Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-08
MAKES HIS APPOlN TMENTS
President Smith of East Washington Aaso-
citation Names Standing Committees.
Various Matters of Interest to cite
zens Under Discussion-Re-
ports of Com mittee<.

The regular monthly meeting Of the East
| Washington Citizens Association was held IL
| last evening at Baum'S Hail, corner of ith
| and East Capitol streets. with President
| Thomas w. Smith I'm the chair and Mr.. A
! F. Sperry secretary. After the transaction
| OF various matters of routine business Pres
! ident Smith announced the following as he
| standing committees for the ensuing year:
observation-disclosures ". Smith, chairman.
ex-offfcio; ]. w. Babson A F. Sperry-
Tracy l.. Jeffords. b. w. Clark.
Steam railroads--V. Baldwin Johnson.
chairman with power 10 name his asso-
| ciates.
Street RAILROADS.&C.. l. Weller. chairman,
with power to name his associates
Streets, avenues and alleys-A. Giruuard.
| chairman: L. Chapel c. H. GLADDEN.. Pat
| rick Maloney. ]. Frank Campbell.
Water supply-W. c. Dodge chairman.
| with power TO name his associates
Lights and electrical systemic. H Fow-
| Ter. chairman; Fl. X. simpson H. p
Hearst. ID. NJ. Hldreth. Charles H. Allen
! de-.
Sewerage and sanitation-w A. Crorut,
| chairman, with power to name his ASSOC
| ciates.
Taxation and legisla rion-John A Travis.
| chairman; DR.. J. F. Woodman, Jos Spliedt
| II. K. Simpson. Lewis Ellis
Public parks and spaces-Dr. A Pstten.
chairman with power to name his asso-
ciates.
Schools and Iibraries-J d. Croissant
chairman; A. T. Stuart, Court F. Wood. B.
+. Leighton. /. himball DR. w B. French
Dr. J. w. Bayne. H. H Mckee, Appleton
p. Clark. jr.
Public order and comfort-O B. Hallam.
chairman. with power to name his assoc
ciates.
Charities and corrections-Gen S. s. Yo-
der chairman, with power to name his as
sociates
Reclamation of Anacostia fiats-Tracy /.
Jenords, chairman: Thos. W. Smith J. R.
Nottingham, A. F. Sperry Evan H Tucker.
Hugh T. Taggart.
Public buildings. w Bebson chair
man; W. c. Dodge. W. Mosby Williams J.
{. Slater. ]. A. Stoutenberg.
Membership-Court F. Wood. chairman.
with power TO name his associates.
Taxation of Realty.
The chair announced that a communica-
ton had been received by the executive
committee from Evan II. Tucker president
OF the Northeast Washington Citizens As
scciatton, inviting the appointment of two
OF three members, i'm addition TO the presi-
dent of the East Washington Association,
TO attend the meeting of the Northeast
Association at Northeast Temple the 18th
instant, and take part in discussing the
question of the exemption of real estate
from taxation in the District of Columbia.
The invitation was acce pied, and the chair
named as the committee Messrs 7 A.
Travis, A. F. Sperry and Joseph l. Weller
The chair further stated that the com
mittee had received a communication dated
The list instant from the District Commits
SiCnerS, giving reasons why informa lion
asked for by the committee concerning the
effect of malaria from the Anacostfa valley
upon the health of pupils I'm public schools
had not been collected and prepared FOR
their report. The communication was fled.
Mr. j. ID. Croissant. chairman of the COM
mittee on schools and libraries made an ad-
dress, in which he declared his intention of
inviting a number of the public school
teachers of the District to be present at the
next meeting of the association, ana that
he would ask them to give the organization
the benefit of their experience I'm school
matters The suggestion made by Mr..
CIoissant was warmly Endorsed by a num-
Der of those present in brief remarks.
Anacosfia Flats.
Mr.. Tracy L. Jeffords, by request made
a statement relative to the work done by
the committee Of which he is chairman
toward the reclamation of the Anacostia
flats. and said IT was the intention of the
committee to bring the subject to the at
tention of the House OF Representatives
soon after Congress meets, and ask that
body to do what the Senate tried to do at
its last session. that is. pass a bill appro-
priating S20o,O00 with which to begin oper-
atoms.
Mr. Weller made an address relative to
exemption of property from taxation, and
said ii was not exemption which retarded
the progress of the development of Wash
iEgton much the fact that Congress
was never willing to appropriate much
money to be expended in the District as
the District received from its various repe-
nues, and the result is that there is a large
balance to the credit of the District in the
United States treasury.
President Smith thought that something
ought to be done to secure free water for
every householder In the city, and he was
he said, decidedly opposed to the introduce
ton of water meters into private houses,
as has been proposed in some influential
quarters.
Mr.. Chapel said he was opposed TO the
use of water meters in houses for sanitary
reasons.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Chappel's re-
marks the association adjourned