Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-13
Many Measures Of Local Interest
Taken Up in the House.
THE SURVEYOR OFFICE BILL ADOPTED
Several Railway Acts Were Favor
ably Considered.
OTHER MATTERS ACTED ON

Today was allotted to the District conf
mittee in the House, and Mr.. Heard called
up the bill to relieve James Linsky from
the operations of the alien ownership act.
1t was passed without debate.
The House then went into committee Of
the whole, with Mr. Dockery in the chair
and the bill authorizing the Washington
and Marlboro Electric Railway Company
to extend its line into the District was
taken up. This bill was under considera-
ton at the last District day, and some
amendments were adopted at that time
as stated in The Star.
Amendments offered.
Mr.. Haines Of New York moved to strike
out the provision requiring the railroad
company to furnish lights on it's trolle7
poles outside of the city limits. He thought
the railroad company should not be COM
PEELED to furnish electric lights.
Mr.. Heard said the Commissioners rec-
commended this provision. and there Is no
reason why it should not be retained. The
friends of the bill. said Mr.. Heard, do not
object to it. Mr.. Richardson also opposed
the amendment, and Mr.. Haines finally
withdrew it.
Mr.. Hepburn Of Iowa offered an amend~
ment requiring the entire road and
branches to be completed within two years.
The amendment was adopted
On motion by Mr.. Haines, and with the
concurrence of Chairman Heard, an amend
ment was offered reducing from per cent
to 1-2 per cent the tax upon the gross
earnings of the road. 1t was argued that
the suburban roads do not pay expenses,
and that there should be no exorbitant
tax upon them. Mr.. Cooper of Florida
opposed the amendment
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa objected to cutting
down the rate Of taxation, claiming that 1t
is low enough already. The amendment
was defeated.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Hepburn
was adopted, striking out the provision
company shall be paid to the company.
The fines shall be paid to the District. The
. bill was reported to the House favorably.
The Surveyors Office.
The next measure called up was the Sem
ate bill to make the surveyor Of the Dis
trict salaried officer. at salary Of 5000
annually in lieu of fees. The bill authoce
ICES an assistant surveyor at s., 500, ana II
force of assistants at various salaries. A
schedule of fees for surveying shall b
prepared by the Commissioners, and they
shall be paid into the treasury.
A desultory debate occurred upon a ques-
tion raised whether there is such an officer
under the law surveyor. 1t was finally
shown that such an Office exists, the
statute creating it being cited by Mr.. Baker
OF New Hampshire.
Mr.. Hulick of Ohio objected to creating
salaries in the surveyors office amounting
to s12.5O0 when the fees have not hereto
fcre amounted to that sum.
Mr.. SayerS secured the, adoption OF an
amendment striking out the stated pro-
vision for clerical assistance and limiting
the expenses for such force to $4,000 per
year.
An amendment was adopted requiring
each surveyor to deliver to his successor
the field notes and records of his office.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Baker
hc fad
the Commissioners for term Of four
years.
AIR. Hulick of Ohio contended that there
was no law establishing the office OF sur
veyor and that Mr.. Bakers amendment 10
not wide enough.
Mr.. Bakers amendment was adopted.
The bill was then ordered favorably re-
ported to the House.
Union Street Car Station.
Mr. Heard next called up the bill to es-
tablish the union street car station on B
street between 9Th and 9TH streets north
west. An amendment was adopted fixing
the expense of widening the street upon
the railway companies. and the bill was
ordered to be favorably reported to the
House. The bill was called UP authorizing
the lexington and Soldiers Home Railroad
Company to extend its line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of North
Capitol street and Michigan avenue, thence
easterly along Michigan avenue and Bum
ker Hill road to its intersection with 4th
street northeast, so as to connect with the
line now running to Brookland. The bill
was reported favorably to the House.
Women as School Trustees.
The bill authorizing the appointment OF
two women as school trustees, and increas-
ing the school board to eleven members.
was considered. The bill was ordered Ia
vorably reported.
The committee then arose, and the bills
were then reported to the House and
passed.
The bill for the Incorporation Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Suburban railroad was
called up. This bill was under consfdera-
ton last June, having been sidetracked
since that time