Evening star., 1912-10-04
URGES LIBRARY CASH
Trade Board Committee Cites
Need at Takoma Park.
CHARITIES BOARD UPHELD
Movement for Superintendent I
Observation-Disclosures
in District Favored.

Declaring that Congress has not kept
faith with Andrew Carnegie in appropri-
ating for the maintenance of the branch
public library at TakOma Park, the
library committee of the Board of Trade
at meeting IN the Public Library yes
terday afternoon voted to recommend
that Congress be urged to increase its
appropriation for that branch and for the
main library also.
When Mr.. Carnegie agreed TO give the
money for the branch library. it was said.
1t was with the understanding that Con-
gress would appropriate one-teuth of the
cost OF the building for its maintenance
each year. In the law for the present
fiscal year Congress appropriated only
$1.o0O for the maintenance of the branch,
whereas the building cost $4,000. The
Board of Trade will be asked by the COM
mittee to urge Congress to increase this
appropriation TO $4,000
Main Library Also in Need.
The committee also believes that the
appropriation for the main library
should be increased. 1T is pointed out
that in cities Of approximately the
same size Washington from is to 81
per cent of the original cost of the
library building Is appropriated an
nually for the maintenance of the Ii
brary.
Fred G. coldren, chairman of the
committee. and j. W. Latimer were
named subcommittee to draft the re-
port of the committee to be submitted
to the boar
The committee on charities and cor
rections of the Board of Trade, at a
meeting yesterday afternoon in the
board rooms. voted to recommend that
a movement which has been under way
for a year or two to supplant the pres
eut board of charities of the District
disapproved by the Board Of Trade.
The same committee voted to
recommend that electrocution be sub
,tituted for hanging in the District IN
-ases of capital punishment a Dill
fot this purpose passed the Senate last
session.
The committee went on record as be-
ing opposed to the utilization or any
part of the almshouse site for Distrlct
hospital purposes. The District Com
missioners have been directed by Con.
gross to report on the advisability or
such a plan. The committee takes the
s;aud that District hospital buildings
should be placed on the municipal hos
pital site already provided Tor me
meeting of the committee was presided
over by Walter c. Clephane, chairman.
Urge Marking of Historic Places.
At a meeting yesterday aiteIHooi VI
the committee on municipal art, OF
which Richard B. Watrous is chairman,
II was decided to recommend that places
of historic interest in and about the
National Capital be permanently marked.
The committee believes these markers
would add much to the interest OIL
visitors in Washington.
The law committee of the Board OF
Trade is TO hold a meeting at noon to-
morrow at the city hall for the purpose
of framing a report to be laid before
the board. The chairman of the COM
mittee is Louis a. Dent; vice chairman,
Chaplin Brown, and secretary, D. winner
Latimer The other members of the
committee are William +. Ambrose. Ed
win C.. Brandenburg, Justin NJ. Chamber
lin, Walter c. Clephane. r. Golden
Donaldson, Frederick A. FenninE. John
r. sLarner. A. E. l.. Lsckie. George r.
Ltnkins. Benjamin F. Minor, Frederick
L. Siddons. John Lewis Smith, William
e. Sullivan Conrad H. Syme. Edward III.
Thomas and Charles c. Tucker.