Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26
They Confer With the Board of Trade
Directors.
IHE SEWER bend BILL DISCUSSED
Mr.. Paul Bowen Presents the Views
of the labonng Men.
MIR. r. ROSS PERRY'S REPLY

At the invitation of the beard of directors
of the Washington board of trade, Messrs.
Paul T. Bowen, w. III. q. Simmons, master
workman of the District Assembly, Knights
Of Labor AMI NJ. r. Hobbs. representing
the District Knights of Labor, appeared be-
fore the board OF directors yesterday after
noon for the purpose of discussing the pend
ing sI.OJO.VcV bond bill. Mr. Bowen pre-
scented a statement On behalf of the visit
ing delegation. which was given the closest
attention. and committee of five was ap
pointed by the board to draft reply
thereto.
When President b. II. Warner called the
board to order the following directors were
present: Charles j. Bell, Henry F. Blount.
Charles Il. Church, GeorgeeT. Dunlop, John
Joy Edison, Charles c. Glover. James Nj.
Johnston. T. w. Noyes. r. Ross Perry.
Samuel Ross. Isadore Saks Thomas w.
Smith. Thomas Somerville, Brainard II.
Warner. John b. Wight and S. w. Wood
ward. Messrs. c. e. Lancaster A. VI. Read
and W. j. Frizzell We're also present, upon
invitation.
MIR. Warmers Welcome.
Mr.. Warner explair ed that the Knights
of Labor had. through Master Workman
Simmons. asked to be heard in the matter
of the pending bond bill, and he had in
49,, 49, ZEN " sehu eoliiii''ee. MI.
warmers action was heartily approved
4,t - ile.u oee l ueelu s 70 allow the
to make their statement. the Countries
was ushered In.
PRESIDENT warner. In welcoming them
% -. -, ',u ne V 80 Vi s,aue was lliaue up
ing been organized with tbs n,rnosa OF
representing the general interests of the
whole community. BE explained that the
v,s,iei,S eo4iiui''e wouiu speak 10 men
imnortant az on~ o,hs, rb 800 was aS
nrav.d tls nan.Iin,, ri i'm b, ~ o. ,
haIiaI-ad ~ &C. . D ', , - use use Icy
cIsssss Lie an.I a, III 49,, e e. az
much s,1rnriss 10 H. $500 49, !" a., a. VI
vaii,no ~ -. ~ Ia, u. n, tue pre-
cnnne al hv tbosa ~. -, - -. &c III s'
fited nv, 81 .naSSa.. 80 -, iJ.,. oene
burdens AZ n Jyo,,iJ ,aIi ~ a., W. r, sne
was due, tbougbt Mr. Warnsr ~ snn,e
r,isurr. rs,sn1IJnan III aiIeI, u some
Suits OF tbs hill and b. FL, aor,e5u. gu ~.
a caIr, Ill., s.i,,ra. '?; ~ -, ma IA,
would correct such n n,iStaLa "a WIG oii
Master Worknan simr,ons IN ,,
N Mr. Warnar's r-oreir - ,..SI ms
that rho gaiaaa,i" f,t "oleoiiie. S,a.eu
fact that tbars sboI.1d - ~ Si1 &c. ing
Interests between The Tniabts of IahO u
and the board of trade tbs Iahorin1 80
pie heIierinp that tbe interasts - 80,
were The sayca IT. tb, $1,000 - "
Bowen who h., axuIoi,aad ,,p,,i5 80, e.
tho deIepation 'f Aoi
Mr. Hewarf than, raaJ tbo Fol1ou,;rx-
inert. s ''''o-
VIZ. Bowcn's Address.
Phe labor organiza tiors are In favor of
most Of tho os.ars;tI. o,,too. -, ~, -,
h,,, % VI TIC ooiiu
piii' Out they oppose the Dill as uneconomi-
and tEapolitic. We oppose
public debts. One reason may be found In
the fact that the District owes debt of
over SlS.VvouDo. on this the interest and
sinking fund requirement Is annually
Slsu."oo, which must come out of the cur
, I " osl.Ie Single pubic heed
ready d!snronortionata 70 onr nonnIo ton
and RESOURCES anT cortin,,aIit, arn,,,., ms
d, or. c,,r-a,r 49,, St,,, ~ po . s
AZ is-tb.f tbars is 80, sc,roa1-. !, sor5ioo
one ct -, ,,,1,a,,0ot S,,-o 49,. - -
in existenn ahib 10 , W Ill, I'm
Ir,ouav tba dabt rerrsstrts aII ,ba ay
istinr nubIic imnrov.nenrs baI,a r.r,I,,.a,
old ore and have besn maid for in casb
as vva vent aIoDp 80
Noyv n La nror,ss..l tn ada e. c5o 900 80 ,
ner cent tiftv-vear bonds 70 tn az of tbo
bistrjst Tbts viii cornpaI ne 10 s,,btr,,t
from cur annual revenues s..,S 5OO move To
meet interest," and sinltna, f,pdrso1,,ranantS
'This nnaons crauning yaroI,i.;,,S, &C.,
onnv aTa,Iied tn otr eobSols noiica e. "a
health danartnants s,-ary, yaar W. cbaar
fully default on a child,s erucation bnt
have n moral spasrn in there 10 IefauIt
on the Interest of a bond boIdar,s hord
a al
bones will amount In fifty wears TO SD IS5-
600 For this we shall receive the worth
of but 81 ESQ 600 on the other hand IN
we incur no debt we cam take the S;S5 oOO
which the bonds will demand for interest
and sinking fund. and apply II annually
to the objects of the bill, thus obtaining
In fifty years the worth of S1g125 JUO in
stead of S76oO,OOO.
w.. .,,.
inle9f the Dastriet hao surplus revenue
of $4,000, which was violently applied by
Congress to the prepayment of the dry
,va,ar t,,,naI d.t, ,rbis ,a,r NJ. sh,II -
" ~ ~
larger surplus IMAM last. In 1870, should
FORM We shau have a surnlI,s Of San ,nn
In all, Il surplus of 81 10000 In three years
The board OF assessors, In open violation of
.nen V 5... u oi,toe' Sie leuucs assess
WITH tba ADMITTED n,srnosa of cIrtaii,,,s,
srperfiuous revenue. Whoever heard of a
city borrowing money when it had a re-
duEdant revenue? "a Whoever heard of sell
ing bonds when undervaluations are neces-
sary To keep down the municipal income?
We seem to have reached a point where no
meaSJ re for. the public welfare can pass
without bond attachment.
just three simple things are required to
secure necessary public improvements:
LfaURN y