The Washington times., 1905-03-14

Northeast Association Dis
cUsses Its Shortcomings.
NARROW STREETS SCORED
Appropriation for Highway Improve
ment Declared Too Small-Failure
of Crosstown Line.

What Congress Has Failed to Do for
U.s. was the main topic of discussion at
last nights meeting of the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association, held
In its quarters Twelfth and II streets
northeast, at 1880 o. clock.
For over an hour fifty members of the
association sat in session, and. save
for the approval of the plan to remove
the Government building from St Louis,
where it was used during the exposition
at that place, to this city, where it will
be used as a convention hail, little or
no business was transacted
Narrowing of Streets.
Narrowing of the streets in the North
east section came in for a considerable
amount of discussion. and the action of
both Congress and the Commissioners
was roundIy criticised. For months the
members OF this association have been
putting forth every effort to have the
streets In their section of the city wild
ened, but with little result. In speaking
of the appropriations granted at this
session of Congress for the Improvement
of the city, President Tucker, who, as
chairman of the committee on legisla-
ton, read a report on what had been
accomplished for the Improvement OF
the Northeast, said:
1T is an easy task with which I am
confronted; that of reporting what
Congress has done for US. 1t is much
easier TO tell what has been done than
what has not This section of the city
has. usual, been neglected on the
the appropriation for street improve
ments. Only 1900 was provided for
our entire section: only half the
amount appropriated for one subur-
ban street,!
Crosstown Line.
Another failure to act, for which
ly berated, was the failure to pass a
crosstown railroad bill. This, which
President Tucker considered one OF
the most important failures, was de-
cIared by him to be the result of out
side influences which were brought &c
bear against the bills passage
The abolition of grade crossings. too
was the subject of much discussion
Commissioner Biddle. OF the Engineer
Department, was praised for his ac-
ton In seeking the abolition of grade
crossing where a siding enters the
Navy Yard; The, other compliment
The association unanimously approved
the passage Of the bill forcing thu
street railway companies to provide
their cars with vestibules.
Salaries of School Teachers
The failure OF Congress TO increase tn
salaries of the school teachers was crit
fcised, F. D. Foster. chairman of tn
committee on schools, declaring tina
another bill will be prepared by the Dis
trict Commissioners to be presented a
the next session of Congress, but tina
the influence Of the Board of Education
which Is opposed to the desired increase
will be great. In Consideration OF thi
fact Mr. Foster urged that every mem
Der exert all his influence on both tn
Commissioners and the Board of Educa
ton before the final formulation OF tn
bill.
The proposed removal of the Govern
rnent building from st. Louis to thi
city was unanimously approved by tn
association, and discussed at consider
able length. Several suitable sites 10
the building were proposed by the mem
hers but no official action was takeE
In connection with this subject the on
resolution OF satisfaction of the eyenin
was passed This resolution recon
nended heartily the construction of
convention hall IN this city.