Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
CITIZENS TO TRY
BOROUGH SYSTEM
IN MT. PLEASANT
Community Government Ex'
, pertinent Planned by As
ISOLATION Next Fall.

r Establishment in Mount Pleasant
next fall of complete borough gov
eminent as a novel style Of organ
fzation of citizens association is
contemplated by the Mount Pleasant
Citizens Association. This scheme OF
organization was tentatively agreed
on at a meeting last night In the
Powell School, and the organization
committee of the association. under
Maj. Robert H. Young. was instructed
to complete it's plans for this work
and report at the May meeting.
= The association also unanimously
adopted a resolution indorsing Health
Officer Fowler's bill providing q
tnberculin test for milk coming into
the District: Endorsed the work of
the National Capital School Better
n,ent Council. instructed it's school
committee to appear before the Sen
ate appropriations committee In the
interest of a new school building for
its territory. and last, but not least.
severely criticised some of the Peck s
bad boys" In the community for TAX
ing delight In destroying public
property.
New York System.
Under the borough government
style of operation. proposed for the
association, a registration day will be
Set for the enrolment of all qualified
residents in the organizations terri
tory and a charter of organization
somewhat similar to the borough sys-
tenn OF New York city, or n modified
system now used in New England
states where everybody participates
in meetings. instituted The boroughs.
under the plan, will have a president
and other executive officers and a
committee, and a borough council
corresponding to the alderman OF a
city or the Selectmen of a township.
These officers would have the same
functions in the moot organizations
as a real city governor. Candidates
for Office would be nominated and q
regular public election held at the
polling places located in each Of the
precincts into which the territory Is
divided. On the regular election day
of November the polls would be open
ed and tax charged for the regis
tration which would go into the
treasury, of the organization In lieu
of the dues now paid for membership.
During the debate on the advisa-
btlity of indorsing either the Moore
bill or DR.. Fowler's measure on milk
tests DR.. c. B. Campbell predicted
that some day Washington house
wives will be using the sterile milk
powders in place Of the milk. DR..
Campbell also registered disapproval
of the Fowler bill because Of the ice
cream proviso.
Need New School Building.
After going on record in favor of
the work of the National Capital
School Betterment Council. the as
ISOLATION discussed at length the need
OF new school building for its COM
munity, and ultimately decided to in
struct it's school committee to appear
before the Senate appropriations COM
mittee to urge the appropriating
funds for the purchase of a site for
the structure and its subsequent erec-
ton. The District appropriation bill
now carries an appropriation of $780,
600 for the purchase of a site for q
new school building in the associa-
tons territory.
After several members had related
stories of how "hoodlums" in the as
sociation's territory had deliberately
broken lampposts, globes and win
dows, smeared tar over the locks on
numerous garage doors and broken
the concrete benches in a park at
18th street and Park road, the as
sociation instructed its various pre-
cinct captains to confer with the
boys parents in an effort to prevent
any further destruction. Among those
who related the stories of the de-
structive work of the boys were Col.
William E. Rogers and jeremiah Con-
molly.
Eight new members were enrolled
in the association. Refreshments
were served at the conclusion of the
meeting.