Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-01
NORTHEAST WARRINGTON.
Meeting Of the Citir.ns' Association Last
sight.

THE SUBJECTS OF oKSpE CROSSINGS sND TIE
SPED on TRAINS DIscySsED-rGE POLICE
Praised AND CE~sURED-A COMMISSIONER
WITH GOV sHTrHTaD's BACKBONE WANTED
There Wa h-TS ard enthusiastic meeting
Of the Northeast Washington Citizens Associa-
hon held last night in the hall corner OF Sthund
streets northeast The executive committee
OF the association met before the regular meet
ing was called 10 order and number o, new
members were admitted.
When Presiden: Frizzel took the chair he
called for the report Of the committee Of twelve
appointed a; the last meeting 10 wait upon the
Commissioner. The committee. however, was
no; ready 20 report a. they had been unable to
get la hearing before the full board of Com
missioners. owing To- the ubscace from the city
OF Commission Douglas. Mr.. ChapDcll stated
that he had called AZ the Office Of the Com
mi--ioners sni he had every reason 10 believe
that the committee would be given n hearing
soon as the Commissioners were all in the city.
KuLISG 90 THERESA N DONALD.
The report Of the committee appointed to
collect evidence a. to the killing of the little
girl, Theresa Mcdonald. near tho sth street
Crossing some days ago. Wa called fo-. bat Dr.
Collins. chairman 90 the committee. was not
present. In hI- absence President friZ2cH
aid h. would report that the committee had
secured the Eame- 81 about thirty per-oHs VINO
knew something - thu fact, IN the Gaze. but. n
that number large. they hal selected
seven Of them. Who bad been summoned to APP
pear before the grand jurF. The district at
tnrnev. he said. had expressed himself ~ being
confident that a tru" bull would be returned
as,nin-t the uuf 'rtuHste engineer. He said
that Dr. Collins had prepared a map Of the part
20 the road vhere The accident happened IN or
der that the grand jury might fr,llv understand
The case. They had also. De said. procured cvi-
drnce a. 20 the speed oi the train. and even II
The indictmen: only hangs over tn" engineer
bead h. thoacht n would have lettering ei-
frct upon other AID Would do some good IN
th1t way.
WHAT rHE RAILROAD COMPANY - poTNG.
Hartman Colyiu II the committee appointed
90 wait upon Superintendent Alvey Of the Balti-
more and OH" railroad reported thai their re-
quest Wa being complied with. II" said that
Den sere az work improving the ItE street
cf1--ing and tha- the electric light wires were
bang strung Along he road III the di-t cllon of
J iHrtdi avenue lie thought tha- by the next
meeting the Improvements asked Cor wOul! be
completed
4 thu committee hal reported so much prog
res. said rresid,u: FrizLell. Ii had better not
D" discharged ju-t vet
President TrlzzeI then said that he had be-
rHu the work 90 making up the committee.
aud Will, he nns! not vet completed III, ia b"
had end.ayurcl t. have all sections u The
northeast fairly Represented upOn them. L.
order that that might be- accomplished h
ID .Tghf the members Of the association might
lsud HIM some a-sIsianc.
several citizens asked that the association
rss IT, influence - have IupruT e'lcu;-. such a.
layIng water ipe. or .itswslL-. made. ant In"
requests veT, referred 70 the proper commit
tee
rHr roTTcE rEsTsrp AND CTNsUErp.
4 l. . Ill
forth a lengthy di-cu--.on. III which the police
were both praised and censured- Ills resou-
tion prov ideI that the ASSOCIATION should pre-
sent The police II the ninth precinct Il Tag for
their station hou-". IN recognition Of their ser
vices IN the matter o.. arr"stiug engineers
Some Of tho citizens thought that the police
were veil psii for DOING their duty. and tina;
the association had NO rlshf 20 be called upon
10 offer Inducements for the Performance OF
their d1ty.
ON the other hand VI. Colyiu smoke a good
word for the guardians - the peace. and said
that the presentation Of the flag Wouli have the
same effect ~ lind word spoken to any one.
For hts part he perfectly willing to con
tribute 10 such an object.
A substitute SToyiiiu: that the association
tender IT. thanks 10 the police offered. but
10 wa finally k,il IN the table
something wa- then beng saif about the com
mittes on lights. sad IA me mbcr rose 90 address
the assceiatior the light were eNtInguish"d.
Some bows PLAYING their Halloween tricks were
ou;~i,is and enioyed the joke they had played
he citizens.
eooD WORK oF TIE STAR INFERRED To.
Chairman FuzZeI -ali he had numerous
ne~-I arsr Clippings concerning the welfare Of
the a. ociatiou. most If which he had taken
from THr SrAn- lie spoke % the order Of the
ehief of police concerning the speed If trains
ard said II resulted FROM the publication in
TnE STAR Of Mr.. frech : letter upon the sub
ject-
Mr.. Frech then read an account Of a railroad
veto BY MaNor stuart Of Philadelphia printed in
Fridays STAR and ii red ,he following
'.Re-Olved. That the thanks Of this a--ocIE tIou
b. extended To- Mayor stuart for Withholding
his signature from a railway ordinance becau-.
10 contained no prohibition OF grade crossings.
and that commend tlIi- humane action on
his part a. an esaraplc for all public officials
who are Intru-t~d by the peopIe with the power
- protect then frorn thee death traps
The rv-clutiun adopted and a copy of il
vill be forwarded 90 MayoT stuart.
Mr. Rabbit thought that the association
should take some step toward investigating
thu death % Mr.. ". II. Brahler who was killed
at the u street crossing. He thought that the
evidence should be collerJei ami lail before
tn grani jury or the di-triss attorney. His
-ugse-tion vas pas in the form of a motion and
adopted.
President FrilxoIl renewed his suggestion
about the order Of N.ajo- Moore concerning the
fast raining % train- and he said that the po-
hre had paid attention To il. so far a. he
knew A discussion OF the speed o, trains fol-
lowed. and u wa stated that since the issuance
q the order some g the trains had gone as fast
as forty nile an hour.
Mr.. Frech moved that action be taken toward
erecting poles ~ each end Of the quarter-mlle
stretch. and the motion adopted
There lengthy discussion concerning
tn speed Of the trains. and Mr.. kIIien arose
AMI aid.
VAN MAN WIN GOV. SHEPHERDS BACKBONE.
''Ii0w would !; be 90 have 4 committee wait
on the President and ask for the appointment
OF Commissioners with the backbone Of Shep-
herd. Then there would be no cause for al
this q -eu-I1u- The railroad stations would
tkeu b" situated a. isoo&s station Ivy CITY
ard b. uIng. The citizens have sorn, tights
a. the matter and the should certainly make
SOM move 90 gain them
Aftrr III tran -Ir tio:i ~ further routine bust
ne-s the meeting HdJou.ued.
law vsr O'N.iil'- Gaze >oiIe Pro>-e,I
In the Foiir" CONT Mr.. IulIownsy entered A
noiis Iro- yesterday in the case OF LAWYER
Within lane O'NsiI Of New York Who was
charged vl't rerjury in swearing out war