The Washington times., 1910-12-07
BOARD Of TRADE
ADOPTS REPORTS
Refuses Recommendation TO
Enlarge Rock Creek
Park.
JUDGE DE LACY GIVEN
PRAISE FOR HIS WORK
Amendments 10 School Commit
tees Plans Asking for More
Schools Fail.

The recommendation Of seven COM
mittees of the Board of Trade were con-
sidered and adopted with little discussion
at a special meeting Of the board held
at the New Willard last night In order
to expedite the consideration Of commit
tee reports, only the committees recon-
mendatiOns were presented by the sew
eTaI chaiTmen-
The only opposition to any Of the re-
ports came in connection with that by
y. b Browne, chairman Of the commit
tee on public schools While the report
was adopted without amendment, two
were offered to 1t and strongly pressed
by the movers. Thomas W. Smith, who
wanted a recommendation for new bust
ness and technical high schools in the
eastern part Of the city, and W h Sin
gleton, who protested against discrimi-
nation Of pay. between teachers OF high
and normal and manual training
schools. While both amendments were
ruled out on points Of order. they were
later offered in the form Of resolutions
requesting the committee 10 consider
the subjects and passed without oppo-
sitiOn-
Praise for Judge.
One amendment was made to the re-
port Of the committee on public order,
q recommendation for q new house Of
detention, offered by W H Singleton
AS the chairman OF the committee,
Walter A Brown, made no objection to
the amendment, il was Included among
the committees TecOmme In
urging the amendment Mr. singleton
paid a high tribute 10 Judge William H
De Lacy, Of the juvenile Court, and to
the work Of the children's court
Dr. Tom A Williams urged the con-
struction Of a public golf course in the
central part Of the city, around the
Monument OF the White Lot, as a
means to increased physical efficiency
His resolution that the matter have the
Consideration Of parks and reservation
cimmittee was adopted
judge Charles s Bundy, chairman Of
this committee, read his report, which
was adopted after slight changes. Sec
ton 10, recommending the purchase
by the Government OF uinety-nine acres
Of land in the vicinity Of Massachusetts
avenue and Rock Greek, as an addition
to Rock Greek, was Withdrawn after
Adds b Browne had explained TO the
board that the owners Of this land mad
planned TO subdivide Il and spend $780,
900 IN making a residence section, VII oh
would have all the beauties Of natural
park. and be the most beautiful Subdi-
vision in the District
Law Is Scored
NJ. D. Rosenberg called the law OF as
sessment for benefits an obnoxious one
and commended the committee for in
Guiding consideration Of 1t in the report
The recommendation OF the Public Ii
brary committee, submitted by Fred G.
COldTen, for more liberal appropriations
for the Washington Public Library was
adopted Mr. COIdren pointed out that
the library was only about one-haIf the
expense Of that OF Libraries in other
cities and that last year IS per cent Of
the employees Of the local library re-
signed TO take better places
George Oakley Totem jr-, explained
the reasons Of his committee on munich
pal art in reaching their conclusions.
which were approved without change.
Mr.. TOtten suggested the treatment Of
the proposed park in Sixteenth street
above Florida avenue as q terraced gar
den. saying that the ground lent itself
well 10 this form Of Improvement
Report on Insurance.
The recommendations Of the commit
tee on insurance. read by E c. Bran
denbUrg, and the committee on bridges,
read by A R Server, were approved
San Francisco's cause in seeking the
Panama Canal Exposition was placed
before tLie DodAU bS JOSeJL SCOtLr pres
ident Of the Los Angeles Chamber Of
Commerce George H HarTies, who
presided during the evening, introduced
Mr.. Scott after the business session had
been concluded. The visitor, who had
been invited to the meeting by D. J
Callahan, paid a glowing tribute to
Washington's beauty and to the energy
Of san FTanciscanS in rebuilding their
city IN four years General HaTries
ed eli On
after the exposition herself
A buffet luncheon was served after
the meeting