Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-26

Two Street Railroad Reuort,

Two Street Railroad Reports.
Vice President Stevenson today received
the annual report of two local railroad
companies. One came from the Belt Line
Company showing the names of the
holders of the thousand shares of its
capitol stock.
The largest amount is held by Provident
Life Trust Company of Philadelphia. 4.99S
and Trust Company of Philadelphia. 1895
shares The total receipts during the year
1893 amounted to s246, S73.5S Of which $780,
996.44 came from passengers. The expen-
ditures show a balance on hand at the end
of the year of $S.0S5.25. Interest paid on
bonds during the year aggregated S2O,94
There were 3,S15, Ago passengers carried
during the year, of which number 3,193.S29
paid fares.
ton and Soldiers Home Company. and COW
cred the same statistical grounds. The
main holding OF shares Is accredited to
the Provident Company Of Philadelphia at
1920. The total receipts were $240,3 4534,
of which $40, 1929 came from passengers.
The balance on hand at the end of the
year was $1.731.91 The interest paid on
bonds during the year amounted tosl1 1867.
The passengers carried aggregated l,99O,2oO
of which 1,131,S $50 paid.
A Favorable Report.
The Senate District committee held
short meeting this morning, but nothing
of Importance was accomplished beyond
ordering a favorable report on the bill s.
1896 making a judgment a lien on all real
and personal property of the debtor In the
later made this report and the bill was
placed on the calendar.
District bill.
Senator Harris today asked that the bill
for the relief Of William Leach, who was
injured some months ago in the elevator
of the Treasury Department, which was
referred to the committee investigating the
Ford's Theater disaster, be referred to the
committee on claims. This was ordered.
To Relinquish n Title.
Senator Harris today by request. intro
duced bill for the relief of purchasers of
certain lots in this city. The bill sets forth
that, by decree of the Circuit Court of the
District of March 81. 1881, lots Nos. 4, 10,
81, %, %. "a and %, in square 1OlT; lot 9,
In square 1O41, and lots 8 and G. in square
lib, were ordered to be reconveyed to the
United States. By some oversight this was
not done, and the default and decree both
were overlooked by the authorities of the
corporation of Washington. The lots were
sold for taxes at various times and con-
veyed as the property of Groenveldt and
others. who, with their heirs and assigns,
have since paid taxes on the lots' The bill
provides that the title of the United States
to the property shall be relinquished to the
present owners In possession and that they
shall be made the owners in law and title.
The bill was referred to the committee on
the District.
Fire Escapes Provided for.
The House today passed the Senate reso-
luton appropriating $500 to put fire es-
capes upon the government printing Office
and the Maltby building. When the Senate
resolution was laid before the House Mr..
Bankhead asked unanimous consent to con-
slider II Immediately. He explained that
there are 1900 employees in the government
printing Office and the bill simply proposes
to provide means of escape for them-''or.
at least, some of them," he added, by way
of Qualification-in case of fire. There was
no objection, and the resolution was agreed
to without debate.
To Increase Patrol Drivers Salaries.
Mr.. Meredith of Virginia has introduced
bill in the House il creasing to $50 per
month the salaries of the patrol and am
bulance drivers of the metropolitan police
These men now receive $50 per month for
twelve and fourteen hours work per day,
and Mr.. Meredith thinks that this sum is
insult Gent and should be increased.
To Pay Emmart. Dunbar d Co.
Mr. Post of Illinois has introduced a bill
in the House providing that the sum of
sl4,5oo22. the amount found due Emmart,
Dunbar & Company by the auditor of the
District of Columbia, for work done by that
firm in connection with the laying of the
thirty-six-inch water main under their con-
tract of September l, 1871 be appropriated
out of the revenues of the District of Co.
lumbia and the Commissioners of the Dis
trct are authorized and directed to pay
that sum of money to the firm in satisfac-
ton of the amount so found due.
The bill was referred to the District COM
mittee.
w. aud G. R.R. Report.
The annual report of the Washington
and Georgetown Railway Company was
submitted to the House today. 1t shows
the receipts for the year to have been ST.
641, OS0.91, of which sum s1,O24, As were
receipts from passengers. The company
paid $500, 900 in dividends $34, 943 local tax,
s22T ,4O5 % to conductors and gripmen, $943
In donations and S2l5,l27 in interest The
total disbursements Were 81, 654, $500