The evening times., 1895-12-16
#HfAiKS XItI Be AIDED
Commissioners to Forward the
Union leg'on's Plans.
ENCAMPMENT NEXT YEAR
The Potomac Light Company Is Hard
at Work Putting Up the Wires Au-
thOrized by the Permit-The Ar
lington Road Wants to Profit by
the New Order of Things.

| /. a. conlpiptee.from the Union Veteran
Legion OF the United States appeared before
the Commissioners this morning. cnnccrn-
| ing the national enrampruent OF the order
10 be held here the second Wednesday of
next October. They were led by National
'ast Commander James f. Tanner. known
throughout the country as Corporal Tan
ner." The other members were Adit Gen
NJ b. c. Wright. Col T. F. Shannon
mefnfrr OF the national committee: COis.
Luke Kelly, W. Davis. James K. Fritts
| and Charles E. Troutman Mr.. Tanner
| was the SPOKESMAN.
He spoke OF how generously the encamp-
meht had been treated nj Buffalo. and sa id
\ fTcT~fDcfany-~Ss-
The order was now about prepared to
make up its executive committee and with
all dt1erentc TO the other members OF the
Doard they had cone To ask the president.
Commissioners Ross, to act as channan OF
that confnittec. No work would be inn
posed on him.
Commissioner Ross said that would neces.
Sarily be condition Of his acceptance.
He deemed It an honor to be member
-Mr- Ross said the Commissioners would
do anything in their power to make IT n
success. They would he glad to confer
with the representatives or the legion at
any timr.'
ERECTING ELECTRIC WIRES.
The Potomac Light aud Power Company
IS httching up its lines from lexington to
Fort Myer, aud in lis rapid deveiopment
or plaus gives color TO the belief that ex-
Secretary Whitney and the great trolley
syndicate at Philadelphia constitute the
ample hacking which its members. Messrs.
U. +. Crosby and Charles A. Lieb. of New
York, have insisted they possess.
cnaries 5: hincnman OF fhiladelphia;
presidents OF the Washington. Arlington and
Falls Church Railroad with his brother.
Walter Hinchman OF New York. and X. Il
Phillips OF this city. arranged with the
Commissioners. this morning f"r a hearing
at / n. m. tomorrow To ask a reissue of the
permit TO place heavy electric power ca bic
on The Aaneduct Bridge.
Mr.. Hincnman said they had made all ar
rangenents with President Crosby or the
Potomac Light and Power Company to get
power TO run The cars over their line al
ready built from Rosslyn to Fort Myer.
They did not care To throw good money after
the bad already sunk in that road, but with
ffeaSier,%irSrhey could run the line and
make money.
the bridge. but as it was not successful the
commissioners .voked the permit andit was
taken down. They have the arms and fas-
Jennings for the wire still on the bridge
however and Mr.. Crosby will use these for
notwithstanding of the bridge.
Mr. Hinchnian is the man who secured
t brk.e ni, op t5e Virginia VIZ side. at cost
Of ne;irfy $4,000. He wishes 10 come
across With his cars s3n,c day. and Thought
The bridge too weak To- he safe.
Mr.. Phillips said Col. Gordon. command
ing al Fort Myer is heartily in favor OF the
permit. Mr.. Hinchman said the secretary
OF War also talked favOraby.
The report OF Superintendent Cutler or
.ihe Municipal Lodging House sent TO Com
missioner OF Charities Tracey for last week
-shoYs-in increlxe OF the number OF persons
kent or 4. the total number being zoo.
There Is . deeTease i'll the total number
Of neals-seryed. The number or free meals
was s: free lodgings. 22: number sent 10
the hospital, 2: number for whom si'ui-
lions were sei1Ired, b.
Col Tracey's assistant. Mr. r. w: ear
nuclo. had u large number or apniicants
FOR aid AT the close OF last week. One
woman, whose husband is sick and out or
work, said they had nearly frozen to death
on Friday night in the garret OK Tenth
Street tenement.