Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-10
URGE AMPLE PENSIONS
FOR C|TY'S GUARDIANS
Anacostia Citizens to Advise Con-
gress Committees of Their
Attitude.
Opposed to Placing Public Schools
Under Control of the
Commissioners.

The Anacostia Citizens Association,
at its meeting last night in the once
of the George s. King Company on
Nichols avenue southeast, went on rec
ord as favoring an adequate pension
fund for the police and firemen of the
District of Columbia. and the secretary
was directed to advise the proper con-
gressional committees OF this action
\ resolution also was adopted opposing
any change in the present school rule
in the District.
Thomas F. Reardon and DR.. r. A.
Pyles spoke on the dangers to the
children using the streets for roller
skating. 1t was pointed out that hun
dreds of the smaller children now use
the main streets, Nichols avenue ana
Good Hope road. for skating. and, be-
cause of the large amount of traffic
on these streets. it made the practice
an exceedingly dangerous one. y mo-
ton was carried whereby the police OF
TIE eleventh precinct will be asked to
put a stop to the practice at once.
Request for Policemen.
An effort will be made to have an
officer permanently stationed at the
corner of Nichols avenue and Good
Hope road. This corner is the most
dangerous one in the suburb, and cases
were cited where accidents had hap
pened there that would have been
avoided had an officer been there at the
time.
President Maurice Otterback read
correspondence which he had with the
utilities commission relative to OBJ
tanning a better street car schedule for
certain times of the day, especially
during the rush hours. when persons
are going to their work and the en-
ployes of the steel plant at Giesboro
point are Laying their work.
DIR. R. A. Pyles presented the question
Of having the pools of water on the
east side of the approach to the bridge
filled in, as they provide breeding
place for mosquitoes, and consequently
become nuisance. He called satten-
ton to the fact that the health authori-
ties would not permit condition like
this to exist on private property, yet
took noSactton when the same condition
existed on public space. The health
department will be asked to remedy
this condition Immediately.
Charles r. Burr, chairman of the
school comm .itee, reported thar the as
sembly hall at the ketcham School had
the furniture and that equipment would
be sent to this school from Western
High School to complete the job and
make the hall ready for use. He said
this would probably be done so that
the hall could be used by the latter
part of this month.
Delay in Street Lighting.
Much rerret was expressed over the
fact that an indefinite period probably
will elapse before the street lighting
fixtures for the east side of Nichols
avenue are i'll place. The posts for
these lights were shipped from the
factory and arrived in the city. but
owing to the urgent need for them on
the z street bridge hey were placed
there instead
A request will be made that trees be
planted on the north side of Good
Hope road from 18th street to Mime
sofa avenue; north side Of V street
from 18th and 18th streets, and on
both sides of Minnesota avenue be-
tween Good Hope road and 18th street
The annual election of officers for
the ensuing year resulted in the selec-
ton of the following: Dr.. James A.
Watson, president; DR.. r. A PyIes first
vice president; William J. Latimer, sec
ond vice president: Maurice Otterback,
treasurer; Charles r. Burr, Charles T
Gram. l.. NJ. Anderson and H. NJ. Chase
members of the executive committee,
In addition to the officers. The office of
secretary will be filled at the next
meeting. Annual reports from the
flower bed committee and flag COM
mlttee We're presented.