Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-07
CITY AND DISTRICT.
AN ECF.HOAg CONTROVERSY.
a Discnssion Of the Natter by the Ct.i.
zers' Committee Brought 20 a Sudden
Close.

Close.
There veN ouiy about th!rty-nve members pres
snt when the CITIZENS Keprese NATIVE Committee
% Onc Hundred met last night, but as no one
r4ised he point that there was MT 4 quorum
present tie committee bs-an business Both
President Fendan ana vice-President Dodge were
away, 80 NJ. J. ormond wilson called the meeting
% Ogcsr. and Mr.. Kobe d. Llrner was chosen 10
preside temporarily. Maj :. II. Walker was
elected 20 act as secretary In the absence OF YE
Gardner. There were hall dozen chairrne1 OF
committees present with reports rCady, and the
meeting promised az the star TO o. null OF In ere l.
Tie steam railroad ScutIve com nittee was rrady
% report bill which II has drawn TO- fntroduc-
uOn ia Congress TO Settle the TaiiToI "a
question The committee on code OF laws had
reports on many sud- cts. The STREET raiiro, d
committee rs also re dy, x was So tied, - TIN a
r.pOr, and May matters d nat have been incublt-
H. IN committees would nave been brought TO life
1ld night IA / night ntne meeting had not come to
suAicnen1
Eitier ~ NJ. !. w Smith. from the committee
on harJors ana wadrveS, cr,ering q resoiItf en-
a ,1s Re i ol making o an appios an
ap first.
lTtiOn respecting IRE and police be stricken out.
To this Mr. smith a~seDted saying That lt had
been agreed that boat suitable for use as an ic,
boat would Dc too heavy and unwi- Idly for tho
o.aeT purposes mentioned
Mr. .cetcn ASKED what would he the cost OF the
boat and the annual cost VI the maintenance OF
Mr.. smith exhibited a plan Of a boat which, he
said, wound cost $4,000 The cost OF mainte-
nance or running the boat would BE- $4,000. In
Tesponss % an inquiry By Mr. Weller Mr.. smith
ncy yhs Should SS fSme out OH Of pne United t1I states
treasury aud not be paid in part out OF the Dis
Mr.. Lertcb opposed the resolution. He said that
during the sixteen or seventeen years he had been
engaged In business on the wharves IN West
Washington there had not b en- a year when the
sum Oi - 40 the disposal OF the Commissioners
when n-elsd would not have been amply sum-
Glen. 10 prevent damage or 10 keep The channel
Cpen Tor Sucn vessels came there. He spoke
a.sO OF citizens OF the District who had invested
their means In tOw-boats that could be used for
the purpose aud 10 whom the money paid for
Opening the haroor would be most welcome lie
proposed as a substitute Tor tae resolution that
Congrsss De asked Tor an appropriation Or 5000
missonerS for use In keeping the channel clear Of
ice.
Mr.. Rooert Tenney disagreed with Mr.. Leetch.
He thought that the interests OF West Washington
suffered very much by the TACT that vessels would
not come there In the winter because they feared
that they wCuid be caught in the ice.
Mr. j. o-mCnd Wilson said he was inclined from
all the facts he could learn 10 o. pose the ice-Doat
project. he satd that M. J. W: Thompson, who
steamers sad thai all that Is expected 20 be ac-
compllshed py hi, ice-boat could be accomplished
b. an appropriation OF 81. 600 or 5000 annually.
Mr. saith az wing referred TO me effective work
done In Baltimore haroor by the ice-eoatS there
stepins the naroor open, Mr. Leeteh maint ined
Was always "a ina ket and something TO ship. but
IA West Washington, after tine canal shipments
close l. there nothing for vess Is 10 take away,
80 thcy would not come there. Mr.. smith sad
thai mat was Just the point: They wanted IL 20
That there would u some, Aing mere and that yes
SelS wOud come here Ia the winter months He
dii Lot uelieye that there was bOIt owned here
by a private citizen that was strong enough or
suitable Tor Use a. an lce-bcai- IL the river was
k-pt O.en these owners OF Jugs would be bene-
Ite1 BY the fact that VesSeiS could and would
cJ.ne h.re The estimate OF $4,000 Tor annual
mai "A rs nn Al
tIr boat WAS In service. When the voat WAS
Ept IN service t would cost nothing except for its
err.
NJ. John 7. Mitchell said that Mr. Leetch was
the Only person from West Washington he had
hoard speaking asainSt the lce.0o.t; lie ionnd
VINO were mort StT.nuOusly opposing The icebOats.
lie maintained that the commercial interests OF
West Washington denlanded such a Ooat. lie
thought ~ would b. a good Investment Tor the
bi>;rrt even n the entire cost was Paid from the
ls-I tae vote Ucing ii To -. The chairman upon
Announcing the vote declared there was no quo
run voting and tAe meeting adjourned.
Trust COMPANIES.
\ report OF the committee on code OF laws on
resolutions offered some time ago by Mr.. r. +.
UoFse disappearing all bills vesting in corpora
Tons the power 10 act trustees printed and
circulated last evening This report said: your
committee. after carefully examining and con-
of the adoption oI The resolution opposing and
CcadeInning he legislative grant OF nduciary pow
eX-rutJrS. trustees, reCciy
ers guardian OF minors and committee OF lunalics,
10 C0rpOratiOnS known as trust companies because
such legislation, IN this community at least, Is
Innovation unnecessary and uncaled for save as a
means Ut private gain without risk OF capital 10
the stockholders OF such corporations, and with
ont any benefit whatever 10 the people at large,
Ia. rather attended with perhaps must pernicious
suits. IL dOcS not, In fact, Improve single de-
L.! OF the present system Of appointing and DEAL
In, with executors, administrators, guardians, re-
Celver, commit tees ana trustees, which has Salts
fgciO-iiy stood the test OF century's trial. but
Father ,Ners less security nom pecuniary stand
PoiHf an none at ell 30 far IS person Il fitness
capacity for the performance oI the trusts CON-
Giited are concerned" The report also stated
that IN cas-. OF breach OF trust, where 4 trust
company is concerned, the injured party, instead
81 hayiag Individual 70 deal with in the courts,
Wu5t face corporation backed with wealth, a
vast array OF Legal talent and all tie technicall-
lies tEGt can be invoked under i new law to evade
responsibility. The result Is not difficult 10 fore
tell There are not, ~ Is CLAIMED strong enough
reasons existing TO justify dlsplaeing the present
system