The Washington herald., 1911-03-09

Washington is the most beautiful city in
the world Some OF US are awakening
TO the fact that there is still a great
deal OF hard work to be done before such
a statement may be uuthfully made.
There appears to be crystallizing just
now a sentiment for the systematic exc
CUtion of plans which will give Wash
ngtOn an adequate outer park system.
The essential factor. so far as the people
OF Washington are concerned, is concert
OF action. Every individual and every
organization OF individuals should be so
thoroughly inbued with the Importance
Of carrying out that plan that none OF
them will be for any reason diverted
from it or permit selfish motives to pre-
vent its early execution.
The time is passed for resolutions,
and the time has come for action. II
there must be resolutions let them all be
OF the constructive and not of the de-
structive character. 1t is not reasonable
to expect that our Congressman and Sen
ators> will take any action whatsoever
on important subjects relating to the
District when they are flooded and bonn
barded with resolutions oftentimes as far
apart in their purpose as the East Is
from the West.
We must get together and stay to-
gether on the one proposition that Wash
LLL5IOl LlIGSl iIAFS ol dNSlNoIC poi n
SYSTEM"
Following his Introductory remarks, Mr..
Watrous displayed pictures of Rock
Greek in its present condition, as taken
by Glenn Brown. and first exhibited al
the recent meeting of the Washington
Society Of Fine Arts
Merits of Car Seats
The consideration Of the report sub
mitted for the public transportation COM
mittee on the relative merits of longi-
tunidal and transverse seats in street
cars, which was presented by the chair
man of the committee, Alexander Britton
gave rise to a heated debate. in which
six members of the board Joined, and
several counter resolutions and proposed
amendments were offered and defeated
MIR. Britton's report, which called him tc
his feet in defense several times, finally
was adopted by a large majority. Presi-
dent Harries was forced to call into play
some of the parliamentary tactics that
made Uncle Joe" famous, in order tc
nip in the bud what threatened to prove
a most healthy filibuster.
The report, as has been previously
! announced in the Washington press, wa!
a compromise measure, urging longitude
nal seating for the accommodation o.
| fort to be derived from the cross seat.
| under normal conditions, and urging tn,
cross seats for pay-within convertible
cars for both winter and summer use.
AS a minority report, Messrs. Coltor
and Metzerott, of the committee, sup
ported a resolution offered by the former
| providing that all recommendations o.
the majority report be striken out ant
| recommending in lieu thereof that all tht
street car companies be urged to ordel
transverse seats for all new carr
and to arrange fer the immediate
Transformation to the cross-seating plaI
of the present rolling stock.
P. G. Burton came to the support o.
the majority report saying the cross sea
| cars were insanitary because of the op
portunities afforded the splitter to ply hi!
nefarious occupation" w. G. Henderson
| who also supported the majority from tn,
viewpoint of a suburbanite of long stand
| Ing" offered an amendment to Mr.. Brit
| toms report striking out the partial in
| dorsement of cross-seated cars, particu
larly that part referring to long hauls.
The debate on the street car question
The debate on the street car question
PRODUCTION of ex-senator Scott by B. H
Warner. After telling of his interest ii
the District and the work he had beer
| able to do as chairman of the Committee
! on Public Buildings and Grounds, anC
a member of the District Committee, Sen
ator Scott said he was sorry to leave
go much work unfinished, particularly
| the Rock Creek Valley and East Parl
projects, but hoped the District woulC
find other friends to get these things fol
| it. Senator Scott voiced a strong Piles
for unity, which, he said, would max,
Washington the greatest, as well as th'
most beautiful city in the country within
the next ten years.
Quick action on the part of Gen. Har
ries in recognizing Col George Trues
dale with a distinctly ''nonpersonal'
resolution of regret or! the failure of the
Judson finance. bill, prevented an ex
pected scrap" as both, Maj. Judsoi
and Charles c. Lancaster were present
and several members were believed to b.
harboring less conciliatory resolutions
The consideration and adoption Of th'
resolution was hurried through withou
the possibility of debate.
On the motion of John Joy Edison res
olution OF confidence in and support o
the Commissioners was unanimousl,
adopted. A resolution OF Endorsement ant
affection for ex-senator Scott and an ex
preston Of hope that he would ''returI
soon TO the field of legislation wer,
unanimously adopted