The morning times., 1896-11-10

tion IN the report oi this committee was
the question OF the advisabliity of hold
hg an IHtelState and InterhauuEai eXposl-
| ton IN the city of Washington in 1900.
Alter due consideration the Conclusion was
| communicated to the board OF directors
| that. In the Judgment oil the conapletcc,
sad exposition would not be 1c;siNfe fol
reasons set forth In the committees report.
| BRIDGES.
The only change during the year in the
condition OF the proposed legislation with
| respect to the Memorial Bridge across the
Potomac River Is favorable report from
| the Committee ON Interstate ana Foreign
F.; Commerce, submitted to the House Jan
| nary 30, 1895, OH House bill S232, ITO
| provide Tor the construction of memo.
rial bridge across the Potomac RIVER"
lie committee urges that united action
De taken tu secure TIE passage of TINS bill.
The prospect of securing bridge across
| Rock Jreek on MaSsac husetts avenue eX-
tended Is stated as good, as IT Is under
| stood the district Commissioners Will rec
| onEiend in their annual report the Con-
| struction OF such bridge.
| COMMERCE. AND MANUFACTURERS
| This committee held several meetings
during the year at which were considered
comniunicttons from parties in other States
| seeking information as to the sites Tor
manufacturing establishments III the lis
| trict and Inducements Tor the location here
| CT such establishments, together with the
| subject OF increasing such Inducements.
1t is shown that, owing to the peculiar
| inducements to manufacturers 10 locate
their plants here in the way OF freedom
/ from, or reduction OF taxation for term
| or years, cannot be offered i'll this District.
| 1t Is the opinion of the committee that, in
| spite OF the disadvantages referred To for
the location Of manufacturers here, there
are certain advantages in the District to
offset them.
MEMBERSHIP.
The membership committee have been
utluSuHIlN uillgput ana have succeeded
adding thirty new members to the board
ana thirty have resigned, removed or died
leaving Inc membership at 4ST, the same
as last year. We regret to report the loss
! by death OF the following members: Il. h.
Bryan, John +. Chamberlin, Mayor H. l..
Crawford, Francis X. Fava, Jr., Col. Joseph
C. Mex IDben, William ii. Webb William
II. West.
PARKS AND RESERVATIONS.
The committee note with qualification
that IN each and every case involving the
the question as to the title to certain land
III llugation, part of which was incluoed
in the reclaimed Potomac Flats, the decision
was in favor of the United States.
fersIstent effort was made Ia have the
park, but provision Ior this purpose was
unfortunately stricken out OF the District
appropriation bill. ~
Recommendation is also made to the
ERECT tildt as soon as the state UI the ma
uonal finances Will permit an appropria-
uon he ASKED for the purchase % Jne sin
teen acres Of land immediately adjoining
OAK Hill Cemetery on the west for use as a
pubic park, more especially for the citi-
Zens Of Georgetown and all the western
portion Of the city.
PUBLIC HEALTH
This committee renews Its recomnenda-
tion of last year, except 50 far as-relates
tu the enactment OF Jaw To regulate the
practice of medicine In the District OF Co.
lumbia and the obtainnIenJ of charters
under the egeneralincOrporatiun law author
diplomas aud license to practice medicine
III tEI> Eis,nc,, i:S such SAcepuuHS nave
already been covered by act OF Congress.
The extension OF the SySteW OF sewerage
and completion and publication of the sup
ply of drinking water demand imperative
and Immediate attention.
The Committee expresses the belief that
proper efforts on the part OF the officers
and committees OF the board Of trade would
accomplish satisfactory progress toward
the completion OF the system of sewage
disposal and of the extension and purifica-
ton OF the water supply.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The committee on public schools make a
most Interesting report and after personal
examination commend highly the general
good character of the school buildings
and their appointments; speak in praise Of
the evident interest III their work by the
teachers, and make special mention of the
progress made by both boys and girls in
Industrial education, with The few hours
each week devoted to it, and with the linn
tied facilities at command, and close by
suggesting that money could not be spent
To better advantage than by erecting d
building specially devoted to the higher
grades OF industrial education.
RAILROADS.
Ihe committee on railroads report that.
after several interviews with the raiIroad
engineers and the Commissioners, they
found that the whole matter seemed to
hinge on the depth of the cut between
siXtn street ana the tunnel, the railroad
company declining TO go below ten feet
below datum at Delaware avenue which
would bring the roadbed Just on top OF the
present arch OF the sewer near South
Capitol street.
Inc Engineer Commissioner after care
lul consideration of the subject was unable
TO agree to this line of grade and holds
that IL the railroad company deems it i'm.
pracucaoie TO depress their tracks o%he
depth OF four feet above the designated
datum, no other solution of the problem
remains than for the company TO adopt
City limits. ''''
In regard to tn Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, they report that, the text OF their
conference and discussion has been the
Senate bill. which provides for two via
ducts for bringing their tracks into the
city. The committee, the District Com,
misSioners, and the Northeast Association
all unite IN opposing this, and believe one
here the matter rests at present
We regret the disagreement between
tlle fennSylNanla railroad and The District
Commissioners and board OF trade com
mittee on the question as to elevation or
depression of the tracks in South WASH
ington. If the Commissioners are Correct
III their claim that it would be fatal to
the future welfare of the city to consent
/ to settlement OF the question by a partial
depression, as it would seem they are: and
If on the other hand, serious in Justice
would seem to he done the railroad com
pany by compelling them to go to an up-
reasonable expense To elevate the tracks,
IL would seem to be just that part of tho
expense should be borne by the District
in view OF Tn e great benefits to be derived
This course has been followed in PhiIadel-
pllia and Buffalo, and would undoubtedly
prove OF great value to Washington.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The time has now arrived, in the judg-
ment Or the Committee, when the i;,aru Of
trade should cooperate with the people
of the District In general, to secure an an
preparation for the erection of q Iuiltline.
on judiciary Square for the accomrnodatfof,
oI thecourtS OF the District and all municipal
offNas. 1t is thought that in the near flI
ture " appropriation can tie obtained with
which TO begin the erection of the new
building
Thecommittee is unanim GUS in the opinion
that the site now occupied by the city hail
on Judiciary Square, should be selected
for the proposed building or in reality FOR
two separate adjoining buildings, to con.
sutute architecturally one buiIdinp. one
part for the courts and the other for tho
municipality, the total cost thereof NOT IN
exceed Two and a half million dollars. The
tobe the ch oice of the people OF the District
Thecom mittee renews tsrec commendation
that various efforts should he made to So
cure an appropriation for the Anacostia
river, from the Navy Yard Bridge TO
II up and into the general imDrOyo m ont pr.tS