The morning times., 1896-04-30

! The District Commissi oners do not
approve OF two railroad measures sub
mitted TO them for examination and so
| report to Congress-one being House Dill
| So04, Ito amend the charter of the Met
ropolitan Railway Company the other,
House bill 1915. to extend the Belt Line
Railroad into LIE Droit Park, through
Mt Pleasant, and south and east on Water
and p streets southwest, and providing
for the abandonment OF certain tracks
now in use.
The Metropolitan bin provides for the
lextension of the road from the northern
end of Connecticut avenue, northerly on
Columbia road to Eighteenth street.
1t also provides for the repeating of so
much of the act of August 2, 1894, as
relates TO the penalty for default in COM
pleting its underground electric system,
and for the extension of time for the
compile ION of its east and west line
| for a period of ninety days.
! The Commissioners say the proposed ex-
| tension of the railroad on Columbia road
conforms in small part only to late recon-
mendations made by them concerning
extensions of certain street railways, made
after careful examination OF the whole
subject, which recommendations are en-
bodied in House bill No. 1853, submitted
on the 31st ultimo and now pending.
WHAT is SUGGESTED.
It's the opinion of the Commissioners that
the road should be extended north of
| Eighteenth street, when any extension
shall be made, and at least to Howard
avenue, for the purpose of serving the
| territory between Fourteenth street and
Rock Creek, and for furnishing transpor-
tation to Geological Park. They are not
| In favor of double tracks on Columbia road
north of Kalorama avenue.
The Commissioners ask for an audience
with the House Committee In order to
explain their views OF the extension. They
also submit a substitute bill for No.
| S004, which conforms to their Ideas,
but say the adoption of their bIll No.
1853, would obyiate other legislat ion
upon the subject
In reference to the Belt Line bill, the
| Commissioners say the principal features
are provisions for extension of the road
into LIE Droit Park, and thence by the
route named in the foregoing outline, and
also for the issue of stock or bonds to
construct and equip the extensions.
| The Commissioners again refer TO the
bill, numbered 1869, which they sent TO
| Congress On the 31st of March, and say
the routes proposed IN bill 1918 differ
| from those named by them. The propo-
sition Of the company as embodied in the
| bin is regarded as wholly inadvisable for
! the public interests, and the Commissioners
ask for a conference upon the subject.
THIS Is PERMISSIBLE.
The extension south on Water street,
| and east on street, to Delaware avenue,
with the conditions named in the bill, ap-
| pear to the board as permissible.
/ The issue of additional stock and bonds,
! It is claimed, should be subject TO approval
| upon hearing by the District Supreme
| Court.
In response to her complaint of annoy
ance, caused by the presence of merry
go-ro1nd in her neighborhood, Mrs. Catha-
| rine Flynn of No. 1929 First street north
west, was yesterday notified by the CON-
missioners that her only remedy Is by
| securing an Indictment by the grand jury
The merry -go-round is located on pri-
vate property, and the CoDmiss toner's
| are without authority TO order its removal
The bill now pending before Congress-
which the Commissioners asked to have
passed, is intended to remedy this defect
in the law by giving the board authority
to refuse or revoke q license for amuSe-
ments Of the character described. when,
in the opinion of residents of the neigh
| borhood, it is Objectionable.
The only recourse now is to have them
declared nuisa noes by the courts.
AWARDED AS DAMAGES.
b. w. Smith was yesterday allowed by
the Commissioners the sum of $l6.1o in
full settlement Of his claim against the
District for damages On account of IN
Juries sustained by his serva mt and team
as the result of falling over the side of the
approach to the bridge across the railroad
track at Rives' station.
The accident occurred November 80,
1895, and the original claim was for $50.
The total amount required for the i'm
provements to Columbia Hospital, as asked
for, is estimated by Building Inspector
Brady, based upon perso nal inspec ection,
to be $1,000.
The item was stricken out of the appro-
priation bill by the House, md an effort
is being made to have II restored in the
Senate.