Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-20
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
Matters Presented Before the House Distri<
Committee Today.


Matters Presented Before the House District
Committee Today.
The House District committee today held q
meeting, which, considering everything, was
remarkably well attended and showed that the
District interests have not been forgotten by the
committee. Two bills were reported favor
ably, one adding in the bill passed last session
providing for general incorporation in the Dis
trict after the words cor for the purpose of is
suing titles TO real estate the words Tor for the
purpose Of carrying on fire insurance business"
The addition will give to the fire insurance
companies the right to make their charters per-
petual instead of, as IL the case now, compelling
them each year to close up the companies and
obtain new charters.
THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILROAD.
The other bill reported was the bill charter
ing the Washington and Western Railroad Com
pany, or the Norfolk and Western, according to
the reported bill. The committee adopts the
amendments Of the Senate in regard 10 the
route, which were printed in The STAR In re-
gard to the bridge across the Potomac, how
ever, new amendment is added SO as to read,
Provided, that the bridge to cross the Potomac
river, connecting this extension with the
main line Of said Norfolk and Western rail-
road at practicable point above the Aqueduct
least obstruction TO the navigation of the river,
upon plans to be approved BY the Secretary Of
War, and so that its abutments on the north
side of Potomac river shall not injure or OBJ
struct the Use of the canal or Of the tow path of
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal"
The committee also struck out section Of the
bill, which provides that said railroad company
shall, within the District Of Columbia, have and
exercise the same rights and powers and be
subject to the same restrictions in regard to
the construction, use, mortgage, lease, CONSOLE
dation or megerr OF such extensions and fran
chises of their railroad line over the said route
as are or may be granted and prescribed by the
charter OF said company in regard to the main
stem Of said road within the state of Virginia.
TIE EoKIHaroN RAILROAD COMPANY BILL
In the Senate today Mr.. Cullom introduced q
bill to amend the charter Of the lexington
Railroad Company. The bill is different in one
or two respects from the similar one introduced
last year in the House by Mr.. Hemphill. The
Senate bill, which was referred to the District
committee, provides for change in the line OF
one Of the branches of the road, SO Is to make
it traverse street, instead Of B street, after
leaving New Jersey avenue, thence south along
North Capitol street to the north line OF
street north. The part of the House bill rela-
tive to the branch beginning at the intersection
of New York avenue and 9Th street and thence
along Rhode Island avenue is omitted from the
time within which that branch and the North
Capitol street branch are to be completed.
THE BELT TRACTION ROAD.
Mr.. Heard today in the House introduced q
new bill chartering the East and West WASH
ington Traction Railway Company. This bill
is the one settled upon by the railroad sub
committee of the District committee and the
projectors Of the company. The bill names as
incorporators Jas. &. Berret, Archibald NJ.
Bliss, Hamilton Disston, Geo. s. Boutwell,, Al
bert W. Fletcher, Jos. Clark, Samuel Cross, 7.
A. Duffy, E. G. Carpenter, H. A. Linger, w. II.
Rapley, Z. c. Potter. Arthur Mallory, w. H.
Hazard, D. A. Windsor, c. H. Wheeler, W. N
Morrison, Henry Brock, J. P. Livingston.
The route is as follows: Commencing at
Anacostia road and Pennsylvania avenue ex-
tended, thence across the new Eastern Branch
bridge. thence enthusiastically along Penn
sylvania avenue to 18th street east thence
north along 18th street TO Massachusetts
avenue, thence along said avenue to b street
north, thence along B street to 4th street
north, thence along C street to New
Jersey avenue. thence to P street north,
thence via north side # Iowa
and Dupont circles along street to
SD street west thence returning by P street to
Dupont circle, thence around the south and
east sides of said circle to 18th street west,
thence along 18th street to Q street north,
thence along Q street to 18th street west,
thence along 18th street to o street north,
thence along street to New Jersey ave-
nue.. Also beginning at 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, thence
to 9th street east, thence around southerly side
OF reservation to 7th street, thence to ID street,
thence to I'd street, thence to d, thence to New
Jersey avenue. thence to G street, thence to
Canal street, thence to d street south, thence
to Sd street west, thence to Missouri avenue,
thence to 9Th street west, thence to B street
north thence to 9Th stree west
The motor is to be other than horse or steam
and to be approved by the Commissioner
The capital stock is placed at $500, 600.