Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-28

The Bin Providing for . Uniform System
Agreed To.

Agreed To.
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FULL TEXT OF THE MEASURE As IT WILL 60 TO
rux PRECEDENT ron sIaSArrnx-Hov HIGH
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/ sksskp AND AWARDED.
M. HATTIE tooss ePorteo 10 tne Senste the
| conference report on Senate bill No. 1907. "To
provide a permanent system of highways in
that part of the District Of Columbia living ont
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sue vi c,'ies' anu was sooP'eu "'nou' ue-
ose- Inc report having oeeu aoopted py tne
| House yesterday afternoon the bill now needs
| only the Presidents signature to become q
law
MI. hempnhi IN presenting the report TO the
House submitted statement of the House
| conferees as follows:
Statement to accompany the report Of the
House conferees on the disagreeing votes of the
two houses on the House amendments to Senate
| bill No. 1907, ITO provide permanent system
OF highways In that par; OF the District OF CO.
lumbia lying outside OF cities.
The most material amendment OF the House
70 which the Senate objected relates to the pay
ment OF damages assessed for the condemna-
uon OF LAND taken Tor the purposes OF high
ways, &C. Ihe senate Rill, as II originally came
to the House. provided that one-third Of the
damages SO assessed should be put upon the
| lands abuttng on the highway. The House
| changed this by providing that the amount
awarded as damages in any case OF con-
| termination should be assessed wholly upon the
iand oenented thereby, or upon the lands and
tne Dlstrict OF Coiumola. as the court should
| adJuoge, ana tnat tine amount assessed against
| the District OF Columbia should be paid ex-
| clusiveiy from the revenues thereof. The Sen
| ate insists that the proportion to be paid in
| each case oy the District and the property
| owners respectively should be definitely hxed
/ IN tne law ana insists on MAKING II nall TO
each, and the House conferees recommend
! agreement tnereto
| Inc second ana tnird amendments relate to
| tne same point, ana are made 10 harmonlze the
Dill win tne cnange proposed IN the hrst
| Inc iourtn amendment OF the House was
Designed 10 exempt inc onited states from all
hadn't! Ior any expense IN connecnon with any
street, rese.vation or circle or other improve,
meht OUTSIDE OF the cities OF washington and
Georgetown.
| me coniefees on the part OF the Senate IN
| slst that this exemption Is too broad. as v
| would apply 10 the Warrington aqueduct. the
reservations on which ITS reservoirs are located
| ana apply 10 any ana all KINDS OF improvements
| now existing or hereafter to be made in the Dis
| trict outside OF the cities under authority of
| Congress. The amendment has been amended SO
as to provide that no expenses incurred for the
| improvement of any street. circle. reservation
| or avenue laid out under the provisions of this
| act outside the cities OF Washington and
| Georgetown shall be chargeable to the United
| States treasury, but shall be paid entirely out
| Of the revenues Of the District Of COLUMBIA.
The fifth amendment OF the House is rem
| dered unnecessary by those agreed on by the
conferees and recommended Tor the approval
OF the House, and your conferees recommend
| that the House recede from the same
| The Senate recedes from Its disagreement to
| the sixth amendment OF the House. with the
l .o"s amer. nv IN 80 Nnc 'o"i. onai
and appropriation is not made by Congress for
the payment Of such award within the period
OF six months, Congress being in session for
Una. 'lii1 I've. suIn a"alu or LOT .ne period OF
sion Of Congress- the nroceedings shall he
| Void and the land sha revert In the owner, =,
| This amendment is 70 pYoyide against the act
l baco,,;no ;nonaretiva nv raason % Conoress
not beins in session in time TO give effect TO
| ito terms RELATING to the REORGANIZATION Of the
money necessary to satisfy awards made against
the District of Columbia
The seventh amendment Of the House was de-
signed to give preference in the opening of
the greatest areas of ground might be dedicated
for such use Your conferees agree with those of
| the Senate that such provision might compel the
l opening of some streets and avenues in prefer
ence to others in which the public had a much
more important interest. That in this regard
the Commissioners should be allowed discretion
in this work greater than would thus be given
them. to select for first attention those sections
demanded by the best interests Of the public
We therefore recommend that the House recede
from the amendment
The eighth and ninth amendments are rem
dered unnecessary by reason of the changed
nbraseoIoov and form of the hin as made nv The
| amepdments already recommended. and YOUR
1 conferees therefore recommend that the House
| rac. IA from the same.
~, p,orx.r,s,,,n
Mr.. HempSill said that the report as pre-
| senteo Pro'ioeo '""' VAC 0o'' Va an! improve
ments tnat may nereai'ef ue n,aue uliuer 'u's
act OUTSIDE the ci'ieS y. washington anu
| Georgetown in the way OF Improvement or
maintenance Of streets is to be charged to the
| revenue of the District OF Columbia
| Mr.. Blanchard-Does this bill define the
present limits of the city OF Washington?
Mr.. Hemphill-No, sir. Those have already
been defined and nothing in this bill makes any
change in that respect
Mr.. Blount, referring to the provision that all
| expense involved is chargeable to the revenues
| of the District, said this removed the ground
| of his former objection. He remarked that he
believed this q step in advance, as it recog-
nized the objection made to the principle which
| District expenditures had been divided between
| sn1 hiunioip ",iu 1ouoi - 81 e'n.
fore the House in such form as would enable
| them to bring about a change OF policy in that
regard Bu. wnen .nis proposiuon came %. pc