Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-17
The District i'm Congress.

The House committee on the District has re-
ferred to the judiciary committee for legal
opinion the question whether the District OF
Columbia government can impose tax on the
shares OF national banks.
THE BILL TO INCREASE THE POLICE FORCE. -
The bill reported from the Senate District
committee to increase the police force will be
reached upon the calendar in a few days. and 1t
is understood that no objection will be made to
It's consideration. It provides for force OF not
more than 2s9 officers and privateS and detec-
tlveS. to be as follows: major, captains IL
lieutenants, "a SergeantS and not exceeding $50
privates. 1t also repeals the law requiring that
all appointments upon the force shall be made
from persons who have been honoraby dis
charged from the army or navy. Also author
izes the District Commissioners to appoint one
additional clerk for service at Police Headquar-
tiers. This bill will, it is believed, be passed
next week. at farthest.
A BILL TO PROHIBIT THE WASTE OF POTOMAC
WATER.
Senator Rollins introduced In the Senate to-
day bill to regulate the use and prevent the
waste Of Potomac water In the District OF Co
lumbia, which was referred to the District COM
mittee. 1t provides that the police are declared
to be and made water inspectors and they shall
be required, from time to time, to examine and
inspect, without previous notice to the occu-
pants. all premises where water is used, and IL
they shall find water running to waste on any
premises. they shall report the number Of such
premises ana name OF occupant TO the water
registrar. Upon receipt of such report or any
other evidence that water is running TO waste
In any premises, the registrar shall forthwith
notify the owner or occupant, and II no satis-
factory explanation shall be made within forty
eight hours or upon second report of waste
on the same premises the water supply shall be
becut off. Whenever the water supply shall be
cut off after such notice or for non payment of
tax, the District Commissioners shall cause the
supply pipe of such premises to be so gauged or
reduced at some point outside the building line,
that the delivering capacity of the same shall
| not exceed thirty gallons per day to each men,
| Der of the family, and the water shall
| not be turned on until this has been done.
| These provisions shall not apply to any pre-
misses, the owner or occupant of which shall
provide water meter of such kind and man
ner as shall be approved by the District COM
missioners, and upon the attachment. of such
meter the premises shall be charged an annual
water rent OF s., and in addition thereto shall
pay for the water consumed at a rate to be pre-
Scribed by the Commissioners, not less than one
cent per 100 gallons for quantity consumed in
excess Of 80 gallons per day for each person
permanently occupying the premises. When
water is used for other than domestic purposes
the quantity used shall be paid for at rate to
be prescribed by the Commissioners, who are
authorized to adopt such means and prescribe
such rules and regulations as may be necessary
to determine the quantity so consumed; and
the Commissioners are further authorized by
general regulation to require all premises into
which water shall hereafter be introduced to
have the water supply regulated in accordance
with this section. All acts and parts of acts
Inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.