Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-13
BEGINS ANOTHER YEAR
NORTHEAST ASSOCIATION HOLDS
ANNUAL ELECTION.
Spirited Discussion Of Union Station
Project and Street Improve
ments-School Matters.

At last nights meeting of the Northeas
Washington Citizens Association the cleo
ton of officers Tor the ensuing year occu-
pied some of the time of the members pres
ent. Mr.. Evan II. Tucker was selected tc
preside over the deliberation of the body
for the tenth time. The other officers were
| reelected follows: ]. B. Burke, vice
president S. Sowerbutts. secretary; w. E
Lang, financial secretary, and A. H. F,
Holster. treasurer. Those who were elected
as members of the executive committee
Were: w. ]. FrizzelI. DIR. l.. D. Walter. DR..
Starr Parsons F. D. Foster and ]. Elem
ing.
President Tucker expressed his aprrecia-
ton of the honor conferred upon him. He
said he thought. however. it was about
time that some other person should be given
an opportunity to fill the Office. He said he
is no longer resident of Northeast Wash
ington and it was his idea that resident OF
the section should be selected.
Il expect some day to move back into the
northeast section he said. 1T was neces-
sary for me to move in a hurry and could
not get a house in the northeast. When
Congress decided that the terminal station
should be located upon the site selected by
the company Northeast Washington prop
erty became very popular"
Under the report of committees Mr.. Fritz
zell. chairman of the railroad committee,
said he had no report to make.
I'm sorry for that DIR. Walter remark
ed, for l wanted to ask him few ques-
tions."
Spirited Discussion.
The doctor wanted to know if the tracks
are to be depressed at ii street to a depth
of eighteen feet.
Il don't think the doctor reads the pa
pers," said Mr.. Frizzell ut has been pub
lished often enough in The Star
1.-The terminal at II street is to be eight
cen feet deep; at X street. seventeen feet.
and at l. street it is to be sixteen feet be-
low grade
Il think DR.. Walter is talking in the air.
Mr.. Frizzell remarked.
Il may be talking in the air. added the
doctor. but I'll bet you $40 to $40 that l
am right
President Tucker gave the information
that three weeks ago the established grade
at II street was nine feet lower at the east
end. and on the present grade at the west
DR.. Walter then offered to bet an oyster
supper for every member of the association
on his statement but his offer was not &C
cepted.
A resolution was passed instructing the
railroad committee to investigate the mat
ter and report the result at the next meet
ing.
Mr.. Sowerbutts. cha rman of the commit
tee on streets. avenues and alleys, read
communication from the Commissioners &C
knowledging receipt of request from the
association for the improvement of certain
streets with street asphalt. He called at
tention to requests made for Improvements
of the same streets from the East Washing
ton Citizens ASsociat on. The latter aSSo-
citation. he stated. requested the use of as
phalt blocks and he said he was a loss
to understand it.
Thinks Money is Squandered.
Mr.. Fleming called attention to the i'm
provement being made on f street north
east. and said the Curbs were being renewed
in order to decrease the width of the road
way by five feet. He characterized the
work as an outrage and said the funds of
the District are being squandered by foolish
projects of this kind After he had con-
tnued his remarks several minutes 1t was
suggested that he write resolution cover
ing the subject.
I'm too angry to write a resolution"
said Mr.. Fleming.
Cool off, first" was the advice of Mr..
Lang.
Mr.. Foster, chairman of the school COM
mittee. said he thought the assoc. alton
should pay more attention to school mat
tiers and not so much TO railroad matters.
The railroad question" he said, is set
tied and ought to be dropped"
DO you think it is se..4ed?' DR.. Walter
asked.
Mr.. Foster said there We're several school
look after. He said there had been an i'm
provemenr made in school facilities during
the past year.
Major Burke, chairman of the commit
tee on public conveyances stated an objec
ton to the combination cars on the Column
bia line. Others joined him N his protest
and the association will ask the railway
company to remove them from the eastern
section.
Mr.. Sowerbutts advocated municipal own
ership of the street railways. and his re-
marks lsed DIR. Walter TO say. Hes a
socialist
If improving the street car conditions is
socialism, said MIR. Sowerbutts, I'm
socialist
I'm opposed to government ownership"
DR.. Walter said. There's plenty of graft
in the city now. With municipal owner
ship of railways we would have all the hay
seeds here from the surrounding country"
Inquiry made of the committee on
sanitary affairs concerning the Italian
camps about the city. DR.. Starr Parsons
chairman of that committee, said he
thought there was no danger of a smallpox
epidemic, growing out of the sanitary con-
dition of the camps as the health office has
the matter well under control.
Several resolutions asking for m nor i'm
provements in the northeast section were
passed before adjournment.