Evening star., 1897-05-11

This, he said, has been the means of de-
feating several attempts to improve streets,
and money appropriated for this purpose
had to be turned into the treasury.
Major ]. B. Burke, vice president of the
association, created some surprise when
he arose and said he thought it was about
time the association had ceased putting it
self in the light of antagonizing or fighting
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
So far as he was concerned, he thought
members of the board of trade were laugh
ing in their sleeves at the action of this
association. He thought that If the au-
thorities wanted these things done they
would accomplish them.
RniIroad Work.
I'm afraid the railroad company has
reached some of our members as it
tried to reach me-" said Mr.. Frizzell but
1 am not going to be personal. One of the
attorneys for the company came to me
during the time the company was being an
tagonized and asked me my price, and 1
told him that my pocket was SeWed up.
IF the company Is reaching any of our
members I regret it very much, indeed
and Il certainly cannot approve of what
has been said-
did not believe Major Burke had been
reached, but insisted that he was mistaken
Major Burke was again given the floor
and during the course of his remarks he
in repeating the railroad regulation men
toned in the report, and said that had 1t
not been for certain interests growing out
of this repeal, Commissioner Ross would
probably not have been confirmed.
Mr.. Frizzell responded that Maj. Burke
was merely talking against time, and he
did not know what he was talking about.
The record. he adced, shows that Commits
sioners Powell and Truesdell voted for the
repeal. while Commissioner Ross voted
against 1t.
Maj. Burke had no more comments to
make. and the association listened to Mr..
Loring Chappell. who said Eo thought the
time had come when the association should
say something good for the northeast sec
ton. The rortieaSt is not the had place 1t
has been said to be, he remarked, and he
thought 1t was time the association should
invite people to buy and build no nes in
this section. He felt that the board of
trade is not fighting the northeast section,
and the sentiments of the board have been
against any further encroachments by the
railroad company. and favorable to the in
terests of the people.
They Want IL Transfer System.
Mr. Rose moved that committee be ap-
pointed to wait OIL the Columbia Railroad
Company and request it's manage nent to
make some arrangements to transfer with
one of the herdic companies. If this cannot
be done, he desired the committee to make
Hshed out II street or NJ street.
Mr. FriZzell favored the resolution, AMI
stated his reasons therefor He said he ur b.
derstood that the railroad company pail
the old herdlc company a good sum Il,
abandon the H street route.
The resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Carver, the association
voted favorably on a resolution 10 havs,
Florida avenue between NJ and 18th streets
and 18th street between j. AMI H streets
sprinkled al least twice day.
MIR. Frizzell called attention to the troI-
BILE experienced in turning in an alarm for
a recent fire, and said there should be
more keys held by citizens. These keys
he said are not given out indiscriminately,
but are given to citizens upon application
He: hoped the people in Northeast Washing
ten would procure more keys.
President Tucker approved the suggestion
and referred to the fire at Smiths lumber
yard, which, he said, would not have done
SO much damage had it not been for the
de'ay in turning in an alarm. The subject
of fire alarm boxes and keys proved an ir.-
teresting ore, and several of the members
sisnified their intention of supplying them
selves with keys. Short addresses were
made by some of the new members before
the meeting adjourned.