The times., 1898-11-15
TO ABOLISH GRADE CROSSINGS.
vigorous Action Urged by Evan II.
Tucker.


Evan H. Tucker. president of the North
east Washington Citizens Association.
took occasion at the regular monthly
meeting of the association u; Northeast
Hail. last evening. to urge vigorous
action by the citizens of the community to
secure the abolition of railway grade
crossings in the city.
In opening the meeting he referred In
brief to the recent deplorabe accident at
Langdon. in which two lives were crushed
out at a Baltimore and Ohio express. and
characterized the same as downright
murder and slaughter. The coroners
jury OF inquest. ne said. declared that it
was nobody's fault.
Syndicates and corporations. he SAID,
further, should not be permitted to ex-
tingush life. and to prevent them I'M
mediate action should be taken.
The following working committees for
the ensuing year were a"
Executive committee-Evan II. II il,'r-
man; William J. Frzzell, J. b. Burke, 5. sewer
butts, H. H. Martin, J. r. Coivin, \. IL. r.
Holsten, y. l.. King. L. W. Kirby. NJ. d.; Lorins
Chappei- ,
Committee on steam railroads-W. J. Frizzeil.
| chairman; y. ii. r. Hoisten. Within W.
| p W. Smith, C. II. Aschenbach. NJ. N. Rowger.
n. Cowsill, L. j. Collins. Is. j. OBrien, I. A.
Rover, N. L. Smith
| Committee on streets, avenues. and alleys
| H. H. Martin. chairman: ". X. Carver, Jacob
\ Frech, Loring Chappell, G. b. Rose, 5. Sower-
! butts Z. ". Kirby, VI. D.; c. d. Judson, W. q.
Dunno. A. c. Clancy, y II. frear.
Committee public conveyance. B. Burke,
chairman; n. L. hing, p. W. smith, ". G..
Fowler, q. B. Rose, +. Is. Striker, H. L. Baldwin,
George 2. Davis, J. P. Rudy.
Committee on proposed legiSlation1Evan II H.
| Tucker chairman; William J. Frizzeil, L. ".
| Kirby. NJ. D.; Jacob Frech. DIR. l.. ID. Walters,
| DR.. Z. Gallaudet, b. y. Seymour, Arthur Cow
| sill. ]. II. Lewis
chairman; d. b. Street. NJ. D.; G. H. Asehen-
bach. L. ID. Walters, NJ. D.; ". II. Carver, W g.
dunno, Meyer 5. Cohen, NJ. C. Connolly, A. b.
Clarke.
:. Sowerbutts, chairman; d. X. lackman, Will
lam Dunaldson,C. Giebel, Charles A. Pike, q. H.
Aschenbach, J. W. Hughes, I. A. Perry, A. ost
man.
Committee on water, lights and sewers-A. H
F. Holsten. chairman; J. Il. Colvin, J. b. Burke
v. C. dunno. ". o. Miller, b. ostman, Z. r
Gunson. B. F. Barnes. j. +. Rupert, j. Hollan
der
Committee on assessments and apportionmen
of appropriations-N. L. King, chairmans W. j
Frizzell. ". Il. Carver, J. b. Burke, Arthur
Cowsill, George 7. Davis, c. H. Meyers, Alber
Robinson, j. Z. Cole, II. W. Wells, L. X. Man
gum
Committee parks and spaces-J. r. Colvin
chairman; ". .. Miller, Meyer 5. Cohen, ~
Connolly. J. b. Burke, Robert 5. Trimbe, J. p
Rudy. r. L. Gardner.
Committee ON scEoois-LOring Chappell, chair
man, II. H. Martin, ". o. Miller, Meyer 5
Cohen, ". B. Patterson, b. p. Entriken, J
Millard, NJ. A. Custis, NJ. D.; J. A. Meyer.
N L. King chairman of the committee
on assessments and the apportionment OF
appropriations, made a special report
concerning the amount OF property in the
District belonging to educational institu-
tions and which is exempt from taxation
The following figures were presented
showing the amount of property taxable
and exempt of four of the largest uni
yersities located here:
Georgetown University, exempt, $55e. .3IS. +.
taxable, SO 309: Columbian University
exempt, s2iO, SIS, and taxable, $50, S2l; How
ard University, exempt. sls3. .i40. taxable
s15: Catholic University. S5g5. .2OS taxable
5 $500; total, exempt, Sl,651,S 81; taxable
SS6, 246.
The committee stated that, in its judg
ment, at least s2O,O00.0OO of property l.
now exempt, which added to the Govern
ment's holdings would leave about 42 pc
cent of taxable property in the District.