Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-03
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS S
A Hope to Have Several New Bills Ready
for District Day.
The Proposed Extension of the w
and G.. R. n. Co.'s Tracks-The CO.
lumbiss Wants the Same Route.

Chairman Heard of the House District
committee lis looking over his calendar or
District bus siness today preparatory to call
ing a mee9irg of the committee for next
Wednesday. The first District day in the
House falls on January IA. and it Is hoped
to have several new bills en- the calendar
before that date. A number Of members of
the committee are already in the city, in
Guiding NJ. Harmer, Mr.. Babcock. Mr..
Cobb, Mr.. Post, Mr.. Cadmus, Mr.. Meridith
and Mr.. RIlsk.
The comInittee today received petition
presented by the Washington and George
town Railway Company, signed by residents
and properly owners on + street, G street
and 22d street, in favor of the extension of
the Washington and Georgetown Cable
railroad along those streets. There are in
dications o., lively fight between the Co
lumbia Railway Company and the Wash
ington and Georgetown company for the
possession of portion of this territory.
The Columbia company proposes to run lts
cars from 18th street along G to the river
and back on F street. The Washington
and Georgetown company proposes lne
same route for the extension or IT'S line,
and also to run another line from F street
out 22d street to r street. The language
of the bill authorizes the Washington and
Georgetown company to run public car
riages thereon, drawn by horses or other
power, except only locomotives propelled
by steam, provided that where electricity
i3 used as 6. motive power in the operation
of said road no overhead wire shall be
constructed or used" 1t Is probable the
committee will be called upon at an early
date to act upon bill granting to one
company or the other the right of extern
sion in the territory named. In the mean
time both companies are exertinS their ut
most to obtain the privilege.
Not Worthy of Improvement.
The House committee on rivers and har-
bors has received a communication from
the chief Of engineers stating that pre-
liminary survey of Quantico creek, Vir-
ginia, tributary of the Potomac river be-
low Washington, is not worthy of I'M
provement by the government The re-
port says that the commerce of the creek
Is confined to dealings in cord wood and an
occasional cargo of iron ore, and that while
the village Bumfries, with population OF
132, would like to have the channel deep
ened, the commerce of the ne1ghborhoOd
does not warrant the expense.
Unfavoraole reports were also made up
on Ware liver, Virginia, and the Deep
creek Of the Elizabeth river, Virginia.
Ontbuildings Needed.
The House committee on appropriations
has received a letter from the Secretary
of the Treasury urging an appropriation
of s92 900 for the construction of the out
buildings for the bureau of engraving and
printing This appropriation was urged
last session, ard the superintendent of the
bureau renews his representations as to
the necessity for the appropriation.
Against n Cable on F Street.
Chairman Heard Of the House District
committee today received a letter from
Secretary Herbert protesting against the
passage of bill authorizing the extension
of the cable railway system on F street.
The letter g as follows:
By III. r. bill SO5S it is proposed to con-
struct a railroad along that portion of F
street upor which / reside. So far as l
know, it ia the desire of the residents
along F street that this charter be not
granted. Speaking only for myself, and as
it passes by the house in which 1 reside,
beg to say that think it would tend to
injure, without any corresponding benefit
elsewhere SO far as / know, one of the
most desirable residence portions Of the
city,
The lettes. was placed on file with the
other papers in this case, and will be laid
before the committee when the bill is
taken up.