Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
PLANS WINTER WORK
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AR
RANGES FOR BUSY SEASON.

The fall and winter work of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce will be
inaugurated at a general meeting Of that
body to be held this evening at GUIDE
Hall, 1914 F street. 1t is said the stand
ing committees will report the result OF
their operations the past summer, and
other work will be mapped out for them.
It Is also announced that a subcom-
mittee of the building committee will
meet this afternoon. The report OF the
building committee has been awaited with
much interest The definite selection OF
site for the building and plan to
finance the building was not made at the
last meeting of the building committee,
owing to the fact that two new sites,
one on the corner of G and 14th street
and the other on the southwest corner of
F and 18th street northwest, were sub
mltted just before the meeting, and II
was considered necessary to have more
time for the consideration of these sites.
1t Is probable that the building commit
tee will, therefore, be able to make only
a general report tonight upon the work
which 1t has accomplished.
Annual Report.
The matter OF the annual report of
the Chamber of Commerce will be taken
up by President Robert N. Harper at an
early date, it Is said Mr.. Harper con-
siders that this report should be a guide
to Washington. 1t will be divided into
three parts, one showing the advantages
of Washington as a business center. the
second showing the, city's attractions for
residence, and the third containing an ac-
count of the work Of the Chamber Of
Commerce throughout the year.
The Conduit road matter was given
consideration by the committee on munich
pal legislation of the Chamber of Com
merce. Mr.. Chaplin Brown, chairman, at
its meeting yesterday afternoon. Refer
ence was made to the article in The Star
yesterday which stated that fund was
being raised to present a test case be-
fore Judge Henderson at Rockville next
month. and it was the consensus of opin-
ION of the committeeman that Congress
should be asked to provide for the policing
of this road. and that the policing should
be left either to the War Department,
the Interior Department or to the Dis
trict Commissioners. resolution to this
effect will be presented to Congress.
Regulation of Railways.
Another matter considered by the COM
mittee was The regulation of Washing
tons street railways. 1t was held that a
special commission of men thoroughly
conversant with the operation of street
railways should be appointed by the
government to supervise Washington S
railways, and to effect improvement in
the system If possible. The question was
referred for further consideration to a
special committee of five to be appointed
by Mr. Brown.
The law governing the opening of al
leys and minor streets came up for con-
sideration, and a resolution was passed
asking that 1t be changed SO as to re-
quire assessment of benefits only to the
extent of the benefits, and assessment of
all of the cost of opening on the adjoin-
ing property in the square.
The committee on conventions, of which
H. c. c. Stiles is chairman. also met yes
terday in the offices of the chamber. The
only business transacted was the consid-
Grafton of the report which the commit
tee will make to the chamber at its meet
Ing tonight.