DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - NEWSPAPERS - The Washington Post, 
				January 21, 1896, pg. 8
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The Washington Post, January 21, 1896, pg. 8

PLAINTS AND PROTESTS IGNORED.

Citizens of South Washington Appeal to the Authorities in Vain.

The many and pressing needs of the citizens of South Washington were discussed
at the meeting last night of the Southwest Washington Citizens’ Association,
held in the auditorium of the Washington Athletic Club, at 1339 South Capitol
street.  Dr. T. C. C. Winter presided, with Mr. Henry Story as Secretary.

Mr. Charles Shafer, of the committee on nuisances, reported that efforts had
been made to abate the practice of dumping on L street, as well as on the
other thoroughfares in the neighborhood, but that the health office had
referred him to the Chief of Police, who in turn had said that the local
officers had been instructed to arrest all persons found dumping on the
streets.  Inasmuch as a local officer in that vicinity was as great a rarity
as could be found, he thought the effort had been a failure.

Mr. Thomas Martin, for the committee on garbage, presented a petition to be
presented to Congress, which was adopted, stating that it was the sense of the
association that the garbage crematory should not be located in the southern
part of the city because it would injure property values, but that the best
place for it was in the less thickly populated suburbs.

Mr. Prout, of the street railroads committee, reported that little had been
done, but the general discussion of the question of rapid transit for South
Washington revealed the fact that this portion of the city was worse off than
Alexandria in respect to accommodations.  The scheme of having a bridge to
Shepherd’s Point, and having a railroad over it, was approved by the
association.

Mr. Fitzgerald, of the improvement committee, stated that it was the intention
of the committee to inquire into the subject of relative assessments and
corresponding improvements in the different sections of the city, and to
discover whether the southwest received an equivalent return in the way of
improvements for the taxes paid.  During the general discussion, it developed
that attempts had been made to see the Commissioners on several occasions, but
that on account of pressing business it had been impossible to corral them.

A judiciary committee was appointed as follows:  James F. Shea, chairman;
Charles Shafer, John Quincy, J. P. Edwards, M. J. Brown, Thomas Martin, and W.
A. Richards.