National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-15
rnE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
work-The Extension of streets and
Railways.

Tho House Committee subdiyided for
work-The Extension of streets aud
Railways.
The second meeting Of tho House District
committee was held yesterday. and thorc was
a full attendance. Amer discussion Of pIs-
trict affairs, Chairman Barbour announced tho
following subcommittee Ways aud mrlns-
NCssrs Barbour, Compton aud Dyoup1Hs
judiciary Mgssrs. llcmphlll Campbell, aud
WudsWOrth CduC0tiOn-M -MCgrs. Ford. CAV. uul
Grout; COrpOrntions-M -Mcssrs. Heard, ulwdncy,
RoWCl and Scranton. No District bills were
taken up or discussed, as no day has ns yet
been set for the consideration Of District anllfs
by the House. The third Monday IN each
month was the day devoted to tho Consi1cri.
tlon of matters relating to the District aud the
same day will be asked for this session. There
are many reasons why this day should be de-
voted To- District legislation, as on Monhay lholc
Is usually but few Important national matters
which nre taken up, and the members are glll
when District matters are ont OF the way uud
they arc at liberty to give their attention ~
their own Affairs.
THE EXTENSION or vERNoNr AvFNuE.
Senator ingalls, yesterday presented u pcti.
tion from Mrs Martha j. COston, asking ior
the extension Of Vermont avenue from ill
present terminus TO the seventh street road.
She states that the commissioners say that
such improvement must be made sooner or
later, aud the only question Is as 10 when,
the improvement for the purpose OF giving
them better access to the western part Of the
city. "Wc submit" says the petition, "thnt
for years we have been paying the same rate
of taxes as the dwcllcrs within the city limits
and have received nothing like propOrloua,c
return. We exist as best we may without
sewerage, without water supply. without
sidewalks, and with an insufficient sup.
ply of gas lamps, the last boon very
grudgingly bestowed by the city authorities,
no gas lamps. With such state of affairs we
ask il tho request for the immediate extension
of this avenue is an unreasonable one, cspscl.
ally as the improvement can be made cheaper
now than at any other time and thus return MS
some little benefit for the taxes which we have
for so many years been paying fos the purpose
of improving other moro favored sections Of
the city in which We have no particular Inter
est" Referred to the District committee.
STREET RAILWAY EXTENSION.
Representative Barbour yesterday presented.
by request, in the House q petition OF residents
OF this city for the extension of the Capitol,
North o and South Washington railway, be.
ginning at the intersection of seventeenth and
l. streets, along l. street to Twenty.ifih street,
south along Twenty.fiflh street TO X slraet,
west along X street to its intersection with
Water street, West Washington, aud west along
Water street TO its terminus. The petition is
signed by about 800 citizens living along the
proposed route.
Mr. CURTIS on THE LIBRARY BUILDING.
Senator Scwel yesterday presented In the
this city, giving his views upon the proper
manner of construction and arrangement Of
the now library building, In which he ad-
yocated strong walls, fire proof security, and
detailed an arrangement for storing of books
and records. The letter was referred 10 the
committee on the library.
SENATOR MAHoNE's PROJECTS,
Gen. Mahone of the Senate committee on
public buildings and grounds, 1t is said pro-
poses plans for extensive improvements in and
about this city. Among them Is one for a
bridge across the Potomac at the foot Of Seven.
teenth street, which would afford beautiful
driyesto Arlington and Alexandria, away from
| the dangers of railroad tracks. Another is to
| concentrate all the departments using the
| white house grounds for that purpose, make
| the pension building n market house, and
| transform the present Interior Department
| into the pension bureau. Another Is TO park
! Pennsylvania avenue, and drive the horse cars
from IL, and to have n grand union depot.
I Another is to build u magnificent palace for
the occupancy of the Presidents