Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-25
THE SlEERAGsNES AND THE DIS.
TRl(T lsONEtsNNENE.
commissioner EdnOnt.s Denies hargeS
Wade in the NemOrial-(apt. e.recnc
Explains the Figures. and says thcy
Ieavc bSeen lngenuOusiy Twisted by
the NIcmOriaiists.

"lhis matter is too absurd 10 be discussed" said
commissioner Edmonds. speaking To a STAR re-
porter about the suffrage memorial published yes
terday, which made charge or lnal-sdmInistr ration
against the District authorities ".The approprta-
ton acts Of Congress are being violated II any
one can find out any violation OF law would be
glad 20 have them do II. We are responsible We
are under bonds and If there has been any
violation OF law. there is a remedy. Congress ap-
propnatcS the money. there is a Treasury depart
Meht. There Is controller, and II they have dis
covered any violation OF law let il be known"
"wASTEFUL ENrESpuUREr
1.-The money OF the United States is waSteflllly
expended ," continued Mr.. Edmunds reading a line
from the memorial. al there il any wasteful ex-
penditureS Congress is responsible for It. II Con
greSS directS that money shall he aXuenGed for
some useless purpose. il is not our fault. What |
@ mant Is TO nave the money expended Tor what l.
most needed Now. for instance. | have asked
congress 10 advance the District s5i09O for sew
ets letting the District pay back It's S.50s0 in fvc
.eary fnstalments without interest. The molev
might as We'll be used that way AZ To lie Idle I'm The
treasury. Mr.. Dent wants the District To buy his
land for park and pay $500 an acre for land lao,
assessed for more than s35 or $40. Now soe Mr.
Dent stated In THE STAR that | am pickayunoh |
am plckayunish in wanting 10 save the District
from useless expenditure 1 say let us Improve the
sewer system; let Us then turn 10 the IT,ets ana
improve them. and after that we might gel a mark
ii We wanted II. We need a new government
ouliullS, Out thlnk We need the sewers more"
THE QUESTION OF SUFFRAGE.
GAS 10 this form of government" said Mr.. Ed
mohds, IL have no more interest IN ft than YOU
or any other citizen. came here. the city and
hked the form OF government came here TO live.
l had been living in Chicago, where could not 90
TO depot after nine O'Clock at night Without nri-
ling 4 pistol IN my pocket. / thought things
would be different under this form OF government
since have lived here, have seen no reason TO
chaflge NV opinion. A man came TO nv Office this
morning and said that IL are To have suffrage
mere. ne Would leave the city. There "A hundred
Others IN the city who feel Just as he does"
what capt. Greene says About the
Figures.
Capt F. V. Greene. who has charge OF the work
OF laying pavements in the District. when his at
tentlon YVES called by STAR reporter To the state
mentS made In the suffrage memorial said that the
1acts therein stated were 80 twisted that false
impression might be created IN the minds Of per-
sons who had not a thorough acquaintance with
the methods OF the District government ana the
published reports.
"1he law said Capt Greene ssrcauireS work 70
De given out TO the lowest bidder IN public compe-
tltlon. ana tnat has always been done. II il an
absurtiity To say that the must . PRO rated or
Drought down In proportion with the reduction
Ilaue In TIE appropriation. The statement made
tnere Is Substantially That Congress orders the
commissioners Ia lay a certain amount Of pave
nleht ana that we do not lay IL b"caUs., do not
Teuute lhe price As "A Matter or fact. Congress
DOES NOT ORDER ANY WORK
TO be done 1t approprtates for work 10 be done on
certain streets We are restricted To the streets
NAMED. We cannot add any street. but II the
money approprtated Mill NOT do tho ,ol- ,,,, -.
not compelled to do the work on all the
streets. We can cut OF some of the streets The
Sow VI tber ere 8, y - oa el'iniiitd 10y Congress
expenditures exceeded the annron,Jattnn i al LII ,ig
$4,000. That simply means that some material was
lett over from the previous year. not that that
ainount or money was expended. The value of he
material Was charged Ia the work so as 10 shov
the value OF the work donen
PAvEMENrs CHEAPER HERE THAN ~ o,-,,, ,r,,-,
Gas a matter or ,,o, - ott,s,,,, mn iih''
.,-. eO'iiiuou NaPt. Oreeie,
pa.enehCS are laiu mere from one-quarter 10 one
thlru cheaper than In any other city, Since 1873 the
cost has Increased with tbe COS, of ,,o,,,., =,
1919 20 ,,,o ,,o, t,ac ,,r -. " -. -" Id III
an5 T. . - iOi st'lll'c p.ochS al c5J tnOuS-
hiocl-c r.o ,,,an,Ppd @ io w SoI an the granite
or thaSa ,,anI -. 81, - az - .' q ,o,todnu ~ takes 10
, ,iS y, y, ,oi saru, "lllch made the cost
to- sn "ant ,i, fia, me cost ol aNlliG was III
nor yard Ian, ere ,o.''I cst ifa 81 10 $50