Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
Resolutions Offered.

owned by the government between rem
Isylvania avenue and the Mall.
Resolutions offered.
"3. The adoption of the following reso
| lutions:
'That the Washington Board of Trade
does hereby declare that In its judgment
the system OF reservations and parks now
| fulfilled in the plan of the old city be ex'
tended to those sections of the District OF
Columbia beyond the boundary and the
| Eastern branch;
"And that a special parking commits
sion should be created by the Congress te
give consideration to this and kindred
matters and to draft a detailed plan FOL
the purpose here set forth.
| ~ The adoption of the following reso-
luton:
That the Washington Board of Trade
does hereby recommend to Congress ar
appropriation Of 100000 at it's next ses-
sion for the improvement of the valley OF
| Rock creek, according to the plans fur
nished by the Engineer Commissioner
| April l., 1906, and transmitted to Con-
gress.
). The adoption of a resolution which
sets forth that the street parkings
should be so arranged and cared for thai
they will become large factor In the
Identification of the city; and
That the methods heretofore in use
of leaving their identification to the IN.
diyidual occupants of houses has signally
| failed:
| therefore, the Commissioners of the
District Of Columbia be respectfully re-
quested to actively consider the regula-
ton and care of the parkings to the enc
that that portion of the streets and
avenues lying between the walks and
the building line of lots-the property OF
the government--be given much care
as the roadways and sidewalks now re-
| ceive.
THAT the Washington Board of Trade
! pledges it's utmost endeavor to aid and
assist the Commissioners of the District
of possibilities in the conversion OF
Washington into a model for the cities
Of the United States to pattern after.
Purchase of Parkview Terrace.
% The purchase by the government
| of the property known as Parkview ter
race, situated in the immediate vicinity
of the new Connecticut Avenue bridge.
~. An appropriation be made at the
| next session of Congress for the reclama-
| ton of the Anacostia flats, and that the
amount to be appropriated should be as
| large as can be advantageously expended
| for that purpose during the next fiscal
year.
IS. An appropriation for the purchase
| of the Carpenter and Pennsylvania
| avenue tracts. containing 1o5 acres, To-
Gated on Pennsylvania avenue south
| east, there being no provision yet made
| for any parks in the suburban portion of
Southeast Washington
The present committee recommends:
II. Approval of House bill 1447s. To
provide a public park on Georgetown
Heights in the District of Columbia
80. Approval Of the open valley treat
ment of Rock Creek valley
Change in Procedure.
During the discussion that followed on
the consideration of the recommendations
of the committee on parks and reserva-
lions, Gen. Harries announced that at a
recent meeting of the chairmen of the
various committees 1t was. decided to
devote the time of the meetings to
crystallizing the opinion Of the board, and
to avoid the waste of time caused by
the recital Of facts with which the men,
bers of the board are already, familiar
He sad that In the future copies Of all
resolutions and recommendations that are
scheduled for consideration at meeting
will be sent out to the members with the
notice of the meeting Of the board
In the discussion of the recommended
d
Tindall asked to be enlightened as to
just what was contemplated by those
who advocated a municipal code. Mr..
Browne chairman of last years codifica-
ton committee, said the object of the
code was to let the citizens of. the Dis
trict know over night what the law
would be the next morning." His re-
marks about the uncertainty of the laws
and municipal regulations in the District
were applauded.
The question of the high cost of living
was brought up at the meeting, and Gen.
Harries directed that any resolution on
the subject should be put in writing
of the proposed union of the Washington
Board of Trade and Chamber of Com
merce, and also of the effort made by
joint committees looking toward a di-
vision Of the activities of the two bodies.
1t was made evident at the meeting that
no material progress had been made along
either line.