Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-10
DISTRICT DAY IN THE HOUSE.
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DASA @aSA .DAA IN 1hA nOOSHs
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They further state: The lexington railway
| has been 50 admirably constructed and
equipped. its operation has been 90 salts
factory to the public and its success has been
20 much greater than its most sanRuine friends
could have anticipated that the Commissioner
ssy without hesitation that the extensions pro-
vided for in this bill are generally in the public
interest"
The report contains also letter from Geo.
Truesdell. the president Of the company, re-
citing the great success Of the road for its irst
year, the receipts for that period having ex-
ceeded the operating expenses BY over q, 800.
This being, be says, the first instance in which
the receipts Of any street car line in the Dis
trict have equaled it, expenses during the first
year Of existence.
A letter from Alex d. Anderson, secretary Of
the board of trade, 10 also embodied in the
report Mr.. Anderson says the board Of trade
thinks the passage of the bill would be to the
interests Of the District As o final cliucher
the report says: I'm the opinion Of the COM
United States and vastly superior to any horse
railway"
Mr.. sPINoLA's AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Spinols offered an amendment to the bill
relating to the taxes to be paid by the road.
He said the electric and cable roads could be
run for one-thIrd the cost of horse railroads,
and he wanted an additional tax OF 5 per cent
to be put on this extension. -Four per cent OF
the earnings were already provided for and the
addition would make the road pay per cent.
IL anv road Vas maLinS too much money.
why instead Of makinp them nav more money
into the treasury. simply compel them 20 re-.
duce the rate OF fare.
M SninoIa aid th,s Rad ham triad IN Nav
York and had utterly failed The amendment
was lost-ayes, "a; noes, As.
THE nil passed
I'll, In
Ane o"A "~s 'nen PAs'eo "ienou' iuf'n
olscusslon.
TIE GEORGETOWN AND rrNLxYroWy RAILROAD,
The Last hill On the calendar vas them taken
nm Thi. no, a.. hin o,..,a;,, a.. .h.-.. =,
~ ~ 49," .@. ~. Unr Allens 'ns Guar er -
.ne "eorse'o~n ana Ienieytown fanroad- Inc
bill amends the charter of the road by substi-
tuting after the words "and along High street. in
Georgetown, to the Tenleytown road" the words
the paved or improved limits thereof" for the
wordA put wholly outside OF the limits Of said
ROAD ana along the side OF said road" The bill
Is the same as the Senate bill % the same sub
IT, oLy con'a,nn8 an ameeamens causing
;mnro~sd Er pG =, tS oa'S'oe 'ne Pa'eo VI
r,, ,o,~,~,....,. ,.
m tho .rh,.c, .ov.. ..Th. 49,. :, Al. Ali :,
a. ~. ~, .-:,
' Wv VIC o's'nN' puspo'. VI 'n' III
oo.poission VI 'nis company "n,en "as incor-
P ota On august ~, IooS: anu - necessaty
has been beonn and sbont one and q bsT ,niIs.
thereof is finished and contracts are out for
cara and other necessary eouinment Nearly
SloV,oOo mas oeen expended and the contracts
this n H@no "A' 'Aii i'r au ou"Ay AZ eAeess VI
npp.rr nv ruv ,u,
Mr. O,Nsil Mass wanted 10 knov 70 there
was any provision in the bill compelling the
road to place tenders on their cars
Mr.. Atkinson said the matter OF details was
tha 20 ,ne ,hrnnh ho int nm y,
snimals we're not allowed IN run freely
Mr.. O'Neil said that there was no present
law which kept two:legged animals from roam
ing at large and that tenders on such roads