Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-13
DIS TRIO T D A Y
Mr.. Hemphill Secures Much Needed
Local Legislation Today.
A LICENSE BILL PASSED.
The Campbell Meredith Bill Passed with
Several Amendments-The One Mile Limit
stands-Amount Of License Increased
Other Measures Adopted.

| Today was the day set apart for the consider
alton of District business in the House, but the
appropriations committee brought the pension
appropriations bill to oppose MIR. Hemphill'
| claim for the day.
Mr.. Hem phil explained to the House the
necessity for the passage Of some pending bills
relating to the District, and he appealed to the
| House to give the day.
Upon a rising vote the District carried the
| day by rs to so.
AS TO VOLUNTARY ASSIGNMENTS.
Mr. Hemphill then called up Mr.. Wise's bill
relating to voluntary assignments and it was
passed. The bill provides that in all cases Of
| voluntary assignments hereafter made in the
District Of Columbia for the benefit OF creditor
| or creditors, the debtor or debtors shall
| annex to such assignment an invent
| DRY, under oath or affirmation, Of his,
| her, their or its estate, real and personal &C.
| cording to the best OF his, her, their or its
| knowledge. and also list of his, her, their or
| its creditors. their respective residences and
places of business. ii known, and the amount
| Of their respective demands; but such inventory
| shall not be conclusive AS to the amount Of the
debtors estate, but such assignment shall vest
in the assignee assignees the title to any
| other property except legal exemptions, where
legal exemptions are reserved by the deed of
| assignment, belonging to the debtor or debtors
| at the time of making the assignment and COM
pretended within the general terms of the
! same. The assignee in every such assignment
shall be resident of the District, and every
such assignment shall be duly acknowledged
and recorded in the land records Of the District
Of Columbia.
Sec. 2. That every provision in any assign
| ment hereafter made III the District of Colum
bia providing for the payment OF one debt or
liability in preference to another shall be void,
and all debts and liabilities within the provis-
ions OF the assignment shall be paid pro rata
from the assets thereof.
Sec. 3. That any creditor of an assignor may
proceed in equity to attack the assignment as
mado to hinder, delay or defraud the creditors
OF the assignor. without first reducing his, her,
their or its debt claim against the assignor
| to judgment at law, and may in such equity
! proceeding prove that he, she, they or it ia or
| are creditor or creditors, and as such entitled
| to relief.
Sec. 4. That section 1872 Of the Revised
Statutes of the United States relating to the
| District of Columbia be, and the same is
| hereby, amended follows: After the words
| Third, that he has removed, or is about to re-
| move, some of his property from the District,
| so as to defeat just demands against him, " the
| following words are hereby inserted, to wit,
''or has assigned, disposed of or secreted, or is
| about to assign, dispose of or secrete property
with intent to hinder, delay or defraud his
creditors
| He next called up the bill to narrow California
avenue within the limits of Belair Heights to
make the avenue at this point conform to its
width elsewhere. The bill was passed.
THE BRIGHTwooD RAILROAD CHARTER.
The next bill was the bill to amend the charter
OF the Brightwood Railway Company. 1t was
passed without division, and is as follows: Tha.
| the Brightwood Railway Company of the Dis
| trict of Columbia is hereby authorized to con-
struct. equip and operate, with the overhead
| trolley systemn Of electric motive power. q
branch line of road to and run its cars thereon
| through and along the following named roads
or streets in the District of Columbia: Begin
ming at the intersection of Rock Creek Church
road and Richmond street in the subdivision of
Petworth, and running thence westerly along
said Richmond street to Brightwood avenue;
thence southerly along the present. tracks OF
the said Brightwood railway on said Brightwood
avenue to the intersection of Marshall street
with said Brghtwood avenue; thence westerly
along and over said Marshall street to Keny on
avenue: thence along said Kenyon avenue west
ery to 14th street.
And said Brightwood Railway Company is
| also authorized to extend its present line from
the present terminus at Carroll avenue in
Takoma Park to and along said Carroll avenue
eastwardly to the point where said avenue
crosses the District line on said avenue in said
Takoma Park, and to construct, equip, operate
| and run its cars thereon with the overhead
trolley system of electric motive power. Said
company SHALL whenever and as required by
| the Commissioners. change its road b. de-
pressing raising its tracks, so as to secure a
| safe crossing whenever its line shall cross q
steam railroad
Sec. 2. That work on said branch road and
| said extension shall be begun within six months
| and completed with cars running thereon,
within one year from the date Of the approval
of this act. And said branch road and said ex-
tension shall be supplied with cars of the
most approved pattern, which shall be run as
the public convenience may require. and said
branch road and said extension shall be MAIN
tanned in frst-clnss condition. And said Bright
wood Railway Company shall charge not ex-
ceeding cents fare for one continuous ride
from any point on its line to the terminus of
its main line or any of its branches.
Sec. 8. That for the purpose of constructing
and equiplng its said branch line and said ex-
tension, rs provided for in this act, the said
Brightwood Railway Company is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to issue its bonds to
aid in paying for such construction and equip
ment of its said branch line and said extension
and to secure the said bonds by mortgage or
deed of trust Of it's rights OF way and all OF its
property Of wha tsOever kind, whether real, per-
sonal or mixed. on SAID branch line and said
extension: Provided, that the moneys raised on
| said bonds shall be used and expended only for
the construction and equipment Of said branch
line and said extension. And provided further,
the actual cost of the right of way, construction
| and equipment, motive power and such land
| and buildings may be necessary to the practi-
cal and complete operation Of said branch limo
and said extension.
Sec. 4. That should any part Of the branch
| line and Of said extension of said Brightwood
railroad herein provided for coincide with por-
tions of any other duly incorporated street rail-
| way in tho District Of Columbia, but one set Of
tracks shall be used when, on account Of tbs
width Of the street or for other sufficient
reason, it shall be deemed necessary by the
Commissioners Of the District. and the relative
| conditions Of use and Of chartered rights may
be adjusted upon terms to be mutually agreed
upon between the companies, or, in case of dis
agreement, by the Supreme Court OF the Dis
trict of Columbia. on petition filed therein by
either party and such notice to the other
| party the court may order.
Sec. 5. That in the event that the company
should net be able to come to an agreement
with the owner or owners Of any land through
which the said branch line and said extension
may be located to pass or upon which any
necessary buildings may be required to be
located, proceedings for the condemnation for
the use Of said company Of no much Of said land
az may be required, not exceeding 100 feet In
width, for its roadway, and Of 20 much o. may
| be necessary for buildings, and SO forth, may
be instituted in the usual way In the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia. under such
rules and regulations said court may pre-
| scribe for such Durposea