Evening star., 1896-02-29
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Committee Of tho Board of Trade on I'm
proving the Potomac
Appropriation Asked for Completing
the Engineer. Plan-Also to Inn
prove the AnacOstia River.

Messrs. Tracy Jeffords, c. B. Church and
| T. w. Smith, representing a committee of
the Washington board of trade, appeared
before the House committee on rivers and
| harbors today to advocate carrying out the
plan for improving the Potomac river.
They reviewed to the committee the gen.
eral plan for the improvement of Waslls
ington harbor. which has frequently been
described in The Star. The engineer esti-
mates for completing this work are
$oS1 900. and the delegation requested that
this appropriation be made.
The delegation also asked an appropria-
| ton Of 100000 to improve Anacostia river
from Its mouth. at the arsenal point, to
Benning. They claimed the government
would be amply compensated for the out
lay by the value Of the land which would
De reclaimed by the Improvement and the
benef1t to the city's health through the
retaining of the fats.
Guardians for Pensioners.
& Mr.. q. w. Stone Of Pennsylvania has in
troduced a bill in the House providing that
any judge of the Supreme Court Of the
District of Columbia, upon the filing of q
petition alleging that q United States pen
sfoner residing in the said District is
sQuanderang his pension money in drunken
ness or by vicious habits of life, and after
service OF copy of said petition on the
pensloner. may. upon evidence satisfactory
to him, appoint committee or guardian
for said pensiOner; and thereafter all pay
ments on account Of pensions due to said
pensioner shall be made to said guardian.
who shall expend the same under the d.
rection of the said court.
This petition may be filed In the court
without making any deposit for costs, and
that when appointed the guardian shall
pay the accrued costs.
To Open North Capitol Street.
Mr.. Curtis Of Iowa has introduced a bill
in the House, by request, directing the
Commissioners to open and grade North
Capitol street from T street to the Sol
diers, Home. and to condemn such OF the
lands of the Prospect Hill cemetery and of
Annie e. Barbour as may be necessary for
the extension OF said street. The cost Of
grading shall not exceed $4,000; Provided.
That onc-half Of said sum shall be charged
to the revenues Of the District of Columbia
The appropriation shall be Immediately
available.
Want Rapid Transit.
Another batch OF petitions was received
by Senator Mcmillan today containing the
names and addresses OF 100 citizens Of
Washington. urging the passage OF Senate
bill 1885. requiring the lexington and Sol
diers' Home Railway Company to dispense
with horses and adopt a modern motive
power on all it's lines. Eighty-nine of these
petitions have thus far been presented to
the Senate and referred to the District conn
mittee. containing a total of LOO sigma
lures, and a like number has been sent to
Chairman Babcock of the House District
committee. Their signers include q number
Of the principal business houses and busi-
ness men on G street along the line OF the
road, who are anxious to secure rapid
transit on that street in place OF the slow
horse car service, In order to keep the
traffic from being diverted to + street.
which will soon have q first-class modern
service. -...sn..