Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-17
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
Another Proposed Street Railroad
Other Matters of INTEREST.

Another incipient street railway company
made its appearance in the Senate this morn
ing. Senator Vance introduced bill
TO incorporate the Monumental street
railway company. The bill declares
that JAS B. Carter, Edmund Jones.
Henry NJ Baker, Edward NJ. Willis, John
Miller, John w. Harshs, Charles T. Carter,
Samuel Y. Halliday, George A. Jordan and
Joseph G. Hester are created . body
corporate with authority to construct
and lay down g single or double
track railway, with the necessary switches and
turnouts, in this city, through and along the
following streets and avenues: Beginning at
Garfield avenue TO Sd street north, thence
along Sd street to Missouri avenue, to eth
street. to street north, to 18th street, to G
street. to Goth street, to New Hampshire ave.
nue., to 18th street. to Columbia road
The cars are to be drawn by horse power,
but approved electricity may be used II the
company so elects.
The capital stock il to be mot less than e2Oo,-
600 nor more than e5O0.0O0, the
stock being in shares Of $50 each.
The company is authorized to issue
its bonds to aid in the construction and equip
ment of its road to the extent Of S25, 900 per
mile for each and every mile or fraction there
of and to secure the same by mortgage on its
property, rights Of way and franchise.
Section provides that the company shall
place frst-class cars on the road and shall run
cars during the day and as late at night % II
o'clock, and 20 often as every ten minutes.
THEY DON'T WANT THE PEACE MONUMENT RE-
MOVED.
The Grand Army veterans Of Tomah, Wis,
are much excited over what they evidently re-
gard as the proposition OF Q vandal. This
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petition from Henry W. Cressey post.
No. AZ, G.. A. R., which reads: ''rhat
we do most earnestly and will for
ever protest against the destruction or
removal Of the Peace monument which
now stands at the foot of Capitol Hill
that monument statue Of Columbus.
HEARING ON THE SUNDAY REST BILL.
The House committee on the District Of Co
lumbia gives hearing tomorrow at 10 am. to
the petitioners for and against Sunday law
for the national capital. Addresses are expected
from city pastors. representative laymen, rep
resentatives of labor, Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts
and also from opponents Of the measure.
THE EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
was before the Senate for a brief space of time
this morning. Senator Faulkner intro
duced q bill appropriating 100000 for
the erection of new building on
lot TO- square 22S, for the use of the central
dispensary and emergency hospital, providing
that the plans for the building are approved by
the supervising architect of the Treasury de-
partment.
WATER PIPES WITHOUT PETITIONS
Mr.. Grout introduced in the House today a
bill repeating SO much Of the Revised Statutes
of the United States relating to the District OF
Columbia as mrkes petitions Of owners of the
majority Of the real estate on any square a
condition precedent to the laying of water pipes
and erection of fire plugs.
FOR CITY POST OFFICE.
Senator Pettigrew introduced a bill this after
noon to secure an eligible site for a city post
office. and names as a site that prop
erty bounded by Pennsylvania avenue on the
north @ street the south, 9th
street on the east and the building Of the
Washington safe deposit company on the west,
at a cost, all told, not exceeding S275, 900. A
commodious and substantial building is to be
erected thereon at cost not to exceed
$500, 200.
CITY AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY COMPANY.
A bill to incorporate the City and suburban
railway company of the District of Columbia
was introduced today by Senator Davis. The
incorporators named are Albert Gleason, John
A. Baker. Enos Ray, Seymour Cunningham, W.
s. Thompson, VIM. Z. Clark. VIM. West, Horato
Browning, r. G.. Israel and w. Cissell. The route
proposed commences at the intersection of
18th street northwest and New York and
Pennsylvania avenues, and continues along 18th
street to Vermont avenue, around Thomas
Circle to Vermont avenue, to Iowa circle and
around it, to Rhode Island avenue. to Florida
avenue; thence northwesterly along Rhode Is
land avenue, when the same shall have
been extended to Brentwood road, and to the
District line if desired, with branches to Ivy
City, Montello and to the Reform
school, and to point upon the
District Zine north Of the intersection
of Rhode Island avenue extended with
Queens Chapel or Brentwood road; the
branches to be either single or double track.
Any legal motor power is authorized. The
capital stock is $500, 900 with power to increase
to Il 900, 900.