The Washington times., 1894-07-14
DISTRICT BILLS APPROVED
Senate Committee Holds Its First
Meeting for Over Two Months.
ASSESSMENT BILL REFERRED
Favorable Report on the Sewer Bill-Wash-
ington and Great Falls Electric Railway
Bill Reported-Mount Vernon Road Ex-
tension VIII Probably Be Allowed.

large number of District bills were dis
Committee yesterday, the first meeting that
has been held for over two months.
The sewer bill was perhaps the most i'm
portant one on which favorable report was
decided. After a conference with the Com
missioners. intended to correct any errors in
the wording of the measure. it will be pre-
sented to the Senate by Senator Proctor. 1t
provides Sl,000,00o for trunk sewer and
50, $50 900 for a system OF sewage disposal
and protection.
Senator Mcmillan was directed to report the
Washington and Great Falls electric railway
bill with amendments, as required by the re-
commital of the bill some time ago.
The House bill exempting the property Of
the Y. NJ. C. A. from taxation so long as it is
owned and occupied by the association, was
ordered to be reported, with proviso tnat
any land not necessary and used by the asso-
citation should pay taxes. Among the minor
bills which were ordered favoraby reported
was q bill to pay the per cent. District
greenhack certificates: the treasurer OF the
United States to sell 3.65 bonds to make such
payment; authorize the Commissioner TO
change the names OF minor streets or alleys in
Washington and Georgetown to secure uni
formity: provide thar property owners of di-
vision lis, square 30, be granted the privilege
of connecting railroad siding of the Balti-
more and Ohio into that lot that $3.50 be paid
to the heirs Of Nathaniel Magruder. in COM
pensation of damages inflicted on his prop
erty by the grading of Thirty-ffth street
Two railway bills were killed by indefinite
Observation-Disclosures lnPOrnnrnfa the
called Washington Central railway. which
was to run in part over the Metropolitan and
Belt Line tracks; the other, the Union Pas
senger railway. to run from Nineteenth and
B. along B and u and and Z. to Nineteenth
again.
No action was taken on the bill to extend
the Washington. Alexandria and Mount YER
non Electric railway to the Treasury and
Fifteenth street. but it is stated that the bill
will be reported. as the committee does not
see that there is any argument in the points
made against the extension. The E street
route is thought to obviate all the difficulties
suggested. 1t is said, however that ferry
boats will be required instead of a bridge n
crossing the Potomac. and that the company
will be required to properly construct the
boats with reference to guard rails. etc.. so as
to insure safety. The Fourteenth street span
and the loops recommended by the Commis-
sioners from Fifteenth to Thirteenth streets
will probably be made part of the bill.
Finally the House assessment bill for the
equalization and revision of tax valuations
everv three years and the appointment by the
Commissioners of board of three assessors,
was referred to committee consisting OF Sem
ators Hunton. Proctor. and Smith.
Inasmuch as the committee had a consider
able amount of business left over, it has been
decided to hold an extra meeting next Mon
day at 10 o'clock.