The Washington herald., 1908-02-14
Many Reports Made.


Reports by the following committees
were read, considered, and acted upon:
River and harbor co5nmittee-Adyooatins the deep
euGg Of the Potomac channel 10 a depth 1f q feet
and width Of 100 feet and the improvement Of the
Anac0stia River from its mouth to the Beuuiug
bridge. Adopted
Committee on bFidges-Adv0eating che building of
the Memorial bridge aross tie Potomac and severas
smaller structures within the limits of the District
Adopted.
Committee water Recommending Urplim-
inarJ work for constructing a second conduit from
the Great Falls 20 the Georgetown reservoir. and
prevention Of polluting the watershed. Adopted.
Committee on public library Submitted by f. g.
Coidren. recommending general raise in the salaries
Of employees. an appropriation Of Sl5Gl0 for new
books. ard an appropriation for branch library az
Takoma In acceptance Of the offer Of Andrew Car
negie 20 furnish the money for the building
Adopted.
Committee on sewer9ge- Recommending the ap-
pToprations asked for By the District Commission
ers for the extension Of trunk sewers ard the cree
tion Of dikes along the river TO guard against the
possibility Of food from fTeshets in the river
Adopted
Committee on rarks-Advocating the rs1rchsse of
additional land for Rock Creek PARK and the land
south Of Pennsylvania avenue for government p1r-
poses, with the satisfactory marking Of trees with
their appropriate names in the public reservations
Adopted
the passage Of law by Congress separating the cost
Of extraordinary expenditures for public improve
ments from current expenditures for the muuicira-
Ityi and the payment Of the amount advanced by
the United States Treasury at per cent interest
at the rate Of $4,000 annually. Adopted.
The report of the committee on
transportation was objected to by d.
J. Callahan and others, and the report
was referred back 10 the committee
for revision.
Among those present were:
CIno H. Rudolph William NJ. Shuster. James T.
Petty, w. II, ParsoD. James LansburEh. b. Il.
smith, W O. Baderston, Dr. Joseph Taber John
son, Clarence b. Rheem A. NJ L0throp Nelson
Wilson, William q. Henderson, Charles Rauscber
Oscar W. White, Frederick A. Fenning Gen George
H. HaTTes, =. Clifton Thomas. Andrew B. Graham
A. Mckenzie, William Tiudal, l. H. Saunders
Thomas ". Smith, Lester 4. Barr Albert N Read
Edward T. Bates. nr r. \. Bates J. Louis VII
hge. Chris j. Goeckcr. Dr. Frank T. Gibson
Thomas b. Sergeant J. H1uT Cunningham Zed H.
CoPp John L. Weaver. William F.. Guide ". H.
Henshaw. Edward Graves John C. Walker r
Warwick. Pailip T. Larner. q. W Forsberg. Guv
II. johnson. Edward ). Bailey. F C. Coldren d.
j. Callahan y. f. Saul. b. H. BTuCkWay II l.
Rust, :. NJ. Bmreli, s. T. Sinclair Chanin Rr5yu
K W. Henderson. !. II. Small jr Thomas = Nor
gan. J. W CuHiden, /. II. Forster Edwin K
SJaiy. Edward Kern, .. II. T. johnson. William
1uehleisen. William J. Holman l. G. Moses
Frederick Eicaelbergr. T. Janney Brown ". 5.
Ainnix, Fcrd T. Schneider Walter r. Klopfer. F.
e. Grahams, ]. q. Taylor. Alan Q. Clephane, Frank
I. Leeieh. Charles s. Bradley George H. Judd
Adds b. Browne, Court F. Wood. ". Mosby VIII
isms i, L. Weston, II. L. Thornton. j. g.
Switzerland. r. ~ Fuller W. J. Kehoe. F. H.
Hoho8, John ", F. smith, Dr J. b. Gregg Custis
i'aarles E. Foster. c. ", skinner. Denton Morfori
William II. Spglui DT. u Percy Hickling RaIrh
i Barnard, J. S TomlinsoB. ~ l. Weller J. NJ
Schneider. +. q. Davis g. g. Altemus. T. L
Townsend, W. X. Ellis. Dr. George b. Welcb. i
Morrill, Chaulberlin p. If. Tilden W = Bowen
Odel 5. Smith, William +. DoRney, J. Miller
Kenyon, George S Cooper, George J. Easterrisy
n g. McCoumick. r. Golden Donaldson. h. r.
DunkhoTst. Capt James r. Oyster. W. s. Lotion
Thomas i. H,yck. Julius Demonet Charles "
Fairfax. Somerset r. Waters, a 3 Heaton John
joy EdsOn u. L. WhitfOrd Perry T. nlruin. e.
.. Whitford G. d. Church W J. Newton Dr.
William X. King, q. l. Thornton. d. s. CARL
Charles 7. Crane, Myron J. Jones Henry w sam
son. DR.. G. A. Weaver. Judge C. E Bundy E. T.
Rogers, H. F. BittingeT, J. e. Weinberg T. south
ara Parker, Frank H. Jackson Alien b.. Albert. j.
tred Kelley, and i. 7. Ramsay.