Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-05

shall fail to agree upon equitable terms, eithe,
OF said companies may apply by petition to thu
Supreme Court Of the District of Columbia
which shall bear and determine summarily thu
matter in due form of law, and adjudge to the
proper party the amount Of compensation Il
be paid therefor. Said company shall charge
not exceeding 5 cents fare for one continuous
ride from any point on its line to the terminus
OF its main line or any Of its branches.
The company is authorized to increase it,
capital stock 100000 for the purpose Of
enabling it to extend and equip its line as pro.
vided in this act.
Unless said extensions are commenced within
three months and the cars run there within
one year from the passage Of this act, the
authority hereby granted shall be void: Pro
v1ded, That said railroad shall be constructed
on such grade and in such manner as shall be
approved by the Commissioners of the District
Of Columbia
Congress reserves the right to alter, amend
or repeal this act.
THE NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY.
Monday will be District day in the House.
This and three other bills are ready for action.
The first provides that the corporate name OF
the National Safe Deposit Company OF Wash
ington, u body corporate now doing business In
the District of Columbia and incorporated I'M
der an act of Congress entitled IAN act to in
corporate the National Safe Deposit Com.
pany of Washington, in the District OF
Columbia" approved january r. 1857,
be, and the same is hereby. changed TO-,
and shall hereafter be, 1.-THE National SAFE
Deposit Savings and Trust Company of the
District OF Columbia"
The second bill gives the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia power to grant
pardons and respites for offenses against the
late corporation of Washington, the ordinances
of Georgetown and the levy court the laws
enacted by the legislative assembly and the
police and building regulations Of the District
THE RECORDING OF WILLS
Another amends the act relating to the rec
ording of wills in the District of Columbia be
and the same is hereby amended 30 that it shall
read:
''That the record of any will or codicilh hereto
fore or hereafter recorded in the Office OF the
register Of wills OF the District of
Columbia which shall have been al.
mitted to probate by the Supreme Court Of
the District OF Columbia or by the late
orphans court of said District or the record Of
the transcript of the record and probate Of
any will or codicu elsewhere, or OF any
certified copy thereof heretofore or hereafter
filed in the Office of said register of
wills, shall be prima facie evidence of
the contents and due execution of such wills
and codicils; and if such wills and codicils were
valid where made to transfer the tito to real
estate they shall have the same power
and effect to transfer real estate within
cuted and duly probated under and in accord
auce with the laws of the District of Columbia:
Provided, That this act shall not apply i'll any
cause now pending in any OF the courts OF
the District of Columbia"
ROCK CREEK PARK RAILWAY.
The Rock Greek Park Railway Company has
sent to the Senate, in accordance with law, a
report of receipts and disbursements. The
statement is as follows:
Receipts-From sale of 5,2O31l shares capital
stock at par, $500 $780, from proceeds OF sale Of
old wagon. Sl2.60; from proceeds OF loans,
$500. 0O0; total, S72O. 36260.
Disbursements-Loans, $4,000; grading,
including masonry and drainage, S237, III. 20;
bridges, Rock creek and Klingie road viaducts,
S113,S42.57 electric plant, S2,775.26; track,
SG5, AZ; steam plant. 81, 100; power house,
S2.U4L70; surveying, 81 LIS; tools and impls-
ments, S2,05030; culverts and bitches,
s3,326.24; roads, 1914; equipment, S5,77l.4l;
property, S718.50; Office furniture, l35; sup
plies. $79S.47; right of way, S6,627.20; salary,
Sl3. $3.50; interest, 81 979 20; expense O69. 81
total expenditures, 9717, S71.64
Rccapitulation-Receipt S72O. 362.60; dis
bursements, S717,S77.64; cash on hand,
S2,4S4.96.
The report. which is sworn to, is signed by
Francis G. Newlands, president, and Howard
8. Nyman, secretary.