The times., 1897-12-29
EARLIER PUBLIC MEETINGS
This the Plan Of the New Board Of
Trade Administration.
President Soycs's Policy tn Secure
Immediate District Legislation
by Congress ss-Committces.

Tie meeting of the directors OF the
Board Of Trade yesterday afternoon wit
messed the inauguration of the program of
the new administration PreS:llent Thomas
w. Noycs announced that it would be the
aim of the new board to have matters Of
vital local interest discussed in public
meetings earlier in the winter season
than heretofore. The object viii ae TO
bring such important questions prominently
before the eye OF Congress during the
first part OF the session, ia order to have
action taken without delay.
In Accordance with this plan, Mr.. Moves
appointed d commi ttee, consisting o.
Messrs. Blscue. Smith, and Newton. TO
complete arrangements for number OF
pubic meetings in January, February, and
March. This committee met after the ad-
iournment of the board of directors, and
decided To hold the first OF these meetings
on January 6, at 7:3o O'Clock. The topics
TO be discussed viii be Taxation and
Assessment and Sewerage" seceld
meeting viii be held about two weeks
later for the consideration Of River and
Harbor Improvement and the Public
Health with especial re gard to the inn
provement Q. tie Anacostia River ald the
Eastern Branch.
The following committees were announced
by President Noyes:
Taxation and assessment John JOY ed
son, chairman: Henry y. willard, Jesse
Il. Wilson, s. T. Brewn, NJ. l, Weller, V.
baldwin johnson, Seaton Perry, John l..
Weaver, James Farnard, ]. Blake KanI I'll
and Jackson a. Raiston.
Sewera ge- Albert NJ. Read, chair:naEs
Austin +. Rruwn. T. A. HurdinG, II. B.
LOCKER John Miller, c. j. Fell, ii. l..
Rust, Henry Wells, Clarence Nopment,
Charles L. Kern, and ". +. Duwney.
River ard Ia improvements Thomas
W. Smith, clairma n: c. r. Church, II. l..
Rriscoc. j. Harrison Johnson, Park Ag
new, Re- rtial Hagncr, John p. Duhckec,
II. X. Simpson, Tracy l.. Jeffords, W I.
Walker, Andrew Archer, n. A. Wimsatt,
NJ. l. Weller, IL. a. Girls wuld and Corco an
Thom.
Railroads Frank Hume, chairman: C.
p. Church, T. 4. Lambert, Josiah viii
s W. Curriden, W. j. FrizzelI, i. Harrison
johnson. A. r. Serven, F. r. Noyes. George
y. S2ermuller nj Henry +. Flair.
Public healtl Gen. George N. stenterg,
chairman; DI. s. c. Busey, Thomas W
Smith. 7. p. Woodward, DR.. ". W John
son, Dt. G. l.. Magruder, W. &. Thompson,
Tracy l. Jefrolds, Samuel :. Shedd, DR..
II. L. +. Johnson. Dr. w. c. =. Hazen, ".
j. FlizzeI, A. NJ. Green, DR.. j. b. G.
Custis. Dr. j. z. Jones'. John I. Freeman,
c. 7. YodeI, George W. Casilear, and
DR.. George Henderson.
Public buildings Thomas somerville,
chairman; John ". Ross, 4 \. Thomas
George Gibson, Nj NJ. Parker, Daniel
Frazier, +. b. Pyle, and John j. Hemphill
Insurance EmmonS s. Smith, chairman
IL. Moore, s. W. Woodward, Il. ". Tyler,
u. S. Hcf dIlck, w. j. Newton, o. y.
White, Rudolph Kauffmann. j. II. Ma
eTuder. Max Cohen, Adolphus inde, F l..
Siddons +. W. W. Griffin, W II. Saunders.
W. II. yeeIlon, W. IL. Rapiev, W. NmeI-
hetsen, Peter Grogan, and William j. Zah.
There were present at the meeting Col.
Blount, Messrs. Thomas W. Moves, George
II. HarTies F. l.. Moore, Thomas Somer-
vile, Is. H Warner, H. l.. Biscoe, a rchi-
bald G eenices, T. y. L. Lambert, Frank
Hume, Thomas W. Smith, ). ". woodward,
and \. J. Newton.