Evening star., 1898-09-13
First Fall Meeting of Northeast Citi-
zens' Association.
GRADE CROSSINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS
Paper Urging Reclamation Of the
Anacostia Flats.
TIL E REPORTS RECEIVED

The first meeting of the Northeast Wash
ington Citizens Association since the recess
taken in June was held last evening in
Northeast Temple, corner of 11th and II
streets northeast. President Evan H.
Tucker occupied the chair and Mr.. S. Sow
erbutts was secretary. Some Introductory
remarks were made by President Tucker,
in the course of which he said that though
the war with Spain was ended, the killing
of citizens because of the existence of
grade crossings by railroad trains contin-
ued.
Mr.. W. J. Frizzell, chairman of the COM
nlittee on steam railroads, Informed the as
sociation that he had learned on reliable
authority that the long deferred answer Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
to the complaint of the organization in ref
erence to the continuance of the grade
crossings by that company at Delaware
avenue and IL street had been made. Mr..
FrizZeu also submitted a report from the
committee on railroads.
Report of RaiIrOnd Committee.
The report was as follows:
According to newspaper accounts, the
Baltimore and Ohio Company is, and has
for some time been, drifting into a state
OF hopeless insolvency. and foreclosure pro-
Ceedings may be necessary to bring about
| reorganization, unless the several con-
ficting and antagonistic interests become
reconciled either through compromise or a
fight to the finish. with survival of the
fttest. ]. p. Morgan & Co are backing
the holders of the consolidated mortgage.
the Chicago division. Parkersburg branch
and Pittsburg and ConneIsville first con-
soiidated bonds; Speyer & Co. are support
ing and backing the interest of the Pitts
burg and COnnellsville second consolidated
looking after the floating debts secured by
collaterals and other claims, besides the
large interests of the state of Maryland.
baltimore city. Johns Hopkins estate and
the small holders which constitute a null
tiplicatiOn of conglomerations, generally
supposed to be represented by the present
receivers.
Notwithstanding all this. Engineer Com
missioner Black. in an interview on the
4th of March last. stated that an agree
ment had been reached between the Dis
tflct COMMISSIONERS and the Baltimore and
Ohlo Company by which. as he was In
formed. within one year after the company
IS aHtAorlZed by Congress to make the pro-
posed changes they will have been COM
pIeted He said: The company will submit
hiil TO Congress in the early days of its
next session authorizing ii to proceed with
the proposed improvements, and so far as
the baltimore and Ohio COMPANY is con-
cerned grade crossings in Washington will
be things of the past within a year from
Iit-Nt january.
As heretofore reported by this commit
tee, one of the receivers of the Baltimore
ara ONO mad conveyed to him March 81
last several blocks Of land in Eckineton
lylnS between the Z: :esent tracks of the
metropolitan branch and the line of Ne,y
1"rh ayenue extended, which is SUPPOSE
10 De Nhere the two roads will unite under
the plans said to be agreed upon nv The
baltimore and Ohio. the District Commits
sioners and the chairman of the Senate Dis
trIct committee
In an interview published in The Even
ing Star of February ] last Mr. John K
CoWen Is quoted as saying: IT NAV not he
afhlsS tor me to say that the authorities of
the District Of Columbia are pressing the
receivers and the officers of the co1npany
lor decision as to the best manner of eIe
Eat1ng the tracks of the washington
b'ancn IN the District, so as to avoid grade
crossings in the city of Washington There
faS been persistent effort for MANY wears
IN congress to compel the company 20 take
such aetlon- The company has done all
possible TO prevent hostile legislation huI
congress. the District Commissioners ard
the public Of the District seem determined
To no longer permit delay.
nave on my desk a letter from orr
counsel in Washington stating that the
blstrlct Commissioners insist that the man
ayers OF the company shall, at an early
cate lndicate the form and method of max.
ing this Improvement of the Washington
hrahch wit Nm the District; they of course,
reseIvlnS the right to approve or disnn.
prove of our suggest stion.'
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