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


stores and in this year, 1891, in the extent and
quality of'goods, size and beauty of buildings,
and above all in the enterprise Of the proprie-
tors. Washington may well invite comparison
four new banks and two trust companies have
been organized. There have been 1901 trans
fers Of real property.
The stock exchange has increased in every
way. The price of seats has doubled and il
has been necessary to seek new quarters. The
exchange is in quiet prosperous condition, as
1t has never been troubled with that dangerou 8
speculative fever.
The failures during the year have been few
and of minor character. The imports at
Georgetown custom house are never very large
and have been smaller than usual this year on
account of the closing of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal.
STREET RAILWAYS.
Matters pertaining to street railways have
been very active during the twelve months
which have just passed. The various traI1,way
projects afoat would. if carried ont, completely
gridiron the city streets and extend far out
into the country in every direction. During
the year the routes of the Anacostia and Poto-
mac. the lexington and Soldiers Home, George
town and TenleytOwn, the Rock Creek and the
Brightwood were altered and extended.
Nearly all of these roads have bills before Con-
gress for further extensions of their franchises.
The most important railway transaction dur
ing the year was the completion and operation
of "A cable line on It'll street The cable cars
commenced running on April II.
Another important event has been the build
CS1,,." IL 80 ~ w .s, q IL
Treasnrv Dsna,tmsnt nndergrornS electric
- pi mel IT, uiiu nue. oun. rn1 i;lh
hau'' heo, "4 3op pe, ina .bn W,Ih
ington and Arlington and the Georgetown and
Arlington franchises.
mo-, r,'s.,'r. n,,or .ho,, IN sst;. 30 In
ters 4 bill has been passed providing for an
nual reports from the companies while pro-
'lslon was added 20 the appropriation bill COM
iIs eS uno ,"ashine'oh anu eoIset"Ml anu
ROVER within two vearsnrder nenaItv of forfa;t
~ charter Tho formcr 80 bps Inc;dcd In nm.
n cablc ON tho avenne avn I4tb street While tho
latter will use an electric motor These two
;n',x,,.a-,orts III 49,. - 80, =, Ill - -
,ba ereo,sst bonaG, =, ,ha 10, T,r;i;t;oo Of
the CITY
Conoross bos .,so or,bo~;,od roo5, 60 ;ssro
s,ocL snt,;c;ant 20 60 a. 80 ~ o,ana;rau
motive nouer ''' WIG '0'' "a 'Ae1"e
AD'E'SE LhdisLArioN'
Lately the street roads have met with some
drawbacks at the Capitol. The House Deem
ber q nsssed n hill, which +bo roi,ro.1 ;rtoros.s
doc,ora ,ro,,,I 81, -. s;aas..a1, .. e.,
uecI;re Woulu "orh most disastrousiy 10 then
snoGlu II become law. II was a Dill when
Il L. 4
Once Wben tba KIN ,"sa.d tba H"yo ue; !. Do.
~ "heh ,hS oiii P..sseo tie HOUSE IL Io'
mi ,Sn. .he ollsi'iaI Pro.isi1ns' ou, arso
twor+y-t;yo 60 80 .bat - 49, 49, ~, .oI
fnrn;cbad a nos;.nner ,,n ,as 70 Co VIZ VIZ
iccteI A' ANU was W W WI
The Washington and Georoetown road and
the citizens of Mt Pleasant have been having a
little contention OF their own. the citizens
. .hn;nn.S Una. Tue roao WAS heSecuhs That
DISTRICT IN coNdREss.
Congress has taken an unusual interest in
the District this year and a considerable extent
of time has been snent over her ipterests The.
,,,ss. 90 a. ~ GO. -,-,:u A.
80 e. So. Iii 80 n. on IN, Gnu .Ie
- III, IL ~, 5S.,, ~ naIsIr ~ no 1
ra;roaa H. ,, oi y, ,,,o
-. '''' '''A 00@' NOV siii''e W any sie"'e
Tho D;s.r;o. o,,ro.r;o.;o,, Ill, ,. -o.,,-.o.,
30 .ho Un,,.n I oiii Vas P or.eu
~, H. InS,, Ia III ssncTt anu "ai Rasseu
ronr;s,aJ =, aa3 aat Tha 800 III. Up
renprted an an,ond.J lii ~ AL nh;ah a.
Sepate n,ssad Anil % Tn, Iii annrnnr;atn5
- o"S oa.::a Ia, ohi app 1pi i"le s
fsrenc. Hill nos ra,,ar.od ,s;.i, "i''. .o.,i 10
81 ha7 1s9 wbicb waS odon,od =, Irf,, VI
Tho anIronriat;"n hi ,rb;cl, .hn liz. oo,,
- p.I IN 49, 'no iioueo coni
IS oSS 215 % 'ep''''u "ppfopi'A'eo
Po,b D;str;ct oom,,;.,ooo b.,.o hoo,, .o.;,,. :;
the DISCHARGE Of their dut;ea and tLe nuYnher Of
hearings given outside parties has been larger
than ever.
DI'i colLnil'tees gave numerous hearings
trict and a iii ,ras snaiI, r,aSsad ,rn,;H;, ~
their ;ncornor,t;on ~
sohE BILLS PASSED.
March III was District day and the House
passed a number of bills. among them being:
For re5pct;on os sar,aroos 60, Cl;. Obi
tox orr.aro,as h;u ,,.oa,.;. - -
tox.s Ecl;IS,on 81 SnlS;a,.s, IL: 80, ~.
tans;on and 9:anrantar,' a,J Ta,'in,.. ,Uu -,
extens,on fow davs L. III. $3.50 ,'. III
the tay orra.r.oaa a. -" .a P"' ~
Cb-;s. Chnrch a. a.,.t;. ,.T, nc
Fctino,on - Ill -"A""' anu VIC
I'he n,ssaoo of tho ,,or.r,, aoso;o,,o,. LII
tho snnd I'll Iii g. - ;.tn.. - ~, nv 1;iu
trict on account of the LOCAL items
bill passed during the session for free
bathing beach on the Potomac and a bill to
pcsenl Pooi seiiilg IA tne district which latter
In Decembsr az, ;,Dna w., I;ii civ. .o,, :.
regarJ 10 ,,raran,;a ~ I'm W." s b.'.su IN
and scorIet fcrar j., H. d;s,r;nt VI uiP'neiA
TIC Uonss Nv, tha Ios. -.
hill regnL, ti,,g s,.arn o,'o,;,a,, uat Pnsseu a
nrov;no fnr board ~ m ~ Ia ~,
lines and penalties. "AN '"''o"'
Roth honsas no. e olso ,ossoa ,,,o ,,ooso, In
n,oy;d;,, - . r,,o IL 1870 60 oeucu piii
" - "'.. =. 'N' "o"iii''sionerS'
GENERAL LEGISLATION.
Congress has been with US nearly all the year.
the first session being greatly extended. The
session has been an active and exc;tino ono