The evening times., 1897-11-09
GRADE CROSSINGS The TALK
Chief Topic Of the Northeast Citi-
zens' Associations Meeting.
PLANS Discussed for stimulating the
Interest OF Members-Arpoint-
Inent Of Standing Committees.

TIE railway crossings in the northeast
constituted the chief topic OF discussion at
| the monthly meeting OF the NorJirast
4 Citizens ssociation, held last evening 81
| Northeast Temple. There was fair al;
tendance in spite of the very disagreeable
weather. and President Evan II. Tucker
W as in the chair.
Il. opeaiug the meeting Mr.. Tucker re
feIIed 80 the proposed plan OF street eX-
tension, maintaining that the proposed
system. in increasing the number of cross
ings would materially multiply the dangers
and chances Of injury To travellers.
President TrcSer, ia reporting Tor the
! executive committee, suggested that There
should be some schense organized to arouse
more earpestness among the memters Of
/ the association and enthusiasm in the gen
eial put,Ic. To accomplish this end, the
committee suggested To the association
! several plans. The first was that public
reception he held; that a circuiac letter
De distributed. setting forth what ;he
organization has done aud VIII eudea 'or
/ u do la tee future. that prize f.e Offered
10 The pupils OF the Eighth grade la she
public schools of that section or the city
! for the best essay on tn subject or grade
crossings ard that the association cause
! a !alnher OF buttons. engraved y. r. ca,
! To- iie manufactured, and that the mei'iis'TS
wear them on the lapels OF their coats.
The suggestion relative To the prize essay
was tie '.i.Iy one considered 10y tbe lsS.-
/ citation. and President Tucker was au
! thorized to appoint COMMITTEES or three
! tu u.ivestigate the matter and report lt the
, next meeting.
The following standing committees weIe
announo- -d 10y President Tucker:
ENccutive-EVan II. Tucker chairman:
J H. Burke, : SoTerbutts. j. r Coivjn. A.
II r. HolSten, W ]. Frizzen, II ". Martin,
n l. King, Z. Oalrymple and f. W Kirby.
NJ. n.
steam RailrOadS-w. ]. Frizzvu. Chair
man 4 . II. r. HOlsten, W. o. Miler. N.
NJ. Ruuzrr. B. j. ~ Brien. p. W. Smitf Il.
ii Asch,nbach, n. Cowsill f. !. Collins,
G,uIg: K1Ie.n. +. A Rover, NJ l.. Smith
and William McGrath.
Streets, Avenues aiId Alleys-H. II Mar
tin. chairman; W X. Carver, Jacob Fret"h,
LorinE ChappG, A c. Clancy, George a..
Rose, : Sowerbutts, E. b. Kirby, NJ. H.:
C. L. JGdSDn, W q. Dunno and A. ii.
Frcar.
Water. Light and Sewers-A. II. F Hol-
sten, chairmaB; z. r. Gunson, j. X. Col .in,
b. + Barnes, 7. b. Burke, j. II. Ruppet'.
p. Ostman, j HoIlander, ". W. Bsgs and
W. C. Dunno.
Assessments and Apportionment OF Ap-
rropra:ions-N. L. King, chairman; Al
lert kuiiinson, j. b Burke, /. l.. Cole p
thur Cowsin, George p. Davis. c II. Meyers,
II. w Wells anG L. X. Mangum.
Public Parks and Spaces-J. L. Colyin,
chairman; William o. Miller, ]. p. Rudy,
j u. Burke W. j. FnZzen, Robert
Trimb:,, L. l. GaTduer, Meyer :. Conen
aud II. c. Connolly.
Schools Ellis DalI ample, chairman, II.
II Martin, ". o. Miller. j. Nilla rd, q. B.
Rose. II a Custis. NJ. D.; w. . Patterson,
r. T. EHtriken. an q ]. A. Muyer.
PUidic Conveyances-J. B. Ban ke chair
man X. l.. King. P W. Smith. ". u. FOw-
Ter, g. 4. Rose. F. B Striker, II. 1 Bald
win. jr., George p. Davis and J. +.
Rudy.
Proposed Legislation 10y Congress Evan
II. Tuc ker, chairman: Dr. L. NJ. Gala ldet,
Rev. Cornelius Gillespie. Is. \. Seymour,
". J. FrizzdI, H. Lewis, George T.
paws, Rev. John A. Walsh and Arthur
COwSll.
Sanitary Affairs-E. W. Kirby. NJ. D.,
chairman: n. A. CUstis, NJ. D.; ID. 3. street.
NJ. u; 4. Clark. ". Il. Carver, q. III.
AsChenhacb, ]. s. Allen, NJ. d.: l. ID. Wal
ter, NJ. 10. Meyer s. Cohen and NJ. c. Con
nelly.
Police and Fire Departments-S. SowCr-
butts chairman; J. H. Hughes, William
donaldson, ID. II. Hac kInan, \. Ost!aan, T.
A. Perry, c. Giebel and Charles A. Pike.
President Tucker and Mr.. Frizzell made
bri,r addresses, calling the attention uf
td.. committeeman TO concerted action IN
all matters, and especially 10 the ncccs-
city Of a fun attendance at committee
meetings.