The morning times., 1897-02-18
THE DISTRICT In CONGRESS
House Committee Ordered Number
Of Favor able Reports.
Flagmen VIII Be Required at Rapid
Transit Crossings The Con-
necticut Avenue Extension.

| The House Committee on the District
met in regular session yesterday and agreed
report favorably the following measures:
The bill TO require flagmen at rapid
transit crossings, the Senate bill to in
corporate the East Washington Heights
Traction Company, with an amendment. the
Senate bill TO convert the Potomac Flats
into public park, the bill amending the
law regarding the removal of ice and snow
from the sidewalks, the bill to INCORPORATE
the National Grand Lodge of Hermann
the Senate bill authorizing the Commission
ers TO accept the bequest OF the late Peter
Won Essen for the use of the white public
schools OF George town. This beauest
amounts to $12,075.24
There was an adverse report OH Senate
bill regarding the contract labor law.
The amendment to the East Washington
Heights Traction Company's bill is as
follows:
Amend by adding at the end of section /, ,
line 40, page 3: Provided, that the Wash
ington & Marlboro Electric Railway Com
pany, OF Maryland, shall lie permitted to
use the tracks and bridge of that portion
OF the route described in this section, be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and Fifteenth
street east and Pennsylvania avenue and
RAILROAD avenue east, on tie terms and
conditions set forth in section IL of tits
act.
The District Commissioners have address
ed Senator Mcmillan q letter containing
their views on the extension of Connecti-
q Ct OH ii,rlIf
flectedline, They state thatif the Supreme
Court sustains the court of appeals decis-
ion confirming the highway act condemna-
ton proceedings will be resumed.
The Commissioners say that if Congress
desire the extension to be in q straight
line, then the Stewart amendment to the
District bill is in due form. Theletter SAYS:
I'm view of the agitation upon the subject
and the introduction of an amendment 10
change the line of the avenue" the Com
miSsioners urge early action If the Lille
of XteDsion is to be changed.
TIE Commissioners also recommend the
Bacon amendment repeating the para
graph in the last District bill forbidding
the issuance of building permits on ground
covered by either extension.
Secretary Carlisle has forwarded TO the
senate MS report on the SuitaDIeness or
the public reservation at Ohio and Loui-
siana avenues, Tenth and Twelfth streets,
for the proposed hall of records The Vice
President laid the report before the Senate
today.
The Secretary says that the reservation
is conveniently located, but he cannot fl
nally report as TO the character of the soil
and the practicability OF securing a sub
stdntial foundation He also calls atten-
tion to protests which have been filed
against the proposed site by persons now
using 1t as market
Accompanying the Sccretary's letter is
n report from the supervising architect.
That officer reports that public buildings
can be erected with safety at any point
on the south side Of Pennsylvania avenue.
Pile foundations would be required There
is also submitted a copy Of the report made
on the site now proposed for the han of
records, in 1852, when 1t was discussed
as a site for the Pension Office. This
report was adverse TO the site, and reported
that there Were several sites much more
advantageous than the proposed B street
reserve.