Evening star., 1897-05-11
IN ITS NEW QUARTERS
Northeast Citizens Association Estab-
lshed in Temple Hall.
LIVELY BUSINESS MEETING HELD
Open Criticism Of the Attorney for
the District.
OF THE SECTION

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The first business meeting of the North
east Washington Citizens Association In
Temple Hall was held last night, and there
was general discussion of the needs of
the northeast section. Since the association
has moved to its new quarters more than
two dozen new members have been admit
ted.
In opening the meeting President Tucker
said ne was glad to welcome the members
of the association to their new home. and
he was only sorry that the attendance was
not large enough to fill the hall. Before
calling for the reports of committees Pres
ident Tucker spoke of the entertainment
given by the association last month, which
proved a great success. Letters of regret
from a number of people were read, among
them one from Commissioner Wight.
Among other things Mr.. Wight wrote:
Your association has occa sion to congratu-
late itself, think, on the good work it has
accomplished in your section of the city
l had the pleasure of living in that neiEn-
borhood for thirteen years. and know some
thing of the necessities. the efforts, the dis
couragements and the successes of your
work. and 1 trust that you may be still
more successful in the future in securing
wnat is needed for the Improvement of
that part of the city.
This letter, the president said. was writ
ten before Mr.. Wight's Tomina ton, but he
had received what he considered a much
stronger letter since his confirmation These
letters he remarked, show that Mr.. Wight
knows the needs of Northeast Washington
and that lie is thoroughly in accord with
the work of the association.
On motion of DR.. Kirby, resolutions of re-
sret were adopted concerning the death of
-hr. MI manners, who was member of the
association.
The Call of Committees.
Under the call of committees, Chairman
fflzleli OF the railroad committee was frs.
heard He read an editorial printed in The
Star 4 few days ago upon the needs of the
District. and Chairman Frizzell said ne
vas GLAD to be able to say that The Star
always brought the grade crossing ouas
ti0n to the front After reading the editor
lal ne read a report made by the commit
tee. follows:
The committee steam railroads re-
SpecttulIy reports that, about two weeks
ago, the District Commissioners revoked
'heir ponce regulation requiring steam loco
motives 10 stop before crossing the rapid
transit street railways The only reason
1or this action. so far as your committee
can learn, was because the Commissioners
lad made the regulation merely for the
purpose or having judicial determination
of their right to make and enforce such
regulation
w zen The regulation was first made in
rhe latter part of 1885, your committee had
confidence in the sincerity of the Commits
EionerS, and at once set about The enfnrco
ment of the regulations An engineer on
each OF the roads WAS arrested and tried
anu convicted IN the Police Court. TIE
rhlrodd companies appealed the cases until
me court of Appeals finally passed upon
all the coctentions, affirming the julg-
rnents of the lower courts in favor of tho
District government: Thereupon the Com
.nlssloners summarily revoked the regula-
.lon, leaving the conditions worse than be-
fore the adoption of the regulation
We also regret to have to report to you
mat in the cases of the three engineers ar
rested in May, 1885,. for violating the speed
regulation. all of whom had been convicted
N the Police Court upon the testimony of
members of your committee. and after our
persistent and continuous effort to have the
attorney for the District prosecute the
cases, the Criminal Court on the 26th of
last month quashed all the proceedings
merely to get the cases off the calendar
Attorney Thomas never having been ready
to prosecute them when called.
"On account of the unsettled condition Of
the commissionerships during the past few
months. your committee has been unable to
get any attention in the office. But now,
with a new board of Commissioners fully
organized, In all of whom we have the full
est confidence, we will renew our efforts to
have the laws enforced. But here we may
remark that our only fear of success lies IN
nent of the District government. We think
That, with reorganization of this depart
ment, the welfare of all parts of our Dis
trict would be better served"
Attacks Mr.. Thomas.
Chairman F'rizzell said he had been ad-
vised that If the Northeast Association
took some action for the removal of the
attorney for the District other associations
would follow.
member.
THE people of the District" responded
Mr. Frizzell They pay him $4,000 year
for attending to his private practice"
Chairman Martin of the street committee
was not present. but President Tucker
said that he (Martin) had written letter
to the Commissioners asking that the e
and G street crossings of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad shall be improved. and
he said the railroad company has been
ordered to make the repairs.
Chairman Holstein of the committee on
water. lights and sewers said that, through
| the efforts of the association, H street is
now lighted by electricity, and he said the
\ Commissioners had ordered three artesian
( wells for the northeast section.
| President Tucker said he felt proud of
| the fact that the association had won SO
great a victory as to get II street lighted
| by electricity He called attention to what
had been done in the matter of driving the
| Baltimore and Ohio company off of reser-
walton 226. at Delaware avenue and H
| street. When Mr.. Smith was Secretary of
| the Interior, he said. he gave order in
| the matter. Secretary Francis refused a
| three months extension of the time given
| for the company to abandon the reserva-
| ton, and. although the time has long since
| expired. the company's tracks and other
| property are still on the reservation. The
| president said he had called the matter to
| the attention of Secretary Bliss, and the
| latter has the papers in the case in his
| hands. advising himself of the facts.
Mr.. Tucker the.i called attention to a
number of items in the appropriation bill.
, While the section had not been neglected
! as L. had been the year before, he regret
| ted that an item for the erection of new
| school building had been stricken from the
| bill. The northeast section he said, Is the
only section In which halliday schools are
held in the fourth and fifth grades.
Capt. Blacks Interest.
He was glad that Engineer Commissioner
| Black Is taking a lively interest in rail-
road matters. and has. on several occa-
sons. expressed a desire to ascertain all
he could upon the question. Recently, he
said, he drove over the northeast section
| with Capt. Black and Capt. Beach, and
pointed out to them all the needs of the
section. He called their attention more
particularly TO the condition of the Balti-