Evening star., 1914-04-09
ANACOST|A CITIZENS
TO CLEAN UP SUBURB
Committee Appointed by Association
to Take Charge of
Campaign.

| The Anacostia Citizens Association
will take an active part in the campaign
next week to make the city a. cleaner
! one Unanimous decision to that effect
! was reached al its April meeting last
evening.
| A committee Of ten was selected 70
carry out the plans. Its members are
Dr. Thomas D. Mudd. chairman; Capt
w T. Anderson. ". r. Sands. }. r.
Earnshaw, Charles T. Graft. Maurice
Otterback, Arthur Smell. Charles K
Burr. Coleman R. Brown and William
]. Iatimer This committee will VISIT
the vacant lots and houses and urge the
owners 10 put them in good condition,
and will also see that all of the refuse
collected at the various residences IS
removed TO the dumping grounds The
committee will also see that all stag
nant places are filled. and that every
evidence of filth is removed.
The town flower garden is TO be
reality again this year, and Presldene
Burr last night appointed committee
consisting of Maurice Otteroack chai[
man: William l. Quaid and William J.
Tatirner TO solicit funds for the main
tenance of these gardens, and also to
superintend their upkeep. They VIII oe
located on the vacant property at Nlcn-
OILS avenue and I street.
Complaint of Car Service.
The fact that several of the members
of the association had been compelled TO
wait from fifteen to twenty minutes 1or
an Auacostia street car going by way OF
the Union station was the cause OIL HlucH
discussion last evening. which resulted
in referring the matter to the rallfoau
committee with a view of having this
condition remediec-
President Burr stated that he had WIT
ten a letter to Supt. Thurston OF the pup
lie schools relative to the contehlpta...so =.
withdrawal of the music teachel rom 49,, ~
nubIic schools in that suburb, urging enal
The matter be reconsidered and that tne
music lessons be continued, with ehs e
tesult that he had received reply LUZ i.o
Mr.. Thurston stating that the ploposso
change would not be maoe, anu 'iia ha,,;ne
method used for many years "a nas We
tho music lessons would be continued eae
same as in all other schools: ,..,.
nv Haar. chairman of the committee
on water, lights and sewers, reported ain1 ann
tbe humping station which was pelns
erected at Poplar point would De feaus
for operation this fall
Old Scales Removed.
Maurice Otterback. chairman OF ehe
committee on streets and highways, re-
norted that the old scales which nao
heen in L street near Nichols avenue TOT
a long time, without being used. hao
been removed upon request and the
street placed in its original condition.
He also said that number of petitions
for granolithic sidewalks would De ior-
warded the authorities in the next rev
days.
The. question of having two band con-
certs each month instead of one. as here
tofore, in Logan Park, Anacostia, VIII pc
considered by the superintendent OF pub
lie buildings and grounds at the request est
of ]. F. Earnshaw, who represents tne
ASSOCIATION in this matter. Mr. Earn
shaw has endeavored for several years
to accomplish this. but each year mas
been unable to do so.
Max simon, R; L. Padsett; EFT H; a,ss;sa G. But, t.
r,s,n nbershin in the association. The sec
was directed to socist;an inoits paafee of sss
district to be present at the next meet
ing.