Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-08

C0nsiderablo Amount OF Business Trans
acted BY the Senate Committee Today.
The Senate District committee accomplished
q large amount Of results at their meeting THU
morning. There were present Senators Nc
MILAN, Gallinger, Hansbrough, Harris, Faulk
ner, Gibson and Hunter.
THE EAST WASHINGTON cRoss-rowN ROAD.
Tho committee authorized favorable repor,
cross-town road. The bill, however, wai
amended largely. A new route was substituted
Is follows: Beginning on Pennsylvania avenue
near the eastern end thereof, at point Il
be located BY the Commissioners, so as not Il
interfere with the approaches to the Pennsyl-
vania avenue bridge across the Eastern branch,
thence ENTHUSIASTICALLY by double track along
Pennsylvania avenue to 9Th street east, thence
north by single track on 9Th street east to
Florida avenue, thence on Florida avenue by
double track to North Capitol street,
returning along Florida avenue TO It'll street
east, thence south on TIN street east by single
tracks to O street east, thence east on C street
east TO 9th street east, thence south on c street
east to PennsylvaniA avenue, thence southeast
on Pennsyivania avenue 70 the point OF be-
ginning.
The bill also provides now that the road shall
De begun In six months and for the main line
completed In one year and for oil branches In
protection Of tho Warrington acqueduct.
THE PKrwoRrH AND TAKoMA Road.
The committee also reported favorably the
bill chartering the Petworth, Brightwood and
Iakoma railroad. The report on this bill
however, will afford no satisfaction to
the promoters Of this line, o.
it is amended by striking out
all after the enacting clause, and substituting,
with q few amendments, the bill amending an
aot to incorporate the Brightwood Railway
Company of the District of Columbia.
TO BE OPERATED IN SIX MONTHS.
The bill a. amended provides that the char
ter granted to the Brightwood Railway Com
psny BY an act Of Congress approved October
IL, 1883, be, and the same is, amended a. FOL
lows:
That within six months from the date OF
the approval Of this act the said Brightwood
Railway Company shall equip and operate it
existing line with the overhead trolley system
OF electric motive power, and shall
class condition. That the road shall
be supplied entirely with new cars Of the most
approved pattern, which shall be run as the
public convenience shall require, but not less
frequently than one car every fifteen minutes
from each end Of the line between O'Clock
ante-mefidian and ~ o'clock midnight.
Section two Of the original bill, which pro-
vides for branch to Takoma, is struck out and
q new provision inserted providing for branch
beginning at point west Of the Baltimore and
Ohio tracks on 9Th street, Takoms
thence along 9th street to Irmatills street;
thence west along Irmatilla street to and across
Piney Branch road and thence to Brightwood
avenue by such route as the Commissioner
shau approve. The branch to be operated by
overhead wires and cars to be running on the
entire line within one year.
AGAINST ,BuYrNa A GAs PLANT
The committee rendered an adverse report
on the bill providing for the purchase Of the
the bill chartering the Maryland and Wash
ington Railroad Company. Favorable action
was taken on the bill providing for semi-annual
statements by foreign corporations in the Dis
trict of Columbia.