Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-31

THE BILL 10 INCREASE SALARIES OF INSANE HosPI-
TAI ATTENDANTS DRFRATID-rHE STREET KxrEN-
SION BILL AMENpRp-rHB KLRcrRIcAL wRE IN.
0uRY TO GO ON To-xoKRow.
The Senaee District committee, at their regular
meeting to-day, took up the House bill to increase
the salaries OF the nurses and attendants OF the
Government Insane Asylum, and after discussion,
directed Mr. Harris to report it adversely, thus
maintaining the former action OF the committee.
some OF the nurses and attendants Of the Insane
Asylum were present, and urged the passage of
the Dill. They said that they once got up peti.
tion Tor higher pay. but Dr.. Godding required
them to promise that they would not present IT,
The members OF the committee held as they did
BEFORE that the wages paid In the asylum here are
nearly up TO the average paid In similar institu-
tions elsewhere Senator Faulkner who procured
was not present, and friends OF the measure claim
that had he been on hand there would have been
favorable votes enough TO have change the result
THE BILL TO EXTEND THE STREETS AND AVENUES
OF the city OF washington was taken up, and
amendments proposed BY the subcommittee were
read. The bill requires the Commissioners to sur.
vey and extend the streets and avenues from their
present termint ut Boundary street, and to erect
and lay out streets running east and west parallel
10 the city streets. or widen any existing street,
road or avenue as far as practicable In conformity
with the present existing plans OF the city TO- In,
snfSSgn ana a,o upon al legally recorded
OF Boundary street and embraced within lines:
Beginning at the intersection OF Boundary street
and Columbia road; thence along Columbia road
70 Woodley road; thence along Woodley road 10
ROCK Creek; thence along Rock Creek TO Piney
Branch; thence along Piney Branch TO 14th street
road; thence along 14th street road TO Spring
Road; thence along Spring and 9TH street roads 70
ROCK Creek Church road; thence 10 west line OF
Soidlers' Home lands along Rock Creek Church
road thence along the west and south lines OF the
soldiers Home lands 70 Lincoln avenue; thence
along Lincoln avenue TO the north line OF street
extended eaSterly; thence along the said north
llne OF . street to the Brentwood road; thence 10
boundary street; thence along Boundary street TO
The amendments require the Commissioners to
make an accurate map and keep 1t for dstribu-
ton, showing the extensions, &C. to publish a
newspaper, and after that IL shall be unlawful for
any one 70 erect or begin the eeection OF buildings
on the line OF the highways. or the damages
awarded; In the process OF condemnation, one
na1 snail Do assessed against the private property
benefited by the extension and collected as
specta .mpro onent taxes, payable in fve equal
annual tnstalinents, at per cent interest; the
other half shah be payable by the District Where
lois are partly taken, or existing private lots are
left without full front, they may be, at the re-
quest OF the owners, condemned and sold TO the
highest bidder. All Improvements condemned
shall be sold to the highest bidder and the proceeds
OF all such sales, less the auctoneer's commissions
and other costs, shall be deposited in the United
States Treasury. The title to the highways shall
8, 10000 to pay awards Of damages, and also
5000 to defraS the expenses OF making the ex-
tension. At the next meeting OF the committee
consideration OF the bin viii be resumed, and 1t
Will probably be ordered favorably reported.
THE ELECTRICAL WIRES INQUIRY.
The committee examined the documents and evil
dence taken yesterday in regard to overhead and
underground electric wires. and 1t was decided
tnat the subcommittee shall go on with the in
Quiry tomorrow.