Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-16
Proposed Amendments to the District
Appropriation Bill.
LIGHTING WITH FELsBACH BURNERS
Favorable Reports by the House
Committee.
II E ARINGS ANN OUNCED

Notices OF amendments to the District of
Columbia appropriation bill were given in
the Senate today as follows:
BY Mr.. German: Authorizing condemna-
ton OF land for extension Of New Hamp-
shire avenue from the intersection Of Whit
ney and Sherman avenues to the west line
OF Br1ghtWood avenue at its intersection
at ROCK Creek Church road, and for that
purpose appropriattng S5O,OOO.
BY Mr.. Penrvse, providing az follows:
That the sum of $1,000 be appropriated
for illuminating material. lighting, extin-
gushing. repairing, painting and cleaning
public lamps equipped with the Welsbach
incandescent burners, at q price not ex-
ceeding SO per lamp per year for each
lamp equipped with single burner, and not
exceeding $50 for each lamp per year
equipped with double burner, the candle
power of each burner to be not less than
sixty candles, the lanterns to be furnished
without additional expense to the District,
ard that this appropriation, together with
100000 of the general appropriation for fur
nishipg ordinary gas lights in the District,
be used for eQuipping not less than LOO
of the present gas lights in the residential
portion of the city. -
Also an amendment appropriating $751; 900
for the above purpose.
The House Committee.
At the meeting Of the House District
committee this morning favorable reports
were authorized upon the following meas
IRE:
House bill 1854, providing that persons
charged in the Police Court of the District
of Columbia in cases in which the only
penalty upon conviction for the offense is a
fine not to exceed $50 may give security
for their appearance for trial or for further
.,r; asfI D- ~r;,, l.,,1 t1,a tte
faction of the court or by depositing money
as collateral security in such amount as
the court may direct.
In all cases in the District of Columbia
where defendant Is sent to Jail or to the
workhouse in default OF the payment of a
fine he shall be released upon the payment
of the balance Of the fine due by him, af-
ter crediting thereon as paid an amount
equal to the proportion the time thus served
by him in the Jail or workhouse bears to
the whole time he was to serve under the
sentence.
Senate resolution ~, authorizing the pub
lie printer to use certain telephone poles for
government wires. N
Senate bill 924. authorizing the Washing
ton and Glen Echo RAILROAD to extend its
tracks 600 feet within the District line
1t was agreed in committee this morning
to take vote at the committee meeting
next Wednesday on the bill authorizing a
special election to be held in this city to de-
termine the sentin. mt of the citizens upon
a proposed change in the form of govern
ment. q
A hearing will be given next Friday at 10
O'Clock by the subcommittee on street rail-
ways upon the proposed, extensions of the
Metropolitan railway lines
A hearing will be given Saturday at 10
o'clock by the subcommittee on ways and
means on the bill requiring the use of
smoke-consumers On mills and large build
ings ,...af,.-r -, 4
A hearing will be given February o. at 10
~ nlN hx, thA
ton, labor and charities on. the Sunday
Test bill.