The times., 1897-09-14
NORTHEAST CITIZENS MEET
Resolutions Adopted on the Grade
Crossings Problems.
They Demand That More Safeguards
Against Accidents Be Provided
by the Railroads.

After thfee months recess the North
east Washington Citizens Associati tiun
met last evening in the Northeast Temple
On taking the chair President Evan e.
TaCker said IL Lad been the custom OF
his preclsCessors, Oh similar occasions, To
say something about the deadly railroad
C-osziu-s lie thea referred To The re
cent accidents. resulting in the death oS
sss--craI esteemed citizens and the MAIN
ing af others Should one Of our citizens
be killed in a foreign coantry there
would be d hue and GIy raised he saiGe
and tllis country would demand a large
indemnity Here, however, where the
pcussBy for murder is death, Corporations
are permitted to slaughter people and
nothing Is done about il and very little
said.
The following preamble and resolutions
were offered bs Mr. Ellis Durham
whereas, we have heard with great
sorrow OF tie death OF two Of our most
uigiIly TesIeCUeu citizens at the crossing
OF the AnaCosJla road over the tracks Of
the Ealtlulore and Ohio Railroad Company
al or near Dea nwoOa7 ID. y;
" hereas. We believe salu deaJns w ere
caused by the failure or neglect Of said
railway culLLAh5 70 pIoN.uc plopfI -- anu
sufficient safeguards at said crossings,
therefore. be tE
Resolved That this association request
the Commissioners TO direct said railroad
company, through the proper Officials TO
employ q competent persons or persons
whose only duty II shall be 10 lower the
safety gates before the passage OF faeh
and every train and 70 raise TIE same
directly after the crossing II cleared.
Resolved, That we request the Commits
SlgnerS % direct the sald ran way COM
paHV 60 CauSe safety gates 10 be erected
at the CROSSINGS OF i5s road over The
Sheriff road a. OF near DeanwoOd- D. c.,
M HnArn HEa= ~ nor NT TEsET
sgUs % operate TIE gates, as provided
above.
President Tucker called Vice President
Burke 10 the chair, and made a vigorous
speech IN, support OF the resolutions. AlT.
Chapelle also spoSe 70 the resolutions. after
which they were unanimously adopted and
referred 10 pde committee on steam rail
ways.
The report or the committee on streets,
avenues, and alleys, after discussing the
amount Of appropriation for the improve
Iuents Of streets iii the different sections
0f the city, recommended The following
streets for Improvement.
Tenth street. from ] street TO FloridI
avenue, grade and macadam,
sixth street, from H TO h streets,
grade ana Eacadanl-
< street. from SevrBtnto 20 Twelfth streets,
grade and EIaCadam.
Seventh street, from Maryland To Florida
avenHe, paved.
Eleventh street, from to H street
paved.
Cabin street, from Sixth to Seventh
streets, paved
NIEth street, from K street to Florida
avenue. grade and macadam.
Flrteer.h street, from Z street To Mary
land avenue, concreted.
Eleventh street, from G street TO Mary
land avehUe, grade and macadam.
Fourth street, from 3 TO streets,
paved
First street from to L streets, grade
and uacadan-
Eighth street from H to 1 streets.
spiked aud rolled
Ninth street. from H to L streets.
spiFed and rolled.
. street from seventh street to Florida
avenue. spiked and rolled.
and the following streets in the sub
Urbs.
Gales street, from Fifteenth TO Eigh-
teeEth streets grade and macadam.
TIE chair appointed a committee To-
present the matter 10 the District Com
InissioRers and urge early action.
The committee Oh schools advised that
ar effort be made TO secure resident trus-
tee FOR each section Of the city.