The Washington times., 1895-04-28
FEASIBLE CHARITY PlLN
Central Relief Committee to Re-
port Upon II. ..,,
ACTION AT NEEKLY MEETING
Three Members Will Investigate the Detroit
and Other Schemes for Permanent Relief.
More Than 1000 Acres offered at $40
Per Acre-Weller & Repetti Offer al Lots
in East Washington for Produce Raising.

The citizens relief committee took ac-
tion yesterday afternoon ON the letter re-
Gently addressed to it by the District Com
missioners, in which they ask the COM
mittee to consider the whole ubiect of re-
lief, and to reportto the Commissioners what
plan, including the many suggested, would
be best for the District
This letter OF the Commissioners, by the
way is in startling and vivid contrast to
the structures made on last years charity
expenditures, as ventilated by the Board
OF Trade. The Commissioners congratulate
the committee "ror the magnificent work
performed by them during the past two
winters"
Justice Cole presided at the meeting Others
present being: Col. John Tracey, superin-
tendeDt of charities; Mr. l.. s. Emery Miss
Loring, Mrs j. w Babson, DR.. Ritchie,
Mr.. Thomas Noyes, and Mr. John Cooke.
MIR. MOVES RESOLUTION.
The question has been pending whether
the committee would undertake to report
as indicated by the Commissioners. Mr..
Noyes tested the sense of the meeting by
offering two resolutions, which were
adopted as follows:
Resolved, That a committee of three be
appointed TO investigate and report on the
question of a permanent and complete or
ganiZation OF charity relief work for the
District of Columbia
''ResofTed, That a committee of three be
appointed to investigate the so-calIed
Detroit plan, aud other methods, and to
report on the same at the next meeting
of this committee"-FTiday nexE
Judge Cole was suggested as chairman ex-
ofricio of these committees, but he asked
10 be excused. He Will name the members
of the committee tomorrow.
The Central Relief Committee has prac-
tically assumed the duty of reporting the
most feasible plan, aud she best plan 10 the
Commissioners for the future conduct OF
the charity work. The special committee
TO be appointed under the resolution oil
Mr.. Noyes Will, OF course, only report to
the Central Relief Committee. which will
adopt or modify or reject its recommended
uons. 1t may beAhat the special commit
tee will follow the lines OF action of the
Board OF Trade, and recommend the estab-
lishment of a board of charities aud the
dispensing with the services OF the super
intendcnt of charities.
NO PARTICULAR PLAN.
Mr. Thomas c. Noyes, the mover of the
resolution, will likely be the chairman of
the subcommittee, and he voted in favor
of the Board of Trade suggestion at the
Friday night meeting. But as he explained
yesterday, the subcommittee will not be
committed to any particular plan, but will
fully consider all the suggestions made TO il.
The other subcommittee will have an
other function, to select plan OF relief,
whether that plan when adopted shall be
carried out by the present charity personnel
or by any other.
The Detroit plan appears to be largely in
the lead as suggestion to the committee.
The first news of the conference between the
central relief committee and the District
Commissioners on this potato farm plan
was given in The Times.
As consequence Mr.. L. s. Emery's plan,
which was also published first In The Times,
hasreceived a great deal of outside attention.
He has already a score of letters in which
there are offersin the aggregate OF more than
900 acres of land, the average price being
SO an acIe. Some ofthe land is near Guam
tico and some between Washington and
Baltimore, and other lands 10 Prince George
county.
REAL ESTATE FIRMS OFFER.
A very generous offer has been made by
Messrs. Weller and Repetti to Mrs. j. w.
Bobson for the committee of forty-one lots
in East Washington in squares 1877,
1898, 9o4, 1865, 1919, 1867 and 1918.
These lots will be of great value if accepted
for the purposes of the committee for farm
ing and gardening lands.
There was some discussion yesterday as
to what was the real intention of the
District Comm iss toner's letter to the
| Central Relief Committee. 1t is a subject
| Of difference of opinion whether they mean
| q radical change in the method of dispens-
ing charity, or a federation or conNolida-
ton of the various societies through
which the money is dispensed. On this
subject Col. Tracey said that there had
been in contemplation an entirely new
districting of the District and an organi-
zation on new lines. Such a proposition,
he believed, will be presented to the sub
committee.
The committee adjourned to meet on
Friday next at $50 p. N.