Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-03
Want Change Made.

A resolution was adopted empowering
the building committee to appear before
the Commissioners and request that this
practice be changed, and that a thirty
day notice be given Of proposed changes
in building regulations. If this request
is denied. the committee is instructed to
prepare bills dealing with the matter to
be laid before Congress.
Robert n Harper for the committee on
manufactures told the board that the
committee was busy considering a plan
for the development of Washington as a
manufacturing center This plan, he
said. he had worked out in detail and
would lay before the board and the cham
Der later.
j. Leftwich Sinclair brought to the at
tention of the board the bill before Con-
gress increasing the pay of the crossing
policemen and placing them on the regu-
lar force of the District. At present the
crossing policemen are appointed by the
District Commissioners. as are the men,
berS of the regular force but are paid by
the street railway companies. H. c. c..
Stiles, in connection with this, said that
the crossing policemen could do much to
enforce traffic regulations If they took
their positions in the center of the streets
and directed traffic as do the police in
New York and elsewhere
The bills before Congress dealing with
pensions for policemen and firemen and
their families and for school teachers
were discussed by Isaac Cans. The board
voted its support OF these measures.
Opposes Increased Fare.
Alfred E. Wood appeared before the
board and urged it to back him in a fight
he is making before the interstate COM
merce commission to prevent the Wash
ington Southern railway from increasing
the fare between Alexandria and Wash
ington from u to 30 cents. He said that
petition had been filed by the railway
before the commission asking permission
to make the increase and that he had
filed on the other side of the question.
Mr. Wood said the real reason the rail-
way wished to make the increase was to
prevent passengers taking advantage of
the intrastate law governing railroad
charges in the state of Virginia. He
said that the interstate charge for travel
was pig cents a mile, while the interstate
charge was 3 cents mile Passengers
leaving Richmond, he said. could pur-
chase a ticket from that city to AleXan-
dria. Va, at the 2l2-cent rate, and then
in Alexandria buy ticket to Washing
ton for II cents. The railroad, he said,
made the point that it was losing money
because of this. Mr.. Wood argued at
length to show that the railroad was not
losing anywhere near much money as
1t claimed: in fact, only one-quarter as
much as claimed, and that to ncrea Sc
the charge to 30 cents between Washing
ton and Alexandria would work great
injustice. and be a discrimination against
part of the travelling public.
The matter was referred to the com
mittee on transportation with instructions
to consult with Mr.. Wood and act imme-
diately if. in it's opinion, the points taken
by Mr. Wood are sustained.
In order to cooperate with the move
ment already started to erect memora
to John b. Sleman, jr., the board au
thorized President Oyster TO appoint q
committee of three to represent the
Chamber of Commerce. The committee
has been appointed as follows: Henry b
F. Macfarland, D: j. Callahan and Isaac
Cans.