Evening star., 1900-01-20


to get rid of gIade crossings, and this adj
vantage should be recognized and the ci,i-
ZenS should be willing to make concessions
Mr.: George E Emmons said the plan pro-
posed was baseo on engineering reasons
largely, and was the result of the skill of
those competent to pass upon such ques-
tons. There were. of course disadvan-
tages. but were these, he asked. greater
than the compensation? He believed it was
not wise to protest against the use of Gar
field Park if the railroad was expected to
come to the center of the city. If the
tracks are not on Virginia and Maryland
avenues. then some other streets. narrower
than either. must be used. He went on to
say that property holders along these ave-
nues today held their property at such fig
ures as indicated that. in their opinion.
these holdings had not been damaged by
the proposed plan. He said the freight IA
clities of the railroad were at present lin
tied. and there should be help afforded to
increase them He also said it should be
remembered that the railroad throughout
the southern portion of the city passes
through only small section of the muni-
cipality. He was ready to vote for the bill
as 1t now stands.
Property of Others.
Mr.. NJ. l. Weller said he had listened
to the remarks of the gentlemen who had
but little interest in the portion of the city
affected by this measure and it was evil
dent there were some present who are
willing to be generous with the property
of others. He believed it was important
that the entire city should be unanimous
in this measure. He was willing to recoe-
nize the necessity of an engineering plan
which required the use by the railroad
company OF portion of Garfield Park
he was sorry to lose the park, but if Con-
gress would begin the reclamation of the
Eastern branch fats the people in that
section would feel that thev were com
pensated in giving up the park He added
ina mat while the disadvantage of giving up
the reservation was appreciated, yet the
people of that section recognized there
would be compensations. He Congratulated
the committee on the dignified report made
oy IL, ana he hoped. when the report was
approved by the board, 1t would receive the
hearty support of all citizens
The question. said Mr. A. NJ Read was
row much the people of the District must
pay Ior the abolition of grade crossings.
concessions must be made, and he thought
the report of the committee showed how
much the people were willing to give and
no" much they were unwilling to give. If
II II was as, necessary to yield Garfield Park to
the railroad, it would be in the nature Of
hold up, but not free gift With that
understanding of the position of the people
of the District in regard to the parks. the
ion, be adopted.
Mr.. S. w. Curriden spoke in favor of the
report, and he was followed by Mr.. Frank
Hume, who expressed the hope that the
an 1aVorlng railroad tracks on
water street would not be adopted.
Mr.. Hunt was asked by Mr.. Thos. w.
Smith II 1t was an engineering possibility
to put steam railroad tracks on Water
street. with the existing street railroad
tracks, and Mr.. Hunt said he did not think
1t was.
Without a Dissenting Vote.
The amendment was then lost on viva
voce vote, and the question required on the
adoption of the report, and when the vote
was taken no dissenting voice was heard,
and the report was declared 10 be unani-
mousiy adopted.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
committee on railroads and the officers of
the board to use their efforts to carry out
the recommendations of the report
An amendment to the bylaws was an
authorizing the election as homo
rary members, by a two-thirds vote of the
ocard OF directors, of persons who have ren-
oered distinguished service to the Dis
trict.
Mr.: B. T. Janney, for the committee on
CHARITIES and corrections, offered a resolu-
ton. which was adopted authorizing the
committee to use its best efforts to pro-
cure the meeting in this city in 1901 of
the national conference of cha rities ,nd
Mr.. Janney offered a resolution. which
was referred to the school committee. IA
Noring the appointment of q truant officer
TO enforce the compulsory school attend
ance law.
He offered another resolution. which was
also adopted. instructing the committee 10
use Its efforts 10 procure the passage of n
law requiring convicts sentenced for more
than one year to be confined in a uenf
tentiary at hard labor.
Another resolution presented by Mr.. Jan
ney, providing for the erection of a m1,nic-
lpal hospitals, was postponed until the next
meeting.
A resolution was offered by Mr. w. T.
Newton, and adopted, recommending TO the
people OF the District that they extend to
me WISHING delegates to the National Wo-
mans Suffrage Association convention
winch meets next month in this city. such
generous entertainment as will do iustice
TO the reputation of the residents for hos
pitality. nus
was adopted, approving the planting Of an
arboretum of trees growing in this climate
IN the mall, and authorizing the commit
zee TO cooperate with the Department of
agriculture to secure its establishment
The board then adjourned.
The Members Present.
Among those present were Frank Hume.
R. Ross Perry John Joy Edison. 1sadore
Saks, F. NJ Willis NJ. NJ Parker. c. p.
Hunt, w. II. Singleton, A P. Pardon A.
ID. Hazen, T. B. Jewell, W. S. THOMPSON.
Owen Owen. Major Butts. Henry F. Blount,
+. l.. Moore. b. T. Janney, A. NJ Read
w. H. Chandlee. r. a. Phillips, Kimon
Nicolaides, Charles F. Nesbit. Frederic A.
t,enning, DR.. D. Percy Hickling Paul J.
Pelz, VIM. II. Saunders. w. j. Newton. L. .
Q. De Lashmutt w. V. Cox. Archibald
Greenlees, A. T. Stuart, Samuel Ross, H.
L. Rust, S. Herbert Giesy, Arson s. Tay-
lor, r. B. Tenney, Andrew B. Graham,
James H. Taylor, Seymour w. Tulloch, ".
], Frizzell, H, B, Moulton, NJ. I. Weller.
Charles King, John W. Babson, Thomas
w. Smith, John C. Parker, B. H. Slime
metz. John Doyle Carmody, H. L. B!scoe,
w. G. Henderson, Weston Flint, E. N.
Gray, DR.. D. H. Hazen, 8. W. Curriden.
George E. Emmons, N. H. Shea, ]. Fred
Kelly, I. Cans.