Evening star., 1897-02-15
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
The Completion of the .Aqueduct Tunnel
Strongly Urged.
Measures Fnvorably Reported to the
Senate and Those Considered
by the Committee.

ne subcommittee on the District of Co.
lumb!a Of the Senate committee on appro-
rriations gave hearings to a number of peo-
pie this morning interested in District ap-
preparations.
Capt. d. d. Gaillard, in charge of the
Washington aqueduct tunnel, appeared be
fore the committee in response TO an invi-
tation ard spoke in favor Of the amendment
TO be proposed by Mr.. Mcmillan, appro-
priating money for the completion of the
Washington aqueduct tunnel and How ard
University reservoir. Captain Gaillard
POINTED out to the committee that the
Georgetown reservoir holds much more wa
ter than can be carried to the city, the
present necessity being for additional aque-
duct facilities to distribute the water He
also spoke in favor of an additional appro-
Iriation of 81 600 to permit the cleaning out
OF the tunnel. The tunnel was cleaned ont
Iast year, the first time in many years and
captain Gaillard favors having II cleaned
yearly, IN order to prevent the accumula-
ton OF sediment.
For Public Schools.
A number of people appeared in favor of
additional appropriations for the public
schools of this city. Mrs Stowell. trustee
or the sixth division, a accompanied by the leg
lsiative committee of the Northeast Wash
lngton Citizens Association, appeared in
favor of better school facilities in that sec
ton. The legislative committee of the asso-
ciation consists OF w. J. Frizzell Evan II
Tucker and n. l.. King. Mrs. Stowell and
members Of the committee argued that the
sixth school division was the only school
division in this city in which children in
the fourth grade are obliged to attend a
halliday school, and showed that the IN
crease of the school population is such
that unless additional facilities are given
that section next year the fifth and per-
maps the sixth grade will hold halliday
schools. MIR. Tucker asked that the
2O,HD allowed in the House bill for
manual training schools be used so thar
two white schools be stablished instead of
one. one of which to be located in Northea ST
washington. Mr.. Tucker also spoke of the
manner in which small STREETS laid out
through the middle of squares are being,
paved while long thoroughfares are allowed
to go untouched. He said that these little
streets are opened by syndicates, and he
thought they should not be payed as long
as thoroughfares in the city needed inn
provement.
Bills FavOrably Acted On.
number of bills acted upon favorably
by the Senate committee on the Distric,
OF Columbia, as reported in The Star were
returned to the Senate today with reoom-
mendations that they be passed Mr. Cal
hnger reported the three health bills which
nave passed the House of Representatives
~ toi .ie resulation of the sale of poisons
ana TO regulate priyies
MI, Faulkner favoratly reported the bill
Leiauhg 10 the adulteration of foods and
drugs in the District of Colunhia Tl,. ~
port states that this bin has ha.n -
mitted to the Commissioners. whose sup-
sestlonS We're Incorporated i'm tho hin he
fore II passed the House of REPRESENTATIVES,
accompanying the bill is a letter from The
secretary of Agriculture heretofore n,,h
Iisned IN The Star, and the report saws
sa ma .he Secretarys suggestions have been
loilo"ed by the committee. The report
adds that the legislation proposed by This
oil! is very much needed in the District OF
Columbia. y.
Amendments to De offered.
Mr.. Mcmillan gave notice in the Senate
this afternoon of an amendment To tho
strlct OF Columbia appropriation bill.
winch Will propose providing that il any
surplus remains from the money to be ap-
proprlated for the Improvement of streets
that II be expended I'm the paving of Bal
tmore street from Columbia road TO .hlth
street thence along 10th street to Adams
mil road entrance to the Geological Park
1t provides further that the portions of
baltimore and 10th streets so paved shall
be dedicated by the owners 20 the District
IN conformity with plans for highway ex-
tension.
Mr.. Chandler also gave notice of an
amendment he will propose to the same
bill. providing for paving Massachusetts
avenue extended from I'D street to Sheri-
dan Circle, 5000"
Mr.. Gibson reported from the committee
on the District of Columbia House bill
10122, to prevent the intermen: OF bodies
in Graceland cemetery.
Senate bill 1872, to regulate playing of
billiards, and Senate bill 3U12 to prevent
the spread of contagious diseases in the
District of Columbia, were indefinitely pest
poned in the Senase today, House bills
of similar nature taking their places On
the calendar.