Evening star., 1907-11-12

by the District OF Columbia and the
United States, respectively, in the proper
ton that the assessed valuation Of tax
able real estate in the District of Column
bia and the value of that owned by the
District shall bear 10 the value OF the
rea, estate the title to which IS in the
United States
THE report of the committee on taxa
ton and assessment mainly deals with
the very important question Of devlsing
some method by which needed perma
nent improvements can be constructed
without being paid from the current reVe-
nues and without impairing municipal
growth along ordinary lines 1t refers
to the report of the subcommittee con-
sisting of Messrs Charles j. Bell, John
JOY Edison and Hopewell n. Darneiile on
the same subject. ] invite your atten-
ton to the committees complete report,
and especially to its closing recommended
ton that our Board of Trade shall adopt
the following resolution: That the WASH
ington Board of Trade heartily approves
the measure recommended by the Com
missionerS of the District in respect to
extraordinary expenditures, and request S
that every member of the Board of Trade
cooperate with the Commissioners in Sc
curing its adoption by Congress.
Transportation Facilities.
Your committee on transportation tells
of the completion of the Pennsylvania
railroad freight terminals, which, with the
Increased freight yards and modern
freight warehouses, has SO greatly re-
lieved the congested conditions TO which
our merchants have heretofore been sub
jected The committee also tells US of the
vast Improvement in the facilities for
freight shipments by water to Norfolk
and points along the Potomac river
Your committee on universities refers
to the great work accomplished during
ha ct nniVprGitinS
the promise of its continuance in the fu-
ture particularly referring to the course
of studies and the method of comforting
degrees.
Water Supply Recommendations.
Your committee on water supply
strongly urges that you will take IA
vorable action upon it's recommendations,
as follows: First-The prevention of
water pollution. Second--The gradual in
crease of our water supply up to at least
150.HNoO0 gallons daily. Third-To pro-
vide means to stop the present waste of
water. FOurth-Further investigation of
the question of the universal or more gen.
eral use of water meters as an aid toward
checking or largely arreSting the waste
of water.
The special legal codification commit
tee earnestly renewS its former recon-
rendation that municipal code be pre-
control OF the District Commissioners
ana TO DE submitted through the Commits
soners for legislative action; it still has
under consideration the general incorpora-
ton law for our District.
Convention City.
Your committee on conventions submits
a list of thrty-seven public organizations
that have visited and held their annual
meetings in our city during the period
since November 26. 1905. The committee
makes the following recommenda tons ::
LIST That a suitable booklet be prepared
and published. briefly touching on the
beauties of Washington, its railroad and
hotel facilities and accommodations and
it's many points Of historical interest and
advantages as a convention city. I'd. That
as nearly all the conventions throughout
the country number among their delegat eS
citizens OF Washington, il is earnestly re-
quested that these delegates attending the
/ conventions III other cities u-ge the ad-
vantages of Washington as their next
place of meeting. and distribute at the
conventions the booklet above mentioned.
The special committee on hall for pub
lie conventions reports that its efforts to
secure the incorporation Of the Convention
! Hall Association We're neutraiized by the
indisposition on the part of Congress TO
relieve the ground to be secured as a
site for such hall from assessment from
taxation. The committee closes its re-
port with tn" statement that IF. in the
Judgment OF the Board of Trade, il is
deemed advisa BILE to secure the act of ap-
preparation with the clause regarding the
exemption from taxation omitted the
committee will undertake to secure the
Legislation and will work earnestly to Sc
cure the erection Of the hall, even with the
entire burden assumed by the people of
the District
If the interesting ceremonies of the
| inaugural of a President of the United
States March !, 1899, are to be assumed
by the citizens Of tine National capital and
carried out as they have been in the past
We must be prepared with an auditorium
of size and beauty in cOns0nance with
the grandeur and Importance Of the event
History of the District.
The special committee on the history
of the District of Columbia reports that
the great work OF preparing and publish
ing an accurate and complete history Of
the District is in progress. Mr. ". T.
Bryan. who has consented to prepare the
narrative. has been engaged in collecting
materials ar his own expense. and il is his
( purpose to continue along these Ines and
soon as beginning can be made in
the actual writing OF the history. it is his
intention to enter upon that part Of the
work ] again earnestly suggest to our
members that those who have not already