Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-06
resident Business Mems Associate

President Business Mems Association.
a certificate Of title, which will forever end
all questions to the particular property
registered. The work is done by land
court. at a cost of about $25 to the petit
tioning property owner.
The certificate issued Is similar TO the or
binary stock certificate and can be trans
ferred with same ease After q certificate
is issued deed transaction costs only 81
and a mortgage transaction $3.50. Discus
sion Of the question developed the fact that
the system was somewhat abstruse. and
the subject was passed upon the promise OF
the committee to investigate further and
report at the earliest time possible
Kitchen Bill Discussed
Second. the Kitchen bili-Briehy stated,
this bill has for its main objects, first, the
increasing of the number of Commissioners
of the District to seven. who shall be ap-
| pointed from each of six sections of the
District. and second, the election of dele
gate to Congress by the Board OF Commits
sioners as thus constituted. After due con-
sideration the committee recommended ad-
verse action on the bill for reasons set forth
at length in the report.
Third. Amendment to section 11S0 OF the
District code with regard to rates Of in
terest. A conflict In the sections Of the
code providing for a legal rate of per
cent and for rate of 10 per cent In case of
express contracts, induced the committee
to recommend that section ITO should re-
main as 1t 49, ana tNat SeCtlOn llSO SnOulQ
be amended so as to make usurious charge
of more than 10 per cent on express con-
tracts This action was advised because
otherwise 1t would mean the withdrawal
from the money market of small loans. The
recommendation of the committee was APP
proved.
Fourth. The reform schools.-The ques-
ton of the advisability of the change of su-
pervision and control OF this school and
similar institutions from the Department of
Justice to the District Commissioners, or
the board of charities. acting through the
Commissioners. had been fully considered.
and the committee recommended action by
the association opposing the change This
recommendation was also approved.
Mr.. p NJ. Brown suggested that legis-
lation be urged whereby service may be
perfected on voluntary associations in
the District, such as the Adams and
United States Express companies. A mo-
ton approving the suggestion was pass
ed. After a somewhat prolonged discus
sion the report of the committee on law,
national and municipal legislation was
adopted in full.
Public improvements.
Mr.. v Baldwin Johnson next presented
the report of committee on public i'm
provements. Three projects had been
considered by the committee:
First the reclamation of the Anacos-
tia flats. This important Improvement
had been recommended by all business
poaies' the heaitn ooaru anu MANY ON
c,ais: US iIupeIaaiFe neeesSi.y was en-
nation of 6000O,000 square feet of
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recommendation Of committee was an
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Second. the purchase of ample play
;nc,maIng o grounds for 4ha oanaraI ,n,blic
! washington is at present far behind other
| cities. notably Boston and Chicago. in this