The evening times., 1896-04-22
ONE VIiDUcT IS WANTED
Board Of Trade and Citizens
Agree on B. & 0. Bill.
OFFICIALS WILL APPROVE 1T
The Revised Measure Placed Before
the Com mmissIoners for n ctiOn-Fees
of Physicians to the Poor for Nac-
cinutIng her Hearing POST
poned-MiIIsr District Matters.

The measure pending in Congress, num-
oered as Senate bill 2S09. providing for
the elevation of the tracks OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad in the city. was today
presented to the Commissioners in re-
viscu form. with the approval of the Board
of Trade and the Northeast Washington
Citizens Association. and the municipal
Endorsement of the modified bill was So
liciteG.
The revised measure had come from q
joint committee, representing both organ
iZations. and was the result of the deiib
erations OF meeting held yesterday at
the rooms of the Board of Trade.
1t provides for new first section. which
Is to be dra wn with Il provision that instead
of two viaducts, as proposed in the original
bill. there shall be but one. this to extend
from the site OF the present depot at the
corner of c street and New Jersey avenue,
along the line of Della ware avenue north
ward to the point of the intersection with
the proposed line of New York avenue ex-
tended. Thence it will run to the point
where the Metropolitan branch ''can at
the least expense in construction and of
subsequent running time. be united with
the main line of said railroad.''
PREVENT ANTAGoNIsM.
p. 1t was agreed by the Joint committee
that every possible concession should be
made in order that the bill might not be
anita gonized from any source.
All other sections of the measure re-
main substantially as reported. except that
the time for completion of the viaduct
shall be limited to four. instead of six
10 a sin int frn6 fssd
also. to the effect that upon the compile
ton of the work of construction of the
viaduct the right OF the company to main
tain any of the present surface tracks not
provided for in the bill shall cease and de-
tcrmine.
Dr. Gallaudet, member Of the committee.
IS very anxious that the line OF track on the
north side OF the Columbia Institute, shall
ne abandoned. and the proviso quoted will
accomplish this.
The joint committee was composed of
Frank Hume, ". ]. FrizZcll. c. B. Church,
T. A. Lambert. DR.. E. NJ. Galiaudet. +.
II. Tucker, s. W. Curridcn. and Father c.
Gillespie, most OF whom We're present at
the hearing given this morning.
The statement was ,rade as the uuani-
nous decision OF the committee, and the
belief is that il will receive the approval
OF the Commissioners, and that the report
thereon will b. made At once.
HEARING POSTPONED AGAIN.
The hearing that was to be had before
5he Commissioners today upon the issue
raised between the Metropolitan and the
Georgetown and Tenle ytown Railways
aneut the proposed curve at the intersec-
ton OF Thirty secoud and streets, for
The accommo odation of the latter line, was
postponed upon the motion OF the Metro
politan attorneys.
1t was couiended that, as the ma tier had
been submitted to the courts, upon an APP
plication for a writ of prohibition. further
hearing by the Commissioners would be
superfluous until the courts decide. Presi-
dent Crosby, of the Tenleytown Road, in
sisted that the Commissioners could hear
the case without reference 10 the judicial
proceedings, but it was decided against
him.
The effort of the physicians to the poor
20 sc; an appropriation from Congress tc
compensate them for the vaccinations per
formed during the recent smallpox scare
was rewarded with the approval of the
Commissioners. who agreed To an addition
20 the deficiency bill. approprating a sum
equal To T5 cents for each vaccination per
formed.
The matter was referred to the health
officer. however, who objected to the
amount as too high aud suggested that the
fec he reduced to 25 cents.
Two of the physicians interested, Drs.
Mudd and Harmon. accompanied by All
torncy G!asscock. called upon the Commits
sioners this morning to request favorable
consideration of the measure. They OBJ
iected to the small fee proposed. but agreed
to compromise upon 80 cents per vaccina-
ton.
The Commissioners will consider it in
conference with the health officer when il
comes properly before them from Congress.
Assistant Foreman P. d. Martin of the
District fire department tried A pril 20 for
violation Of general orders. has been fined
s. and subjected to reprimand fz,m the
chief