Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-21
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
Many Measures Favorably Reported By the
House Committee.

House Committee.
The House District committee held q session
this morning and acted on several bills.
The committee favorabiy reported an amend
ment to the general Incorporation law Of the
District, as follows:
That the third class mentioned in section I
OF the act entitled "An act to provide
FOR the incorporation of trust, loan, mort
gage and certain other corporations within
the District Of Columbia" be amended
SO as to read as follows: Third.
A security, guaranty, indemnity, loan and
mortgage business Provided. That the capital
stock of any of said companies shall no. be less
than 900, 600. Provided further that any of the
said companies may also do a storage. security,
guaranty and indemnity business when their
capital stock amounts to the sum of not less
than 81 200 000.'
THE BURNT MILLS RAILROAD.
A favorable report was also ordered on the
bill to incorporate the Washington, Burnt Mills
and Sandy Spring Railway Company. The
incorporators named in tbls bill are Chas q.
Stone. Geo. W. Cissel and Chas c. Lancaster
of the District of Columbia and VIM W. Rapley.
Frank b. Metzerott, ]. Enos Ray, William W.
Mccullough and Albert Gleason of Prince
Georges county, Md. and Francis Thomas,
Asa NJ. Stabler. Alban G. Thomas and
Robert H. Miller of Montgomery county, Md.
The route OF the proposed road is as follows:
First. beginning at n point in the city
OF Washington. District of Columbia, at
the intersection Of Florida avenue and
New York avenue, and extending par
allel with the line of the Metropolitan branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to a point
about one mile from said Florida avenue:
thence leaving the line Of the said Baltimore
and Ohio railroad and going in a northerly
course to the northeastern boundary line OF
the District Of Columbia at or near the inter-
section OF tho said boundary line and the Sar-
gent road, as may hereafter be surveyed and
agreed upon by and between the parties named
herein or their successors and the Commission
ers Of the District of Columbia; or second. be-
ginning at point ut or near Uni
versity station on the said Metropoli-
tan branch Of the Baltimore AMI Ohio
railroad, and extending thence in q north
easterly course to the northeastern boundary
of the District of Columbia, at or near
the intersection of the said boundary line
and the Sargent road as may hereafter be
surveyed and agreed upon by and be-
tween the parties named herein or their
successors and the Commissioners of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. 1t shall be lawful for
said corporation. its successors or assigns,
to operate its said road by horse, cable.
electric or steam power, and to erect
and maintain, at such convenient and
suitable points along its line as may seem most
desirable to the board of directors Of seid cor
poration and subject to the approval OF the
Commissioners of the District, an engine house
or houses, boiler house or houses and all other
buildings necessary for the successful opera
ton OF cable. electric motor or steam railway.
The bill to incorporate the Burnt Mills and
Sandy Spring railroad was amended by FRO
hlbiting the use Of steam motors. 1t is also
provided that two electric lights on every other
pole must be maintained along the line.
THE CRoss-TowS RAILWAY.
A favorable report was ordered on the Sem
ate bill to incorporate the East Washington
Cross town Railway Company. The incorpo-
rators are named as follows:
Michael /. Weller, George Francis Daw-
son, John E. Herrell, Fred. A. Leh-
man. James F. Hood, William Mayse,
Joseph +. Bstchelder Marshall ". Wines, John
W. Babson, George II. Repetti, Edward J. Han
snrv s,Tor c0 RsS.rd AuF smb Buf s.
Hallom. jay B. Smith, B. A. Colonna,
Thomas W. Smith, Lawrence Gard
ner. W. ". Danenhower, T. p. Madigan, p.
Maoney, Ira W. Hopkins. Henry W. Sohon,
John H. Busher. George F. Hardin, Edward A.
Mosely, Samuel II. Walker Allen c. Clark,
Abraham Fisher, Leonard C. Wood. Joseph A.
Repetti. George W. Joyce. James d. Maher. J.
]. Dermodv. A. ]. Clark. Duncan s. Walker,
Archibald NJ. Bliss and Philo J. Lockwood.
The route of the proposed road is follows:
Commencing in Anacostia at the intersection of
Minnesota avenue with Harrison street. thence
wanna avenue, over Easternbranch bridge. thence
westward along Pennsylvania avenue to 5th
street east, thence north along Sth street to G
street southeast. thence along C westwardly to
9TH street east thence along 18th street east to
Florida avenue, thence westwardly along
Florida avenue to its intersection with North
Capitol street.
These are to be run by horses.
THE TABERNACLE SOCIETY.
During the morning hour in the Senate to-
day Mr.. Vance favorably reported and had
passed the bill to incorporate the Tabernacle
Society of the District of Columbia. He ex-
planned that the object Of the measure was to
supply vestments and other things to the
church.
TO EXAMINE THE AouEDUcr BRIDGE PIERS.
At the request of Senator Gallinger the Sen
ate today passed the resolution calling on the
Secretary of War to cause to be male an exam
iration Of the piers Of the Aqueduct bridge and
the Commissioners to report the various ex-
penses that have been incurred in the repair of
the same.