Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-24
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
ALL-NIGHr STREET CARS.

President Hurt and Representative Mutchler
had hearing before the railroad subcommit
tee OF the House District committee today on
Mr.. Mutchlers bill to provide an all-night
service on the Washington and George
town line, requiring cars to be run at
no greater intervals than one-half hour,
For some reason the press was excluded from
the hearing. Mr.. Hurt, however, said in effect,
BE calm, gentlemen! Its all right We will
run cars al night on Pennsylvania
avenue. Don't bind US down by any iron
clad regulations as to hours and some time
in the dim future we will do something for
9TH and 14th streets"
On that basis the question was settled and
Mr.. Mutchler's bill tucked in "a pigeon hole.
MEDICAL PRACTICE IN THE DISTRICT.
The bill to regulate the practice of medicine
District committee today with the amendments
referred to in yesterdays STAR.
SITE FOR GENERAL POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
BUILDING.
The bill reported in the Senate today from
the committee on public buildings and grounds
be Senator Morrill, provides for the purchase of
grounds upon which to erect a building for
the Post Office Department The Postmaster
General, the Secretary of the Interior and the
Attorney General are constituted committee
10 select site for the department building and
acquire title thereto.
THE WASHINGTON AND ARLINGTON ROAD.
The railroad subcommittee Of the House
District committee today gave hearing to a
number of gentlemen interested in the
proposed Washington and Arlington Railroad.
Mr.. G. g. Lee, j. l.. Barbour and W. s. Hoge
appeared for the company. The bill gives
the route as: Beginning at 9TH and ID streets
northwest along street to Virginia ave-
nue.; thence along Virginia avenue
to 2Sth street, on 2Sth street to X
street, along h street and Water street to the
Aqueduct Bridge, with power TO build and
maintain an iron bridge for railroad purposes
on the piers of the Aqueduct Bridge TO the
Virginia side of the Potomac, the
bridge to be constructed under the
present roadway. And the road is 10 proceed
thence to the northwest entrance of the Airing
ton Cemetery. The Commissioners TODAY
submitted report on the bill, in which they
say:
The route Of the proposed road seems
adapted to serve the public and very little OBJ
lection to it has been developed. They con-
slider, however, that the bill should be so
altered as to allow only one track on Water
street. The fact is referred to that steam rail-
roads are asking and one of them has obtained
the right TO lay tracks along that street The
company they think. should be required to
keep the roadway of the b street bridge across
Rock creek in repair.
THE COLUMBIA RAILWAY EXTENSION.
The House District committee today re-
ceived request from the Commissioners in
regard to the proposed extension of the Co.
lumbia Railway Companys tracks from 18th
street northwest along Pennsylvania avenue
to 18th, to q. to New Hampshire avenue
to the Potomac river; also from q and 22d
streets. along 22d to F, to 18th, to G.; also from
10Th street northeast to Kentucky avenue, to
Pennsylvania avenue, to 11th street southeast,
to ii northeast; also from Pennsylvania avenue
and 18th southeast, along 18th to the Potomac
river; also from 18th and East Capitol, along
East Capitol to 9th street northeast
In their report on the bill the Commissioners
refer to an adverse report which they have al
ready sent against that part of the bill which
provided for tracks on u street west of 18th
street. The report then says that since then
they have considered the matter further and are
now in favor of the extension of the
road on g street if a section be added to the
bill requiring the company to transfer its pas
sengers to the Metropolitan Railway Company's
lines without additional cost wherever the
tracks intersect. They think if no pro-
visions should be made for such trans
fer SO much of the proposed route
as would be west of 18th street should not
be authorized, because that part of the route
is already furnished with transportation faciI-
ties by herdic line which furnishes better ac-
commodation than the proposed projection of
this road would give if the suggested privilege
Of exchanging with the Metropolitan Company