Evening star., 1898-12-08
M EASURES
Construction Of the New City Post
Office to Be Investigated.
WHAT SENATOR VEST SAYS ABOUT IT
The House District Committee to
Meet Tomorrow.
TIE HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS

TIE HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS
A thorough investigation of the manner
in which the new city post office in this
city has been constructed is provided for
in joint resolution introduced in the SEN
ate today by Mr.. Vest, and referred to the
committee to audit and control the contin-
gent expenses of the Senate.
This resolution provides That the Joint
committee public buildings and grounds
be directed to inquire and report upon the
following matter:
''First-What has been the cause of the
delay in constructing the city post office
building in the city of Washington, author
lied to be constructed by Congress seven
years ago.
''Second-Whether defective or improper
materials have been used in erecting said
building, and, if so, upon whom the re-
sponsibilty rests for using such materials.
'Third-Whether said building or any
part thereof has been neglgently or de-
fectively constructed, and, if so, by whose
negligence failure in duty.
'Fourth-Whether there has been extrav-
agance and waste of the public money in
the erection of said building, and, If so, who
is responsible therefor.
site ard building, and whether additional
expense must be incurred in the alteration
OIL sad building or any part of the same.
SiXth-What system of construction has
been adopted in erecting said building, and
whether the defects, if any, are caused by
the methods of the supervising architects
bureau of the Treasury Department in
erecting public buildings, and if So what
legislation is necessary to correct such
methods. and to render said bureau more
efficient"
What Senator Vest Says.
A Star reporter saw Senator Vest today
and, speaking of his resolution for an in
VesuSation into the manner in which the
city post office was constructed he said:
acted largely on representations 1 have
seen in The Star, together with my own
observation. l have cut from The Star from
time TO time articles rela ting to the manner
in which the building has been constructed
and when an investigation is begun | pro-
pose putting these in the hands of the COM
mittee making it. l have been greatly dis
appointed with the new city post office and
L am sorry to see that it is a good deal of
a botch. L think the former superintendent
OF the building should be called before the
committee making the investigation, put on
his oath and be required to tell what he
knows about these Matters
TO Regulate the Height of BuiIdinss
s.
sion bill introduced yesterday by request
Of the Commissioners, to regulate the height
Of buildings in the District of Columbia
The bill is practically the same as that in
troduced in the Senate by Mr.. Mcmillan
To Grade the Adams Mill ROad
Mr.. Jenkins of Wisconsin has introduced
a bill in the House appropriating So 900 out
of any money not otherwise appropriated
In the public
regulating the Adams Mill road, in the Dis
trct of Columbia, from the Columbia road
to Kansas avenue: Provided That the land
necessary for widening the same to q width
of ninety feet, in conformity with the
amended plans for highway extension, be
donated.
The bill was referred to the committee on
the District of Columbia
House District COMMITTEES.
The District of Columbia committee of
the House has been called to meet tomor
row morning at 10 o'clock. Chairman Bab-
cock hopes to secure action upon several
bills and get them upon the calendars of
the House for District day, next Monday.
City and Suburban Railway.
Mr.. Otey today introduced a bill In the
House to amend the charter of the City and
Suburban Railway Company so as to repeal
the authority for tracks on 9TH street to
Louisiana avenue and 9Th streets and re-
quiring the company to lay tracks from 9th
and q streets northwest south on 9Th street
to Louisiana avenue.
Metropolitan Railroad Extension.
Mr.. Otey of Virginia today introduced a
bill in the House authorizing and requiring
the Metropolitan Railroad Company to ex-
tend its tracks In southeast Washington
over the following route: Beginning at the
intersection Of North Carolina avenue and
11th street southeast, by double track
south on 1lth street to e street, then by
single track south on 11th street to within
five feet of the Anacostia company's
tracks, then east on G street to 18th, north
on 18th to E street, west on street to 11th
street. Free transfers shall be exchanged
between the Metropolitan, Anacostia and
Capital railway companies.
District Committee Meeting Postpone
ed.
On account Of the Senate adjourning to-
day until Monday there will be no meeting
of the Senate committee on the District of
Columbia tomorrow morning. 1t was pro-
posed to have a meeting of this committee
but great difficulty is always found in Sc
curing quorum on days when the Senate
is not in session.
The Rock Creek Railway
Mr.. Pettigrew introduced a bill in the
Senate this afternoon providing that SO
much of the act entitled IAN act relative to
Rock Creek Railway Company of the Dis
trict of Columbia" approved March 1, 1895,
authorizing said company, by vote of the
owners of a majority of its capital stock,
to contract with any street railway COM
pany owning or operating connecting or
lntersecting line, for the joint management,
lease or purchase of such connecting or in
tersecting line or lines, and to operate tn,
same in connection with its original line
&c, be repealed.
NO VERDICT IN THE CODY TRIAL.