Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-08
NORTHWEST SUBURBS
COMMISSIONERS MORROW GUEST
OF CITIZENS.

OF CITIZENS.
| The public school. gas and prohibition
Questions were discussed at meeting
| OF the Citizens Northwest Suburban AS
ISOLATION in Masonic Hall, Tenleytown,
| last Friday evening. Charles c. Lancaster
presided, and extended a welcome to In
gineer Commissioner Jay j. Morrow and
| other guests. The first business was the
| consideration of a resolution deploring the
public school situation. 1t cited, las pub
| tic attention has been directed to the dis
cussions between the board of education
and the superintendent of public schools,
resulting in charges and counter-charges
being filed, alleging bad faith and inef-
fciency on the BART of the board
of education, as we'll as the super
intendent of public schools. and as
| such unfortunate agitation and apparent
want OF confidence in each other has pro-
duced state of affairs which tends to
bring our public school system into dis
| favor, and such conflict between the
! board of education and the superintendent
of our public schools tends to the inn
| pairment of the discipline and efficiency
of the principals and teachers, as wei as
the pupils, 1t is resolved, That we de-
plore the above condition of affairs affect
|
resolved that Congress take such action
as may be deemed proper to put an end
to the unsemly controversy and misunder-
standing between the board of education
and the superintendent of public schools. "
1t was agreed to send copy of the reso-
lutionS to the Commissioners and the
chairmen of the Senate and House COM
mittees on the District Of Columbia.
| DIR. A. NJ. Ray stated that he desired
to introduce resolution dealing with
the question of prohibition in the Dis
trict of Columbia The resolution set
| forth opposition to prohibition of the
sale of spirituous liquors In the National
capital as deprivng citizens of the privi-
| lege and right which they are entitled to
enjoy. 1t was added that the question
should be submitted to vote of the peo-
pie of the District to ascertain their
motion that the paper be laid on the
| table prevailed.
Discuss Gas Situation.
DR.. J. w. Chappell introduced a reso-
luton relative to the gas subject. 1t
recited: LAS the citizens of the District
Of Columbia are deeply interested in the
price Of gas furnished them by the Wash
ington Gas Light Company and the
Georgetown Gas Light Company and an
effort is being made by certain citizens
to reduce the price of gas from 81 to 10
| cents per thousand feet it is resolved
| that we are in favor of reducing the
price of gas in the District of Columbia
| from 81 per thousand feet, provided that
it can be shown that a lower rate would
produce and yield a fair return upon the
actual value Of the property of the gas
companies used in their business"
Mr.. James Mclaughlin asked: Are we
| able to pay dividends upon $4,000, 900
worth of watered stock?' He declared
| that watered stock was the cause of the
| recent financial panic
| The speaker Endorsed the efforts of the
Commissioners in the matter John Mac
| vicar said that big corporations always
| advocate regulating rates until start is
| made to regulate them. I'VE should have
| gas here at less than ST." he said. There
are a number of reasons for this. The
| city is located for low gas rates. 1t Is
| near the great coal and oil centers, and
| is well adapted in oh r ways to the man
ufacture of gas to lie disposed of at
| lower rate than charged at present.
Mr.. LancaS er expressed the opinion
that the amount invested by the gas com
| pany should be ascertained and a nominal
| profit of, say, 10 per cent allowed. He de-
| clared he opposed to allowing the
corporation to pay dividend upon its
capitalization.
| DR.. Chapel asked that committee Of
five be appointed to appear before the
| Commissioners at the gas hearings.
Thomas j. McNamee was named chair
| man of the committee but declined on
account of lack of time. The members,
| it is stated, will soon be named.
Commissioner Morrow Speaks.
Engineer Commissioner Morrow was the
last speaker. 1T is rather unfortunate"
he said, in opening, that legislation af-
| fecting the District of Columbia is not
| in the hands of a body responsible to a
rccal constituency, rather than a foreign
one" The speaker then described the
| Dist riot MONDAYS in the House of Rep
resentatives, and said few members at
tend, and that the floor resembled the
Desert of Sahara, if members present
were considered alongside of vegetation
IN the desert. He said that citizens as
sociations would be of great aid to the
Commissioners if they would only care
| fully consider all matters brought before
| them ior discussion and action.
| Some citizens associations seem to me
| to go off half cooked every now and
then" Capt. Morrow added. When you
read in the newspapers about what has
been done you laugh. can't help it some
! tunes. l may say at this time that l
have never laughed at anything from
this association.
Capt Morrow urged the members to
increase their membership. and thereby
become more powerful. He also urged
close .crutiny Of all resolutions presented
for adoption. He then asked that all
recommendations for public improvements
be made sane. By way of emphasis upon
TINS point ne ulTeClSu dlLSiiIioil ~ lhfS
that one of the associations of the south
| east section of the city recently submit
ted a recommendation which included the
expenditure of $25,O00,O00 for paving
streets.
On closing the Commissioner spoke of
the splendid prospects of the northwest
suburban section, and declared THE city
is coming your way. Don't lose the cir
cles and triangles. Keep them ever IN
mind"
SKIN WHITENERS.
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