Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-06
DISTRICT IN CONGRES SIS
A Petition for the Passage of the Sewer
Bond Bill
Grounds on Which $50 Business Men
Ask Favorable Action ON This
Measure-Othcr Matters.

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| tition of $50 business men Of the city OF
Washington praying for the passage of the
sewer bond bill. which failed yesterday to
be incorporated in the District appropria-
ton bill by being ruled out on a point OF
order. The petitioners say:
| 1.-The need of the passage of this measure
! is very urgent as the health of thousands
| of our citizens is fmperiled in consequence
! of the unsanitary and defective sewerage
| The extension of the highway system is also
| demanded, in order to provide for. our
| rapidly increasing population, which for
| the past four years has been growing at
the rate of 10000 per annum, according to
| the police census"
| To Pay an Old Claim.
Senator Hunton has offered an amend
| ment to the general deficiency bill appro-
| rriating sl4,500.22 to pay Emmart and
| Dunbar for work done in 1871 on the 36-
| inch water main. This item he tried to
get into the District bill, but it was ruled
out on a point of order that it belonged
rather to a deficiency bill than to cur
re mt appropriation.
Washington and Marlboro Road.
Mr. Wolcott today introduced in the Sem
ate duplicate of House bill SG9S, granting
charter to the Washington and Marl-
boro' Electric Railway Company, which
Mr.. Rusk introduced in the House the
other day.
HarbOr Regulations.
Senator Mcmillan today made favor
able report from the District committee on
Senate bill 1903. establishing harbor regu-
lationS for the District. The bill now goes
to the calendar.
Street hallway Franchises.
At meeting of the House District COM
fla -i,1i
for the sale of street railway franchises to
the highest bidder, was reported adversely.
Chairman Heard was authorized by the
committee, however, to place the bill on
the calendar of the House, so that the op-
portunity will be afforded to obtain vote
| upon the measure If the House so desires.
To Increase the School Trustees.
The committee report I'd favorably bill
increasing the board of school trustees
from nine to eleven members, and provid-
ing for the appointment Of two women
upon the board.
Sanitary and Quarantine Regulations
The bill recommended by the Commits
sioners permitting them to make and en-
force sanitary and quarantine regulations
for the District was favorably reported by
the committee. The provisions of the bill
nave been published in The Star hereto
fore.
Chairman Heard laid before the commit
tee the communication from the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association, request
ing the committee 10 take vote upon the
Baltimore and Ohio bill. A motion 10 set
| next Tuesday for a vote upon the bill was
defeated.
The question of transfer arrangement for
street car companies was then brought up
and long discussion ensued
Pay Of Printers.
Senator Gallinger today introduced an
amendment TO the sundry civil bill provid-
ing for the restoration of the rate of so
cents an hour for printers and bookbind-
ers in the government printing office.
To Relieve the Poor.
Senator Call today reintroduced as an
amendment to the sundry civil bill the
amendment offered by him yesterday to
the District bill, which ruled out of
order appropriating 100000 for the relief
of the INDECENT poor of the District.
The Chief Plumbing Inspector.
Mr. Fielder has introduced a bill in the
House providing that the chief inspector of
plumbing of the District shall be prac-
tical plumber who has been practically
engaged in the plumbing business for ten
years or more and shall furnish a certifi-
cate of competency and file a bond for
faithful performance of duty in the sum of
s., coo, to be approved by the District Com
missioners, and the assistant inspectors
shall be practical plumbers who have been
practically engaged in the plumbing busi-
reSs for five years or more, and shall fur
nish certificates of competency and file a
bond for faithful performance of duty in
the sum of $1,000, to be approved by the
Commissioners.
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