Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-30
DISTRICT 'M(cPNGREss
Action of the House Committee on Several
Railroad nBnh.
The Columbia Gets-th Western Ex-
IL
Down 14th Street-Other Matters.


The House District committee today took
important action upon the street railway
question. The committee mad under con-
sideration the bill recommended by the
Commissioners providing for the extension
of the Georgetown cable system along F
and G streets, west Of 18th street, north
west. 1t will be recalled that at the hear
ing held several weeks ago the committee
was urged to substitute for this bill the
bill granting the Columbia railway the
right for the extension of it's line over this
route.
The committee today favorably reported
the Columbia bill The Columbia road will
he permitted to tap the Georgetown tracks
at 18th street and New York avenue, and
use them to 18th street, from which point
the Columbia read shall lay it's own tracks
On street and F street. westward to the
river.
To Go Down 1lth Street.
The committee decided to recommend
that the Georgetown company be required
to remove it's tracks on New York avenue
between 14th and 18th streets and to run
the 18th street line down 18th street from
New York avenue connecting with the
main line at Pennsylvania avenue and nth
street. This plan, it Is said, would relieve
18th street of some of its travel and make
the 10Th street crossing safer.
The committee also decided to report the
East Washington belt line road bill. de-
scription of which was printed in yester-
days Star The road will be required to
give mutual transfer arrangements with
connecting lines, the construction of the
road to be commenced within one year and
completed within three years
The subcommittee was directed to report
all bills eXemptirg the citizens OF the Dis
trict from the operations of the law rela-
tive to alien ownership of land. The COM
mittee will meet again tomorrow morning
and resume work on the pending Dill.
The Capitol Railway Company.
Mr. Heard has reported from the House
District committee the bill to incorporate
the Capitol Railway Company. This COM
pany proposes to run cars for carrying
passengers, parcels, milk and truck by and
a.ong the following route: Beginning at a
point on the District lire near the Potomac
river southeast of Shepherds ferry, thence
north by such route as shHu be approved
by the District Commissioners to the south
side of the Eastern branch or AnacoStla
river thence across the same by transfer
ferry to list street or South Capitol street,
as may be approved by the District Com
mssioners, to NJ street, over the same
route to the beginning; also commencing at
Anacosta railroad tracks and Harrison
street, Anacostia; thence along Harrison
street and Good Hope road, Good Hope
road extended, to the District line, ana re-
turn over same route.
The following language is used in the bill:
THAT IL the railway be, operated by over
head wires, the corporation shall furnish
and maintain such lights along it's line as
the Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia may direct, wfthQTt cost to the
District Of Columbia; but no overhead
wires shall be constructed or used within
the limits of the city of Washington
Also the following: THAT the company
may run public carriages propelled by
cable, electric or other mechanical power;
but nothing in this act shall allow the use
of steam power in locomotives. or of over
head troleys within the limits of the city:
provided, that II electric power by trolley
be used, the company shall be liable for all
damages made thereby to subsurface metal
pipes, and to other public and private
property"
Weighing of Coal.
Mr.. Dockery has introduced a bill pro-
vidng that it shall not be lawful for any
officer or person in the civil, military CT
naval service of the United States in the
District of Columbia to purchase anthra-
cite or btuminous coal or wood for the pub
lie service except condition that the
same shall, before delivery, be inspected
and weighed or measured by some COM
petent person to be appointed by the head
of the department or chief of the branch
of the service for which the purchase Is
to be employed in such department CT
branch of the service. The person so APP
pointed shall ascertain that each ton OF
coal weighed by him shall consist of 2,24O
pounds, and that each cord of wood 90 be
so measured shall be Of the standard meas
ure of lbs cubic feet. Each load or parcel
OF wood or coal weighed and measured by
him shall be accompanied by his certlhcate
of the number of tons or pounds of coal
and the number of cords or parts OF cords
Of wood in each load or parcel.
copies of the District Statutes.
Mr. Richardson has introduced a resolu-
ton in the House directing the public
printer to deliver the 5000 copies of the
compilation of the District statutes to the
superintendent of documents, who shall
distribute a portion of them among the
various officials of the government and the
District and among justices Of the peace.
The remainder shall be sold at cost.
Trolley Extensions.
The bill for the Columbia extension re-
ported by the committee today also au-
thorizes the Columbia Railway Company to
operate an overhead trolley line from the
intersection of it's cable line at 18th and
II streets northeast along the Benning
road to Central avenue, crossing the East
ern branch on a high trestle. Also to
operate a trolley line along the Bladens-
burg road to the District line Bladens-
burg road shall be widened, and for that
purpose condemnation proceedings are au-
thorized. The east and west extensions are
to be completed within one year from the
passage of the bill. The bill requires the
Washington and Georgetown road to re-
move its tracks from New York avenue
within three months. The transfer sta
ton now located at 18th and New York
avenue is to be removed to 14th and Penn
Sylvana avenue.
The committee also reported bill au-
thorizing the lexington and Soldiers
Home railway to extend It's trolley line
from tina intersection of North Capitol
avenue and the Bunker Hill road, to its
intersection with 4th street northeast, to
connect with the line to Brookland.