Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-04
MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT
Street Committee Calls Attention to
Bad Condition Of Thoroughfares.
DEMAND MORE FAIRGROUNDS
Congress Asked to Make Appropria.
tions Therefor-Estab lishing Build
Ing Line - The Addresses.

The plan of the Board of Trade of the
District. adopted at its last meeting. to en-
courage manufactures and commerce In
the District, was approved by the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association by an over
whelming vote at its regular monthly meet
Ing held last evening In the Hotel Savoy.
The meeting was well attended and char
acterized by spirited discussions Mr.. A. r.
Server, president OF the North Capitol and
lexington Citizens Association, and Clay
ton E. Emig, president OF the North Wash
fnston Citizens Association, were guests
for the evening, and each made an address
After the reading of the minutes of the
last meeting by Secretary Todd a resolu-
ton, proposed by the executive committee,
requesting the Capital Traction Company
to secure legislation enabling II to build
loop at H street northwest by switching
the 14th street cars southhound to H street
on the westbound tracks of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company thence to
10th street, thence southwark on a new
track to New York avenue and thence on
It's own track northbound This is sug-
gested to relieve the congested condition Of
travel at certain hours, to ebviate the loss
OF time incident to. sending all cars to the
Capitol and to provide against the holding
up of traffic when PENNSYLVANIA avenue is
tied up for parades. The resolution was
adopted.
Resolutions Adopted
Mr.. George Simmons of the street COM
mittee presented a resolution calling the
attention of the Commissioners to the condl-
ton of Kenyon street between 18th street
and 18th street. which he said, was In a
dtlapidated condition. This resolution was
also adopted
A resolution was adopted by which the
Columbia Heights Citizens Association
heartily approved the recommendation OF
the Commissioners in the matter of chill
drens Fairgrounds and earnestly request
ton therefor
President Bundy said he was Informed
mat the bill, championed by the associa-
lioi,, proViding for the establishment of a
building line In the District would be ia
Foraply reported by the House committee
II b. Stocking next called up his resolu-
non. offered at previous meeting, pro-,
viding that all the citizens associations he
come duplication of the municipal govern
ment established by Congress, with COM
mittees following the various departments
ana boards of the District government, who
VIII inform themselves of all matters in
the entire District of interest to their vari-
Gus departments and advise the heads of
those departments In the government The
ASSOCIATION voted down the motion to take
up the resolution from the table for discus
sion.
This means that a body of citizens re-
fuses to take action in municipal affairs"
SSAAAiiSittSo 1sAi- hoiOEhiIiS
Makes Tart Reply.
President Bundy responded, saying the
resolution and comment constituted q
studied insult to the members of the as
ISOLATION. He stated that at previous
meetings of the association the members
refused to take up the resolution and 1t
had been limited by speakers that the asso-
citation did not desire to discuss such
radical proposal. He added that It now
seemed 1t was time to state In plain terms
his disapproval. and that of the members,
OF the proposals, which, he said, had some
good features. but some bad features too.
Mr. Stocking stated in reply that he Of
fered the suggestion thinking it was the
best plan for citizens associations to adopt
and that he had no Interior motives behind
II.
During the evening resolutions were pass
ed favoring the passage Of the bills which
provide for better pay for the police and
firemen and for the reorganization of both
departments.
In presenting the Board OF Trade plan
for encouraging factories in the District
Judge Bundy said
AT its last meeting the Board of Trade
dispelled the notion that Washington should
be the dude Of the nation. and opposed the
view that everything indicative or pertain
ing to labor should be excluded from the
District. By a unanimous vote the board
adopted resolutions which favor the bring
ing of factories and commerce to the Dis
trfct In the suburbs
Mr. August Peterson spoke against the
plan, by first reading from a Baltimore
newspaper criticism of the change in
policy for the District. Then he suggested
that the suburbs of today win be in the
city tomorrow, and that no one desired a
factory next to his residence or a cloud OF
smoke hanging over his house and blowing
in the windows.
"There are many spots In the District
that can be beautified by factories" sug-
gested Mr.. Leo Simmons.
Board Of Trade Endorsed.
Judge Bundy answered the criticisms
of the plan by pointing out the advantages
of Washington; the Potomac. which could
be improved like other rivers; the five
trunk-line railroads centering in the city:
the water power from Great Falls and the
upper Potomac. He further stated that
Congress would still retain its power to
regulate the location OF factories and In
| other ways to prevent the commercialism
from proving to be nuisance. The vote
was strongly in favor of the plan of the
| Board of Trade.
| At this point President Server Of the
lexington Association was introduced. He
| spoke OF the value of frank, open and
| hearty discussion of matters of interest
| to the citizens in such meetings. possible
| only In this country, He suggested the i'm
praeticability of Joining all the assoeia-
has its own troubles and each would strive
| in a joint meeting for Its own interests. He
| declared that the schools of the city are
! pretty good. and that the local government
| is good In no other city. he declared. do
| the people get nearer 100 cents on the dol
| lar for public improvements than in this
| city. The scandals frequent In other cities
| are not found here. This, he thought, was
| due to the discussions OF the citizens ASSOC
| Citations. who are watching, guarding and
| preserving the integrity. of the District.
| Practicable and Beautiful
Clayton E. Emig followed. touching on
| his idea that Washington intended the
capital city to be Washington practicable.
/ as well as Washington beautiful The eff
feet of the citizens associations on Com
! gress and on the direction Of the affairs
of the District is greater than most peo-
/ pie think. he declared: and 1t was in such
/ associations that the citizens should meet
and discuss the great questions relating to
/ the District.
AT the conclusion of the meeting H. 3.
| Hail. manager of the Savoy Hotel. furnish-
| ed buffet lunch.
Vessels for Pineapple Trade.