The morning times., 1895-08-13

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER.
The meeting was called to order by
/ President E. II Tucker at O'Clock
The railroad committee reported that
| the Commissioners had been seen and had
promised their support in the movement
TO secure protection TO life and limb at
! the railroad crossings in Northeast Wash
mgton. The 3. and O. Railroad Company
/ had been preparing to lay sIde-tracks on
! street between Fourth and Fifth under
/ a permit which they had obtained four
years ago. This was defeated through the
/ efforts Of members of the Northeast AS
SocatiOn, and the Commissioners denied
the company the right TO lay the tracks.
/ The company was notified by the Dis
/ tTict officials 10 remove the sidings on
/ Delaware avenue, which are no longer in
] use.
The report of tine street committee of
! the association which was handed To the
/ District Commissioners some few days ago
caused a breezy little discussion among the
| members.
TLereport should have been handed in by
Chairman ". A. Johnston, but he was com
PEELED ia be absent from the city and asked
Mr.. W. J FrIzzeli to act in his stead
] CHABPELL TOOK OF ENSE.
Mr.. Lorins Chappen one of the com
mitteenen, took orfense at this fancied
Intrusion He regarded the calling OF Mr.
/ FfIzzen, who is not a member of the com
mittee, as a reflection upon the gentlemen
who were associated with Mr. Johnston
I on the committee. Mr.. ChappeH made
speech OF about half an hours length, in
which he explained minutcly how he had
1 been shut out Of the deliberations ana
actions of the street committee aud he said
I be wanted the association 10 know all
about IT,
Mt Josiah MiIlard said that he agreed
win Mr.. ChappeH aud that there were
men Of brains on the street committee and
I Others in The association besides Mr. Friz-
zeii aud il Chairman johnson had usurped
his authority the organization should in
/ veStigdts the affair
Mr.. Frizzeu here moved that the rules
! Of the association be suspended and that
/ the rest OF the meeting be devoted TO con
sideration of the extension and paving of
the streets in the northeast. This was
passed by the association. Mr.. FrizZen
then introduced resolution stating that it
is tie opionion OF Lie ASSOCIATION represent
that a systematic and comprehensive plan Of
street I'M pruyement should be begun, whereby
the impasFable uugraded roadways slxirttng
their sectfon's toUfers on the south and
west should be continued and extended un-
I'll all OF tho streets and those of the ad-
Jacent suburbsshaH have beenpaved, curbed
and sidewalks. Also that a committee be
appointed To prepare memorial to be
I aA a.
and to Congress, asking that special ap-
propriatioEs be made separate and apart
from the usual annual schedule.
SPIRIT OF ACRIMONY.
Mr. Frizzen spoke at some length on this
subject reviewing the street Improvement
and extension in the northeast for the past
twenty years He accused the Comm aission-
ers Of bringing rotten asphalt and dumping
IL on streets in the northeast when they
needed repair
Several members made remarks on this
question. and in the course of the debate q
spirit of acrinoHy showed Itself Messrs.
Chappell and Millard proceeded to criticise
the action of Air, Frizzell in handing in the
street committee report, and he was given
quite a rakiug over the Goals.
They claimed that the report which was
handed in was not the same that had been
read in the association and been signed
by the committeeman, but that clauses had
been added that materially altered the
sense of the paper. A little episode took
place which for a time seemed to be fore
runner or a fist fight
Mr.. MIuard was speaking ard stated that
Mr.. Frizzeu had declared that any one who
went TO the Commissioners and advocated
that any street or streets be graded or paved
in Northeast Washington after the recon-
mcndaGons Of the association had been
banded to the District officials ought to
be expelled
That is lie" cried Mr.. FrizZeIl, cross
ing the floor, and standing in angry at
titude before Mr Millard, 1.-The man that
said il, and any one who repeats it."
Order was restored when Mr. Millard
replied that ne did not know where the
man was who told him. All during the
evening the matter was continually crop
ping out.
Tue suffrage question somehow or other
got mixed up in the debate, and two or
| three gentlemen had the floor for the
rest OF the evening. Mr.. FrizzelIs mo-
| uon was touched upon every now and then,
but did not figure in the debate There
were several instances in which hot blood
was shown. Everybody seemed 10 be in q
| bad hUEIOT.
Ii was moved that the resolution of Mr.
| Frizzell be referred 10 a committee, but
this caused an outburst of Indignation
Adjournment suited some, and it was op-
posed TO the wishes Of others, and one
member said that he was willing TO stay
| there till O'Clock in the morning.
After II o'clock had come and gone Mr.
Frizzelrs resolution was thought of and
il was referred 10 the committee ON streets
and alleys with instructions TO report at the
next meeting.
The members were thoroughly ashamed
| of themselves and President Tucker apollo
gized to those strangers that might be
present that this was not the usual plan
OF procedure of the association.
The meeting then adjourned, and one
gentleman as a parting shot said that if
! the members were going to act as they
did last night it would be better II they
| adjourned for keeps.
wnshin2ton's brightest evening