Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-20

The Hsuss Committee en- the District of c.
lumbia. at their Yegn3aT meeting to-day, nrst
considered a bin ITO incorporate
THE OXYGEN. GAS. COMPANY
of the District OF Goiuaseia. which names as
incorporxtors JeGetiiah VI LathEpp, John H
Semme~. Henry j. Davisson, Charles Ewing.
Thomas W. Collins, George SayoryrA. E.Perry
of corporation, and authority temaEufacture.
produce aud sell oxygen, hydrogen, carbOnic
sNide and cher gas for illuminating, heating
and industrial uses, AND 70 light thereby any
and all streets. avenues, Id Aways, Standings,
public and priv ate, alleys, lanes, pass, and
other places al the D1strict-sf Columbia, Sc.
subject TO regulation. of aSe board q public
works and provides that the capital stock OF the
company shz.l be s1A0e co., in shares.cf Sf0O
each. Another bill wa also presented. similar
a R1p% p s Long, OF gs, and MI, JhSnss w
committee thztfthe objee of The new Company
= to furnish parer quality OF -Sas in the Dis
misss ' hv a. ,hs sna. ss the
earbsretted hydrogen nossin use Referr~d to
| q subcommittee.
srRxEr RAIsRoADs-
Mr.. j. W. Thompson, pRssident of the Msso-
before the committee asf asked that the
charters granted ty the legislative Of
the District Of Colambia to the U1s.on and the
Silver Springs street railways he ratified or
legxiized by Congress. Referfat tn - sub-com-
mitsee consisting OF hIessrs. Williams, Eldridge
aud Cotton. .. .. ...
FIRE INSURANCE coasPANy.
Mr.. Clinton LLOYD asked the favorable CON
sdersr,esl ID the comnittee in behalf ef bill to
incorporate '.The Mn:ual Pr0keefon Fire In
s.rance Company OF the Distriat of Columbia.
Referred 20 = subcommittee consisting OF
Msssrs- 0ebs, Hsrmer and El,irsdge.
W N A EAST UNION RAE ROAD.
Dr. ,Im. II. Stephenson appeared before the
committees ,aai briefly urged the favorable con-
. sd OF .he bill approving the buih;ag Of
railroad. Gen Chapman read the Setition of a
number of FIeperty- holders againstesse bill. pse-
ferred Ia a subcommittee consisting aof Nessrs.
Chapman, HzEIper and Crehs.
UNIVERSITY FOR THE BLIyS.
a delegation consisting Of Judge Fisher, a.
S.,SolomOns, Mr., Sherrod ane X. NJ. hail, APP
pe&red in behaif.0f the bill to establish a print
ing Aouse and university for the blind, and the
conusittee referred The subject to a sui-com-
miitee consisting OF Messrs. Darrell, Chapman
and Roosevelt.
Mr. John F. Cook asked the committee to
consider favOrably Hose bill 1881 i0 incorpo, ate
the CeiJsnbia and Harmony Cemetery Of tse
Distriet-Of Columbia Referred To sub-coC-
mittee.
SPECIAL AsSSssNENTs
deleSation, Consisting of Messrs. John II.
r. Murray, John A. Simhss, James A. Handy.
AL others, urged favorable action by the COM
notice in csse If House bill .S9, extending the
time tor payina assessments fO1 special improve
nsea1s- Mr.. Bs ooks stated that the life or death
OF go all property holders depends upon the pas
saeeOr rejection OF tins BILL anu he desired the
conlHttee 10 utloefstand the A-lperative ne
cessity for its specify enactment. FIR Roosevelt
asked Nr. Brooks il the small psG.erty owners
would b willing to pay ten per cent. interest
for number of years, and Mr.. Brooks replied
that they would sooner pay that THAI have the
whole OF their property swept away. Of course
they would Ske to have me per cent. Is low as
possible, but the main thing desired is an ex-
tension of time. The Gonna ttee agreed 70 hear
Che delegation G1rther at ; o'clock.
The committee will hold an executive session
To Morrow morning., when the different cub
committees in charge of bills sill make Ii cir
reports.