The times., 1898-01-07
THE BOARD OF TRADE
1t Discusses The Sewage Ques-
tion EXhauSilyely.
FIRST OF EARLY MEETINGS
Capt. Black Says That More Money
Is Immediately Needed TO Give
the City a-PiaB That II Requires
"Taxation. and Assessment
Question Argued.

The Board Of Trade inaugurated the
first OF it's early public meetings last
night at Rulders' Exchange Hall
The attendance was large, and close at
tention was given to the discussion OF the
subjects, ~ ssessrlients ard Taxation and
Sewage Disposal. A resolution was
passed, asking Congress to give these mat
ters immediate attention.
Committee reports were the basis OF
the discussions.
The reporton a Assessnent and Taxation
was presented by Chairman John JOY
Edison.
TIE report stated that the District law
has been deyiated from, and that the Dis
trict has mad appropriations aggregatng
In seventeen items. $3.50 ,923. "a, all of
which were made out OF its funds. The
| committee thought that it should he made
| clear to Congress that in accordance with
the law, 80 per cent Of the District eN-
penses should be borne by the Federal
/ Government.
Col. W. l.. Bramhall thought that III
/ occa sion required il advertisements
portion OF the committees report relating
10 tax sale bills be reoomrnitted for future
| consideration. AIr. Edison said that he
had been assured that what had been
embraced by the comimttee in the report
was proper, and covered the ground. He
was, therefore, opposed to reooumitment.
! Collector Davis said that now was the
time to remedy the evil
I Ill.
what tax sale advertising usually cost
and was informed that about Two years
| ago 1t was about 81 20. Mr. Smith moved
that the board recommend that the limit
/ of such cost l4e placed at 75 cents. The
niBiipn was carried hy a vote of 30 to Is.
The following resolution by Chairman
! Edison was unanimously adopted:
That la the opinion ofthe Board OF Trade.
! 1t is the duty of the District officials and
| citizens generally not TO propose or give as
sent, publicly or privately, to appropria-
/ tions baing made for any municipal purposes
/ other than those in accordance with the
act of June II, 1877: and that it should
be made manifest TO Congress whenever
necessary, in an earnest and unmistakable
but respectful manner, that appropriations
made otherwise are not desirable or ac-
eeptable."
The question of sewage was then taken
up, and Capt. Black said that all that
could bc done TO relieve the needs of the
city Tor the present had already been done.
The estimated cost to complete the work
is So 500. 900. and the amount already eX
pended $500, 600 Congress has been
appropriatings on an average S11 900
year, AID at this rate ii would require about
thirty-five years to complete the work, and
afford the city any relief 1t would be
folly TO start to finish the work unless it
couid be finished immediately. as no good
viii result until the entire work is COM
| pleted. II Congress would appropriate
about $500 600 a year for the next few
years the work could be easily finished.
/ The report of Chairman A. NJ Read,
of the committee on sewage. explained
/ that the Commissioners are about to ask
Congress to authorize the issue Of S3,-
] 100000 woIth of 3 per cent sewage
disposal bonds, redeema BILE at the pleas
ure of the Treasurer of the taited States
after ten years, and payable forty years
from date.
In support of the report the following
resolution was adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That the Board of Trade
/ here reaffirms its unqualified approval
of the immediate issue of a sufficient
| amount Of low interest hea ring bonds. pay
able jointly by the United states and the
| District of Columbia TO complete and
! put in operation the system of sewage
| disposal and protection against floods rec
commended by the board of sanitary en-
gineers in their report to Congress on
| the sewage OF the District OF Columbia
| in 1890.
BE il Resolved, That the Board of
! Trade through its officers. and committee
on sewage. use its utmost endeavor to
procure from the Congress of the United
| States, during the present session, such
| legislation for the issue of the required
| DondS as may be necessary
A letter signed by number OF taxpa yers
| and residents was received, asking the
! Iloard TO have the roadway leading to the
Long Bridge improved.
!