Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-24
STREET PARKING CONTROL
Agreement by Confe-ees on a Substitute for
the Bills Passed.
aan Control Divided BE-
tween the District Commissioners
and the Chief of Engineers.

AAS ''Sii'eC anu House cOuleTeeS on 1H5
House bill relating to street parking in the
Dlstri"t OF Columbia held a meeting this
morning and agreed upon a substitute bill
which Will doubtless BE- satisfactory to both
branches of Congress. The House bill re-
latins 10 street parking transferred the con-
troll of such parking to the Commissioners
OF tie District of Columbia. In the Senate
tbs bill was amended confirming the street
parking to be turned over to the Commits
sioners to that region of the District north
Of pennsylvania avenue The conferees on
lhls Dill agreed upon a measure a sub
sutute for the bills passed by the Senate
ana House. providing follows:
ne jurisdiction and control of the street
parking In the streets and avenues of the
Dfstrict OF Columbia is hereby transferred
tc and vested in the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia
ihat the park system of the District of
Columbia is hereby placed under the ex-
elusive charge and control of the chief of
engineers of the United States army. under
such regulations as may be prescribed by
the PRESIDENT of the United States through
the Secretary of War.
Control of the Parks.
mat the said park system shall be held
10 comprise: (a) All public spaces laid down
as reservations on the map of 1894, accom-
pany1ng the annual report for 1894 of the
officer in charge of public buildings and
grounds.
CD All intersections Of parkings forming
trlanSies, trapezoids, etc, at the intersec-
tons of streets
20 All portions of the space between the
GUIDING line in the streets and avenues of
the SAID District after the same shall have
been set aside by the Commissioners of the
district of Columbia for parking purposes.
tO All land acquired for park purposes
al rc1,sD
tied An act to provide permanent system
OF highways in that part of the District of
Columbia lying outside of cities
PROVIDED, That no areas less than go
square feet between side walk lines shall be
included within the said park system, and
no improvements shall be made in .unim-
proved public spaces in streets between
building line or building lines prolonged I'M
III the outline of such portions as are to be
improved as parks shall have been laid out
by the Commissioners of the District of CO.
lumbia; and
Care of TrinngIes.
crowded. further, That the chief of en-
glnecrs Is authorized temporarily to turn
ever the care of any of the parking spaces
included in class b above to private owners
OF ADJOINING land under such regulations as
ne may prescribe, and with the condition
mat the said private owner shall pay spe-
cal assessments for improvements contigu-
Gus to such parking under the same repI-
latlons as are or may be prescribed for pri-
vate land, and
provided, further, That where in any
portion OF d street more than one-haIf of
the front is occupied and used for business
purposes the Commissioners are authorized
ana directed to denominate sucn portion of
Tue street as business street and shall au-
thoflZe the use for business purposes by
aDuttlDs property owners of so much of the
sidewalk and parking as may not be needed
IN the judgment Of said Commissioners by
the general public, under such general recr-
latlonS as they may prescribe.
his act shall not affect in any manner
the provision in the act of March g. 1871
entitled an act making appropriations to
supply deficiencies in the appropria tons for
the hscal year ending June 30, 1891, and for
PRIOR years and for other purposes, that no
permits for projections beyond the building
line on the streets and avenues of the city
OF Washington shall be granted except upon
special application and with the concur
fence of aforesaid Commissioners and the
approval OF the Secretary of War, and the
operation of said provision is hereby eX-
tended to the entire District Of Columbia
That when in the Judgment of the Com
nlsslohers OF the District of Columbia the
pubic necessity or convenience REQUIRE
them 10 enter upon any of the spaces or
reservations under the jurisdiction of the
chief of engineers for the purpose of widen
ing the roadway Of any street or avenue
adjacent thereto, or to establish sidewalks
along the same, the chief of engineers with
w Il IL
thOrlZed to grant the nee sSary permission
Upon the application Of the Commissioners
That when in accordance with law or
mutual legal agreement spaces portions
or public land are transferred from the iur-
lsdlction of the chief of engin GERS, l.. S. A.
as established by this act, to that of the
Commissioners Of the District of Columbia,
or vice versa. the letters exchanged be-
tween them of transfer and acceptance
snail be sufficient authority for the neces-
sary change in the official maps and for
record when necessary.
That the said chief of engineers and tn.
said Commissioners are hereby authorized
to make all needful rules and regulations
for the government and proper care of all
the public grounds placed by this act under
their respective charge and control and to
annex to such rules and regulations such
reasonable penalties will secure their en-
forcement."
FIROR STILL MISSING