Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-04

making appropriations for Streets to provide that
the money shall be expended in accordance with a
schedule Specinc in character. The resolution de-
clared that the Committee OF One Hundred heartily
approves the recommendation that street aDrrO.
pratiOns be made hereafter separate and SPECIFIC
for each street and avenue TO be improved 50 that
all opportunity for ravOrtism In future by apply
ing the whole OF these appropriations to certain
parts OF tne schedule may be removed; also IN
Structing the committee on street improvements,
to urge that matter upon Congress.
Mr.. Larner said 1t was scarcely necessary to
make any remarks In behalr OF the proposition
Hitherto the Commissioners had been enabled to
use street appropriations as they saw proper and
that had given rise to much dissatisfaction and
complaint. He commended that street apprOpria-
lions should be as specific as those for any other
purpose.
The resolution was adopted.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Mr. Frizzell said he was not present when the
report OF the committee on roads and bridges was
presented. He wanted 1t reconsidered that he
from the committee, might submit an amendment
When 1t was found that this could not be done
Mr.. FriZzell offered the amended report as an
original one. He wanted It considered at once
but after some debate, in which 1t was declared
that the report OF the committee did not meet the
views OF the Committee OF One Hundred, the mat
ter went over.
HARBoRs AND wHARvKs
Mr.. Chas w. Smith, from the committee on har.
bors and wharves, whose report has been printed,
submitted the following recommendations to be
/. That Congress be petitioned at once to grant
an appropriation suff1ctent TO make q survey OF the
Eastern Branch from the Navy ard bridge to deep
water at the United States arsenal to run harbor
lines between those points contemplating chan
mel at least 400 feet wide and 20 feet Deep so
permit large class vessels reaching the navy
yard.
2. That measures be adopted at once for the
completion OF the Washington channel between
the Long bridge and the United States arsenal
8. That for the better protection OF the WASH
fngton harbOr an intercepttng sewer be laid along
Water street from the Long bridge to the James
Greek Canal at point near the arsenal grounds.
4. Also the purchase by the Government OF the
small strip Of land on the west side OF 14th street.
adjoining on the south the reclaimed land and on
the west the Monument grounds, being part OF
squares 231, 232 and 2S&
In view OF the present unsafe condition OF the
Washington harb0r Improvement and OF the un-
certainty OF an early passage OF the river and bar
Dor bill, your committee recommend that O special
bin be Immediately introduced In Congress asking
Tor an appropriation su11cient for the purposes
above enumerated, and TO complete, as far as pos.
siDle, the entire river-front Improvement
STEAM RAILROAD ROUTES IN THE CITY.
Mr.. @. B. Church chairman OF the select com
mittee on steam railroads. called attention to the
resolution that had been adopted for the appoint
ment OF committee to present the report OF thu
committee on steam railroads 70 Congress- and
TO consider any plan that had been reJeced py tht
Committee OF One Hundred Be stricken out. HI
said IL was calculated 10 hamper the committee II
its relations or negotiations with any committed
The resolution referred to provided forthe ap
poinfment OF q COMMITTEES Of nine TO present TN
subject " steam railroad routes 70 CongreaA ana