The Washington times., 1912-05-14

Attacking the Board OF District Com
missioners as whole and demanding
of President Taft the speedy removal
of Engineer Commissioner William ".
Judson, the Northeast Washington
Citizens Association adopted two reso-
lutions embodying these sentiments at
the regular meeting last night in the
Northeast Temple.
The efforts of the Commissioners to
obtain a law abolishing the Board OF
Education are branded as a conspiracy
against our public school system" In
one of the resolutions. The other
characterizes Engineer Commissioner
Judson as arrogant, supercillious and
contemptous."
With ten members in attendance the
meeting was called to order by Presi-
dent e. H. Tucker, and his reports from
the executive committee and from the
committee on legislation reported ac-
ton taken in support of the Gallinger
bill to reduce the proposed increased
water rates, and to obtain the removal
Of the District property yard and the
improvement of West Virginia avenue.
The present methods of assessments
of taxes in the District came In for
strong criticism by the association, but
no action was taken.
The first of the resolutions attacking
the District government was introduced
by j. NJ. Wood. former head of the
Street Cleaning Department. This reso-
luton reads:
Whereas the Commissioners have
caused to be introduced in Congress a
bill II. r., 20,4s5. to abolish our Board
nf IN 10 T.
rector of education at a salary of six
thousand dollars a year, and six assist
ant directors at a sayary of three thou.
sand dollars each, per year. to be ap-
pointed by the Commissioners and to be
under their control, and
Whereas, the Board of Education Is
composed of local citizens of high char
acter and recognized ability, who give
their arduous services without compcn-
sation to the management and super
vision of our public schools to the en-
tire satisfaction of the taxpayers and
the patrons Of said schools; therefore,
be It
Resolved, by the Northeast Washing
ton Citizens Association, That we re-
gard the action of the Commissioners,
unsupported by any organized bady OF
citizens, as nothing less than a con-
splracy against our present public
school system, the only local institu
ton controlled by our own citizens. free
from the present military domination
of the Board of Commissioners. We be-
lieVe, and so state, that this unwar-
ranted attack on our Board of Educa-
ton Is instigated solely by the person.
al enmity of the Engineer Commission
er against certain efficient and active
members of the Board of Education,
and we appeal to the Congress of the
United States to disregard the recon-
mendation of the Board of Commits
sioners for the passage of said bill, as
is-would increase our taxes without any
beneficial results. Be it further
Resolved, That copy of this resolu
tion be transmitted to the chairmen Of
the Senate and House Committees on
the District of Columbia, the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia, and
the Federation OF Citizens Associa-
tions
The demand for the removal of En-
gineer Commissioner Judson was con-
tained in the resolution presented by y.
II. Aschenbach and seconded by w. j.
Frizzell.
vote cast against their adoption came
from Secretary S. Sowerbutts.
Judson Arraigned.
A written arraignment of Commits
sioner Judson was read by Mr.. Frizzell,
in which he characterized the official as
the one-man power that dominates the
District government" Arrogance and
disregard of the rights and feelings of
the citizens of the District and antag-
onism to all their organizations and
contempt of their judgment and COM
mon sense were charged against the
Commissioner by Frizzell. w. 8. Bran