The Washington times., 1901-10-15
ENTERS ON HIS SEVENTH TERM.
f. ii. Tucker Elected President of
Northeast Washington Citizens.

The usual custom of re-electing to their
respective positions the efficient officers of
the Northeast Washington Citizens Asso-
citation was followed at the meeting Of
that organization a Northeast Temple last
night President Evan II. Tucker enters
upon his seventh term in that position.
DIR. E. w Kirby was chosen vice prcsi-
dent to succeed Major j. B. Burke. The
other officers. Samuel Sowerbutts, secre-
tary: J. r Colvin, financial secretary, and
A. H. F. Holsten, treasurer, were re-elect-
ed to serve during the ensuing term.
An unusual feature Of the meeting was
that no resolutions were adopted. This
did not however, prevent the association
from taking steps TO secure better street
car service. A committee of three was
appointed to confer for this purpose with
the management of the Washington Trac-
tion and Electric Company. The commit
've ~,---i---. 0f Evan II. Tucker, w. ]. Friz-
zell and DR.. L. ID. Walter. nv -vv->.,,it-
tee win make a plea for a revision OF the
transfer system SO as to enable pas
sengers on the Columbia lire to go 20
the Baltimore and Ohio depot, the Cap
itol and the Library of Congress upon
payment of a single fare, or to Tenley
town for the same consideration. Trans
fers permitting these trips are not now
given. Residents of the northeast section
desire also that platforms be placed at
the various stopping points on the Col
umbia line. In muddy weather passengers
have no alternative in alighting in the
suburban sections but to step into the
mire.
President fuckers annual report was
a compendium of the improvements made
during the past year, and the existing
needs of the northeast section. He re-
ferred TO the improvement in sewer drain
age on the Anacostia River, and stated
that during the coming session of Con-
gress strenuous Efforts would be made
to secure legislation for the reclamation
of the Anacostia flats.
The necessity for Congressional action,
providing for the abolition of grade cross
ings, was a suggestion which met with
the approval OF President Tucker as did
that for the erection of a new union STA
tion on the site of the present Balti-
more and Ohio depot He termed the
plan an ideal solution of this vexatious
question" On this point President Tuck
er continued that though the citizens of
Northeast Washington were OF the opin-
ion that the natural location for a depot
was in South Washington, they would
hElNvii' dilA ttilHlsAbiblI III lilt plans Wnlc1
will relieve the Mall of obstructions and
promote the general welfare of the city,
provided that in making the alterations
no plans shall be considered which will be
less agreeable and advantageous to the
Northeast section than the plan provided
BY the act of February Z He expressed
the hope that Congress, In legislating for
the fultillment Of the rev plans, will care
fully guard the interests of the citizens
who have so long suffered from existing
conditions
Passing on to the question of schools Mr..
of the Board Of Education for o new
Business High School He closed his re-
port y callir attention to the lecCssity
for remedy to the existing inequalities
in the assessment Of real estate in the
District. to the pressing need for more
policemen in the Ninth precinct and the
desirability of having Maryland and
Massachusetts Avenues lighted by cleo
t'icity.
F. d. Foster in presenting the report
Of the Committee on Schools said that
provision for the erection of new build
ings at Rosedale and Trinidad, had re
suited in the adjustment Of many of the
undesirable halliday" schools where on
account of lack of room, part OF the chill
drcn attended school in the morning and
the remainder in the afternoon One
school is not yet in course Of construction
but steps have been taken which will re-
suit in its being ready for occupancy in
September next.
The following is tn. Executive Commit
tee for the ensuing year: +. ]. Frizzen
J. b. Burke. DR.. l.. ID. Walter. f. d.