The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-13
THE BUSINESS MEN MEET
The Annual Session of the Board
of Trade.

The Annual Session Of the BOar(
of Trade.
President Edison Reads a vo1umi
nous Report Describing the WOrl
of the Past Year. and the Recon-
mendntiOns of COmmittces-Need,
of District-Dircctors Reelected
The semi-annual meeting of the Boart
of Trade was held at Rauscher's, il
| Connecticut Avenue, last night. The
business of the meeting was the usual
routine of the occasion, reports by the
| president. secretary and treasurer on the
current history of Washington as it has
been participated in by the board, the
election of ten of the board of thirty d.
| rectors, and the annual buffet lunch
which, next to the report of the Pres ident
is considered the feature of the evening.
President John Joy Edison read a vol
work of all the committees of the board
| and dwelling especially on the condifica-
| ton of the laws of the District the great
sewage disposal plan, the water system.
and the plan for filtering the District
water supply, the abolition of railway
grade crossings, the plans for new NUM-
cipal building the development of The
,,-I-
work of the board, and the new public
library. His remarks were listened to
with close attention and at their compile
ton vote of thanks was given to Mr..
Edison for the report and for his work
as president of the board.
The report of General Harries. Secre-
tary of the board, stated that its active
membership is $50, net gain Of q during
the year. His financial statement showed
receipts of sS.760.05 and expenditures of
SS.193.99, leaving balance of $4,000
Old Directors Reelected.
The ten gentlemen of the directory of the
board whose terms expired last night. were
all reelected, SO that there were no
changes in its personnel. The vote was
taken up after the reading of the reports.
II was unanimous. The following were the
directors reelected: Charles ]. Bell,
Henry F. Blount. William v. Cox. Fred
eric l.. Moore. Theodore W. Noyes. X.
Ross Perry. Albert NJ. Read, B. H. War
ner, John B. Wight, and Watson j. New
ton.
President Edson's report was, in part, as
follows:
THE year which closes with this meet
Coll
of activity and effective work. The reports
of the various committees submitted are
worthy of your careful perusal and con-
sideration. They are able documents and
a credit to the Board of Trade. They ex-
hibit a complete knowledge of the subjects
assigned to each committee. Their recon-
mendations are important and should be
acted upon at an early date. The winter
campaign is before us and should be en-
tered upon with renewed zeal and determi-
nation to make substantial progress and
attain the largest possible success.
THE special committee on the codification
of the laws Of the District of Columbia re-
ports material progress and good prospects
of securing the final enactment of a code
at the next session of Congress.
THE efforts made by the Bar Association
and the Board of Trade to secure code are
well known. The present proposed code
was submitted to the Bar Association of
the District of Columbia March TO- 1900
and was unanimously approved. 1t was
recommended to the Board of Trade March
IA and was unanimously approved. 1t was
introduced into the House of Representa-
tives and after one or two amendments was
passed and is now before the Senate.
Taking advantage of the recess of Con-
gress, the Bar Association, exercising abun-
dant precaution, appointed a special COM
mittee to further examine the bill and re-
port any objection found or amendment
needed to perfect the bill so the Bar AS
may be again unanimous in its
support.
THE Committee on Sewerage reports
progress in the construction of
The sewage disposal system contemplated
IN the plans of the Board of Sanitary En-
sineers of 1890. The work bs now being
pushed on the New Jersey Avenue and Ii
Der Creek intercepting sewer, which will
soon be completed. The east side inter
,epting sewer is under contract and in pro-
sess of construction. Advertisements are |
tut for proposals for the construction of the
of the boundary sewer to East
IN Branch. Work is also progressing in |
! satisfactory manner on the Arizona Ave |
Tue and Tacoma Park trunk sewers. AS |
heretofore recommended by the Board of |
Trade. the wisest plan that could be pur-
ued would he to issue low interest bear ,
ng bonds for the amount required.
The Wnter supply.
"A sufficient supply of water for the
District of Columbia is certainty in the
ear future. There is at present a great
waste in the consumption of water which
hould be restrained. The Committee on
Water Supply recommend thorough in
pection system. Col. A. VI. Miller. after
thorough Investigation of the feasibility
+ altering the water supply of Washing
on, made an exhaustive report to Congress
through the Secretary of War. Colonel
filler recommends the American Rapid
litter as described by him. for securing
sufficient supply of pure water for the
eople of the District of Columbia
THE Committee on Public Health
ubmits important and instructive re-
orts respecting health conditions. Rene
ial measures are suggested which will
argely reduce the contraction of diseases
nd the death rate.
THE committee calls attention 10 III
IA larial disease breeding flats on the
.nacostia River. which are worse than
yer before. From statistics gathered il
5 shown that on the east side of the
River containing 3.7S per cent
the population of the District of Co
imbia, there occurred 2O.46 per cent of
he total cases in the District of Column
ia.
THE committee is obliged to Export ,
! reference TO impure or adulterated ,
Iilk supplied and consumed in the Dis
-ict of Columbia that bad condition
xists which should be remedied.
During the past year considerable has
cen done in abolishing railroad grade .
rossings by elevating and depressing
'acks. and in securing better terminal
cilities. Elaborate engineering plans :