Evening star., 1909-04-28
Features Of the Reports.


The features and recommendations of
the committee reports which were SUBJ
mitted to and acted upon by the Board of
Trade are as follows:
Taxation and assessment-Provision for
securing statistical data relating to real
estate that will give, as nearly as may
be- the actual figures upon which trans
fers are made, rathen than the personal
opinions of the board of assessors; the
compulsory insertion of the true consid-
Grafton in deeds Of conveyance: the es-
tablishment of a bureau of values In con-
nection with the assessors Office by Con-
gress; special effort to reach a standard
of value for real estate; the consideration
of the laws now in force In Illinois and
Massachusetts,. as well as the land trans
fer system in force in Australia, and the
appointment of a committee to gather
data as to methods in force in other COM
monwealths for more expeditionsly trans
ferring titles and guaranteeing them; a
tate assessments by an independent board
of appeals. 1t was also urged that ef-
forts be exerted to secure the adoption of
permanent scheme OF financing the cost
of extraordinary improvements through
advances by the United States govern
ment.
1. The immediate acquisition by the gov
ernment Of land adjoining bridge ap-
proaches and public buildings. and par
ticularly of that lying between the new
Pennsylvania avenue.
.. The reclamation and Identification of
the banks of the Potomac and Anacostia
rivers throughout the District.
| 3. The establishment Of parks on Massa-
chusetts avenue and 10th street, and in
the southeast portion of the city.
| 4. An increased number of fountains at
intersections OF streets and in small
parks.
| ). Continuation of the sward treatment
of Pennsylvania avenue from the Library
to the Treasury.
| 6. The creation Of department of fine
arts in the federal government.
| The reiterated approval by the board
of the bills for the purchase Of land for
park purposes that passed the Senate
at It's last session, and Of the Hepburn
bill for the purchase OF land south of
Pennsylvania avenue for public build
ings and grounds; the purchase of all
| necessary land to complete the approach
| es to the Connecticut avenue bridge. and
| in addition all land west Of Goth street
| to Rock creek and between the bridge
| and Calvert street; the purchase Of Park
View Terrace, in the vicinity of the Con-
| necticut avenue bridge, to protect the
beauty Of Rock Creek Park and the view
| from the bridge at that point; liberal
appropriations for the care and beautif1-
| cation of parks and reservations belong
ing to the District and the United States;
earnest support of the request in the
estimates of the District Commissioners
LOT $OUUD 10 DeSln WOrK on the OPEN
valley method for the treatment OF Rock
Creek valley according to the plans of
Engineer Douglass already submitted to
the Senate.
Railroads: The statement that Taking
everything into consideration we may we'll
consider the year 1907-S as the banner
year in the material growth and improve
| ment of both steam and surface railroad
facilities. They all serve to demonstrate
that the people OF means, whether as in
diyiduals or as corporations. recognize
that this is destined to be the greatest
| capital in the world. and in the compile
| tion of the Union station and improve
| ment of service seek to do their share in
Fastening the day when that will be an
accomplished fact instead of prophetic
| forecast"
Commerce and manufactures: The state
| ment Of the committee that there was q
positive lack of interest in the PROPOSE
| tion to employ a capable man as COM
mercial secretary. to have charge of the
development OF manufactures and the en-
coura cement Of the wholesale jobbing
trade, and the expression of the belief
| that upon proper showing the smoke law
could be amended without imposing hard
ship or Inconvenience upon the residential
Saction Of fhe cffy