Evening star., 1896-03-02
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
To Extend 18th Street,

Sensto Mcmillan today introduced bills
for the extension of 1ith street to the
Spring road and Of North Capitol street to
the Soldiers Home grounds similar to those
now pending in the House.
Municipal Ownership of Gas Plant.
Senator Mcmillan today handed in to the
Senate the resolutions recently adopted by
the Columbia Heights Citizens Association
favoring the municipal ownership of gas
and electric light plants -
Regulating the Practice of Medicine.
Senator Gallinger today reported to the
Senate the bill that recently passed the
House regulating the practice Of medicine
in the District, which was passed favorably
by the Senate committee on the District
last Friday. He announced that he should
take an curly occasion to call up the bill
for passage and, at the direction Of the
committee, moved the indefinite postpone
meat Of the Senate bill. Several amend
ments have been made by the Senate COM
mittee tc the House bill. The board of
medical supervisors Is to contain one per-
son versed in the law, he being one of the
two members not a physician.
The bill is to take effect from July l,
1896. instead of from the date of its be-
coming law. The provision as to admit
ting to practice physicians coming here
from other states is altered to read as fol-
lows: license to practice shall be .Ssued
Ito physicians who may change their resi-
dence to the District of Columbia from any
state or territory where medical laws and
medical examining boards exist. the pre-
sentation of certificate or license from a
medical examining board, If found upon
due inquiry to be true and genuine. being
sufficient right Of registration and cer.ifi-
cation under the provisions of this act
1t is provided by the Senate amendments
that appeals from the board of medical
iSnr RI 10 of ArNy, Io in
stead of to the Commissioners. in all Eases
where the names of physicians stricken
from the register.
For Underground COnduits.
A brief but highly important bill was liz
troduced in the Senate today by Mr. Nc
MILAN. 1t provides for the construction of
underground conduits for municipal, gov
ernmental and telephone purposes in the
District. 1t reads thus:
1.-The sum of 100000 is hereby appro-
priated out Of any moneys in the treasury
rot otherwise appropriated, to be expend-
ed, under the direction of the Commission
ers Of the District of Columbia, in laying
and maintaining within the limits of the
city Of Washington a system of under
ground conduits, and in placing therein the
wires used in the fire department and police
department service. Such conduits shall
also have ample accommodate tons for street
lighting wires and wires for other public
lighting purposes; and also for telephone
wires, the spaces for telephone wires. to be
rented at such rental as shah yield rea-
sonable return on their cost to such tele-
phone companies may be chartered by
Congress- 1t was referred to the District
Commissioners. -'i-i''
To Reduce the Price, of Gas.
Senator Mcmillan today introduced DIN the
Senate the bill reducing the price of gas in
the District. 1t provides that the Washing
ton Gasight Company and all other gas
companies doing business in the District of
Columbia are authorized to charge and col
lect for Illuminating gas furnished to Gus
toners in the District at a rate not exceed
ing $1.25 per thousand cubic feet, provided
that If consumers pay bills within ten DAYS
after presentation the rate shall be 81 per
thousand cubic feet. 1t is required that the
illuminating power of the gas furnished
shall be equal to twenty-five candles by
the Bunsen photometer. using the English
parliamentary StandardArgand burner, hav-
ing fifteen holes and finch chimney con-
suming five cubic feet OF gas an hour; and
the gas shall not contain more than twen-
ty grains Of sulphur in any form in 100
cubic feet, nor more than five grains of
ammonia in any form in the same quantity
1t shall be wholly free Of sulphuretted hy-
drogen.
When the gas is of less power or purity
than these standards it shall be reported
by the inspector of gas ard meters to the
company, which shall be subject to a PEN
atty of 800 for each day during which the
violation continues, except when the devia-
tion from the standards could not have
been prevented by ordinary care and pru-
dence, but was occasioned by some una
vofdable cause.
1t is provided that the act shall take ef-
feet from and after April 1, 1896. The bill
was referred to the District committee.