Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-09
Appeal for Appropriation.

your committee recommends that Con-
gress be asked, through the District Com
mssioners, to appropriate $4,000 each and
every year until the project is completed.
which will. require about seven years, at
the end OF which time the fats will be re-
claimed, the channel deepened, widened and
Strengthened. and the total cost, according
to the plans and estimates OF Lieut.. Col.
Allen, L. S. A, will be about $2,Soo,oOo, and
the land reclaimed would be about 1.3SS
acres or over 6O,0oO,0G0 square feet, which,
at 10 cents per foot, would be in value
S60OOOO0. Deduct the cost of the reclama-
ton. So 800, 600, leaving the government in
possession of land worth twice the cost or
the same, saying nothing OIL the Valuapie
wharfage facilities acquired
The committee declared that before any
land is reclaimed the title should first be
vested in the United States government
1t was decided to accept the report ana
forward the same TO the DlstFIct oohliilIs-
sionerS.
Secretary Eugene Thompson read
communication from Major Richard Syl-
yester the chief of police, who informed
the association he would endeavor to COM
ply as far as he could with the request of
the organization for a bicycle policeman in
the suburb to put a stop to reckless riding
and driving Such an officer, the major
stated, would be on duty in the town at
intervals
The District Commissioners, replying to a
letter on the subject, reported to the as
ISOLATION that an item had been included IN
the estimates of the board of education for
q site for and construction of new school
building in Anacostia. Also that drinking
fountains will be installed in the local
schools provided the funds for this purpose
hold out.
The secretary read communication from
the District board in which it was an
nounced the Commissioners had already in
cluded in their estimates a sum of money
for the condemnation of certain land neces-
sary in making approach to the new
bridge in the extension of Monroe street.
Referring to the question of additional
mail collections at night in the town, the
association was advised the request will be
considered.
Street Car Facilities.
DR.. R. A. Pyles and Mr. James c. Leon
ard, members of the special street railroad
committee, reported the result of a con-
ference they had with the Commissioners
last week, when they were Informed the
embargo more than forty passengers
crossing the Anacostia bridge on any one
street car, which was permitted to travel
at but speed of four miles an hour had
been raised the number of passengers per
car, having been placed at fifty and the
speed at eight miles an hour A letter
was read by Secretary THOMPSON from
Gen. George H. Harries OF the railroad
company, who stated he had not been in
formed of any authorized change in these
respects by the Commissioners although he
would be glad to place them in operat ion
as soon as permitted to do so.
In speaking on streets and HIGHWAYS
Prof. HoSmer Johnson, the chairman of the
committee having these matters in charge
said his committee had talked with En-
gineer Commissioner Bddle about various
questions of this character. His commit
tee recommended that Monroe street he
continued at proper elevation to clear the
Il. and o. railroad tracks in making an
approach to the new bridge that flag cross
ings be located on the main streets in An
acostia and that the dangerous condition
of the roadbed of Monroe street be rem
edied-
On motion of Mr.. Thomas j. Moore the
1eappointment of Commissioner Henry J..
West was Endorsed by rising vote
Prof. johnson and Mr.. Charles r Rurr
exhibited to the members the drawings ar
the new bridge now under construction and
the latter explained the various features of
the structure.
MIR. William j. Latlmer was elected n
member of the association.
The report OF the executive committee. adj
vocating the opening of 18th street be-
tween Minnesota avenue and Harrison
street. the land 10 be dedicated by the
owners. was adopted and ordered to be for
warded to the Commissioners.