Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-10
NOT IN FAVOR OF REPEAL.
Action Of the House District COMMITTEES In
the Rock Creek Park Case.
BILLS CONSIDERED AND ACTED UPox AT To-
DAYS MEErINa-No OVERHEAD WIRES TO BE
PERMITTED IN THE DIsrRIcT-ALL WIRES TO
60 UNDERGROUND By JULY 1, ls9S

Secretary Of the Treasury Foster has stated
that the House committees on appropriations
and the District Of Columbia were in favor Of
the delay in making the Rock Greek Park pay
ments. So far a. . majority of either committee
il concerned this has never been the case and to-
day thecommittee on the District Of Columbia
made evident their feelings on the subject Of
park legislation A harassing attempt has
been going on for some time to get favorable
action from the committee on the bill repeal
ing the act establishing the park.
LAID on TIE TABLE INDEFINITELY.
Today, however, the committee passed q
resolution, and passed II unanimously too, LAYING
the bill on the table indefinitely and providing
that II could not be considered under sny cir
cumstances unless petition signed by q major
ity Of the committee should have previously
been presented. This action permanently dis
poses Of the repeal bill.
NOTHING IN THE cHAasEs MADE.
Speaking Of this action Mr.. Hemphill said to-
day that it meant tia. the committee wanted it
known that in their opinion there was abso-
lutely nothing in the charges made against the
establishment Of the park.
MEASURES ACTED UPON.
The committee today acted favorably on the
Senate resolution providing for the subdivision
Of square 67S and also on the bill as amended
by the Senate committee chartering the Wash
ington and Great Falls electric road.
OVERHEAD WIRES.
An important action Of the committee today
was favorable report on the bill providing
that no electric light, telegraph or telephone
company shall maintain overhead wires in the
District OF Columbia. The bill provides that
the Commissioners may authorize the construc-
ton Of additional subways and conduits pro-
vided that the overhead wires Of any telegraph,
telephone, or electric Light company maintained
or operated prior to the 18th day Of September,
town, which has not awaited itself Of the privi-
lege heretofore granted by Congress TO lay such
wires under ground shall, on or before July 1,
1888, place the same under ground under such
reasonable rules and regulations Is the Com
missioners shall prescribe, and In any case any
this provision within the time afore-
said, the Commissioners Of the District
Of Columbia are hereby authorized and directed
to remove all such overhead wires and poles
supporting the same from the streets, avenues
and alleys Of the said cities- But this provision
wires erected or 10 be erected in alleys
within said cities - are necessary TO the
proper operation Of an underground sys-
tenn Of telephone, Telegraph or electric lAghts
And the Commissioners OF the District Of Co
lumbia are hereby authorized and directed TO
remove any additional system Of overhead
wires for telephone, telegraph or cleo
trio light service - may have been
erected in or upon any street, avenue,
or alley in the cities Of Warrington or George
town since the 18th day Of September, 1888.
But the sid Commissioners are hereby
authorized In their discretion to
grant psrmits for the erection Of overhead
Wires for telephone telecraph or electric HIGHT
ing purposes In the District Of Columbia, out
side Of aid cities, under such rules and regula-
tions a. shan in their judgment secure the pub
lie safety.