Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-02
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Favorable Report on the East Washington
Heights Railway Company.
Proposed Changes In the Method of
Columbian University Management
-Resulating Use of the Parks. "a.

Senator Mcmillan today favorably re-
ported the bill Senate 919) 20 incorporate
the East Washington Heights Railway
Company.
The incorporators of this company, as
named in the bill. are James G. Berret,
Archibald NJ. Bliss George s. Boutwell,,
Albert w. Fletcher, Chauncey Marshall,
Jacob J.. Leeds, Joseph Clark, Samuel
Cross. E. c. Carpenter, T. f. Roessle Will
lam H. Rapley, John G. Slater, Edward c.
Potter, John T. Devine, Albert Garry, Ar
thur Mahoney, w. H. Hazard, Appleton p
Clark. jr., c. A. Barker, Charles L. Du
Bots. H. p. Blair, w. N. Morrison, Fred
erick A. Lehman, A. c. Horbacher. c. c.
Lancaster. Henry Brock, Ernst Gersten-
berg. Charles A. McEwen and j. 2. Living
ston.
Tho route Of the proposed road is as fol-
lows: Beginning at the south building line
OF East Capitol street, on Sth street east;
thence south on Sth street east to Pennsyl
vania avenue; thence eaSterly on PennSyl-
vania avenue to a point to be fixed by the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
north Of the Pennsylvania avenue bridge;
thence across the Anacostia or Eastern
branch of the Potomac river on a bridge
or trestie to be built by the railroad COM
pany In accordance with plans 10 be ap-
| proved by the Secretary of War; thence on
Pennsylvania avenue extended to Branch
| Bowen road or Albany street; thence along
and wholly outside the driveway on the
Bowen road to point to be fixed by the
| Commissioners of the District of Columbia
| at or near the settlement known as Gar
| field; also, beginning at either Bliss avenue
| or 34th street, at the District line. thence
| along either that avenue or that street, to
the Bowen road. .-..
The company shall run its cars by the
| underground electric system on that por-
| ton of it's routes situated west of the Ana
| costa or Eastern branch of the Potomac
! river. The overhead trolley construction
may be used on the remaining portions of
| said routes. Steam power shall not be
| used.
| Columbian University Management.
| A bill was introduced in the Senate by
Senator Frye today proposing change in
| the method of the management OF the
Columbian University in this city. The bill
provides that after January l, 1S9S, the
| university shall be under the control OF
| board of trustees consisting of twenty-one
members of the regular Baptist Church.
This board shall have full power over all
matters relating to the university.
Use of the Parks.
A favorable report was made by Senator
Mcmillan today on the bill reported by
him in the last Congress to regulate the
use of public parks in the District
To Pay for u Lot.
Senator MCMILLAN offered an amendment
in the Senate today to1the deficiency APP
preparation bill to,,payJ. c. Hurst s1'7o2 81
for a lot adjoining the proposed site Of the
new school house on ting Conduit road.
Extending a. Charter.
Senator McMillan frph the District COM
mittee, ;avorab;y reported bill today ex-
tending the charter. Of the Franklin In
suranca Company of Washington for the
period Of twenty Eears.i