Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-08
CHANGES MADE
A Partial Agreement on the District
Appropriation Bill.
hQJRDUCP TUNNEL ITEM SHUT OUT
New Provision as to the Use Of
Rapid Transit Tracks.
CONN. AVENUE EXTENSION

The conferaes on the District appropria-
tion bill reached a partial agreement on
the items still in dispute late Saturday
afternoon, and the report being presented
to the House ii was agreed to without de-
bate ard a further conference ordered
Similar action was taken today in the
SenGte in a perfunctory manner, and the
further conference was granted.
According to this report The Senate re-
eedes from two very important amend
n.ents, that appropriating 500. 2.8So.56 to
gay for land condemned for the extension
OF 18th street, and that providing for the
completion of the aqueduct tunnel.
Use of street Car Tracks.
a compromise was reached on the amend
nent OF the Senate in regard to the use of
rapid transit street car tracks by the cars
OF other lines. The agreement is that the
fifth section OF the act of August ,, 1894,
relating to reciprocal trackage arrange
ments by the Metropolitan and other rail-
road companies. shall be amended by add
ing the following:
Provided, That any suburban street rail-
road company in the District of Columbia
interSecting connecting with any urban
street railroad may have such reasonable
number of its trail cars drawn by such
urban railroad company over the route CT
such urban railroad for the transportation
OF through passengers as shall not, in the
Judgment OF the Supreme Court OF the
District of Columbia, be TO the undue detri-
ment of such urban railroad company. The
schedule, kind and number of cars to be
drawn, compensation therefor, and all
other matters relating thereto, in the event
OF said railroad companies being unable to
agree between themselves shall, from time
to time, on petition Of either railroad COM
pary, he decided by said Supreme Court.
PROVIDED further, That in no event
SHALL any railroad company be entitled IN
der said law providing for trackage ar
IaEgements or under the provisions of this
act 10 collect fares except from such pas
sengers as board the cars upon its own
line.
Provided further That this provision
shall not be construed 10 affect rights here
tCtDre acquired. either by contract or un-
der any order of court made under authori-
= of law"
Connecticut Avenue Extension.
The subject of the extension of Con-
nccticut avenue is compromised by striking
cut the amendment providing for the extern
SIGN straight from Leroy place in a line
with the avenue In the city, and inserting
the following paragraph: That the Com
missiCners Of the District Of Columbia be-
and they are hereby, required to examine
INTO the proposed extension of Connecticut
avenue from FLORIDA avenue to the District
line. and report 10 Congress on or before
bL4- III -HAO-I'lStN OI December next, tEG
comparative advantages and disadvantages
and comparative cost of opening said Con-
neCtlcut avenue on Il straight extension OF
the line thereof as now established in the
city of Washington, instead of opening the
same on the detected line heretofore
adopted and now on file; and that from
and after the passage of this act no build
ing permits shall he granted upon ground
which would he covered by either extern
sion of said Connecticut avenue until other
wise provided by law
The total sum appropriated for the con-
Suucl!Ol OF county roads, which was fixed
by the House at $4,000 and the Senate at
S1J6Eb, was changed in conference to
SGOJDO.
Telephone Rates.
The paragraph reducing the rates to be
charged for telephones was stricken out by
the Senate. In conference the following
paragraph was accepted as a compromise:
THE Commissioners of the District Of Co
lumbia are hereby directed to report to
Congress, at its next regular session, what
charges are made in the District of Co
lUmbia to the public and to the govern
ment for the use Of telephones, and the rel
ative charges made for the use of tele-
phones in other cities, operated bv under
ground and overhead wires"
A new provision was added, to the effect
that any balance of the appropriation for
the collection and removal Of garbage le-
naming UneXpended June 30, 1896, shall be
available for the service of the fiscal year
1871.
The items stiIl in conference were those
relating 10 the price of gas and electric
lights. charities and the transfer OF $500 600
of the surplus general revenues of the Dis
trict to the water fund.
The Final Conference.
The conferees on the District appropria-
ton bill got together at O'Clock this after
noon for what it is expected will be the
final conference on the bill 1t is probable
that an agreement will be reached some
tine this afternoon on all three, thus end
ing the controversy between the two
houses.