Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-08
APPROVE DISTRICT lOAN
SENATOR McMILLAN'S PBAN FOR DIS
TRICT IMPROVEMENT.
Georgetown Citizens Indorse Position
of Board of Trade OnsPersOnal
Tax-Other Matters.


present at the regular monthly meeting OF
the Georgetown Citizens Association, held
last evening at the hall of the First Co
operative Building Association, 1926 32d
street, and Considerable business of i'm
portance to the section was acted upon
Mr.. b. T. Janney called the meeting to or
der, with DR.. Walter D. Keene acting as
secretary.
The election of officers resulted Is follows
President, Prof B. T. Janney; first vice
president, George w. King; second vice
president, John Leetch; secretary, DR.. w
d. keene; treasurer, j w. Bogley, the
same officers as last year.
After the election a resolution was in
troduced by Mr. Bogley declaring that the
association shall and does disapprove OF
any measure tending to compel or allow
the Georgetown and TenleytoWn railroad to
run its cars direct into Washington The
resolution was discussed at length, 1t be-
ing stated that a thorough test had once
been given to- the plan and that it had
been found to be impracticable to keep up
a regular schedule, on account of the fire.
quent blockades due to the suburban cars
being TIED to run on the city lines, and
also because of the fact that the through
cars would divert considerable business
from the West End. The resolution was
referred to the committee on legislation.
Approve Proposed Loan.
A resolution, introduced by Mr.. ]. H.
Doyle, supporting the bill offered by SEN
ator Mcmillan to advance s11,OO0000 to the
District for improvements, was passed The
action of the Washington Board of Trade
was indorsed in two respects, in It's OPP
position to the personal tax law and it's eff
fort to adjust the alleged discriminating
freight rates now enforced by the railroads
~, IT. Tt,n ri n ION oil n
indorsed the Northeast Citizens Assoca-
ton in its opposition to the closing of II
street northeast, for the purpose OF con-
structing a union station.
Colonel Blount spoke of the work of the
parking commission, especially that part
which related to Georgetown. A resolution,
introduced by Mr. Boteler, was unani-
mously passed, extending the thanks of the
association to the committee on legislation
for it's laborious and successful efforts to
have included in the scheme the use OF the
Boyce tract as grand entrance to the
national park
Another resolution introduced by Mr.. G.
G. BOteler indorSed and recommended the
plan to improve the Aqueduct bridge either
by repairs, the bill introduced by Mr..
Latlmer contemplates, or by an entirely
new structure, as proposed by senator Nc
MILAN. Another resolution, introduced by
Mr.. George w. King, provided that where
as 1.-The proposed roadway bridge across the
Potomac will be of greater benefit TO the
Mt. Vernon electric railroad, controlled by
the Pennsylvania railroad, and the citizens
and property owners of Alexandra county,
Virginia. than to the citizens of the Dis
trict we deem 1t proper that Congress
should so legislate as to require at least
one-fourth of the coast of said bridge to be
assumed by Alexandria county and the Mt.
Vernon road" The resolution was dis
cussed, but was finally laid upon the table.
Hospital for the Insane.
A resolution was unanimously passed
favoring the bin now pending In Congress
to make st. Elzabeth's Hospital for the
Insane exclusively a government institu-
ton, with only pro rata charges for Dis
trict patients. Upon motion. resolution OF
Dr. George Wood was passed. requesting
the Commissioners to open road from the
Canal road to the Conduit road. leading
from a point just at the entrance to the
Chain bridge.
Abolition of an ONCE.
Based upon the statement that the tax
payers having to twice visit the District
building every year to pay water rent and
real estate taxes, measure was introduced
by Mr.. King that for the simplif1caton of
methods 1t is recommended that the office
Of water registrar Of the District be abol-
ished and the collection of water rents be
placed under the control of the general tax
office, bills for general and yearly water
taxes in the future to be rendered at
the same time. thereby saving to the
District a large percentage of the present
cost Of maintaining the. water Office and re-
Heving the citizens of the annoyance of
making unnecessary visits to the municipal
building. There was some discussion over
the resolution, and it was finally referred to
the executive committee to amend and re-
port upon at the next meeting.
The proposed combination bill, embodying
the views of the Commissioners and the
Joint railroad committees Of all Of the citi-
zens' associations was read and discussed
but as clauses were contained in the meas
ure regarded as somewhat unjust no action
was taken and the matter was tabled.
A number of new members were admit
ted. An amendment to the bylaws was
presented by Mr.. Harris changing the meet
Ing night of the association from the first
Friday to the first Monday Of each month
which will be acted upon at the March
| meeting.