Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
MEETING FRIDAY EVENING
Resolution Prepared for Submission
by Finance Committee.
CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION
Reports From Various Committees
Expected-Matters Relating to
Health, Transportation, Etc.

| The attitude which the Board Of Trade
should adopt in regard to the investiga-
ton of the District government by the
| District committee Of the House will be
| discussed al a meeting of the board at
the New Willard Hotel Friday evening
| at O'Clock. The matter was gone into
| by the boards committee on municipal
| finance. Of which Col. George Truesdell
| is chairman. at meeting yesterday aft
ernoon. and Col. Truesdell was author
| lied to draft resolution and lay 1t be-
fore the board at the coming meeting
| In the resolution the committee will de-
| clare that it is the belief of the Board
of Trade that an investigation such as
proposed by the House will clear up
number of disputed matters. 1t will also
ask the board to authorize the committee
on municipal finance to appear before the
investigating committee to testify as 10
taxes. method of taxation and the method
by which the finances of the District are
handled generally.
To Consider Amendments.
Three proposd amendments to the con-
stitution will also be taken up for action.
These provide that no members OF the
board shall be eligible as officers or d.
rectors who are officers or directors Of
other similar organizations; that past
presidents shall be additional members OF
the board of directors, and providing Tor
the repeal of that provision which limits
election of members of the board OF d.
rectors to two successive terms
Reports of the committees on pubic
TRANSPORTATION streets and avenues and
public health will be submitted for action
by the board In view of the fact that
Congress has before ii a proposition TO
make the District Commissioners public
utilities commission for the District and
is investigating the subject, the commit
tee on public transportation will not sub
nit a recommendation, previously agreed
to. that the Board of Trade should OPP
pose bestowing these powers on the Com
missioners The committee on streets
and avenues, for the same reason, Will
withhold recommendations approving
street paving and repairing and street
cleaning by the District itself, instead OF
by contract.
The committee recommendat1ons
which will come UP for action are as
follows:
By Public Health Committee.
Approval of continuation Of the con-
struction of public comfort stations
and of connecting with them facilities
for bathing and washing.
Approval of practical means toward
the prevention of venereal diseases.
Urging attention to the increasing
number of suicides, often due to tenn
porary mental disturbance. which con-
dition might yield to timely treatment.
and further urging that the matter
be given careful consideration by the
boards of directors of the general nos
pitfalls of Washington.
Special resolution providing (a) that
the maximum temperature at which
mil hp k o. nv
dealer should be fixed by law; (b) that
the archaeological examination OF milk
should be utilized in connection with
the supervision of the milk supply;
(c) that the tuberculin test should be
promptly applied to dairy herds supply
ing milk to the District of Columbia
and that all animals reacting to said
test be removed; (d) that legislation
pending in Congress known as "A bill
to protect the public health of the
District of Columbia by regulating the
sale of milk, cream and ice cream in
and for the District of Columbia" be
approved and it's enactment urged.
Special resolution indorsing the pro-
test and appeal of the East Washing
ton Citizens Association against the
permanent retention of railroad grade
crossings.
While favoring the construction Of sub
urban lines by responsible people for
transportation purposes disappearing the
construction of new lines or extension
of existing lines within the District by
any company than those now operating
therein.
Streets and Avenues Committee.
Approval OF House bill 23OO5 as to re-
moval of snow from sidewalks in fire
limits of District of Columbia
Approval of House bill 1892 for con-
domination of streets or parts of streets
in subdivisions where not dedicated.
Approval Of Senate bill 21S1, for the
extension of 10Th street from Belmont
road to Biltmore street, but dfsapproval
Of provisions fixing a prescribed area in
which the entire cost should be assessed
as benefits, whether the land be benefited
or not and without giving parties af-
fected an opportunity to be heard
DisapprovA of Senate bill 1919. for the
extension of Farragut street northwest:
also of Iowa avenue northwest.