The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-08
GARDNER ADDRESSES
BOARD OF TRADE
Explains Retrenchment and
Stopping Of Extraordinary
Expenditures.
Reports of Committees Are
Submitted at Meeting
of Members.

Representative Washington Gardner
of Michigan last night addressed the
Board of Trade at its meeting at the
Willard, on the needs of the District
of Columbia. Mr.. Gardner is a men,
Der of the sui committee on the Dis
trict Of the House Committee on Ap-
propriations.
Representative Gardner was intro
duced by President Rudolph after the
business session had ended. Mr.. Gard
ner explained the making up Of the
District budget. saying that while it
seemed anomalous for five men from
Michigan and Texas and other States
TO provide for a, city in which they had
no perS onal interest, the fact that they
were Americans and that as such had
deep interest in the Capital City, was
sufficient TO dissipate the apparent
irregularity.
Mr. Gardner exhibited an intimate
knowledge OF District affairs, and was
ready to answer all questions put to
him b. members Of the board, con
Vincing them, as was demonstrated by
the applause and vote Of thanks tina.
followed, that the Congress had the
interests Of Washington quite as much
at heart as the Beard OF Trade. and
that the subcommittee was quite as well
informed about her needs as that body.
Advises Retrenchment.
lie spoke reassuringly about the
schools, answered the question oC a
member regarding the police force by
saying that the committee had found
that there were more policemen per
capita and that they were more ok
pensive in Washington than anywhere
else, and, after touching upon many
parts Of the budget, announced that it
was the committees conviction that the
time had come for retrenchment.
In advising this retreEchment he re-
viewed the extraordinary improvements
that the District had made in the last
seven years. mentioning the expense of
the filtration plant, the sewage DISPOSAL
plant, me Municipal building the Union
Statlcn. the Connecticut avenue bridge,
the Highway bridge, and many other
items, showing an extraordinary ex-
pendlture by the District Of about
Si"VOV,yVt The time has now come he
Ihousnt. TO discontinue these extraordi-
nary expenses and catch up with the
unIunded debt.
Committee Reports Heard.
At the meeting last night the Board
Of Trade cleaned up all Of the reports
OF last years committees. The reports
Of the following committees were ap-
proved: Special legal CCOdifcation. On
Abraham Lincoln centennial. on his
tory Of the District Of Columbia. on
conventions, on municipal art. on hall
for public conventions.
These reports were approved in the
FORM in which they were submitted 10
the former president. General Wilson.
last fan, with the exception that the
recommendations Of the committee on
municipal art Tor parks in the north
west section Of the city were amended
10 include every section of the citv.
supplementary report Of the com
mittee on schools by w II. Singleton
brought out a long discussion. The
committee recommended larger appro-
prlduOnS for schools. and that a special
inspector for school buildings be EN-
ployed. The employment of the in
spector was opposed by c G. Lancaster.
VINO objected to the additional OFFICIAL
saying that there were at present suf-
ficicnt If they attended TO their duties.
DIT a. P. Pardon. James r Oyster.
Allen D. Albert, jr.. Judge J. G. Kim
ball and ". V. Cox advocated the
adoption of the committees recommen-
daticn, and it was carried.
Report on Insane.
A report Of the special committee on
care OF insane and epileptics. submitted
by Dr.. Percy Hinckling and recommend
ing the approval Of House bill No. 1855.
was. after debate referred to the
boards counsel. TO be reported back to
the directors. In connection with this
report DR.. 'TyndaH requested that coUn-
sci advise as 10 what constitutes resi-
dence IN Ike District of Columbia.
In the report of a special committee
on protection of the flag, submitted by
w. V. Cox, il was brought out by Judge
Kimball that the judiciary Committee
of the House was Of the opinion that
Congress could not enact any law for
the protection Of the flag except abroad
in the Territories, and in the District
OF Columbia. General Wilson read a
Supreme Court decision on this point
and expressed the hope that something
might be done.
A special report by the committee on
commerce and manufactures, submitted
by William I. Galiher, recommending
the defeat Of the Gal!inger bill prcvid-
ing for eight-hoUr material IN contracts
with the District, was adopted.