Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-12
Discussions Of Grade Crossings and
Needed Improvements.
DIVISION OF STREET APPROPRIATIONS
Legal Talent to Watch the Differ
ent Railroads.
SOME SCHOOL QUESTIONS

IN GAZING TO order last nights meeting
of the Northeast Washington Citizens As
ISOLATION President Tucker spoke in COM
plimentary terms of the efforts Of the local
newspapers 20 get rid of the dangerous
grade crossings. He said that If The Star
and Post did not cease using such bold
headlines Superintendent Alvey would take
his advertisements out Of The papers and
would keep the newsboys out of his depot.
Attention was called by President Tucker
to the killing OF Ollie Dade Saturday at the
New Jersey avenue crossing of the Balti-
more and Potomac railroad. where. he
| said, there are thirteen tracks on the street.
The president also mentioned the R street
crossing in lexington, where, he said. the
people should wake mp and provide a rem
eay for their iefenseless condition. If the
Commissioners are powerless to enforce
regulations against the road. then he
thought they should provide a remedy.
This crossing he characterized as a pub
l!c. authorized slaughter.ng establishment.
Reference was also made to the G street
crossing of the Baltimore and Ohio road.
where one man was killed some months
ago, and where the quick action OF driver
a few days ago prevented serious acci-
dent. The only remedy al this crossing. he
! said. is the employment Of an additional
Waterman.
These matters, he stated, have been .alled
| TO the attention OF congress a humber Oh
| times, but the only thing he saw to REM
! edy the grade crossing evil was for mem
| Der of one of the congressional committees
| to fall victim on one of them, Tor the
| killing Of men in ordinary walks of life
| seemed to mako no impression whatever
on them.
! Committees Announced.
| Committees for the ensuing year were an
| nounced as follows:
Steam railroads-Wm. J. Frizzell. chair
man. \. H. F. Holsten w. o. Miller, NJ. NJ.
| Rowzer. ]. H. Higgins. b. ]. OBrien. p.
| W. Smith, Walter Goodwin, E. ]. Collins
| and A. B.: Smith.
Streets avenues and alleys-H. Fl. Mar
| tin chairman: w. E. Carver, J. Free n. Wal
ter Donaldson. Loring Chappell, Wash. p.
| Evans, G. B. Rose, N. D. Adams, w. j..
| Hughes. DR.. D. b. Street. S. Sowerbutts. j.
! B. Agate.
Water, lights and sewers-A H F. Hol-
stem. chairman: E. Q. Gunson. ]. r. Colvn.
| b. F. Rarres, E. H. Tompkins. VIM Bierly.
]. b. Agate, ]. B. Burke. VIM. Lescher. H.
| koSs. b. OStman.
| Assessments and apportionment of appro-
priaticns-N. L. King. chairman: A. j. Don
aldson, S. Sowerbutts. Albert Robinson. ].
| b. Burke 1. f. Cole. z. T. Jenkins, ]. Il.
| Johnson.
Public parks and spaces-J. B. Agate,
/ chairman: B. l.. Nevins, DIR. ]. Mc.Alister.
J. D. Hinternisch. +. P. Brandis B. F. Sea-
ton. NJ Joseph. J. H. Brarson. J. P. Rudy.
|
Martin. w. o. Miller. F. A. Flanegin. J.
Willard. DR.. NJ. A. Gusts, g. B. Rose. J. B.
Agate b. P. Entrekin, A. o. Nash.
man: ' \. f t. King. ?. ": smith. 4. ]. Dom
aldson. w. 6. Fowler. G. B: Rose. ]. B.
stryker. B. F. Barnes D. c. Smith.
Proposed legislation-Evan H. Tucker.
chairman: DR.. E. NJ. Gallaudet. Rev. c.
Gillespie. B. N. Seymour. w. A. Johnston.
J. Frech. w. G. Fowler. w. ]. Frizzell, J.
J. Burchfeld. J. H. Lewis.
| Sanitary affairs-J. r. Colvin chairman;
J. b. Agate. DIR. ]. McAllster. DR.. NJ. A.
| Gusts. DR.. D. B. Street. T. A. Keisel A. B.
Clarke. B. L. Andrews. j. T. Bischof. Geo.
| Thornton. S. Sowerbutts.
| Police and fire departments-S. Sewer
butts. chairman: F. A. Flanegin, N. Joseph.
J. W. Hughes. VIM. Donaldson. Geo. Kill
leen. Vim. c. Kicks. w. 9. Babbitt. E. r.
Martin. A. Ostman, T. A. Perry.
| Street improvements.
Chairman Frizzell of the special commit
tee appointed to report upon resolution OF
the association concerning street improve
ments. made his report. He said that the
matter &C the occupation Of Delaware ave-
nue. for the storage of material was first
considered and the committee had found
that so long as there is not money enough
for providing property yard. this avenue
| will probably be occupied for the storage OF
| material, es it Is now used.
| The resolution referred to this special com.
| mittee was as follows: Resolved, That it Is
the opinion of this association. representing
the citizens of Northeast Washington that
| systematic and comprehensive plan OF
street improvements shall be begun. where
| by the impossible ungraded streets should
| be opened up and the paved roadways skirt
ing our borders on the south and west should
| be continued and extended until our streets
and those of our adjacent suburbs shall be
paved. curbed and sidewalked.
| Resolved. That a special committee BE-
| n tod n q
| trict Commissioners and to Congress asking
that special provision be made for stree,
! improvements. separate and apart from the
| usual annual appropriations.
Your committee believe that the spirit
| which prompted the resolutions was founded
| upon the fact that the street appropriations
for our section of the city had always beer
very small, and that the estimates and ap
propriations for the present and past veal
| were especially out of proportion to the
large increase in population and the per
centage of mileage of unimproved roadways
in our midst, while large balances of oul
tax money were Incorporated year after
year By consulting statistics. We found
that on June 30. 1894, there remained in the
United States treasury a balance of $685.
2D7.74 of District revenues Incorporated
which. If added to the like amount to be ap
| propriated on the part of the United States
government, would amount to $3.50. AS
withheld from the appropriations for thai
year We find, however. that the appropria
ton act for the year ending June 30, 1885
contained an unusual appropriation of $780,
OGO to be applied to a repayment of the tun
rel debt in addition to the annual install
ment as provided for in the act of July Is
1852. thus reducing the above balance tc
SsaJ 29I.I IA of District revenues.
| I'VE find also that the appropriation ac
for the present year, ending June 30. 1876
has an appropriation of like amount o.
S:;ts,OOO. to be paid the United States on &C
count of the tunnel debt, in addition to the
regular annual installment. This is cleal
cut of SGOo.0OO from our revenues. or. add
ing the United States governments proper
ton under the organic act of 1878. total Of
S12OO,DO besides fragmentary balance:
amounting to $429,N90.99 on July /, 1885, t.
| the credit of the District.
I'VE are very happy to report that tn,
tunnel debt, originally amounting to ovel
81, 100000, is reduced to $685. 104. We maj
remark in passing that this s1.OOO.oOO was
by the act creating it. to be paid wholly GU
of the water fund. The accounts of the Dis
trct collector of taxes show that for thu
year ending June 30, 1895, S.G59. 5l0.14 wer'
collected exclusive of the water fund TIL
estimated receipts for the present year ar
81 2o5 GS1 Sc. or $.34 4oS. % less than the ac
tual receipts of last year.
1.-The estimates of the appropriations TO