Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15
Northeast Citizens Association Joins
the Central Organization.
AMENDMENTS TO TIE HIGHWAY ACT
Condemnation Proceedings Only
After Completion of Maps.
l. L G H rs ON VEHICLES

10 the recently organized central commit
tee OF the citizens associations. lie ex-
planned that the new organization is 10 be
composed Of three delegates from each of
the associations, there Icing seventeen
such associations in existence President
| Tucker said ne had attended a meeting of
| the new organization. which he thou.ht
had been formed on lines which would moi
| be antasonistic TO the separate organiza-
| lions.
Inc object OF this new organization" he
| quoted from the proposed constitution,
shall be to harmonic the views OF the
various citizens associa lions in the Dis
| trict Of Columbia, and. as far as possible
obtain unity of action Iy them upon any
| and all subjects of general interest to the
| people of the entire District. and especially
| upon such subjects as may at any time
be under consideration by Congress or the
| Commissioners OF the District"
1t was clear to President Tucker that the
new organization is a good one Hereto
| fore he ssid there were many associa-
| uoi $, with conflicting needs and when In
| formation was wanted by Congress or the
commissioners the information furnished
\ was conflicting. With the new organiza-
| ton working tremendously, Congress or
the commissioners can get Information as
| to what the citizens Of the Distric; want
| 1t frequently happens that Congress is
willing to give the people what they really
4 need, but because of the conflicting inter-
| esis nothing is done.
! Secretary Sowerbutts read the proposed
| constitution of the central committee.
Constitution Approved.
| DIR. Kirby said he was very much inter-
| ested in the new committee, and on his mo-
| ton the constitution submitted was ap-
| proved, and President Tucker Mr. W. J.
Frizzell and Mr.. Lorlrg ChappeIl were
| elected delegates. The alternates elected
were DIR. L. Durhin Walter, Mr. S. Sewer
butts and Mr. Dunn.
| Chairman FriZzell of the committee on
steam railroads related incident that
| occurred on the II street crossing of the
| Baltimore and Ohio railroad The gates
were down. he had been Informed. because
1 cars were parked on either side of the
| crossing. Passengers the street cars
| demonstrated with the gateman and po-
| bceman. The latter, he was Informed,
! said he did not want to get the influence
| of the Baltimore ana Ohio railroad against
| him. as he might lose mis- place. Another
| officer, who happened to come along took
hand in the matter Of removing the OBJ
| Struction, and the result was that he
| assaulted. Several Police Court cases re-
| suited. but for some reason they have been
| Indefinitely postponed. He moved that the
| conduct OF the policeman II refusing TO
| take part in the affair be investigated
| Dr. Walter opposed this resolution. He
| thorght IL unfair to attack policeman
| in such a case. II was his idea that the
| association should go to the Commission
| ers and others high in authority. who, per-
| haps. are sometimes afraid to do their
| duty.
Mr.. Frizzell's resolution was adopted and
| during the discussion Policeman Flather
was commended for his part in the affair
The Surface Tracks.
| President Tucker said he thought pros
| poets were bright for something to he done
| in the matter of getting rid of the surface
| tracks. He called attention to the fact.
| DIT ring his remarks. that two persons have
| been killed by the cars since the last meet
ing of the association. The striking Of "A
milk wagon the Pennsylvania avenue
| crossing of the Baltimore and Ohio road at
! Twining City was also mentioned. The
| railroad company. he said. claims that a
Waterman and gates at this crossing are
not necessary, for the reason that there
| are only two daily trains over the road.
| He contended, however. that II only one
| engine goes over the crossing each day, the
crossing should be properly guarded.
Mr. Chappell said he had heard talk to
the effect that the Vanderbilt system is en-
deavoring TO get hold Of the Baltimore and
Ohio line and establish union depot in
| Georgetown. in order to have direct line
/ south.
This" concluded Mr. Chappen. II have
| heard talked about, but L know nothing
| more about it,
| THAT was in The Star last week" re-
| marked Mr.. Martin.
Amending Highway Act.
| Chairman Martin of the street committee
| submitted a report recommending certain
amendments to the highway act. One of
the proposed amendments reads:
| mo condemnation proceedings under This
act from ard after the passage thereof
shall be Instituted until the maps of the.
| several sections provided for in section of
| the act approved March ., 1898, are all
made and filed pI divided for in said act,
and upon the filing of the last Of said maps,
and the institution of the condemnation
| proceedings as herein provided for, such
| condemnation proceedings for the several
| sections shall progress as nearly at the
same time may be possible, without
| waiting for the completion of one section
| before instituting like proceedings in the
other sections. and each section of the city
shall receive its just proportion of the pro-
posed 100000 loan 10 be raised for the
| purpose Of carrying into effect the amend
/ ed highway act
| Another proposed amendment provided
| that bonds issued for the purpose of eff
| fecting the loan be in denominations of
| s10o. $500 and 81 600
| This was proposed, he said, because there
| may be many persons who want to invest
small amounts.
third proposed amendment to Senate
| bill 1929 reported by the committee pro-
| vdes:
That the Commissioners of the District
4
thorized, whenever in their judgment eco
nomic engineering reasons require il, to
prepare amended plans for the permanent
system of highways for any part of the
District outside of Washington: provided
that under the authority hereby conferred
TO changes shall be made in parts OF high
ways which at the time the changes are
being considered shall have been dedicated
or acquired under the highway act, nor
in parts of highways lying wholly within
then existing recorded subdivisions. Such
plans. after being duly certified by said
Commissioners, shall be forwarded to the
commission composed of the Secretary Of
War, the Secretary of the Interior and the
chief of engineers, United States army, to-
gether with the written opinions of the
owners or agents Of the land directly af-
fected. and of the citizens association for
the territory within which the changes lie:
and. having been approved by said COM
mission, they shall be recorded in the Of
fee of the surveyor of the District of Co
lumbia- and when so recorded they shall
take the place of the plans previously
adopted for the same territory and shall
become part of the permanent system OF
highways"