Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-23

Bills Favorably Considered by the Hous.
District COMMITTEES.

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District Committee.
The House District committee held an i'm
portant meeting today and transacted q con
siderable amount of business Several very
important bills were reported, among them be
ing the bill refunding the District debt falling
due during 1891 and 1892, and the other the
bill providing new assessment law for the
District. The meeting today was not especially
well attended, but the necessary quorum wal
present. which was all that could be desired.
TO REFUND THE DISTRICT DEBT.
The committee ordered favorable report on
the bill authorizing the issue Of bonds to meet
the maturing bonds of 1891 and 1892, amounting
to about s., 200. 000 The bill was amended &C
as to have the interest on the new bonds 3.5 per
cent instead Of 3.65. 1t was also provided that
the last issue Of bonds should be first called in.
The Commissioners assessment law was also
reported favorably with several amendments,
which, however, did not substantially alter the
bill as sent from the District building. The
amendments related mainly to the time of TAX
ing the assessment and the time in which the
taxes are to be paid under the new law. Both
Of these points are to be amended so as to
render the new law smooth in its workings.
THE GEORGETOWN AND TENLEYTowN R.R.
The committee likewise rendered favorable
report on the bill extending the charter of the
Georgetown and Tenleytown Railway Company.
The bill was amended by allowing the company
to increase its capital stock 500 900 instead of
100000 The extension provided in the bill is
as follows:
Beginning at the intersection Of High or 32d
street and Beall OF, street, in the city Of
Georgetown, and running thence east
on Beau or o street, crossing Rock
creek to 25th street. in the city of
Washington; thence south on 25th street
to street northwest; thence east with N street
to 22d street northwest; thence south with 22d
G street to 18th street northwest; thence south
along 18th street to b street northwest and
thence along street to 7th street northwest.
Also. beginning at the intersection of the Tenley-
town road and of that projected street or road
published and described on the plat or plan of
a certain Herman X. viele, which plat
Is on file in the Office of the Commits
sloners as Detroit street: thence east
along Detroit street to its intersection with
Path street northwest extended according to
the aforesaid plan, or by such other route from
the Ienleytown road to projection of oath
street as the Commissioners Of the District may
select; thence SOUTH either by such route as
the Commissioners may select, to the street
known as Park road on said plan. or south
with oath street northwest to the point where
24th street, ii protracted would intersect the
street called Park road; thence southeast along
the Park road to Q street northwest thence
east along @ street to 22d street northwest;
thence south along 22d street to G street
northwest; thence east along q street to 18th
street northwest thence south along 18th street
to street northwest and thence east along b
street to 18th street northwest.
TO PROTECT PERSONS ON RAILROADS.
A favorable report was likewise authorized
on the bill to protect the lives Of travellers and
employees on railroads and the property of rail-
road companies in the District of Columbia
The bill provides penalties for placing obstruc-
lions on railroad tracks, &C., or for throwing
stones &C., at railroad trains