The morning times., 1896-05-12


The Northeast Washington Citizens as
ISOLATION, at It's regular monthly meeting
last night, discussed charities, the Balti-
more and Ohio yiaduct, the highway ex-
tension plans and various other matters
III which its CONSTITUENCY is more or less
interested.
The special committee appointed at the
last meeting to investigate the charges
preferred against the Associated Cha rites
by George II. Thomas Post, G. A R.,
made report to the effect that after u
thorough examination of the matter they
failed to find any foundation for the ac-
cusations.
hecommittee solicited ofthe Grand Army
organization the names OF the persons
alleged to have been sent TO the post and the
churches for aid. These cases were duly
Investigated with the result that one of the
places named was not found nor could
the party alleged TO reside there be
discovered. Theother person named proved
to be tn e daughter of a soldier and member
OF the North Capitol NJ E. Church AS
such, IL was understood, she was entitled
toaidofeither organization, but had received
assistance of the Associated Cha rites.
The report concludes with the following
paragraph:
COMPLETE EXoNERATLoN.
Your committee has labored to ascer-
tain the real aud true condition Of this
matter, and fail TO find any evidence that
the Associated Charities has at any time
refused assistance or sent the applicants
TO the Grand Arm posts or TO the chur ches ="
The report was signed by Loring Chap
pell and John 3. Agate
President Tucker desired to correct an
impression that seemed to prevail 10 re-
spect to the attitude of the association
toward the Associated Charities. He said
IL was not the purpose OF the association
to criticise the mana cement of the Chari-
ties, but 1T could do no lie IS than appoint
committee TO investigate the charges
laid before IT. Those charges had been
investigated and found to be incorrect.
Mr.. n. L. King commented upon this by
observing that the result OF the investiga-
ton showed the folly OF taking up matters
in which the association had NO concern.
He was the only one, he said, who at the
last meeting had opposed the motion to
consider the charges.
There was a report made from the
committee on proposed legislation, in ref
erence TO the action taken by the COM
mittee i'll conjunction with the board OF
trade, respecting the Baltimore and Ohio
viaduct bill pending before Congress. The
report was signed by W. ]. Frizzell, and
its main provisions were as follows:
b. & o. vIADUCT REPORT.
''It was unanimously agreed, the COM
mittee says, to use our influence to have
the bill amended in its first section so as
to provide for only one viaduct within the
,t,tp CHI, ha DaI,
ware avenue.
"The bill being also found to almost COM
pleteIy ignore the Official cognizance OF
the Commissioners and to give in many
cases exclusive authority 10 the railroad
company in respect OF changing and read
Justing grades OF streets and many other
essentials with an occasional grant of
plenary power to the Secretary OF War and
a reservation of temporary authority By the
| Congressional committees on the District,
we agreed to recommend such amendments
as would bring the Commissioners in close
| touch with all the interested parties.
1--WE also agreed to recommend a change
| so that in closing d street Della ware avenue
| will not be closed also, and that all that
! part of the bill directing that E street be
! closed be stricken out.
ALSO that section 3 be so amended rs
| to require that ali surface tracks within
| the city shall be reno we'd Immediately after
| the completion of the viaduct, and that the
| time for completing the work be limited
| to four years instead of six.
1--WE have seen within the past few days
| an account in the newspapers that the Con-
| gresSional Committees, the District Com
| missioners and the ruilroad officials met
| in Philadelphia last Tuesday and examined
| models of the proposed viaduct. III this ac-
| count il is claimed that q difference of
| seventy five feet in grades preCludes a
! junction outside the city limit and that
such grade will impede the speed of a
| train fifteen minutes.
The typographical maps do not sustain
the contention as to grades, that at Della
| ware and Florida avenues being 66.15
| feet above datum, and at Ninth street and
| Florida avenue 60 40. difference of 5.T5
| feet, and 70 feet at Ivy City station, and
| SO feet at the point of junction a S pro-
| posed on the street extension map, show
| ing O rise of 5 feet in distance of about
one mile. THIS contention, your COM
mittee feels assured, will be taken care OF
by the Engineer Commissioner"
OTHER MATTERS CONSIDERED.
The grade crossings issue came up in
| the form of resolutions, offered by Il II
| Martin, In which IL was recommended
| that section 81 of the police regulations
| be SO amended as to provide that it shall
| be unlawful for any person to set in
motion, run or operate any train. rail
road, car or locomotive on or over an!
grade crossing or intersection OF steam
roads where there is no fla gman or watch
man to operate the safety gates, and that
fine be imposed of not less than SO mol
more than $50 for each and every violation
of this law.
A resolution was adopted recommending
| that "a side be laid on the east sidt
of Sixth street, from l to X streets north
east and that crossing for pedestrian ns
be constructed over the tracks at the inter
section of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road with Sixth street, with steps anC
proper safeguards against accidents.
communications was read from NJ yron NJ
Parker Masonic Lodge, asking the as
sociation to cooperate in an effort t
secure commodious public hall for North
east Washington, and a committee wa
appointed to meet with a committee from
| the lodge to consider the subject. Th
| committee consisted Of Messrs. King, Friz
zell, and Chappell.
Il A special committee was appointed t.
wait upon the Commissioners and inform
them of their plans for suburban stree
!, extensions, and to insist that Gracelan
Cemetery be retained as public park. an
that boulevard. $50 feet in width, b
: established. running from the Easter
Branch to the Soldiers Home. The con
\ 6ny