Anacostia
river at Pennsylvania avenue extend
ed. The Randle Highlands Citizens
Association said the Minnesota avenue
organization is mistaken in believing
that the dredges which are TO do the
work of. taking out and depositing
material In the Improvement of the
fats east Of the bridge can be dis
mantled and thus pass beneath the
bridge. A motorboat cannot pass un-
dersthe bridge, II was claimed by the
Randie Highlands Citizens Associe-
tion, which is seeking to have a new
bridge built or else have a draw that
viii conform to a modern bridge
which will be built later, it is ex-
pected
f1dNeHner tOI0 Ine members
that the item for a $50, 900 appropria-
ton for a draw has not been inserted
in the District bills. The fact that the
section south and east of the Anacostia
river is dependent for its water supply
upon the mains suspended under the
bridge, Tor which no provision WAS
made, is responsible, It was stated, for
the elimination of the estimate. There
is a thirty-two-inch main and a ten
inch main carrying the water supply,
and these would have to be sunk in the
bed OF the river before the draw could
be built. The association decided to ad-
here to its former action. Next year,
said DIR. Havenner, there can be asked
for plans for new bridge, one that
can be planned in the light of the
rowing of the stream
The committee on schools, reporting
through the Rev. George NJ. Cummings,
of the Presbyterian Church. and Lloyd
w; B'ddle. recommended that six
school nurses be employed, in addition
TO supervising medical inspector for
service both in and out of the school
year. The Commissioners will be urged
to ask for an appropriation of $500
with which to pay these nurses. The
supervising inspector has been asked
for already by the Commissioners.
The Rev Mr.. Cummings pead a letter
from Dr. William c. Woodward, Dis-
trict Health Officer, explaining how the
nurses and the inspector can be used
during the school session, and after
ward
1t was agreed that assembly halls
ought to be provided In the Van Buren
and Ketcham Schools. The wooden
stairway in the Ketcham School was
alleged to be dangerous on account Of
liability to fire. and It is on account Of
this. 1t was reported. that the third
floor is not used for assembly purposes
The Commissioners and the Board Of