The Washington times., 1912-02-29
BRYCE TO Be HONOR
! GUEST AT BOARD
Of TRADE BANQUET
British Ambassador to Make
An Address on Municipal
Problems.

Ambassador Bryce Ia to be the guest
OF honor at the meeting of the Board
of Trade tonight. The British Am
bassador is to make an address, the
subject of which has not been an
nounced, but which is expected to be
upon municipal problems in this coun-
try and Great Britain.
After the ambassadors address tie
reports of six committees are to be
presented and considered. Especial in
terest is being taken today in the re-
port of the charities and corrections
committee, which is to deal with the
question of the maintenance of Emer-
gency and Columbia Hospitals and the
position of the Board of Charities upon
the separation of public and private
charities in the District Majority and
minority reports are expected.
Annual Reports.
i'The other committee reports are the
annual ones and include the commit
tees on municipal art, parks and reser-
vations, private schools, public order.
The recommendations of the Committee
on Municipal Art are:
f. Approval of purchase of land for
small parks and Fairgrounds. and ap-
Iproaches to bridges; OF connecting Po-
tomac and Rock Creek Parks by ter
raced walks and driveways following
THE course of the stream; of replacing
the old bridges across Rock Creek with
modern structures; of additional foun-
tains in the squares and parks, and
Iof adequate provision for parks in the
northeast and southeast parts of the
city.
The parks and reservations committee
will recommend:
Approval Of appropriation by Congress
lS,R pf
Rock Creek according to plans of the
Engineer Commissioner of April II, 1908.
Transmitted to Congress; of adequate
appropriation for development of Po-
t4onac Park, considering progress al
ready made; of ample appropriation to
insure rapid progress in reclamation
tof Anacostia Flats; of all land between
Pennsylvania avenue and the. Mall. not
owned by the Government, being pur-
chased. OF continuing effort to obtain
carrying out Mcmillan plan for parking
for suburban portions of District, and
of setting apart for a playground or
athletic field a portion of the nine-acre
tract at Florida avenue and Eleventh
street acquired for the new Central
High School. and of urging the Commits
sioners to take proper steps for this
purpose.
For School Changes.
The committee on private schools will
make tho following recommendations:
: Giving to the United States Commits
sioner of Education authority TO cstab-
lish fer the district OF Columbia private
school standards the right TO inspect
and classify private schools which apply
for inspection and classification: the
right to request private schools to per-
NIT his department to make inspection
and to prepare a list of approved
schools.
The public order committees recon-
Snendations are:
Approval OF increase of the number OF
rrivates Cf the police department tc
meet the growing meals OF the Comn'u-
rity, CT proposed new House of De.
tcntion, and of the passage of Il bill
providing for the retirement OF nIcI:t-
bers o. The police and fro departments
with provision for a permanent and ade
quate fund for rensioninE them end tn
twidows and children of deceased mem
hers.
The committee on streets and avenues
Will make c"!y one rerCIrTcndAt
Approval of street pacing. including
repair work being done through r
properly equipped plant maintained bS
the District unless in the judgment oI
the Commissioners 1t can be done bette
and at less cost by methods heretofore
followed.
A buffet luncheon will be served aftel
the close of the business session.