Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-18

ed by this community from the introduction
of the railroad. The existence of the flats
was merely accidental They were not
created for the purpose of park, but were
the result of the dredging of the channels
to make the river navigable No one knew
what the government was going to do with
the fats and certainly the District of CO.
lumbia people were powerless to shape its
policy in that any other regard. He
said the government had already afflicted
Judiciary square, where an architectural
abortion now stands, and recited how the
National Museum had been placed in the
Smithsonian grounds against the protests
of all the citizens of Washington. The
board of trade, he thought transcribed the
common sense limits of the protection of
the aesthetic development of the city when
1t endeavored to do for the government of
the United States. what that government
does not wish to do for itself. He could
not conceive, he said, where there could be
any objection to the introduction of the
road. which he thought appealed to all the
business interests of the city and which
could not fail to be beneficial to the citi-
zens of the District
Mr.. Glover Again Comes Forward.
Mr.. Charles c. Glover again came> for
ward, and approaching the chart hanging
on the wall, showed how the road proposed
to go two miles up B street and one mile
down 14th street to the Long bridge, while
there were not a dozen inhabited houses in
the whole district He said it was no ac-
commodation to the public whatever, and
that he believed the men who were seek
ing the charter merely had scheme to
sell 1t. Mr.. Glover then went on to say
that the War Department engineers, the
District Commissioners, and every citizen
of Washington who had the real prosperity
of the city of Washington at heart was
unqualifiedly antagonistic to any such
proposition as that put forth by the WASH
ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon rail-
road.
The Report Adopted.
The report was then adopted by a viva
voce vote very few nays being heard when
the opposition was called upon to express
it's sentiments
When this business had been settled
Mr.. Charles w. Darr introduced a resolu-
ton, which was passed, to the effect that
the board of trade urged all citizens and
residents of the District of Columbia. and
all parties interested in its welfare, to use
every effort to secure the passage by Con-
gress of the pending bill providing for the
establishment of a free public library.
A resolution of Mr.. G. b. Towies request
ing the Attorney General to furnish such
aid as may be necessary in speedily prose-
cutting the case now pending before the
court which involves the title to part of
the Potomac fats was referred to the
committee on parks and reservations.
A communication from the Citizens Asso-
citation of Georgetown was read by Secre-
tary Wight. 1t inclosed a resolution pro-
testing against the obstruction of the free
navigation of the Potomac by the construc-
ton of any more bridges between the AQue-
duct bridge and the mouth of the river, and
also antagonizing the desire of the rail-
road to cross the flats. A resolution was
unanimously passed allowing officers OF the
boards of trade of other cities to become
honorary members of the Washington board
of trade, without, however, having the
power to vote After deciding to have an
q had hak
at Marshall Hall on May IL. the meeting
adjourned.