Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-03
BOARD OF TRADE SESSION
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THE AN.
NUAL REPORTS.
Third Of Series of General Meetings
to Be Held at New
Willard.

The Washington Board of Trade has
arranged to hold it's third general meet
ing for the present season at the New
Willard Hotel, Friday evening. March s,
at o'clock Committee reports will be
up for discussion and there will be other
business considered A brief abstract
! from each of the expected reports is
herewith given:
! Public BuildingS-The committee on
public buildings reports upon progress
in buildings in course of construction
and the need for more school buildings
4 and for an armory; the near completion
of the municipal building: the plan and
| condition of the new Police Court build
| ing: the occupation of the new Union
station and it's approaching completion;
the completion of three new school build
| ings during the year. the progress IN
construction of three others. and appro-
priations for building and charging suil
others: the work on the tuberculosis
| Hospital, which is to cost 100000: the
| work on the new structures for and eX.
tenSive operations on the buildings OF
the Department of Agriculture, the Ma
tional Museum, Senate and House offices,
War College and Soldiers Home. re-
spectively. and the Walter Reed Army
General Hospital, which is to cost $780,
900.
The report recommends the purchase
by the United States of the triangle be-
| tween Pennsylvania avenue, the Mail ana
| 18th street northwest, for national ana
municipal buildings. 1t also recommends
immediate action to secure the site or
the old Pennsylvania railroad station Tor
an armory for our militia.
Charities and Corrections.
The committee on charities and cor
rections invites special attention to the
progress in the work of housing the poor
ole
act of Congress of July 1. 1906, in regard
| to the condemnation of insanitary build
ings and to the designation by the Presi-
dent of the United States of commission
of fifteen to consider the best efforts and
methods to improve the homes and better
| the lives of the industrial classes. and to
| recommend possible reforms in the Dis
| trict of Columbia The commission has
entered earnestly upon its work and asks
| for the cooperation of citizens. The good
Resulting from the work of the commit
tee on prevention of consumption and OF
| the Instructive Visiting Nurse Society is
| also noted.
Among other matters considered are:
An appropriation of $1OO.O0O for build
| ing for the treatment of tuberculosis pa
tents. which will probably be finished IN
| the spring of 1908: the work of the sum-
mer outing committee: the plan for pro-
viding facilities for enabling the poor to
obtain loans upon personal property at
reasonable interest, as is done in many
other cities. and the proposed commission
| for the compilation of a criminal code.
Report on Railroads.
The committee on railroads favors legis-
lation to secure railroad extensions into
| the District and to abate the discomfort
and injury from smoke and noise. caused
| by steam locomotives in populous Sec
| lions.
The failure in Congress to provide street
car facilities for the Union station is also
noted.
1t renews it's recommendation for 1egis-
lation allowing street railroad companies
| to carry small freight and requiring them
| to sprinkle streets adjacent to their tracks
within the fire limits.
Public Schools.
The committee on public schools reports
| increased enrolment of pupils during the
year and satisfactory appointments also
The need for larger buildings on ac-
leount of Sthe increase in school develop
ment is also noted as is also the need for
| two new normal schools. one for white
| and one for colored students: the commit
| tee thinks the Franklin building should be
| set apart for the exclusive use of the
normal school,
Better quarters for manual training
schools are also suggested and the COM
mttee protests against the use Oh IeHteu
dwellings and basement rooms for
schools.
The completion is noted of the Cardoza
School i'm South Washington in 1906: Of a
high school in Georgetown in 1907; that
schools are being constructed in Bright
wood Anacostia and DeanwOod, and that
appropriations have been made for addi-
tions to the Mckinley Manual Training
School and the Mccormick School.
The need for larger and better play
grounds is urged.
The establishment of a pension system
| for teachers is favored.
Local Universities.
| The report of the committee on universe
| ties calls attention to the following: The
great work accomplished during the past
years by our universities. namely. the
| Catholic University, George Washington
| University GEORGETOWN University, Gal