Evening star., 1896-04-14

salaries and rent. 1t costs $500 a year to
run the association. he said, and of this
money not one cent is spent to help the
poor.
Mr.. Entriken, speaking Of one case, said
that a poor doctor of the health depart
family where there was a dangerous dis
ease, and the case came along in the usual
line. At the health office he was unable TO
learn that the case had even been reported
there, although the people were In desti-
tute circumstances, and II was only when
he called upon Chief Clerk Sylvester Of the
police department that he was able to get
assistance for them.
On motion of Mr.. Agate, the association
decided to appoint a committee of three to
investigate the charities of the District,
and President Tucker appointed as men,
bers OF the committee Messrs Loring
Chappell. j. B. Algate and ]. b. Burke.
The Mcmillan Bill.
Chairman Frizzell Of the railroad COM
mittee reported the Mcmillan bill, intro
duced a few days ago, which provides for
the elevation of the Baltimore and Ohio
tracks. and asked that it be referred to
the committee on proposed legislation.
Maj. Burke was interested in the stopping
OF trains at each crossing. So far the
Mcmillan bill is concerned he does not an
tfcipate that it will ever become n law.
Mr.. Martin denounced the Mcmillan bill
as an Infamous measure" and said he
thought 1t was known when ihe bill was
introduced that it was Objectionable. Un-
Ger the provisions Of this bill the railroad
company is given more authority than II
has ever had before. 1t gives the COM
pany power to condemn land Cor purposes
OF round houses and other buildings in :he
city.
Just think of it," he said, round houses
in the city,"
Mr.. Frizzell said he believed the bill was
introduced foc the purpose Of raising a
M for n i,,xx
that nobody wants. The building of the
viaducts. as proposed in this BILL he said,
will cost at least half a million more than
the changes contemplated in the Sherman
bill.
President Tucker thought the bill was Of
fered as an offset to the action of Secretary
Smith in his order for them to vacate res
ervation 2n. The plea of the railroad for
an extension Of the time for vacation, thir-
ty days. will no doubt be based upon the
fact that legislation is pending. 1t is
brought to fool Secretary Smith, he said,
and the question now is whether or not
fool him.
The bill was finally referred to the COM
mittee on proposed legislation.
Major Burke again referred to the ques-
ton of stopping trains, and Mr.. FriZzell
said that case involving this point is
pending in court. and has been postponed
because Of the sickness of Chief Justice
Bingham.
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and the Commissioners are not enforcing
It, charges should be preferred against
them.
improvements Needed.
Mr.. Martin made a report concerning the
inspection of Baltimore and Ohio crossings,
and said that Capt. Fiebeger had made a
personal inspection and had recommended
the planking of the crossings, as the asso-
citation desired. He also spoke of a needed
Improvement on 10th street northeast.
Chairman Holster of the committee on
water. light and sewers, in his report, said
that electric lights are now provided on
II street as far east 9Th street, the lights
appearing for the first time on last Friday
The report also shows the abatement of a
nuisance north of Florida avenue along the
line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
where the sewage from the Deaf Mute
College emptied into an open ditch. For
these improvements the committee recon-
mended that Health Officer Woodward and
Capt. Beach be rendered vote of thanks
Mr.. Miller said that when the Mcmillan
bill had been introduced. the railroad COM
pa1y made an offer for property on the
square between H and 1 streets and 1st
street and Delaware avenue. He thinks
this square is to be used by the company
in place of the reservation which is to
be vacated.
This concluded the business for the even
Ing. and the meeting adjourned.