Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-17
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
A Hearing the Washington and Bennfng
Street Railway Company.


Senators wolcott, Harris and Mcmillan OF
the Senate District committee gave hearing
this afternoon to parties interested in the BIZ
to incorporate the Washington and Benning
Street Railroad Company. Only two
persons appeared One OF tnese was
ex Representative MCGOWAN and the other
Was Andrew J. Curtis, farmer who resides al
Benuiug. The committee has not a. vet made
known its intentions as to tbs bili, out IL can
be stated that neither the Benning nor any
Their company viii, with the consent OF the
Senate committee. lay tracks on Maryland
avennc- The conirni ttee is also inclined to be-
lieve that the Benning road Is too narrow to
accommodate those who haul large Quantities
of farm produce and at the same time give
sufic:C Mt width to street raiiro cad tracks. The
probabilities are that the report OF the subcom-
mistee will be adverse.
THE PROPOSED ALLEY BUILDING LAW.
Mr.. f. Nash, late subassessor for the ninth
district. has sent to the Senate District COM
mittee letter urging that the Faulkner bill to
prohibit the building any alley less than
forty feet in width and not extending entirely
through square is irnpracticable on some
accounts. and raising the question as to the
applicability of the proposed measure to such a
stroetas Sth street extended. which he says is
but thirty feet in width. To apply the rule to
this street. he says. would practically be to con-
hscate much land, as it could not be used for
building purposes.
FOR THE BELIEF OF FRANCIS scaL.
On the 1ith instant Senator Perkins intro
duced a bill for the relief of Francis Scala. The
measure was referred to the committee OH
military affairs. but it did not take that
committee long to find ont that the bill be-
ioDEed to the naval affairs committee 1t was
transferred today. The bill provides that
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list as a band leader of the United
States marine corps. with the pay and
privileges according with the thirty years of
service required by the act passed June "a.
1884; and that there be paid over 20 said
Francis Scala the entire amount of
in accordance with his rank of retired band
leader, from the 18th day of December. 1871 to
the date OF the passage OF this act; said
Tahcls Scala having enlisted on board
of the United States ship frigate
Brandywine in the Bay Of Naples, Italy, in the
year l34l. and having been discharged at the
marine barracks in Washington on the 18th of
DecemDsr 1871.
TO PROHIBIT DRUNKEN MEN OF TIE STREETS.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
is of the opinion that there is too much drunk
ennsss on the streets of Washington. They
object TO seeing inebriated citizens parading
their intoxication before the eyes of n yirtuons
public, and have prepared bill. which wac in-
srodueed IN the House today by Mr.. Hemphill,
to prohibit drunkenness.
The bill provides that no drunken person
shall appear upon any public street in any
public place under penalty OF a fine OF from 80
to so and imprisonment from three to sixty
days saving clause in the bill permits an
intoxicated person to ride in a cab, provided
ne is not too boisterous.
TIE EXTENSION OF STREET. GEORGETOWN.
Senator Mcmillan this afternoon introduced
a bill directing the District Commissioners to
vscate that part Of Madison street. Georgetown,
from the west line of Back street westwardly to
west line of Beattie and Hawkins addition to
Georgetown, and to open and dedicate street
al its present width eastwardly from the west
line OF said addition to Back streei. The
ground vacated is to accrue to the abutting
property and the ground needed for the extern
sion OF street is to be donated to the Dis
trict