The Washington times., 1901-10-02
IN VIOLATION OF THE Law
Contracts for Part Of WOrkhOuse
Equal Entire Appropriation.

District Commissioners ArraiEned
by the East Washington Citizens
Assocfatfon-Rcsolu Express
ing Observation-Disclosures Elected.
The East Washington Citizens Associa-
tion held its first regular fall meeting at
Baum : Hail. Fourth ana East Capitol
Streets northeast, last night. There was
the usual attendance of members and cit
izcns, and the president of the associa-
ton, Thomas w Smith, occupied tbs
chair. A +. Sperry, the Secretary, having
charge of the minutes and records. Inc
annual election of officers was held ana
the reports of the officers, containing a
number of important recommendations
We're read and adopted.
The annual report of the Treasurer, Is.
w. Clark, which showed deficit OF SlS-l'
in the accounts Of the association, WAS
read and approved. Mr.. Clark expressed
the opinion that with lit;ie drumming
the members of the associ Id1n might 5e
induced to pay their dues with more
promptress.
The president of the association read
his annual report. MIR. Smith gave a
extensive resume Of the work Of the as
soc!atiou for the past year, and of what
had been effected toward the improve
ment OF the eastern section of the city.
He was quite optimistic in his view OF
the existing conditions Of public improve
ment in East Washington
The report Of the president was adopt
cd and a vote of thanks extended to him
for his conscientious work III the inter
est Of the association.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: President,
Thomas W. Smith: Vice President. Tracy
/. .Ieffords; Secretary, A. F. Spcrry;
Treasurer, b. W. Clark. In addition TO
these, J. w Babson was elected TO com
plete With the officers eX oficio the per-
sonnel of the Executive Committee.
4 resolution of grief and regret over
the sad death of President Mckinley, of
sympathy for Mrs. Mckinley, and of
hearty support for President Roosevelt
was unanimously adopted.
The Chairman of the Committaa On
Charities and Corrections 5. W. Curridcn,
offered the following resolution, which
was also adopted and referred to the EN-
ecutive Committee for action.
Whereas this association learned with
regret that the Board OF Commissioners
have decided to proceed with the erection
on the present workhouse grounds cf
worlthOuse structure that when com
pleted will cost not less than half mil
lion dollars, this in contrayention OF the
limitation by Congress of the cost of this
building to below Sl5G,OJ0, and further, be
ing contrary to the often-eXpressed wishes
of the citizens of the eastern section OF
the city; therefore be ii
Resolved, That the president OF our
association be instructed to again enter
protest against this violation of the letter
as we'll as the spirit of the law OF Con-
gress enacted at its last session. the re-
suit Of which would have been the ultl-
mate removal from the eastern section of
the city to better sites of the jail, the
worlshOuse, the almshouse the smallpox
hospital and the potters field.
The discussion of the resolution brought
TO light the fact that the District Com
nissioners have already given out con-
tracts amounting 10 the full amount OF
the AUTHORIZATION. which will. however,
be. sufficient to erect only small part OF
the contemplated structure. MI Curfl-
den entered strong protest against the
manner Of treatment to which the inmates
of the Jail and the workhousc are sub
jected He said that work should be pro-
vided for the prisoners which would bring
them out of jail men, and not horrible
eInasculated wrecks" A letter of the
Executive Committee Of the Association
to the District Commissioners was read IN
which were set forth in strong terms the
protests Of the association to the erec-
ton Of additional penal Institutions in the
eastern section Of the city. The adNIsa-
hility of applying for an injunction to
stop the Com misSioners from carrying out
the erection Of an addition TO the jail was
discussed.
The prl sideut of the association. in
speaking of the erection OF the contem-
plated additional buildings. said that the
DistriS> Commissioners had never taken
the public into their condolences as re-
CARDS their intention to erect a half
million dollar institution.
The following resolution was unani-
Inously adopted:
That the association be requested to
express to the Board of Commissioners
The earnest protest of the citizens of East
Washington against the further use Of
boiIer-iron garbage wagons. whose lids,
having no muffiers Of any sort, produce
such ear-sDlitting noises as frequently to
imperil the lives of many invalids who
are daily compelled to suffer from this
needless nuisance