Evening star., 1927-10-26
CITY TRASH DUMPS
HELD AS MENACE
Operation of Two in South
east Vigorously Denounced
by Citizens Body.

Indignation over the continued burn.
ing of trash on the dumps to the rear
of GalIinger Hospital and at Benning
has reached a point where several
thousand residents of the Southeast
section have signed a petition urging
the District Commissioners to take
immediate steps 10 have it stopped.
The petition was presented at a meet
ing of the Southeast Citizens Also
citation in the Library, Seventh and
e streets, last night. and was
strengthened by the association voting
to cooperate with the Lincoln Park,
Trinidad and other associations in
an effort to put stop to the nuisance.
j. G. l.. Ritter, who was responsible
for the circulation of the petition, was
emphatic in his determination to elm
mate the condition which was char
acteriZed as serious menace to the
public health. IL was pointed out that
the smoke pail is So dense at times
that automobile traffic is interfered
with and that pilots OF airplanes find
it difficult to locate landing fields To-
Gated near the dumps. Mr.. Ritter
suggested that speedy relief might
possibly he had ii it were possible To
have Health Officer Fowler driven
through the affected area for a few
moments.
Urges Concerted Action.
David Babp of the Lincoln Park as
sociation urged the necessity for con
certed action by all of the Northeast
and Southeast civic groups. He was
vigorous in his protest of a condition
existing in the Nations Capital which
would not be tolerated in an industrial
municipality where there would per-
haps he some excuse for it.
The resolution of the kenilworth as
sociation urging the selection of the
Benning site for an airport was not
acted upon, because it was pointed
out that this association had long ago
requested the purchase of BuZzards
Point for a similar purpose and was
still inclined to feel kindly toward this
location. After considerable discus
sion of the proposed compulsory auto
mobile liability insurance regula ton
this matter was also tabled.
II. w. Lynn, chairman of the pub
lie utilities committee, offered a reso-
luton which was adopted, thanking
the Public Utilities Commission and
the bus lines for the establishment
of a new bus line in the community
Mr.. Lynn announced that the officers
of the association were to confer with
Rapid Transit Co. and other officials
some time next week with regard to
getting an outline of a proposed merg.
er Of public utilities.
School Lighting Deplored.
Deploring the poorly lighted condi-
ton of the Van Ness School, Fourth
and NJ streets southeast, resolutions
were adoptSd asking for extension of
electric cables to the school building,
which has already been equipped with
wiring and electric fixtures On mo-
ton of Capt. William +. Luckett, the
Commissioners were commended for
reversing the decision of the Police
Trial Board in the case of Policeman
Campbell and restoring thh latter to
duty. An appeal for supIlort of the
annual Red Cross roll call was made
by III. j. Davis. 1t was decided to CO.
operate with Southeast Community
Center in a carnival to be held on No.
vember 25.
Although this was the annual meet
ing of the association, through a mis-
carriage in the mails, notices of the
meeting failed to reach the members
in time and the election of officers was
deferred until the November meeting.
President A. G. Hermann reviewed
the work of the association for the
past year and urged continued activi-
ty for the future. Howard B. Smith
and John c. Ritter were elected to
membership.