Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-04

1 THE EASTERN SECTION.
There was indignation stamped in the face OF
| every member Of the East Washington Citizens
Association, which met last night in regular
monthly session. 1t was evident before the
meeting called to order that the District
appropriation bill would be the principal topic
discussed, and it WAS informally talked over at
least an hour before President Babson raped
for order.
The usual routine having been completed re-
ports from committees we're called for.
THE NAVY YARD BRIDGE.
House bill 5443 and Senate bill 2l25, author
izing the construction Of bridge over the Ana
costa river a. or near the site Of the present
Navy Yard bridge. was reported upon by the
committee streets, avenues and alleys. 1t
recommended its approval
The present Navy Yard bridge the report
| says, was built in 1873. and at that time was
| amply large for the travel over it. Since then
the population of the District has more than
quadrupled and the bridge now is utterly in
adequate for the purposes intended. In high
floods the water flows over the top of the
bridge, impeding, il not stopping entirely n
large portion of the travel, while the proposed
bridge will be raised from four to twelve feet
above the level OF the present one, and thus be
beyond the reach of the highest floods ever
known in the Potomac.
Cnon the nr.sent bridga the two street rail-
way tracks project above the roadway to the
great annoyance OF all drivers OF vehicles. and
lhere Is no manner Oh depressing 'hem WINE
rrs"l.d 40 tbd JsvsI ~ M, rnadwaxsmd naveS
Tbers il NO nropos.d imDrov,ment for the Dis
trict which r more nrgsp tlv needed than n new
Navy Yard bridge.
report was also submitted as to the action
necessary toward the removal of the p, citing
tween Nortb C.n;toI strset AL Delauare ave-
me nortbess. The renort .ets forth that the
ro,,n,;tts. ri caIIs5 rnon 60 Rosseu and
laid The mater bafors hin Observation-Disclosures
hoard al its EARLIEST conver;snce IN consider-
inr, the first Of these renorts Mr. George III
Grav Of Anscostia snoke of the interest the
citizens committee of Anacostia felt in the
bridge nroiect He was Glad IN learn that the
Fast washington Citizens' Association had taken
hold of The matter
Foth renorts were adontad
MI q RIiss caIlsd m for consideration
the unf;,isbad bns;nass r. 81. I.st ,,,a.t;n,,
,oIativo 20 Tie Eob,;no ., Eas, Can;,oi straat
bv eIectriritv after an ;nTormsi f,scnss;on ~
uas rafarrsj rnon n,ot;on % NJ unbhan ~
~ ,ha cnr'ra;,,ao r.;,b ;,strrnt;a,s -. ,o,,tar
wi.b the cnn,nittas ',, ,an;sia,;on 1i,S 80
- T,esSins, a., ,,a.s,,S ., o., axtaa;n,, =. ,hs
eiectric iicbt Sarv;cs ,Ia,a Es.t Ta,ito, go,
uI,on Conoress e
TIE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. NJ. i. Weller, from the committee on as
sessment and apportionment of appropriations
sold no had r., aru,,orraoa j., ,sadino j.,
.ho ,,,,,;, 80 a. go, 80 ,ho ,.,ho,s on
the hill on the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bill. Thew
might DO better called stepfathers. and very
hard ones at that Surely they had not the
ilteres. vi liie Dis'tics az NEAR Las. year
,',a,a. ing haS us o a yCnAa TN n;str,nt
ar 's 'HS! r"u sooI eHee ~ c t
eouiu oiiS uiniSn eei |'in sum eh' NonSi1'o
U 90 1IAu oni! "PPiopiI"'to ".
"liouH'. Inc ooiin,i D "nen 'ney "eie
"PPe"ieu 70 eonsoieu 'uo peopie WIN ING re-
mara 'na' neA' year WHEN INC ooaiu
CI assessors mace Tue new aSsessmen'
Tr my "ouio nave la ser sniouhs Vi iIsehuo
inis vas tne result 4ue revenues nau IN
cIeaseu anu iron, present aPPeafahcesa sur
PiuS was aoou' 70 oe ctea'ou nc 'ooA up 'Ie
Co'tg' sSSto'"I hfco,u Vi yesterday unu severely
scored Lepresehtt'i'e compton ior ms re-
MARKS, charging 'ne commissioners win OK
u"'as"Ns s Eau TINS come, ne s'iu; rom
nieioer rom way oack mere inisn' DC some
eAe Ise, pu. conlIns' ae !. oio, i1on. 'rSn VINO
S4AI'e' Poi"on VI sae Ois''ies
enu snouu Hno" us Heeus NO ot' no' Auo~
VIVA. 20 ninh. Mf. compton nao Always
POseo - Ii4enu 'ne D' anu
recent Dauque' put hihseii on RECORD ~ oeihs
IL ia'or % Hperal appIoPrla'ions " Congress
70 the District mourning 70 ms fenaIAs'
charging eIra'agance, Mr- Weuer SAID they
were ridlcuious anu ne ueneu the gentleman 10
snow single Item In the estimates presented
10 the secretary OF the treasury wnich WAS not
rulIy Jusuneu oy the heeos OF the DistricI
COULD NOT BE ExrRAvAGANr.
Then again 1t was impossible for the Com
missioners to be extravagant In the e1pendi-
lures Tor the reason that their line OF conduct
was speclncaiiy marked out oy congress and
could not De otherwise expended MI. "eiier
said iurthef thar there Is not department In
the District building VINCE Is sumcientiy sup
Phed WIN the necessary iorce 10 properly con-
uuet the auairs OF the DistIict, anu moreover,
tine saiaries PAID the cierAs tney nave are Oh the
most pehurious-
Taxing up 'ne appropriation Dill ne discussed
Tue several i'eihs AT iehS VI anu pointed OUT the
great lnIusuee tnat wouiu De oone 10 the peo-
PIE Oh 'he Dis,rict the present appropriation
piiI became law. ne referred especially 10
tIe appropriation LOT street improvements,
WHICH vas Iiaicu.ou'i! shaii- last washlns
ton suHereo, put tpe poor people were tue ones
VINO ieit tnls class IeSisiauon keenesI lhey
were 'he ones VINO would suner III more ways
'nan one. Inc rich people had 'heir streets
az 80 IN 'no Poo, el'iIens "no o"neu
'heir niue homes wouid nave 10 walt i0r sew
els. si 9 s.leets, wafer anu lhn!. Dut .he
AM S.i.; was sa' reia.,hs 10 'ae e
me- carf ~ oil n,o,e~ oIno,daa -, go,
improvements went to nav Iaborers. Congress
IN cutting down these estimates struck blow
al .he worAlngmas, ana ne wondered what ea-
their eons,ituents for stabbin9 the vorkin~.