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


streets mentioned are parts Of 18th and 10 th
| streets east, which lie between the north ride
OF G street south aud the north side Of Water
street. and also those parts vt south Q and
South II streets which lie between 18th and 10th
| streets east
Tho Senate committee on the District Of Co
lumba has already fAvorably reported the
measure to the Senate.
| The resolution was adopted.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION CONCERNING CORPORA
TIoSs.
The committee TO draft proposed legislation
through it's chairman. Mr.. o. B. Haiiam. pre-
septed a report on the resolution adopted at
| the last meeting in reference to corporations.
The main evils to be remedied, the report
| states, are the inequality OF require ments made
of foreign and domestic corporations respec-
lively, the lack of local supervision, the lack OF
homogeneity between the directors and the place
OF incorporation and the lack of uniformity in
taxation. A draft of q bill, which, it was
claimed, cured the faults mentioned, was sub
rnitted This bill provides:
| THAT, in addition to the requirements o. ex-
listing laws, before any corporation, whether
| incorporated within or without the District Of
| Columbia, is authorized to transact business
within said District it shall file in the Office Of
| the District Commissioners copy OF the arti-
| cles certificate or act Of incorporation and =
list Of its directors. trustees or managers the
case may be, with statement Of their resi-
dences. accompanied by the affidavit of its chief
| created or commsnc,no business in tbe MS
trict showing TINT n majority of sncb directors
trustees managers are bona fide residents of
the District if organized therein, or Of the
state, territory or country III which incor-
porated and that the corporation is
organized in good faith for the purpose Of
transacting business within and keeps open
continuously at ali reasonable times an Office
aud that it's chief officer and secretary are resi-,
dent in said jurisdiction, and o similar affidavit
annually thereafter Oh or before the 10th day
of january. On the fling of such articles GER
tifcate act and affidavit, and it appearing
that all other legal requirements have been
complied with. the Of the District shall
issue a certificate to that effect and authorizing
said corporation to transact the business for
which incorporated for the current calendar
year, for which q fee of fifty cents shall be
paid"
Corporations already transacting business in
the District are required to comply with the
provisions of the act within three months after
Its passage, and each year every corporation
doing business in the District shall file with
the assessor of the District a report showing
! the gross receipts during the preceding calen-
dar year from business in said District and
pGy to the collector of taxes in lieu of all other
taxes on personally, a tax Of per cent on such
gross receipts, and the certificate of authority
such tax is paid institutions of learning,
benevolent societies, &C. and national banks
| are excepted from this requirement.
As the bill was incomplete motion was car
| riea authorizing the chairman to advertise for
a public hearing and discuss the matter fully
The report and bill were then recommitted
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sbonid nossess q nationaI nsrn commensnrase
with its cignified position as the metropolis of
the greatest and most prosperous country on
the lace of the globe and the u s. Congress in
its wisdom has appropriated over IL, O00. 600
for the purchase OF sufficient land bordering
on Rock creek for that particular purpose, in
consequence Of which legislation a commission
| Of three eminent citizens was appointed by the
court to make the necessary awards TO the in
under the act and, the decisions of this COM
mission have created 30 much disss tisfaction.
for the reason that it failed to recognize
the existence OF FL Dorado gold mines,
insaiuaoie STONE q.air'eS anu ieLtne gar
| il would be the height of cruelty TO DEPRIVE
the lawful owners OF such undreamt wealth,
| that the best solution of the pending difficulty
would be to abandon entirely the idea OF form
ing park on narrow Rock creek and in lieu
thereoi to resort to the banks OF our most pic
| turesque wide stream, the Anacostla, reclaim
the overhowed land and narrow the channel
from the Navy Yard bridge northward to the
District line. thus creating a national park on
superb scale that would Totally eclipse In
grandeur and scenic attractiveness any scheme
| yet suggested; moreover, It's cost would not,
IN any event, reach the amount that u pro-
posed TO be expended In the west emu
TIE SPACE ABOUND THE EASTERN MARKET
| Mr.. n r. HaIIam nv reouest. introduced a
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committee on pubic parks and spaces to In
quire into and report as to the expediency Of
| grading and improving the public space
No 3, and the erection thereon OF sheds Tor
the P,Gteeao1 Oh 'ne s'AnaS VI persons coming
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