The Washington times., 1913-10-14
GOOD HOPE GETS
FIRST PIPE WATER
Anacostia Suburb Had Felt
Lack of Supply, as Many
Wells Had Failed.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ANhCOSTIA d G OCT IL

ANACOSTIA. d. &. OCT. IL
The suburb of Good Hope. lying a
mile to the east of Anacostia in an
elevated region, has been, given its
first District water supply. The start
ing of the machinery a few days ago
In the new pumping station at Min
nesota avenue and Eighteenth street
sent the water into the tower on the
Stanton school reservation, as well as
into those erected at Randle High
lands and Congress Heights. AL
though the suburbs last named have
had water service for a long time,
this has not been the case in Good
Hope, where the East Washington
Heights Citizens Association has
made the extension of the water
mains its chief issue for a number
OF years.
The extension of the water supply
to different sections of Good Hope
ard East Washington Heights will
follow in short time. The lack OF
water has been felt in a serious way
at the Stanton and Garfield schools,
where wells were failures. Officials
at the Municipal building have been
surprised because no application has
been made yet by any private prop
srty owner in Good Hope for water
service for his dwelling. Residents
, explain this by saying that they de-
sire TO put in water and sewer service
at the same time and that there are
40 sewers there yet. As long as this
condition exists the Commissioners
nave no authority to require residents
TO connect their premises with the
water service. However, plans are
being made to sewer the section, in
which case citizens will be required
20 connect their premises with both
services.
Anacostia Chapter, No. u. Royal
Arch Masons. which met last night in
AnacostiG. Masonic Hall, greeted Adolf
phus GUIDE, the grand high priest of
the order in the District and its own
past high priest, who has returned
from abroad with the Minute Men of
:he District. Mr.. GUIDE arrived home
a few days ago and was called upon
at last nights meeting to recount
some of the incidents of the trip to
Germany and back.
Anacostias committee on publicity
will meet within a week to complete its
data relative to the history of the
suburb. its development, and the out
look for its future, all of which is to
be put between covers and circulated in
pamphlet form by the Anacostia Citi-
Zens' Association. s. K. Miller the
chairman, who has made an extensive
search for some OF the Information
that has been obtained, will submit a
final report TO the committee at this
meeting. wThe members are S. K. Miller,
J. T. Herbert, Frank A. Dony Robert
Thompson, and Capt W. T. Anderson.
The committee will meet in Anacostia.
1t is estimated at the Municipal build
ing that il will cost the companies con-
cerned with the work $4,000 to string
the cable from the power plant at Ben
nil tn ha CT rkG Of
through which to convey the electrical
current to turn the machinery of the
steel plant. plans for which are now
before the Commissioners. The dis
tance to be covered is eight miles. 1t
Is stated that il would cost five times
as much to put the cable underground
The cable will be carried overhead
along the freight line of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. which has given per-
mission for the wire TO be so strung.
II will carry $500 volts.
The fureral Of Walter Holmes. who
lied on Friday at his residence in Good
Hope. was held yesterday from the East
Washington Heights Baptist Church.
where the Rev. James w. Many, the
pastor officiated. The remains were
L; ken 10 Bells. Prince George county,
Maryland, for interment.
The deceased was twenty-four years
old He was the son-in-law of E T
been married short time only. Death
I-suIted from typhoid fever. He was a
native Of Virginia.
BAPTIST churches throughout the Dis
ti-irt are compiling statistics for pre-
sentation to the Columbia Association
> Baptist Churches, which will meet in
annual session next month. The call
for the preparation OF these statistics
is ssued by the Rev. James ". Many
the bastor of the East Washington
Heights Baptist Church. who is the
-lrrk to the Columbia Associate
The sessions this year will be held in
Emmaruel Baptist Church in Mt. Pleas
mt, and will last stevral DAYS 4 com
mittec is arranging the program. When
each church has completed its report
the record will be sent 10 the Rev. Mr..
Many, who Will present ii to the Co.
umbia Association. The tentative date
set for the opening Of the convention is
November i.
Hitchcock Hail. the theater at the
Government Hospital for the Insane
viii begin its season on Friday night
text with "A moving picture exhibition
ts has been the case in the last two
Iears, dramatic performances will be
relatively few. as the moving picture
insane and are arranged with greater
facility than are the theatrical produc-
rons.
The District is causing to be put down
II Congress Heights the first granolithic
SIDEWALKS il has ever had laid In the
lown. The work was petitioned fol-
through the Public Improvement Asso-
:.i.tiCn.