Evening star., 1896-02-21
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Probably Adverse.

House bill 47SO, which has for its object
| the establishment of the Washington HON.
eopathic Medical College, is before the Com
| m ssioners for report. 1t is understood the
Commiss oners will recommend adverse ac-
ton upon the bill, and inclose the report OF
| the health officer upon the same, which Is
also adverse.
Convention Hall.
| The investigation of the condition of af-
fairs at Convention Hall, by reason Of the
presence of the skating rink, which pre-
vents the National Guard from using the
| same as drill room, under the terms of a
| lease with the market company, has be-
| gun.
| Auditor Petty has received bill for s375
| for the use Of the hall for the quarter, and
| has he'd the YOU. her for the same up. pend
| ing careful inquiry into the merits CT the
case. The story of how the Convention
| Hall was taken away from the National
Guard when the latter claimed its use un-
| der the terms of a lease has been told In
| The Star.
Just how the investigation will end is not
known.
Railroad ON Water Street.
| Work is about to commence on Water
| street. Georgetown, to lay double track
| for the Georgetown Barge, Dock, Elevator
| and Railway Company, which will insure an
| entrance for the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
read into the western section of The city.
1t was in October of last year that appli-
| cation was first made for n double track,
| ard at the time The Star stated the mean
| ing Of the application. When this extra
| track is built, the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
| road VIII have direct connection with the
| Washington and Western Maryland rail-
road, which in turn connects with the
| Southern Metropolitan of the same system,
nsuring to the Baltimore and Ohio 4 south
| ern connection.
| The Comniss oners approved the applica-
ton of the company on the 11th OF October
! last, but the permit has only recently been
| issued. The permit is follows:
| Permission has been granted the
Georgetown Barge, Dock, Elevator and
Railway Company to construct double
| track railway, as provided by the act of
Congress approved September 2G 1883, in
| Water street, Georgetown, from the Aque-
| duct bridge to Rock creek The middle line
| Of double tracks shall coincide with the
| middle line of the street, and the distance
| between the middle Lines of the two tracks
| Is put at twelve feet. The tracks must be
| laid to grade as given by the engineer de-
partlnent of the District, and where this
| grade differs from present grade of the
street, the railroad company must regrade
ana repave so much as may be necessary
to give a safe and practicable roadway be
tween the present curb lines.
81 he space between the rails Of the tracks
| must be well repaved with the block now
| Upon the street. 1t Is provided that all
work shall be doEe at the risk and expense
of the railway company, which is also made
| responsible for any dana ges arising from
such construction. 1t is also provided that
| the company shall keep open Cor travel a
sufficient and reasonable width of all cross
| sidewalks ard roadways, so as 20 incom
| mode the public as little as possible Every
| precaution against accident must be taken.
and If the company fails to carry out this
provision in any particular, the Commls-
sioners reserve the right to use the com
pany'S deposit for the Same'