Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-16

UUhIIU Vi IIIhUL
| ANNUAL MEETING
Continued from Eleventh Page)
interested with the Washington Railway
and Electric Company. whereby the tracks
are to be used by the outside company to
18th street and New York avenue. the
This arrangement necessitated the rein.
forcement of the tracks thus Jointly used
SO as to adapt them to the additional
service.
City Railway Service.
The Capital Traction Company has re-
built its Chevy Chase line throughout
with new ballast. ties. rails, trolley wires.
ETC.. and the speed OF it's cars has been
considerably increased. This company has
also completed, and Is now operating. its
New Jersey avenue line. running from
eth street and Florida avenue northwest
along Florida avenue, New Jersey avenue
and Massachusetts, avenue to the station
plaza. The construction of the remaining
lines authorized by the act Of May %.
1905, was begun in March, 1909. and Is
practically finished.
Course Of Constructed Lines.
These lines run on Florida avenue.
from New Jersey avenue to 9Th street
northwest, thence to Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, and from 9Th and F
streets northwest along F. and California
streets, to connect with the tracks on
tHn liz
| completed the installation of two trans
mission cables from the Grace street
power station. and has established in that
section a 5000 X. w. generating unit,
in addition to the completion of a new
substa1on on the square between LIST
streets southwest.
| The committee takes occasion, fur
| ther, to express deep regret that favor
! able action was deferred by Congress
the purchase Of land for park purposes in
| the District outside of the city limits
and 1t recommends that the board take
| such action as will assist in the passage
them will be found in the full report of
the committee. to be found farther on in
| this report.
The committee also calls attention to
a resolution Of the board adopted at its
| meeting In April. 1909. in reference to
the providing of suburban parks, which
it deems Of sufficient importance to war
rant its readoption.
Projected improvements.
THE subject OF connecting the Mall
with the valley Of Rock creek and the
open-valley treatment OF that stream, &C.
| cording to plans communicated to Con-
gress Bye the District Commissioners on
the Both Of April, 1909. has already re-
| -,
the committee deems the matter of suffi-
| cient moment to receive its renewed sup
port. Recommendation Is accordingly
made for the adoption Of the following
| resolution:
"A recommendation heretofore made by
the committee for the purchase by the
government OF the property known as
Parkview terrace. situated in the vicinity
of the Connecticut avenue bridge. is
again brought forward.
| Another very important matter to
which the committee has given thought
full consideration is the reclamation OF
the Anacostia flats, and the recommen-
dalton is made that Congress be urged
to make adequate appropriations for the
| work during the coming season.
THE committee also renews its former
recommendation for the purchase OF the
| Carpenter and Pennsylvania avenue
! tracts, situated on Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, there being no provision yet
|
| of Southeast Washington"
| The committee on public order report
the metropolitan police force of the Dis
trict has maintained Its usual high state
| of efficiency" Recommendations are
| made for an increase Of 100 privates OF
| class i: new station house for the
! first precinct: the equipment OF the sta
| ton houses with modern steel cells. the
ownership by the District OF Columbia
| of the horses required for mounted pa
| troimen, and the erection OF suitable
| armory for the National Guard OF the
District OF Columbia.
Suggested by Resolutions.
| II is recommended that the Board Of
Trade adopt the following resolutions:
That the Washington Board Of
Trade. recognizing the inadequacy of
public school building accommodations.
urges upon Congress the granting Of
the most liberal appropriations for
public school buildings"
The committees recommendations
made last year are renewed as follows:
That a channel Of the Potomac river
/ from its mouth to the navy yard
should be dredged to the depth OF
twenty-eight feet. preferably 400 feet
wide: but II this cannot be secured
| owing to the great expenditure. then
| to the width Of 200 feet, with an equal
depth Of twenty eight feet.
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| river SO that 1t be made navigablc
from it's mouth to Benning bridge.
| The acquisition by the United States
of all lands on this section OF the
Anacostia river now owned by private
/ parties.
THE United States to inaugurate a
| system Of permanent dock improve
ments, ETC., along the city front up to
Benning bridge.
Report on Public Library.
The committee on the Public Library
| in its report presents some interesting
statistics showing a very gratifying in
crease in the use Of the library by the
public. both in the circulation Of books
and in the attendance in the reading
rooms. Particularly Is this manifest In
the department Of useful arts and SCI
ences; the room occupied by this depart
ment is frequently occupied to it's entire
capacity by engineers, mechanics and
business men, all intent upon practical
self-instruction. But the committee calls
attention to the inadequacy of the library
force and to the pitifully low salaries
paid them. It also calls attention to the
rather surprising fact that the magnifi-
cent offer Of Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, made
some time ago, of $4,000 for the con-
struction of branch library buildings, has
never been accepted.
The committee makes the following i'm
portant recommendations: THAT resolu-
tons be adopted by the Board OF Trade
urging Congress to make provision for
an augmentation of the library force and
for an increase of salaries, In accordance