The Washington times., 1911-10-04
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designated representatives Of the rail
road committee Of the citizens organl
cations of the District.
p. Y. Keating. Of the Rhode Island
avenue association, presented the plar
Tor the conference. He said: I'VE wan
You tn send some one to represent YOU
In the ranks of those who are adjudged
feeble-lninded. bv General Harries, be-
cause they want the universal transfer,
The ranks OF these feeble e-minded' are
to march in the column"
Court Action Too Slow.
Mr.. Heating asserted. as he has done
before the other Organizations he has
enlisted In tlds conference plan. that
any court action will prove too slow
in the transfer fight. New legislation
that win go right to the point and
bring immediate results IL what is
needed. according to Mr.. Keat-
ing. He said by working through the
Federation Of Citizens Associations, as
individual societies. and as individual
members and taxpayers, pressure can
needed legislation.
AS an association and through it's rep
resentation in the federation, Takoma
Park citizens have already indorsed
and lent aid to the universal transfer
Join in the conference called by the
Rhode Island avenue organization.
Mr.. Keating reported the conference
will be held on October u. President
committee of the federation will be
held on Saturday evening, at which II
Is expected, important action on the
universal transfer will be taken.
The drafting Of bill to be reported
back to the several organizations repre-
SentQd ia the work the TnaO1hpr1 Of THAR
railroad committees expect to do at the
conference of October Il.
The court fight of the Baltimore and
Washington Transit Company TO force
acceptance of its transfers on the Capt.
tai Traction Company, was indorsed in
resolution presented by Mr.. LeClerc,
of the railroad committee, as follows:
Resolved, That the Citizens Associa-
ton of Takoma Park commends the ac-
ton of the Baltimore and Washington
Transit Company In seeking TO enforce
in the courts the exchange of transfers
with the Capital Traction Company at
Fourteenth and Kennedy streets north
west, as provided in its charter
The increase in water rates called
forth vigorous protests, led by President
Dyre, from most of the men present.
Resolution Adopted.
The resolution introduced by Presi-
dent Dyre and unanimously adopted by
tne assOCldllOn, Is as IOlIOWs.
Whereas. The Commissioners OF the |
District Of Columbia have seen At to |
arbitrarily raise the rates to be charged |
for water in the District OF Columbia, |
and, whereas, II Is manifestly un-
American. undemocratic, and unfair |
that measures entaIIiag an additional |
expense should be imposed on the tax
payers without giving them an oppor-
tunity to be heard in the matter; there
fore, be II
Resolved by the Takoma Park Cit-
zens' Association assembled in special
session this Sd day of October, 1911,
that we earnestly protest against the
action recently taken by them in in
creasing the water rate tax in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and equally earnestly
request that such action be reconsider
ed. and the citizens be given an oppor-
unity to be heard in the matter"
Copies of the resolution will be for
warded to the District Commissioners,