Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-12
Fke District IN Ca.srrexs

A bill was introduced in the House today.
aud referred TO the District committee, lookfns
TO the enlargement Of the City Hall building In
this city. and providing fre-proof quarters for
The records Of the court AMI the recorders
Office.
TIE DRAWBACK INyEsTIG ALTON
The District committee intend to close the In
yeStigation OF the charges made against the
District Commissioners by Treasurer Gilailan
on Wednesday next so much of the tpst inoony
as relates to forged signatures On drawback cei-
lilcaIeS is 10 pe turned over TO the District at
1ornty. with the request that criminal proceed
ings be instituted against the parties supposed
10 be guilty OF such forgeries
INCREASE OF POLICE FORCE.
The bill intT 0duced ia the House to-day by
Mr.. Ford, OF Missouri, to provide for an increase
of the members Of the Metropolitan Police force
in the District provides that hereafter the force
snail be constituted as follows / ma Or and
superintendent, captain, clerks, 10 lieuten-
ants, = detectives, u seTgeants. at sos per
month each: 253 DatroiInen at 500 per Month.
and an additional allowance OF $50 per nontE
Is allowed to the 26 mounted patrolmen.
STREET RAILROAD BILLS.
The Senate District committee today report
ed favorably the bill to amend the charter Of
the Anacostfa and Potomac street railway with
amendments. 1t was amended so as ta give the
company all the rights conferred in its origina
charter. The work Of construction was delayed
because OF the M-street grade, and by That de
lay and no fault OF the companY the charter
lapsed. The bill to amend the Belt Line roa! :
CHARTER was reported favorably also, it being,
amended by striking out the provision giving il
right OF way on Water street. The bill to ey .
teLd the Metropolitan railway was reported
without amendment. The bill in relation to the
G-Street railway was considered bat no action
taken.
DISTRICT DAY.
Chairman Hunton, OF the District committee.
to day offered the resolution agreed upon h.
that committee requesting that the rules BE-
amended SO as to give the District committee
the floor On the second and fourtlE Mondays OF
each month after the reading of the Journal
Ine resolution was referred to the committee On
rules
THE WATER AND TRAMP BILLS.
The Senate District committee to-day report
ed back favOraby the water bill and the tramp
Dill, with amendments. The water bill as re-
ported enactS: Be it enacted ETC. THAT The
Metropolitan police of the District OF Columbia
ale hereby declared TO be, and made water in
SpectolS, and it shall be their duty and they
are hereby required, from time to time, under
directions OF the Commissioners, to examine and
inspect without previous notice to the occu-
pants, al premises where Potomac water is
taken or used, and il at any time they shall fnd
water running TO waste on any premises they
shall forthwith report the number and locality
or Tue premises. the name OF the owner or occu.
pant, ana the character Of the waste to the
Commissioners or the District. Sec. q That
upon the receipt of such report on OF any other
satisfactory evidence that water is running to
waste On any premises 1t s.ial be the duty or
lhe COMMISSIONERS to cause the water registrar
forthwith TO notify the owner OF occupant OF
SAID premises, and If such waste is hot stopped
within forty EIGHT hours after such notice the
waller supply shall be cut Off. SEC. 3. That
MhtHtNef tne water supply shall be cut OF ua-
DER me provisions OF the foregoing section IL
shall not be turned on again until the owner Or
occupant OF such premises has paid to the WI
ter registrar the sum OF two dollars"