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hereby authorized to abandon the operation
of its cars over and renaove it's tracks from
the following named streets and avenues, to

hereby authorized to abandon the operation
OF Its cars over and renova it's tracks from
the following named streets and avenues. to
wit:
On 4th street and New Jersey avenue
between o and streets north, on street
between New Jersey avenue and 11th street
west, en- Q street between 4th and 11th
streets west.
Also on street between 11th and 9th
streets on 9th street between E street and
Louisiana avenue, on Louisiana avenue
westwardly to 18th street and on 18th street
southeriy to B street south, provided that
where the said company thus abandons its
tracks the company shall remove from the
street the rails, crossties and other de-
cause the space thus disturbed to be paved
with material as good as the pavement
contiguous thereto, in accordance with
specifications prepared by the Commission
ers Of the District Of Columbia.
That said railway company shall furnish
and maintain passenger house at 14th
and b streets southwest if, in the opinion
Of the Commissioners Of the District of
Columbia, such a passenger house is neces-
sary.
That said company shall receive a rate
Of fare not exceeding 5 cents per passen-
ger; and the said company may make ar
rangements with all existing railway COM
panies in the District of Columbia for the
interchange of tickets in payment for fare
on its road, provided that within the limits
of the District Of Columbia six tickets shall
be sold for 25 cents.
Against Taxing a Gus Company.
In the report upon the bill authorizing the
Pintsch Gas Company to lay a gas pipe
through certain streets to connect the two
railway depots and South Washington, the
Commissioners recommended tax Of per
cent on the gross receipts of the company
for the use of the streets.
Today Mr.. John ]. Hemphill appeared be-
fore the House District committee to show
why the Commissioners recommendations
of the per cent tax should not be adopted
He said the gas company does not propose
to light the streets or private buildings, but
to furnish an illuminant to the mail cars
and passenger coaches of the steam rail-
way companies. He, did not think the COM
pany should be put on the same basis as
the street railway companies, that use the
streets constantly.
He said the improvement is in the interest
of protecting human life and the United
States mails, and will not derive any
profits for many years to come. No other
city in the United States taxes the COM
pany, and no other corporation in this city
that lays down pipes is taxed The COM
pany pays tax upon its real estate, but
should not be taxed for the laying of it's
pipes. The company charges the railways
s. a thousand feet for the gas and 1t will
cost at least $40 a thousand to furnish it for
some years to come.
The Post Office Department wants to do
away with oil lamps on it's railway mail
cCIs. but the nearest stations now To-
Gated at Cincinnati and Chicago, and suf-
ficient supply cannot be furnished to the
cars.
Furthermore, the light house board de-
sires to light the buoys On the Potomac
river with this gas, and the station here
will enable that to be done. A supply of
gas is furnished to each buoy sufficient to
light it for six months. The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company ia now contemplate
ing putting the gas upon. 800 day coaches
and passenge cars. In some cities the
gas is used in street railway cars.
Mr.. Hemphill made the point that the
streets belong to the government, and the
government desires to use them in this
case to aid in lighting its mail cars and the
light buoys on the river.
The committee also favOfably reported
the bill granting the Pintsch COMPRISING
Company permission to lay pipes for tho
distribution of gas in certain streets.
The 4 per cent tax recommended by the
Commissioners was omitted from the bill
The committee will give q hearing next
Monday at 10 o'clock on the market house
bill.
subcommittee will give a hearing Fri
day at 1880 o'clock ON the racing bill.
The Falls Church Railway.
The differences existing between the
Commissioners and the Falls Church and
Potomac Electric Railway Company, which
have heretofore been explained in these
columns were again reviewed today be-
fore the House District committee. Com
missioner Powell. for the local authorities,
and Major Hines, for the railway COM
pany, presented the respective sides of the
case. Briefly stated, the Commissioners de-
sire the Falls Church Company to change
the route of its road. build bridge across
the Potomac at the Three Sisters, above
me Aqueduct bridge, and enter the union
station In Georgetown, making that the
terminus. The railway company desires to
come to the river the east side Of Ar
liLgton reservation, cross by q steam ferry
at the foot of E street, and then extend
it's lines along E street to 18th and B
streets to the Baltimore and Potomac de-
pot.
Major Powell contended that the project
for steam ferry is impracticable and that
the territory proposed to be occupied by
the road within the city has already been
requested by existing railway lines.
Major Hines claimed that the Commits
sioners, plan. if insisted upon. would pro
hibit the building of the road. It would
carry the road through unsettled coun-
Try; land the passengers in Georgetown
ana make them pay another fare to get to
the city. Practically the road would he
merely feeder for the Capital Traction
Company. The bridge at the Three Sis
ters would cost 100000. and the whole
scheme would be impracticable. Moreover
his company desired the revenue from the
city traffic.
Ihe committee subsequently reported fa-
vorably the bill to authorize the company
to extend its line into the city.
The Case OF Insane Persons.
Mr.. Woodman OF Illinois has introduced
bill In the House providing that no in
sane person or person who is alleged to be
insane, whethsr charged with crime or
otherwise. shall be incarcerated in any in
sane asylum or hospital in the District
Of Columbia or in any of the territories.
nor shall he be detained or confined by
any one until he has been brought before
a court of records and adjudged to be in
sane. Such insane person shall be repre-
sented by Counsel.
Telephone Hearing Rostponed.
There was to have been hearing at 2
o'clock today before the Senate District
committee on the bill to incorporate the
Home Telephone Company, and at that
hour representatives of the company, in
Guiding exCongressmen Butterworth and
Hemphill, were in attendance, but it was
found to be impossible to secure the pres
ence Of any members OF the committee, SO
the hearing was postponed,
Personal Mention.
The leave of absence granted Post Chap