Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-30
To Pay Truck DIS Force.

and surgery in the District of Columbia,
and the other was to license billiard tables
and for other purposes.
To Pay Truck DIS Force.
Upon request of the Commissioners Mr.
Harris introduced joint resolution in the
Senate today appropriating money to pay
the force necessary to operate Truck Com
pany of the fire department of the Dis
trict of Columbia for the period beginning
January l, 1896, and ending June 80, 1885,
as follows: One foreman, at the rate of
$1,000 per annum; one tillerman, at the rate
of $40 per annum; one hostler. at rate of
$50; nine privates, al rate of $500 per an
mum each. The last Congress provided for
the site, house and apparatus IN the north
west section of the city, but omitted to
appropriate foc the necessary operating
force.
The House District Committee.
The proposed meeting of the House Dis
trict committee today was called off owing
to the absence of a number of Representa-
tives from the city, consequent upon the
Informal holiday recess now under way.
The committee will meet one week from
tom orrow, at which time the subcommi.tses
will be announced and pending bills al
lotted.
Columbia Railway Extension.
An extension of the Columbia Railway
b
duced in the Senate today by Mr.. Proctor
and referred to the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia. 1t allows the Columbia
Railway Company to extend its tracks be-
ginning at the present terminus of its line
at 18th street northwest, thence with
double tracks to the middle of 18th street
west, thence north along 18th street to H
street north thence along H street north
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west to F street north, thence with a
single track along F street north to New
Hampshire avenue, thence with a single
or double track along New Hampshire
avenue to the Potomac river and with a
single track from the intersection of New
Hampshire avenue and street north,
along New Hampshire avenue to G street
north, and along G street north to 18th
street west thence to connect with the
double track from H street north, with
the right at any time to extend its said
line with single or with double tracks
from the intersection of F and G streets
north and I'D street west, along 23d street
west to the Potomac river, with authority
to move and propel its cars on the line so
constructed with an underground electric
power or such other mechanical power as
the Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia may approve, provided that no
new tracks shall be laid on H street north
between 18th and 18th streets, but said
company may use the tracks of the Metro
streets upon such terms as may be agreed
upon between said companies The COM
pany is authorized to increase its capital
stock ard to issue bonds sufficient to cover
the cost of the construction of the above
proposed extension. 1t is further provided
That upon being authorized thereto by a
vote of majority of the shares of the
capital stock of the aforesaid companies
the Metropolitan Railway Company and
the Columbia Railway Company shall be
and are hereby empowered to consolidate
said companies upon such terms and condi-
tions as shah be mutually agreed Upon and
det armned by the stockholders of said
companies, ard to sell or lease their re-
spective franchises and other property, real
or personal, one to the other and to provide
for the joint maintenance and operation of
the two railroads and to furnish power the
one to the other for the operation Of their
cars respectively"
1t is provided that the stock of the con-
solidated company shall not exceed the ag-
gregate of the stock Of the two companies.
1t Is also provided that the Metropolitan
Railway Company and the Columbia Rail-
way Company shall charge but one fare for
each passenger conveyed over the lines of
said companies. The name Of the consoli-
dated company is to be the Metropolitan
Electric Traction Company.