Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-14
Dangerous Railway Crossings Still
Menace That Section.
OVERSFUDY IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Street Railway Needs Fully Dis
cussed.
VARIOUS OTHER MATTERS


on" This was announced on the cards of
the Northeast Washington Citizens Asso-
citation sent out to notify the members to
attend last nights meeting, and when
about score of members assembled in
Alphenic Hail. the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road came tn for its share of the discussion.
The first reference made to the grade
crossings and surface tracks was made in
the reading of the minutes of the last
meeting, when action looking toward the
prosecution of the railroad company for the
alleged maintenance of a nuisance was
taken. When the minutes as read by Score
tary Flanagan had been read and approved.
President Tucker called for the reports of
the several committees, the railroad COM
mittee being first called Chairman Holster
of this committee said that since the last
NEE ting his committee had followed the
instructions given and had received a re-
Spouse from the Engineer Commissioner to
the effect that the matter of putting in
der the crossings at LIST and G streets, f.
street, H street and Massachusetts, avenue
will BE- attended to.
The Dangerous Crossings.
Mr.. Miller spoke of the miserable as well
as dangerous condition of some of the
crossings and said he could not understand
why such things were permitted to exist.
Mr.. Burdine said he noticed that some of
as early as $50 o'clock in the evening He
also said that the law governing the speed
of trains was not being enforced. and said
he thought the proper authorities should
look after this matter
Mr.. Frizzell of the railroad committee
, spoke of the work done by the subcommit-
tee in the matter in instituting prosecution
against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
He told of a conference that had been held
with Mr. Thomas, the attorney for the Dis
sstrict, and said he had made arrangements
for conference with Dist9lce Attorney Bir-
ley this afternoon.
President Tucker, in general way, spoke
of several dangerous grade crossings. and
referred to the killing of Mr.. Brahler on
one of them. He thought it was about time
that some of these dangerous nuisanc,s be
abated. The railroad company, he said, has
refused to comply with the order of the
District Commissioners concerning the
stopping OF trains before crossing II street,
and a warrant has been issued against an
engineer. The case will soon be called in
court and number of lawyers. he said,
have already ventured the prediction that
the court VIII probably hold the engineer
liable.
Did the company refuse to stop the
trains?" asked Mr.. Sowerbutts.
Il think so,'' said the president.
Fencing Tracks.
Mr.. Burdine then wanted to know why
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
had not fenced the tracks in the city, and
decided that the Commissioners have not
the power to make the regulation.
But the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
cad Company put up fences" said Mr..
Burdne.
THE charter of that company REQUIRES
them to do so,' said Mr.. Tucker.
And then, too" added another member
the Baltimore and Potomac Company is
more liberal than the Baltimore and Ohio"
The Civic Center.
Mr.. Frizzell then read a letter he had re-
ceiyed from Mr.. F.. L. Siddons, secretary of
the Civic Center. requesting him to become
member of the street committee of that
organization, and complimenting the North
east Washington Citizens Association for
what it had accomplished.
The reading of the letter was followed by
several resolutions and a discussion, and
the result was that Mr.. Frizzell was au-
thorized to make some inquiries about the
Civic Center and report at the next meet
ing.
President Tucker read an article from
The Star, printed some days ago, in which
the action of the Commissioners concern
ing the railroads alleged proposition was
given. The president said he had called ON
the Commissioners and talked about the
natter. and. far as he was concerned,
he wanted to say that the Commissioners
should be upheld in the position they had
were right in not recommending COM
promise. If they know what the citizens
want they are right to fight for that want
When the committee on public convey
ance was called Major J. B. Burke, men,
Der OF the committee, said there was no
report to rake.
Walking. he said us good all over
Northeast Washington, except in little
section, where have not been"
1T strikes me- said Mr.. Carver, "that
there was something about the herdic line"
We've got that down to three cents"
answered Major Burke. land that's
enough.
Street Railroad Needs
President Tucker spoke OF the action by
the association on the proposed East Wash
ington Belt road and said that the north
east section Is sadly in need of such a
road. The charter of this road provides for
its crossing the steam road by bridge. In
this connection he spoke of different grades
of the crossings east of H street, and said
that the bridge over the steam railroad
tracks would give the people two crossings
which would not be dangerous
Overstudy in the Schools.
Chairman Dalrymple had no written re-
port to make. but he made a general conf
plant about the methods employed in the
public schools, ard said that in the High
School QIastern) the scholars are given so
many lessons and their work is made so
onerous, that fully 30 per cent of the
scholars have to drop out of the race The
scholars, ne SAID, are oVertaXed and this,
he said. is due to the superintendent and
his assistants. The system. he said, could
be changed so as to greatly improve it.
President Tucker again called attention
to the urgent necessity for building NORTH
of the dangerous railroad tracks, and sug-
ge5ted that the matter be attended to at
an early date.
The president thought that Chairman
Dalrymple might submit an extended writ.
ten report on the school question.
Mr. Martin said he was glad to hear Mr.
Dalrymple's remarks on the school ques-
ton, as he had fully grasped the situation
Other members of the association second
ed the remarks, and Maj Burke said that
the complaints against the school were be-
coming universal.
The association finally decided to have
Chairman Dalrymple make a written re-
port on the school question, which will b.,
submitted to the members of the school
board.
There several complaints made
against the chairmen of committees for not
calling their committees together. and Mr..
of bo