Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-03
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS-.
Important Meeting OF the House Conn
mittee.

rHK WASHINGTON AND WESTERN MARYLAND Rail-
ROAD 10 BE REPORTED FAvoRABLY WITH AMEND
MENTS-FAvoRABLE REPORT ON THE BILL APPRo-
PRIATrNG $4,000 FOR REFORM SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
The House District committee after long ses-
sion this morning, decided upon q favorable report
upon the bill to incorporate the washington and
western Maryland Railroad Co., with several i'm
portant amendments. The bill names the follow
Ing incorporators: Tnomal lDowling, II. P. Gilbert,
Austen Herr, G. s. Dunlop, j. W. Walsh, T. l.
Cropley, F. A. Miller, OF the District OF Columbia;
L. P, Wright, OF the state OF Illinois; Frank Hume,
OF the state OF virginia. R. j. Bright OF the state
OF Indiana; Spencer Watkins, A. B. Cropley, Jas.
Henderson, and 8. Cambria, OF the state OF Mary
land and all such persons as shall or may be aSso-
ciated with them, and gives them authority to
point west OF the Aqueduct bridge along the
river to the District line at Maryland, to connect
with the Western Maryland road. The original
in Georgetown, to the west bank or Rock Greek,
but the committee so amended as TO make the
line terminate at the west side OF the Aqueduct
bridge Another amendment provides that the
tracks laid shall be considered a puplic highway,
and may be used by any other corporation or per-
be agreed upon by the parties or decided upon by
the supreme Court OF the District Section three,
which provides that the corporation shall have all
the powers, qualities, faculties, rights and prlvl-
legeS which lawfully belong to corporations in the
District OF Columbia, so far as the same shall be
necessary for the purposes OF its incorporation is
stricken from the bill An amendment provides
that no certificate Of stock shall be issued
until the par value has been paid In full.
The rate Of 5 cents per mile fare for pas
sengers is replaced by 3 cents. The power to
guaranty bonds and interest on the same, and
dividends upon stock OF connecting roads, with
power to receive similar guarantees from such con-
Meeting railroads" Is not given the corporation;
and 1t is provided by amendment that no bonds
shall be issued until SO per cent has been paid in
full.
REFORM SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
The committee also ordered a favorable report
on the bill appropriating $4,000 for a reform
school for girls In the District.
THE BILL TO INCREASE THE POLICE FORCE.
There was no meeting OF the Senate District
committee to-day. senators Ingalls,, Harris and
Chace were in the committee room and heard CON-
missioners webb and Wheatley informally in
behalf OF the House bill to increase the police
force TO eleven lieutenants thirty sergeants three
hundred and forty live prlvates nineteen station
clerks, nine labOrerS and the number OF mounted
men TO th1rty-t1ve, as the Commissioners may
deem necessary, provided that fOrty1ve OF the In
crease OF the number OF prvates shall be appointed
10 class one and forty live to class two. 1t also ap
prOprlates sum sufficient to meet the expense OF
the increase. The bill also approprtateS $l5, 900
for the purchase OF lot and the erection thereon
OF a sLatiOn-house in Northeast Washington.
In the Senate this afternoon Mr.. Harris, by au-
thOrty OF the District committee, reported favora-
bly, the House bill to increase the police force.