Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-10
STANDING COMMITTEES NAMED
TOPICS BEFORE PETWoRTH
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION.
Proposed Licensing Of Builders and
the Pensioning Of School Teach
ers Discussed and Referred.

The appointment Of tho standing COM
rnittees for the ensuing year, discussion of
the bill licensing builders and the teach
cI-s' refinement bill and the appointment
Of several special committees We're the
fca lures of the meeting last night of the
PctWorth Citizens Association, held in
the Pctworth Methodist episcopal Church.
corner .Sth and She pIerd streets north
west.
Secretary e. l.. Gable read communi-
cation from tile Rhode Island Avenue
Suburban Citizens Association inclosing
resolutions and a copy Of the builders
bill and requesting corporation in oppos-
ing the measure now before Congress.
Discussion by Members.
r NJ Carr. a builder. spoke in opposi-
ton to the measure. holding that num-
Der Of accidents have occurred under con-
tractors who would be the first to get
licenses if the bill becomes q law. IL. NJ.
lie Due also opposed the measure. speak
ing along similar lines. The matter was
referred To the following special commit
tee: w L. Gutclus X. Nj. Carr and f..
W oyster.
Mr. Oyster opposed the bill increasing
the assessments of property IN the DIS
llltF rom jNt-lilIdS 20 luIl Neitttf+ - i'
following committee WAS appointed t"
draft resolutions TO be sent to Senator
Scott the press and members Of the Dis
trict committees of the House and Sen
atc: w y. Cromwell. chairman: +. "
Oyster q. w. Sloso, /. {. ELLIS and y. l..
Painter.
President Cromwell appointed the fol
lowing committee To report ut the next
meeting on Senate bill GIT providing for
a public school teachers retirement fund:
II. NJ lie Due chairman; l. G. ELLIS and
j. Painter.
The COMMITTEES on fire aud police protec-
ton was directed to further Investigate
the tisorderly conduct Of the pupils of the
pctworth School and call The matter to
the attention OF the proper officials.
y report WAS presented by -. }. Particle
announcing that The Washington Railway
and Electric Company was rebuilding
the car barn to accommodate eight tracks
ana that S215.GGD had been appropriated
for the purchase of new cars and eniarG-
ng tie barn.
Standing Committees.
The following standing committees
were announced by President Cromwell:
street railway-W. l.. Gutelius. chair
man; I Y. Powdcrly. +. W. oyster, II.
J. Particle and W. f. Guide.
Schools ana chooihouses-isaac c. FL
lis. chairman: T.. w Davis. r. RI. Harris
horn, l.. jacobson and =. l.. Santmyer
Sewers. sanitation and water-Cie0rge
w Stose, chairman; }. |. Painter. Paul
y I.esch, Edwin Shorey and J. 5. Sim
clair.
Streets. sidewalks and liGhts-E. W.
Oyster chairman: II. NJ. lie Due, John c.
Walton and G.. 7. Clayton.
Fire and police protection-Rohert NJ
Carr. chairman; William 7. Blair, J. w
Cheney. ~ J. Boyer and George W.
Norris
Memberships. l.. Gable, chairman: ].
H. GlaSco, Henry NJ lie Due, ID. W.
Johnson and q. ". Smith.
Finance-E. G. GrIunley. chairman; c.
p Melton, William ii. Scribner, DIR. y. c.
NorcroSs and j. II. Wick
Delegates to joint committee-W. T..
Gutelius. chairman; T.. w. Oyster and
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