The morning times., 1896-05-17

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| tf- CO. tissioners
To regulate prices which may be charged
| by individuals or compan nies operating
| telephone plants or exchanges.
To incorporate the Independent Order
i OF Colored Men and Women of Honor In
the United States, reported adversely by
the Commissioners.
| lnstructing the District Committee to
report an order of the Commissioners di-
Tecting the superintendent OF police to
| prevent market wagons and stands occupy
| ing the south front of Center market.
| To redeem outstanding certificates is
sued by the board OF audit aud the board
of public works.
| For the relief of Everett Wroe.
To permit the standard Telephone Com
pany To maintain and operate plant.
To regulate telephone service in the
| District.
Providing penalties for charter violations
| by corporations, on the District calendar.
| To amend the charter OF the Suburban
! Railway, Commissioners reported adversely.
TOpcrmit the Home TelephOn Company TO
! institute and operate plant.
To secure uniformity in the names of
minor streets.
! For the relief of the estate of William
b. Todd.
( To permit the Home Telephone Com
pany to establish plant.
To incorporate the National Capital Gas,
Light, Heat and Power Company, reported
adversely by the Commissioners.
Limiting the liability OF stockholders OF
corporations in certain Cases, reported
adversely by the Commissioners.
To light and improve puUlic thorough
fares between the northwest section OF
the city ana the Geological, Rock Creek
and Soldiers Rome Parks, reported ad-
versey by tine Commissioners.
To amend certain sections relating to
marriage, reported adversely by the Com
missoners.
To authorize the extension of the CO.
lumbia Railway, reported adversely by
the Commissioners.
To ameud the charter OF the Capital Trac-
tion Company.
To amend the permane nj system of High
ways act.
To protect the first day in the week, "om-
monty called Sunday, as a day OF rest
and worship in the District, reported ad-
yerSeiy by the Commissioners.
Iui,. .utI.., ~ thc Separate estates Of mar
! ried women.
To proNnie for the erection Of wall
| around jail referred TO Committee on Ap-
preparations.
! For erection Of Teformatory and house OF
detention Tor women and girls referred
! To Committee on Appropriations.
! To provide For GnunIcIpal building and
| courthouse, reported favOrably by Com
| missioners.
To provide for the appointment of
| punlc administrator, reported favOrably
! by the Commissioners.
For The reIiei OF Esther A keyser, Com
| missiOnerS reported adversely.
| To provide for the payment OF force OF
! Truck Company d, relefred TO Commit, ,ee
/ on Appropriations.
To authorize JAe Falls Church and Po-
tomac Railway to extend It's lines.
! To amend the act Furnishing the carrying
/ C' '": iiF or unnger US weapons.
/ To require street railways to issue and
receive transfers.
To confirm to Allen c. Clark the title to
certain real estate.
TO amend the charter OF the Metrouoli-
tan Railway Company.
To extend OurIerIth street TO Spring
ruad, commissioners reported adversely
ToduthOr.Zc the extension ofthc Columbia
EaIiw,,y east styyaId, reported favorably by
the Commissioners.
TO amend the charter of the Belt Railway
Company.
corporate tie Columbia Company
Commissioners reported adversely.
imposing licenses upon itlHerdnt muSi-
clans.
To amend the highway act.
To validate deeds.
In relation TO taxes and tax sales. Upon
the District calendar.
Granting to the Washington Cooling Com
pany the right to lay pipes 10 distribute ma
tpTials for rcfrigerating purposes, re-
ported adversely by Commissioners.
To cure the title to certain real estate
To confirm title To lots 13 ana 4 square
959. called up in the House aud laid on
| table.
For the relief of Anna R. Widmayer, re-
fc-rei to C:murittec on Claims.
To aut tluTIze tne purchase or a lot for dis
nd al cd F,iy
I by Commissioners.
To repeal all provisions of law for the
payment by the United States OF one-halI
OF the approximations for the District.
| For the further prevention of cruelty To
animals, reported favorably by CoIrmis-
siOners.
To provide for the adjustment and pay
ment of certain claims against the Dis
trict by rawback certificates, CommiS-
sOners reported adversely.
To regulate ani advance the salaries OF
the District watch force, referred TO the
Committee on Appropriations.
Providing for letting District advertising
by contract.
TO establish the Washington HON eOpathic
Medical College, reported adversely by
Commissioners.
TO authorize a preliminary survey for
the construction of a bridge across the
Eastern Branch in line with MaSsachuSet etts
avenue extended; on the District calendar.
To secure adequate compensation for
the right to construct, extend, or operate
street railways, Commissioners reported
adversely.
To incorporate the Mount Pleasant and
Zoo Gravity Railway Company, reported
adversely by the Commissioners
To amend an act increasing the water
supply OF Washington, Commissioners
recommend early action.
For the relief of Emmart, Dunbar &
Co, Commissioners reported favOrably.
To amend the charter of the lexington
and Soldiers Home Railway; on the Dis
trict calendar, having been partly con-
siderGd in the House.
To incorporate the Columbia Telephone
Company.
To authorize the extension of the lines
OF The Potomac Light and Power Company
To provide street entrances to alleys.
To authorize the laying of subways in
the streets, roads, avenues and alleys,
the Commissioners bill.
To amend the excise laws, reported adj
vcrSely by the Commissioners.
To rectify existing subdivisions and
prepare Il permanent plan OF highways.
For the incorporation of associations
to improve the breed of horses and to es
tabEish racing commissi on. on the
District calendar, but not to be called up.
Providing that all official advertising
in the District shall be placed in only one
daily newspaper, and awarded to the
lowest bidder.
To establish Il farmers market. motion
to favorably report voted down in COM
mittee.
To increase the salaries of police station
clerks, Commissioners reported adversely.
Providing for the extension of the pres