Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-17
NEEDED BY DISTRICT
Local Matters Discussed by
Board of Trade.
MANY REPORTS MADE
MEETING AT NEW WILLARD OF
INTEREST TO THE PEOPLE.
Smoke Law and It's Modification Talk
ed of at Great Length-Much
Other Business.
MANY REPORTS MADE

preston in the adoption of resolution ia
voring the amendment of the present law
so as to allow smoke to issue from CHM
neys for a period of two minutes and pro-
hibitng it's emission for more than sixty
minutes during daylight.
Reports submitted by the committees on
bridges. on conventions, on public order, on
public library and on charities and correc-
tions were also adopted.
Delegates to the National Board of Trade,
which met in this city today were APP
pointed by the president of the board, Mr..
W. V. Cox, who presided over the meeting,
as follows: Archibald Greenlees, A. P.
Pardon, W. 2. Van Wickle, James T.. Du
Bots and II. T. Newcomb. After the meet
ing a buffet luncheon was served.
The report of the committee on public
order was submitted by the secretary of the
committee, Mr.. Thos. z. Morgan, and was
adopted as follows:
Public Order Committee.
The committee on public order discussing
the police department, stated that the wis
dom of Encouragement, instituted some
years ago and constantly perfected, is prov
ed. Generous support is asked for this i'm
portant part of our internal government.
THE present major and superintendent of
police has taken upon himself task, ana
no light one, the committee ADDS, ana
the auguries are favorable to its full at
tanment and the placing of this branch OF
the police service on footing unequaled.
Attention has been called in previous re-
ports of this committee to the fact that our
police department is handicapped from the
point of numerical strength, as compared
with the area covered by it, and the 'Esti-
mate of the major and superintendent for
the fiscal year to end June 80, 1906 asks
material increase in the number of prt-
Yates and comparative increase in the
number of sergeants and other officers, and,
Wa II r.
ed by the Commissioners and submitted to
the Secretary of the Treasury IS in line
with the recommendations of Major Syl-
Vester.
The necessity for a new station house in
Anacostia is apparent. The modest sum of
1000 is asked for the purchase of a site
which to build
I'VE have here wide area, constantly in
creasing its residents. The census taken
by the police in 1897 shows the population
of that part of the District of Columbia, be-
tween Benning. the Potomac river and the
Maryland line, to be 1855 The influx since
that census was taken warrants the belief
that there is not less at this time than H.
900 of a population"
Authority was given to the committee to
appear before the proper committees in adj
vocacy of the recommendations of the re-
port.
Committee on Charities.
The report of the committee on charities
- and corrections was presented by the chair
man. Mr.. Walter c. Clephane. The report
states that during the year just closed
members of your committee have personally
visited a number of the charitable and
penal institutions in the District of CO.
lumbia, and have Investigated their man.
agement in the endeavor to more thorough
ly familiariZe themselves with the cond
tions which actually prevail here. They
have also devoted considerable labor to the
study of the problems which confront char
liable workers in modern times, in the en-
deavor to more efficiently lay before our
board, not only such evils as may now
exist, but also such remedies as may, in
their judgment. be effectualy applied.
AT the time of the committees last
nual report there was considerable differ
ence of opinion manifested in the commu-
nifty upon the subject of the proper scope
of the proposed municipal hospital for
which ground has been acquired in the
northern part of the District. Since that
time nothing has been done by Congress
definitely determining whether the mu-
nicipal hospital shall be for the general
treatment of diseases, shall be confined
to receiving incurables, confirmed inebri-
ateS and those suffering from tuberculosis.
The Board of Trade is already commit
ted to the passage of an act providing for
the condemnation of insanitary dwellings
and the conversion of certain alleys in the
District of Columbia into minor streets.
The bill introduced into Congress looking
toward the accomplishment of this end
passed the House of Representatives on the
LIST day of February. 1904, and is now pend
ing IN the Senate. Differences of opinion
exist among the senators upon some of the
minor provisions of the bill, differences
which there is every prospect of harmonic
ing at the coming session, so that the pend
ing bill may become a law before Con-
gress adjourns. Although there is this
favorable prospect of an early passage OF
this law. the efforts of the Board of Trade
which have already been expended in this
direction should not be slackened.
complimentary reference was made TO
the splendid work done during the past
year by the Associated Charities and the
Citizens Relief Association needs no in
dorsement by this committee.
Children's Summer Outing.
Attention is called to the praiseworthy
achievements accomplished through the
efforts of some of our best citizens in the
way of establishing and maintaining facili-
ties for the recreation and amusement of
the children of our District Twelve thou
sand one hundred and ninety-two street
car tickets have been furnished to INDECENT
children, who have been taken to the
country homes of charitably inclined
people. as we'll to various excursion re-
sorts. and given a days outing.
through the courtesy of the Engineer
Commissioner of the District of Columbia
- q coHsge and grounds on the Military road
within the confines of Rock Creek Park
have been placed at the disposal of
children and their mothers, and eleven
play grounds have been established in the
different sections of the city. the model
play ground being situated at the corner
of North Capitol and l. streets
"Ali of the projects above referred to
for the Improvement of the health and
spirits of the Juvenile element of our popu-
Iation have been sustained entirely by vol
untary contributions. 1t Is gratifying TO
note that the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia in submitting their es-
Inmates to Congress for needed appropria-
tons designate that at least 5000 should
be set aside from the public funds for the
establishment and maintenance of public
play grounds.
There has been organized during the
PAST year The City Gardens Association.
whose object II has been to lay out tracts
of land for cultivation by needy persons
with the privilege to them of reaping and
selling the crops there grown, for theiI
own benefit. The work of this association
also is maintained by voluntary subscrip-
tions.
Compulsory Education.
'"Your committee has had under very
careful consideration the care and welfare
of children in the District of Columbia
and desires to advocate the passage of a
compulsory education law There can be
no question but that very large proper.