The morning times., 1896-03-10
HAD LOTS TO TALK ABOUT
Northeast Citizens Scored The
District TriumVirate.
CHEAP GAS AND RAILROADS
They Do Not Believe the Dollar Bill
VIII Do Any Good-Oppose the Free
Library Measure as Pass ed-Al-
legged Illegal Use of Reservations
Caused Pointed Remarks.

TIE first report presented to the North
east Washington Citizens Association, at
the meeting held last evening, came in an
Informal way from Chairman Frizzell. of
the committee on railways, and the text was
the narrow escape on ii street northeast
last Thursday, when a street ear came so
near being run down by Baltimore and
ONO train, as related in The Times.
Before the close OF Mr. FrizZelrs re-
| marks President Tucker, inquired what
had become of the order OF the Commits
sioners requiring the trains to stop prior
To crossing the streets ut the intersection
with street car lines. Mr.. Frizzell said
he desired another witness upon this point
to be called, and that witness was the at
torney for The District, MIR. Sidney T..
Thomas. The matter was entirely in the
hands of the attorney, he said, and he could
not state what his answer might be.
The plea most heard in regard to the mat
ter, AIR. FriZZeli said, was that the attorney
Is too much occupied with other matters.
While the street extension cases were on
hand, he added, that was q prctcXt. He
could not be cXpcctel 10 know what Is now
in the way.
WILL MAKE IT PUBLIC.
The request heretofore made OF the Com
mtssioners for permission to employ an
assistant to the attorney for the District
In the prosecution of railroad cases and the
rejection of the offer by the Commission
erS, was brought up by the president,
and he detailed his efforts to secure the
privilege.
Attorney Thomas came in at this Juno
ture for decidedly hot roast and the Com
missiuncrs did not escape. 1t was declared
that cases now on the court calendar have
been left undetermined since last June, and
it was unhcsitatingly declared as the sense
of the association, to which there was not
a single dissent. that If Attorney Thomas
has not the time TO attend 10 the cases in
which the people are so directly interested,
and refuses the proffer of assistance he
should be displaced by the appointment
of another man who will have time.
The president of the association was
authorized by unanimous vote TO make
another appeal for permission to employ
an assistant attorney, and. i'll case OF re-
fnsal. to publish the entire correspondence
that has passed upon the subject, and this,
President Tucker. said, Will be done al once.
The committee on railroads was in
sjrdCtcd TO procure afilddVitS Of these who
were Ia sScnGers on the street car on the
occasion referred To Of Thursday last, and
To use those afiGaTitS as occasion might
render necessary.
DELAWARE AVENUE DERRICK.
Chairman II. II Martin Of TIE committee
on streets, avenues and alleys brought up
the question OF the Pre- sCnCG of a derrick
on Della ware avenue on what is known as
United StnIeS reSs ryation No. 20. ara sub
mitted correspondence upon the subject.
The FIRST letter was from Secretary Tin
DAN Of the Comm SSiuucrS' Office. in which
Il was announced tllat the matter was prop
crly IN the hands Of the supo rintcndcnt of
public buildings ana grounds. a copy Of a
letter from Supcrinte Alvey was in
closed, m which il was stated that several
years ago. wien Col. Robert was engineer
commissioner, he, on the part Of the Com
mlSs:uncrS. agreed TO VaCata the occu-
panCy of the reservation by the District as
a property ward in consideration Of receiy-
ing portion of the Ccmpany's holding in
square us.
He also stated that Colonel Ernst, then
in charge of public buildings and grounds,
had consented 10 the arrangement the pur-
pose OF which was To erect the derrick.
In refutatiOa of this a communication was
read from Col. Junn NJ. Wilson. at present
in charge, who said that he fully agreed
with the association in the position taken
that the company is occupying the rcstrva-
ton without authority OF law, and should
he required 10 NaCate at once.
Colonel Wilson said the rcCOr Is OF his Of
flee failed Ia show that any authority has
been granted The company for occupancy
of the space. either by himself or by his
predecessor.
And this said Chairman Martin, puts
the lie between the Commissioners and the
superintendent of the Baltimore ana Ohio
Railroad Company. ! am not prepared TO
say who Is responsible for it's utttrance."
DIFFERENCE SOMEWHERE.
In an opinion Of the Attorney General. in
response 10 the query whether or not the
chi -
wires stretched without authority across
the Iowa reservation.
Attorney General Harmon cited Section
1918 OF the revised statutes. which provides
shat the Secretary OF the Interior is di-
recicd to prevent the appropriation of any
OF the public streets or reservations. aud
to reclaim the same il unlawfully appro-
priated, and suggested that the matter be
referred TO Secretary Smith.
report made by Capt. George J. Fie-
begcr upon the statement of Inspector
Bradshaw that the Gro sings Of the RaIt-
more Il Ohio Railroad tracks at + and q
streets northwest are now in better con-
ditiOn thanatany timehithertO, was declared
to be entirely erroneous, and Chairman
Martin was directed to request that
another inspection be made by Capt.
Fiebegcr himself
Dollar gas was introduced as a topic by
President Tucker, representing the commit
tee Oh legislation Mr.. Tucker said, not
withStanutng the bill providing for a
reduction in The price had passed the House
Of Representatives., he had come TO the
concluded that the proposition is a dead
letter.
The free library bill CAM in for a notice.
AS it passed the House MIR. Tucker said
the measure was obnoxious 1t provided
that the expense should he borne by the
District. and this. he declared, no citizen
of the District can tndOrse.
The general free transfer system. as
proposed. was regarded as an injustice TO
some of the roads. but the comm ittce Sug-
gested that the association should labor
for legislation to compel the Columbia
and Capital Traction Companies to inter
change.
The extension OF the Capital Traction
Companys line into the northeast was
favored. in lieu OF the proposition to extend
the lexington and Soldiers Home read :.
SALE OF PRETTY PROSPECT.
Judge Cox Has Confirmed the Trans