Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-14

Continued from Third Pags,

Dash that was advanced upon special assess
ment Hens, which the courts subsequently
declared invalid, to aid former munich
pal governments of the District 70
carry on their public improvements Inc sSe
amount outstanding is officially reported TO the
| Commissioners to be Sll6, 152.17. The Com
missioners believe that the revenues OF the
District for the next and succeeding fiscal
years will be sufficient to justify this measure.
| The ILL was passed without debate
The bill was passed without debate, together
with the amendment offered by Mr.. Hemphill
providing for the exchange of tickets by the
road when its line unites with other lines.
| The SUBURBAN RAILWAY.
Mr. Hemphill then called up the bill incor-
pora,ing the District Of Columbia Suburban
Railway Company. This bill substantially in
its present form passed the Senate in the
| Fiftieth Congress. after a favorable recon-
mendaton BY the Senate committee on the Dis
| trict of Columbia and the Commissioners of the
District, and it was fsvorably reported by the
House committee the same Congress- but on
| account of the crowded condition of the calen-
dar of the House IL was not reached. 1t was
again favorsbly reported to the House during
the Fifty-first Congress, but its consideration
was not reached
The main line Of the road will begin at the in
tersection of Pennsylvania avenue and It'll
street east and will run thence
along It'll street north to Maryland
avenue; thence along this avenue north
east to 18th street, where the Bladens,
burg road now enters the city. and
thence out the Bladensburg road to that
village. There will also be branch
beginning at the intersection of Maryland ave-
nue. and 18th street northeast, thence along
18th street northward, passing in the vicinity
of the National Fair grounds and the village OF
Brookiand to point north OF the soldiers
Home.
The corporators have also charter from the
state Of Maryland authorizing the construction
of the road on from the line OF the Dlstrict
to the Great Falls OF the Potomac
The bill authorizing the payment OF sewer
certificate issued in 1873 for S107 was passed.
The bill to refund to Esther A. Keyser % ,036,
money paid by her for property purchased
from the District at q tax sale, the title OF
which was not made good, was passed
The Senate bill to prevent fraudulent trans
trict was called up. This bill has hGetofore
been detailed at length in The STAR The bill
was passed.
Mr.. Hemphill then called up the Senate bill
to punish trespassing and unlawful appropria-
ton of another's property. This bill has also
been published in The STAR 1t was passed
HOUSES IN ALLEYS.
The bill was called up making it unlawful to
erect dwelling house on any alley within
the District of Columbia when said
alley is less than 40 feet in width;
and no permit for the erection of a dwelling on
any alley in said District shall be hero
after granted until said alley shall be
extended to the full width of not less
than forty feet its entire length directly
through the square, SO as to open out
onto the streets on opposite sides OF the
square, and not until provision shall have been
made for the sewerage and lighting Of said
alley and for the extension of the water mains
therein.
This bill was passed without debate.
NO DUPLICATE TAX LEp6ERs
The next bill called up was the one to change
the present law so as to conform to the prac-
tIce of the assessors and collectors Office by
abolishing the requirement that duplicate tax
ledgers shall be prepared by the assessor and
turned over to the collector.
The bill was passed.