Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-25
District in CONGRESS.

WANT THE LIEN LAW AMENDED.
Mr.. ingalls, to-day presented in the Senate
a petition from Annie NJ. Gantz and Miriam
Morgan asking an amendment to the mocha n
les lien law. They set forth that they entered
into contracts for buildings on street, and
after making several payments discovered that
the material had not been paid for by the con-
tractors, and they are held responsible. They
declare that the buildings represent the savings
of a lifetime, and ask that the law be amended
so as to prevent injustice to them. Referred to
the District committee.
STATUE To COMMODORE BARRY
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Mcpherson intro
duced bill to appropriate $35 900 for the erec-
ton of a statue and monument to the memory
of John Barry, the first commodore of the
United States navy, in some suitable place in
Washington. The joint library committee is
authorized to make contracts for the statue and
designate the site. Referred to the library COM
mittee.
THE SCHOOL BOARD BILL.
Not more than six or seven letters on the
school question have been received by the
House District committee Most of these were
in defense of the school board bill. The week
during which the letters might be received ex-
pired to-day.
EXTENSION OF STREET RAILROAD TRACKS
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Ingalls, (by request),
introduced bill to amend the act giving the
approval to the route and terminus of the Ana
costa and Potomac River railroad, approved
February 10, 1875, SO as to authorize the COM
pany to lay tracks and run cars from the inter-
section OF its track on NJ street south with 9th
street west along 9th to its intersection with
street south, along d to its intersection with
18th west, along 9TH to its intersection with
Louisiana avenue to point east of 9TH street.
in the space formed by the intersection to be
named by the Commissioners, but the track
must be completed within nine months; Also
from the intersection ofits tracks on tn street
east with NJ street south, along 18th to its
intersection with & and D streets north, along
c street TO eth west to a point in the space at
the intersection of 7th and Louisiana avenue;
avenue, along Delaware avenue to its intersec-
ton with street, along c to New Jersey ave-
nue., along New Jersey avenue to d street,
along ID to Louisiana avenue, along Louisiana
avenue to 18th street; but only single track
must be laid on G and ID streets, and the road
must be completed within eighteen months.
When the proposed track comedies with routes
OF other railroads, they must run on the exist
ing tracks upon terms to be agreed upon and
are to be decided by the District Supreme
Court.
Whenever the tracks of steam railroads shall
be removed from 9Th street west the Anacostia
and Potomac River company are authorized
to lay tracks from 9th and d, along 9th west to
b, along TO 18th. and along 9TH to the space
already mentioned. Whenever steam railroad
tracks shall be removed from the ID street
crossing the Anacostia company may lay tracks
on d street, from Delaware avenue to New Jer-
Sey avenue.
Referred to the District committee.
THE LIBRARY BUILDING BILL
is now second on the calendar of unfinished
business. On the Monday when such motions
can be made, Mr.. Singleton will move to sus-
pend the rules and fix a day to consider the
bin. Even if this were not done, Mr. Singleton
has no doubt that the bill will be reached in
the regular order Of things, and there will be
no difficulty in passing 1T.
PETITIONS
In the Senate to-day Mr. Ingalls, presented
petition from Catharine Semmes, owner of lots
g. 3 and in square 9S4, Washington city,
asking that special assessments against that
property for improvements, aggregating
$1,977.76, be annulled. Referred TO the Dis
trict committee.
Mir. Ingalls, presented in the Senate to-day
from numerous residents of Washington pro-
test against the erection of q warehouse by
Thomas w. Smith on the square bounded by
LIST, I'd, and c streets northwest for the stor.
age OF wood work for builders, on the ground
crease the danger of fire. Referred to the Dis
trict committee.