Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-07
REPORT ON VlADUCT BILL
East Washington Citizens Association Takes
Action on the Subject
Opposed to Paying b. and o. Company
S1.5OO.0OO rs Part of
Expense.

special meeting of the East Washing
con Citizens Association was held last
evening at Baum's Hall. corner of 4th and
East Capitol streets. In the absence of
President Thomas w Smith. Vice Presf-
dent Tracy l. Jefords occupied the chair;
Mr.. A F. Spcrry was secretary. The at
tendance was very large.
The report of the executive committee.
which was read by the secretary, stated
that the committee had performed a large
amount of special work during the past
month detail mention of which was made.
The report was adopted
Mr. IL X. Simpson. chairman of the COM
mittee on steam railroads. submitted a re-
port in response to a request for an opn-
ion on the subject from the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association relative
to tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. and after long debate the action
of the Northeast Washington Citizens As
sociatiOn relative thereto was approved.
with an amendment. offered by Mr.. j. W.
Rabson placing the East Washington Citi-
posed to the payment of S15oo,n0o to the
railroad company, as asked for by the lat
ter from Congress and the District in the
pending bill on the subject.
The Report Under Consideration.
The report adopted by the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association was as
follows:
Your committee on railroads mas the
pleasure to report that on January IL last
a bill providing for the abolition of grade
zsio, ,.,s,ra1 ~. H., p,1+i,nora and
Ohio company, was introduced In the
United States Senate and is now before the
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