Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-15
CITIZENS
INDULGE IN CRITICISM
Object to the Management of
District Affairs-Improve-
ments Desired.

Endorsement Of the candidacy Of Daniel
E. Curry for the position Of superintend-
ent Of insurance, repetition Of the cr1ti-
cism of Commissioners Johnston and Jud-
son by several members and the an
nouncement Of committees for the coming
year were features Of last nights meet
ing of the Northeast Washington Citizens
Association. On the motion Of DR.. L. d.
Walter and Frank p. Madigan, the asso-
citation went on record as in favor of Mr..
Currys promotion.
W. j. Frizzell. A. n. F. Holstein and
DR.. Walter registered protests against
the administration of the engineer depart
ment. and Mr.. Frizzeil, referring to Com
missioners Johnston and Judson. said the
northeast section could expect nothing
from them.
Avenue a Dumping Ground.
The association took up the question
Of Improvements in the northeast sec
ton. paying particular attention to West
Virginia avenue. the old right Of way
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. 1t
was said the avenue is a dumping ground,
and that q part Of it is being used as a
property yard.
Mr. Frizzell said Commissioner Rudolph
had promised to put West Virginia ave-
nue. in the estimates this year, but his
The only way for the association to get
anything for the northeast section, he
said. Is to go direct to Congress.
Il am told that the policy Of the en-
gineer department is to spend money for
street improvements In the sections from
where the taxes come" said Mr.. Frizxeil.
Give us improvements and we will in
crease our taxes"
DR.. Walter entered a general COM
plant against the engineer department.
saying that much of the trouble is caus.
ed by the subordinates in that branch OF
the service.
A. H. F. Holster suggested that the
Commissioners be asked to put circle
and fountain at Florida avenue and X
street Such an Improvement, he stated.
would .beautify that section.
You will hardly get a circle there
now" DR.. Walter stated. Some paving
that the commissioners would entertain
request to put a circle there"
Nothing Unusual, he Declares.
That's nothing" said Mr.. Holster.
1.-THE engineer department does work one
day and undoes 1t the next. They will
give you a grade for this year and next
year they will establish an entirely DIFF
ferent one
Mr. Frizzell said the manner in which
things have been conducted In this city
of late has made him almost sufra;,ist.
He said he would prefer being governed
by almost any good local man than by
army officers. who are put at the head
of the local government.
8. Sowerbutts said he thought it was
q mistake for members of the association
tn tn 1yy To- lxo tta
missioners. At times, he stated, there Is
reason for criticism, but, he thought, the
Commissioners usually do the best they
can.
Committees Announced.
President Tucker announced commit
tees for the ensuing year as follows:
Executive committeeman H. Tucker.
chairman; W. j. Frixzel,, s. Sowerbutts.
A. II. r. Holster. w. G. Lang. F. D. F'os-
ter, DR.. l. D. Walter DR.. Starr Parsons.
William A. Linton and W. s. Branson.
Committee on proposed legislation
Evan II. Tucker, chairman; DR.. T. NJ.
Gallaudet. w. ]. Fri-zell, Arthur Cowsill.
DR.. l.. u. Walter. :. Sowerbutts, DR..
Starr Parsons and Frank p. Madigan.
Committee on steam railroads-Wiliiam
j. Frizzell. chairman; A III. Il. Holsten,
G. H. Aschenback. Clements Giebel. B.
r. h L. i
Stol. NJ. Sheehan. George l.. Thorn and
George F. Hoover.
Committee on streets, avenues and al
leys-Wilnam A. Linton. chairman: Jacob
William Donaldson. d. D. Bowen. j. w.
Brahler. Harry Boesch. s. s. English, j.
T. Bundick. +. J. Cuckievieg and Charles
L. Bedelspacker.
Committee on water, lights and sewers
A. H. F. Holster. chairman: j. b. Har-
rell. +. j. Mcdonald, James Buerger. l..
NJ. Harr. August Weber, A. II. Chase, j.
c. Ewald. James A. Farley. D. II. Bal
lauf. NJ T. FGaherty, James F. Kelly. HI.
l. Jenkins. b. j. Langgher and ]. Ham
macker.
Committee on assessments and appor-
tionment OF appropriations-W.S 8. Bran
son. chairman; w. G. Lang. G. B. Rose,
NJ. Harris. Karl Hennige. w. G. Dunno,
Charles p. Peake, Warren F. Rohr, H.
w. Roughly. Charles Stutsman and John
T. Robert
Public improvements.
Committee on parks and spaces-w. G.
Lang, chairman: g. P. Pearson, M. s.
Snyder. John Gross. Percy Harding. O.
ID. HyIer. W. F. Hartranft. Edwin L.
Schrack, r. B. Buckley, S. Ohm and
| Robert Aaron.
| Committee on schools-F. D. Foster.
chairman: Dr.. Starr Parsons. W. J. Fow-
Ter. George w. Morgan, Robert Bowdler,
James Palmer. George Talbert, M H.
| Hopwood, William w. Conner. Thomas
Regain and D. F.. Mcnamara.
| Committee on sanitary a6airs-Dr. Starr
| Parsons, chairman; DR.. L. D. Walter, p
]. ODay. Adolph Sieverling. g. r. ST.
monds, DR.. g B. Balm. DR.. w. e. Brad
ley. A. Fabrits. James NJ. Wood and Dr..
1 B. LAddan.
| Committee on public conveyance-S.
Sowerbutts. chairman: g. b. Rose, George
w. Carl. r. p. Graves. W.. Twonaley. NJ.
J. Ready. C. Reagan. Charles ]. Kropke,
B. T. Batson and r A. Norway.
| Committee on police and Ore departments
I-Dr. L. D. Walter. chairman; w. ]. F,rix-
zell. William Newiand, W. Fl. Burch. DR..
Lewis Flemer. e. G.. Shepard, j. Swan
| son. T. A. Fulton, s. p. Myen ana J. Sam
| mopda.