Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-13
DIS 7 ICT D AY
Measures Of Local Interest Acted
Upon in the House.
PnfSCH COMPANY 10 LAY GAS Pipes
The Tax Sale Bill Not Acted
Upon.
o T 81 e r M TIE RS

This was District day in the House, ana
Chsfrman Babcock had a long calendar
OF bills to present for consideration. The
first measure called up was the bill au-
thorizing the Commissioners to grant to
the Pfntsch COMPRISING Company per-
mission to lay pipes for the distribution
OF the gss manufactured at its plant for
the purpose OF furnishing light to rail-
way mall cars and the gas buoys Of the
United States light house board in certain
STREETS In the city of Washington The
I'LL has already been published in The
Star
The bill was passed without debate.
The Tax Sale Bin.
The next measure presented was the bill
prepared by the Commissioners in relation
| to tax sales in the District.
The bill proposes to amend the statute
by providing that no tax deed shall be
| issued until all taxes and assessments an
pearing on the tax books against the prop-
erty embraced in the deed, with the penal
for any years for which the District shall
! nave purchased the property at tax SALE
snail have been paid. The bill contains
other notifications suggested by the ex-
designed to enable the authorities TO bet
ter enforce the collection of overdue taxes,
| and at the same time making increased pro-
vision for notice to delinQuents and pro-
viding for the protection Of the interests OF
tnose labortng under legal disability. II
Is very lengthy measure and the reading
OF It consumed considerable time.
After the tax bill was read II was decided
| to lay 1t aside temporarily and take 1t up
after some other bills were passed.
The bill to relieve Anton Goetzner from
the operations of the act relating to alien
ownership Of land was passed
Drainage Of Lots.
The next bill presented provided for the
drainage Of lots In the District, which has
also been published in full in The Star.
Mr.. Curtis Of Iowa explained the bill as
being a sanitary measure indorsed by the
local authorities. The health officer re-
ported that THE enormous value to the
community of properly planr ed and con-
structed system of sewers cannot be over
estimated; but 1t 10 remarkable that In the
| recent agitation for improvement in the
sewer facilities OF this District SO much
| should have been said about the need for
new sewers and SO little about the impor-
tance of availing ourselves OF those we al
ready have. Sewers do not serve their pur-
pose unless the owners Of abutting property
connect such property with them. In many
instances this is done voluntarily but in
others and these are the cases where
the owners Of such property fail. for eco-
nomic reasons. to connect it with the
sewer. with utter disregard of the sanitary
aspects Of the case. Sewers are constructed
at the. expense of the entire community;
| the government should require therefore
| that their use be not neglected by the indi-
vidual to the detriment Of public health.
1t is to secure this end that this law is suR-
gested."
Mr. Bakers Oppositfou.
Mr.. Bsker Of New Hampshire opposed
the bill. He said the health officer or some
other officer, who might take a dislike to q
| lot owner, could compel him to connect his
lot with the sewers. He held that the re-
| outrement is unnecessary. moreover and
| when the vote was taken made the no.nt
| that no ouornm was nrasant aItbouah
ina. no S atorum h,,. m. was present, aitnougn
ouor,,, h.d 49,, ,,rese,. y. ~, ,,
| ino ~ the session hut the mamhers hod AZ
cannsd IN ereat nuuahars @ nhan ,ha,, nau fana ue
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| tha. 80 -.H,.... ~. uaS' .oiio ~ns Sus stoh
Law. however. a Quorum was drummed nm
ana the oiii was passed.
The Sale Of Unclnfmed Freight.
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freight h.ggere on5 o,har nron.r,,, ,r ,ho
D,.tr,ct ,,os ,ho, c.uad nm ana ms ,,ass.a
| without debate.
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| eessioh VI ene pohce department lts pro-
visions have been printed In The Star.
Judge Hulick of Ohio explained that this
! bill is in lieu of the bill to provide n puh,io
| administrator. and is desired hv the nolioe
| 1enarfment "
| The hill was nassed
Inc FaHs church Railway.
rbo,,rnor p,h,o.l than .,,,od nv, tho hu,
,.na-,-,. - IN. Cs,,sss - pa.o -
| ."e ".o N".iN VI. aiiu o'ooo
| halfway company TO extend Its line into
| the city. This road is to cross the Potomac
| river hv means of q steam ferry touching
| ~ tha foot ~ Il stroot thanoa aas,wora
a1ohs tne hhe Oh e so,,,s s,ree, 20 she m me ,th u,