Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-13
NORTHEAST CITIZENS
Old Officers Re-Eected and Some Business
Transacted.
The Question of Steam Railroad Oc-
cupadOn Comes Up-Street Sched-
ules and Other Matters.

In anticipation of big crowd at the
annual meeting Of the Northeast Wash
ington Citizens Association, held last night,
an extra number of chairs were provided.
but they were not found necessary, as the
attendance was no larger than usual. The
officers of the association are always elect
ed at the annual meeting and some of
the members thought there might be a
repetition Of last years exciting scenes
when the election Of president was under
consideration. But at last nights meeting
the attendance was small and the election
passed off quietly, resulting in the re-elec-
ton of the present officers, as follows:
President, Evan Fl. Tucker; vice president.
J.B. Burke; secretary, S. Sowerbutts; finan-
cial secretary, j. X. Colvin; treasurer, A.
H. F. Holster; members of executive com
mttee, w. J. Frizzell, y. L. King, III. III.
Martin, j. b. Agate and f. Dalrympie.
When President Tucker called for the re-
ports of committees Chairman Agate OF
the committee on parks and public spaces
said he had no report to make, but he
would say that the baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Companys derrick still stands On
reservation No. 20l, at Delaware avenue
and II street northeast
President Tucker said that the railroad
company had been granted an extension
of time in which TO remove the obs;ruc-
tons from this reservation. This, he said
was done in response to a letter written
by Mr.. George +. Hamilton, counsel for the
railroad, asking for indefinite extern
sion. The request for an indefinite post
ponement was not granted, he said, hut
a months postponement was granted.
1t was unfortunate that Secretary Hoke
Smith resigned when he did, for he had
acted in the matter only after a careful in
w stigatiOn of the facts. This Mr.. Martin
said to the association, and he thought If
| it were not for the resignation The railroad
company would not have had this post
pcnement.
Mr.. Hamilton's letter, President Tucker
said, contained several statements whic h
he thought the association should answer.
Mr.. friZzell was of the same opinion. he
objected particularly to the clause of the
letter in which an indefinite postponement
was asked. and it was minated that the
company would make effort to purchase
| or lease from the government the reserva-
ton in question.
The chair recognized the fact that the
company only wanted to prolong the mat
ter until Congress could be asked to legis-
late.
The letter. which was lengthy one, was
| read and discussed. Members of the asso-
| citation present were opposed to the sale or
! lease OF the reservation to the railroad
| company, as it is their desire that the
| square shall be converted into a park, when
| II VIII no longer be an eyesore to the peo-
| pie of Northeast Washington.
| President Tucker said that the letter Is
| Inconsistent with other statements coming
| from the company. The letter. he said, is
| full OF inconss tencies, and strong answer
| can be made to ii.
| BY a unanimous vote of the association
| the president of the association was direct.
| ed to send an answer to the letter to the
| Secretary of the Interior.
| Other business.
When the committee on proposed legisla
| ton was called, President Tucker said he
| had no report to make, but at the mex
| meeting he will report the result of the
| election, whether Mr.. Mckinley or Mr.
| Bryan is elected.
| You can tell now who is going to be
| elected said member, but the president
| did not care to make a prediction.
| There Were no other reports frCm com
| mittees When the chairman of the com
| mIItee on police and fire departments sait
| he had no report to make President Tuckel
| said that Maj. Moore had asked for an in
| crease in the number of policemen, and h
| hoped he committee would co all in it
| power to help him.
Il hope it won't" remarked Maj. Burke