Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-12
Mr.. Frizzell's Statement of What
Has Been Done.
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON CITIZENS
Other Business Transacted at the
Associations Meeting.
RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

ance was small the association manifested
interest in affairs pertaining TO Northeast
Washington. The first business transacted
was the reception of the report OF the
special committee appointed to Investigate
charges made against the Associated Char
tiles ct the last meeting of the association.
MI. Loring Chapel, chairman of the special
committee, presented the report as follows:
THE special committee appointed by the
Northeast Washington Citizens Associa-
ton to investigate the charges made against
the Associated Charities by the George H.
Thomas Post, G. A. r., most respectfully
report that they requested the parties max
ing the charges to give them the names of
the persons who felt aggrieved by the treat
ment which they had received from the
Associated Charities
The report gives the names of the persons
upon whom the members of the committee
Guiding:
Your committee have labored to ascertain
the real and true condition of this matter
ana by going personally to the persons to
Whom we were referred by those who made
the complaint to the association we fail
10 hnd any evidence that the Associated
CHARITIES have at any time refused assist
ance or sent the applicant to the Grand
Army post or to the churches
one woman upon whom the committee
cdiieq sald she had been properly treated
ana nad been given fuel. She had been
kindly treated by the members Of the Az
ISOLATED Charities and had no complaint to
ma. Another woman to whom the COM
nilttee were referred could not be found
nor was there any house such as was des-
lSnated- Chairman ChapDel said he as
Wen rs other members of the committee
mad made an impartial Investigation and
mad utterly failed to find anything detri-
mental TO the Associated Charities
No Criticism by the Association,
President Tucker said ne desired that the
public should understand that there was
no criticism by the Northeast Washington
Association of the Associated Charities:
that the association had only made an in
CCestlgation of complaint made by the
Grand Army post.
This trouble" said Mr.. King, results
from the association mixing with affairs
with winch 1t has nothing to do
He was explaining that he was the onlv
member of the association who objecIa.I
10 having this matter considered by the as
scciatlon but his remarks were brought to
q cioSe by Mr. Carver, who made a point
tEal ne was out of order. This closed the
CHARITIES incident, and the association pro-
ceeded to the consideration of its regular
business 9
Chairman W. j. FrizZel Of the committae
en- proposed legislation presented report
lows: O. Aoi
The Railroad Report
Your committee on proposed legislation
by congress, to whom was referred Senate
bill No $500. TO provide for the elevation
of the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad In the city of Washington. and
for ether purposes respectfully report: At
ter a consultation by the members of YOUR
committee, it was thought that the sub
1ect was of sufficient Importance to be of
interest to the citizens of Washington gem
GnHTia1 INN rto to
TINS association We therefore concluded
that 1t would be proper TO have a confer
ence with the railroad committee of the
board or trade. Accordingly, a conference
was held on the afternoon of April IA nj
tlmo, at which were present Chairman
FRANK Hume and Messrs. C. B. Church T.
\. Lambert. Samuel Curriden and W. j.
fr1zzeLl of the board of trade, and Presi-
dent Tucker, Rev. c. Gillespie Dr. E. NJ
Gallaudet and ". ]. Frizzel of your com
mittee.
After full and free conference 1t was
unanimously agreed to use cur seeDarat tie
and joint influence to have the ill amend
ed in its first section so as to provide for
only one viGGuct within the city which
should be confined to Delaware avenue, so
that the junction of the two branches of
the railroad could be formed at or near the
intersection OF Delaware avenue with New
YORK avenue extended, and thence to
1oiio" such lines as may be cheapest i'll
construction end most economical In time
and running expenses. The bill being also
found to almost completely ignore the Off
cial cogniZarce of the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia, and to give in
many cases exclusive auth ority to the rail-
road company in respect of changing and
readjusting grades of streets and many
other essentials, with an occasional grant
Oh pienary power to the Secretary of War
and reservation of temporary authority
by the congressional committees on the
District OF Columbia, we thought 1t condti-
Give to the interests of all our citizens that
our immediate lawfully constituted author
tiles Should be potential factors in the adj
ministration of this law. We therefore
agreed to recommend such amendments as
would Drllig the Commissioners in close
touch with all the interested parties.
we also agreed to recommend that in
line "A, on page 2, the word east be
changed to west so that in closing u
street, delaware avenue will not be closed
also. and that all that part of the bill di-
recting that E street be closed be stricken
out. Also that section be so amended as
to require that all surface tracks within the
city shall he removed immediately after the
completion of the viaduct, and that the
time for completing the work be limited to
four years instead of six. On the day fol-
lowing the conference the joint committee
waited upon the District Commissioners
and were most cordially received. They
gave us an extended hearing and impressed
US that they were strong in the belief that
cur recommendations were within the lines
of what they considered just and right and
practicable.
I'VE have seen within the past few days
an account in the newspapers that the con-
gTeSSional committees. the District Com
missioners and the railroad officials met in
Philadelphia last Tuesday and examined
| models of the proposed viaduct, etc. In
this account 1t Is claimed that a difference
of seventy-tfve feet in grades precludes a
junction outside the city limit and thai
such grade will impede the speed Of a train
fifteen minutes The typographical maps do
not sustain the contention as to grades
that at Delaware and Florida avenues ben g
66.15 feet above datum. and at 9th street
and Florida avenue. 60.40 difference of
5.75 and 20 feet at Ivy City station and 81
feet It the point of junction proposed on
the street extension map. showing rise of
10 feet In a distance of about one mile.
This contention. your committee feel as