The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-09
THE NORTHEAST CITIZENS
All the Old Officers of the Associa
tion Again Elected.
A ResoIatiOn COncerni1E Taxation
In the District Adkpted-Proposi-
ton to Exempt Cemeteries Defeat
ed-CoIIection of Ashes and the
Transfer system Receive Attention

At its first meeting OF the new fisca
year last night in Northeast Temple, cor
ner of Twelfth and Fl Streets northeast
| their annual election CT officers. All tht
gentlemen that held positions during tn,
past year were unanimously reelected
President Evan II. Tucker for the sixth
time.
Threatening weather undoubtedly had
bad effect on the attendance for there
| were few in the hall when President Tuck
er called the meeting to order shortly
after s o'clock. The minutes were read
and then the reports of various commit
tees were called for. A number of the
| chairmen were not present and some oil
those who were had no reports to make
Major J. B. Burke offered resolution
regarding a bill concerning taxation in the
| District and asked that it he taken up by
the association, which should use its in
| fuence to have the bill passed by Congress
/ at the coming session. Considerable dis
cussion was occasioned by a clause in the
| bill declaring cemeteries exempt from tax
ation some of the members holding that
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| the cemeteries were nearly all sources OF
| profit to the proprietors and that this
profit was greatly increased by their not
having to pay taxes. The resolution was
/ altered and then adopted and referred to
! the Committee on Proposed Legislation in
| the following form:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
! Representatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That all real estate
| in the District Of Columbia not owned by the
Government Of the United States. or by the
! government OF the District Of Columbia shall
he assessed and listed for taxation and shall be
taxed according to its assessed value. Section
2. That all laws parts of laws inconsistent
with this act be, and the hereby, .e-
pealed.
DR.. E. ". KIRBY who had been in
structed at the last meeting to investigate
the question of the removal OF ashes from
residences in the Northeast section, read a
communication from the Health Officer, in
which he was informed that the collection
OF ashes now is under the supervision of
the Street Cleaning Department. His COM
munication had been referred to that de-
partment, and he read a reply that stated
that failure to collect ashes had been
caused by Ignorance OF the rules govern
ing the collection. on the part of the resi-
dents. Warreh Stutler, the Superintendent
of the Street Cleaning Department, as
sured him that the matter would be prop
erly taken care of, and requested that all
complaints regarding failure, to collect
ashes be sent to the Street Cleaning De-
partment. g.
Major ]. B. Burke read the. report of the
Committee on Public Conveyance, in which
he called attention TO the many complaints
about the new system OF issuing transfers
I on the lines OF the Washington Electric
and Traction Company. He recommended
that the association take measures to Sc
cure compliance with the statutes by the
company. The Recommendation was
adopted.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year was then In order and all the incum-
bents OF positions during the past year
were reelected as follows: Evan II.
Tucker, President; ]. B. Burke, Vice Pres
ident: s. Sowerbutts, Secretary; John R.
CoIvin, Financial Secretary, and A. II. F.
Holster, Treasurer.
The executive committee is composed
of all the officers of the association and
five other members. Two of the members
of the executive committee of last year
are no longer members of the association.
The other members, DR.. E. w. Kirby. w.
j. Frizzell. and Loring Chappell, were
unanimously reelected and the two va
cancies were filled by the election of DR..
NJ D. Walker and f. A. Sebring. The
former was appointed temporary chair
man Of the Committee on Streets, Avenues,
and Alleys, and the latter temporary
chairman of the Committee on Assess-
ments and Appropriations. Until the re-
turn OF Mr.. Holster, the treasurer of the
association. from Europe, ]. r. Coivin
will act as cha irman of the Committee on
Water, Lights, and Sewers. The regular
appointments for the ensuing year VIII
be made at the next regular meeting