Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-15
The District 4. Congress.

bHe DkStkhSt - NOD&Te99.
The District OF Columbia Committee will
this Afternoon ask the House TO pass the fol-
lowing bills:
For the relief ofEra Long.
For the relief OF the estate OF Mrs n. E.
Hall. widow OF DR.. David A. Hall, returning
1888, taxes illegally collected.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT.
III. II. 1875, providing for the adjustment of
claims eainst the District of Columbia. 1t
provides that the President OF the Senate
shall appoint one District claims commits
sloners and the Speaker of the House two,
taxpayers OF the District, who shall each
give bond In so, 600, and who shall advertise
against the District government, not hereto
fore presented, and shall examine the same
and determine the amounts due.
THE SUBURBAN RAILROAD COMPANY.
House bill 26o4, to Incorporate the Subur-
ban railway company, Of the District 1t
names rs incorporators Geo. E. Kennedy,
K. Elliot. sayies j. Brown, b +. Guy, J. q.
Howard, Henry l.. Carlton, VIM. T.. Dodge,
Jos. b. Bryan, Jofn ]. Johnson, Cnas. Ken
nsdy: Co. &c. W. Li3yiils s, WIN. n Mst1agP,
Clark and III. Nelson Chapman. The route
of the road is TO commence at the crossing OF
z street northeast and Delaware avenue,
thence to its intersection with Maryland
avenue, thence to Its intersection with the
highway formerly owned by the Columbia
turnpike corporation, thence continuing on
District. The capital stock OF the company
Is not 10 exceed $3.50 600, In shares OF $50 eacn.
MORTGAGES.
Y. r. 1922, providing for the recording OF
deeds, mortgages, and other conveyances
affecting real estate in the District OF Co
lumbia. Itprovides "that sections 4i6 and
AZ Of the Revised Statutes relating TO the
District OF Columbia be repealed; and there
is enacted in lieu thereof the following.
All deeds, deeds OF trust, mortgages, convey
ment of writing which by law is entitled to
be recorded In the office of the recorder of
deeds, shall take effect and be valid, as to
creditors, and as TO subsequent purchasers
from the time when such deed, deed of trust,
mortgage, conveyance, covenant, agreement,
or instrument in writing shall have been
acknowledged, proved, or certified, as the
case may be, and delivered to the recorder of
deeds for record, and from that time only"
BILL TO PAVE PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
The committee will also report the Buck
ner Pennsylvania avenue paving bill as
printed in full in THE STAR last Thursday.
II has been amended so as to drop Adolph
Cluss and Charles Mason as members of the
board OF paving commissioners, and retains
only the army officers. 1t provides that the
board OF water commissioners and the WASH
ipgton Gas. Company shalllay and replace the
ing com missioners. The bill also appropri-
ates $500 eco for the paving and directs the
District Commissioners to set aside from the
District revenues like amount.
FREE TURNPIKE.
Also, House bin 1881, $40 authorize the
of q certain free public high
way In the District OF Columbia" which d.
reefs the Commissioners of the District,
within thirty days after the passage of this
act, TO locate, construct, and maintain a
free public highway on and over that part
OF the orgetown and Rockville turnpike
road which leads from the boundary of
Georgetown TO the boundary of the District
toward Rockville.w which is styled the WASH
said turnpike road as the line of the most
direct and practicable route from the boun-
dairy of Georgetown to the boundary of the
District OF Columbia; and for the purpose
afore said the said Commissioners of the Dis
trict OF Columbia shall have power to take
any real estate or franchise of said turnpike
company necessary for the construction and
maintenance of a free public highway, and
no more: ProJided, Said Washington Turn
pike company shall consent TO surrender
and convey to the Commissioners all the
real estate and franchises now belonging to
them.
BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
At twoo'clock the District Committee was
called. The first bill passed was to allow the
Capitol and North o street road to lay q
track on street, from 4th to 18th streets.
The bill TO incorporate the joint stock COM
lion was also passed. The bill gives the
company the power to mortgage their build
Ing 10 pay their note of S33, 900 10 the Freed
mans bank. The Senate amendments to
the House bill providing for the RET ording of
deeds, mortgages, and other cOnveyancing
affecting real estate in the District of CO.
lumbia, were concurred in and the bill
passed.