Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-04
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
THE AQUEpucr TUNNEL RESOLUTION.

The Senate District committee has reported
or the Sherman aqueduct tunnel resolution.
The report saws. as stated in The STAR two
weeks ago. that Col George H. Elliott of the
engineer corps appeared before the COMMITTEES
and gave his views on the matter. These are
stated by Chairman Mcmillan as follows:
l. The present condition of the tunnel ID
such that II ID in no danger OF deterioration II
left as ii now is.
2. The city of Washington is at present
abundantly supplied with water and the supply
| il sufficient for several years to come.
8. Should the tunnel be put into use before
means had been taken TO do away with the very
turpid condition of the'water. which exists foI
seyenty-fve days on an average each year. the
deposits in the tunnel would be such as &c
obstruct the waterway.
4. The great present necessity in the matter
of the Washington water supply is the improve.
ment of the receiving reservoir, " hich should
be restored to use as storage and settling
reservoir and after that the raising OF the dan
at Great Falls, in order to provide the addi
tional water necessary when the tunnel shall
come into use.
5. Whatever work is done should begin a,
the water supply, leaving the tunnel for future
consideration.
To these conclusions is appended Col
Elliott's detailed report. In the concluding
paragraph of this document Col. Elliott saws
IAN editorial in a recent number OF The EVEN.
ING STAR newspaper Of this city states SO fully
the public necessity of the Improvement of the
receiving reservoir that take the liberty OF
inclosing a copy of it"
Tho editorial, which appeared in The STAT
OF February l6, is made part Of the report
PRODUCE DEALERS LICENSE.
If the bill introduced today by Senator Gal
linger becomes law produce dealers will have
cause for rejoicing to the extent Of SIS eact
h. l., H.. A.
corporation license tax of SIS per year, nov
imposed upon dealers in farmers produce,
| such as butter and cheese, poultry, eggs. fruit,
and vegetables, or any other articles of family
provisions in the markets of the District, il
hereby repealed. to take effect ct the end oi
the present license year, April /, 1882
TO ENCOURAGE INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING.
Senator McMillan's Joint resolution ''to en-
courage the establishment and endowment oi
institutions Of learning at the national capital
was today favorably reported. The resolution
provides "that the facilities for research anC
| illustration in the following and any otbel
governmental collections now existing OF
hereafter to be established in the city of Wash.
| ington for the promotion OF knowledge
shall DO accessible, under such rules
and restrictions as the officers in charge
Of each collection may prescribe. or as
| now are or hereafter may be prescribed by
act of Congress. to the students OF any institu.
ton OF higher education now incorporated OF
hereafter to be incorporated under the laws o,
| Congress or Of tho District of Colum-
bia, to wit, the libraries of Congress-
the National Museum. the patent Office, the
bureau Of education, the bureau oil
ethnology, the army medical mu.
scum, the Department of Agriculture
the fish commission, the botanic garden, the
coast and geodetic survey, the geological sur.
vey and the naval observatory.
RLNITTISo CHURCH TAXES.
Mr.. Hemphill introduced bill in the Houss
today RENTING all taxes, interest and penalte,
now unpaid upon part Of the property Of the
Eastern Presbyterian Church, from 1884 10 lss.
inclusive. The church owns ave lots and onl,
occupies three.