Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-10
Passage of the Bill by the Senate
Yesterday Afternoon.
AMENDED BY DISTRICT COMMITTEE
Objectionable Features of the Ex-
ist'ng Act Eliminated.
TO GO TO CONFERENCE NOW

| The highway bill was called up in the
Senate late yesterday afternoon. and after
a brief discussion was passed
| The bill as passed comprised the amend
ments to the House repeal bill. which were
| reported from the Senate committee on the
| District of Columbia. with several amend
| ments TO the amendments offered i'm the
Senate by Mr.. German and Mr.. Cockrell.
| Mr. German proposed an amendment to
| section of the committee amendment
providing that the map known as section
be annulled to make it read so far as il
covers existing subdivisions" Another
amendment offered by Mr. German was the
| following, to he inserted after the word
map at the end of section .:
And within ninety DAYS from the mas
sage OF this act TO prepare amended plans
| Tor that part Of section l outside of the
existing subdivisions under the terms of
| sections to OF said act, and said amend
ed plans when recorded by the surveyor
shall take the place and stand for any
previous plans Of section l."
| Inc amendments were not antagonized,
and they were adopted.
| Section 3 of the committee amendment
provided that the Commissioners NAV
| abandon or readjust streets in order TO
provide grounds for educational religious
| or similar institutions. or for large es-
| tates, &c. Mr.. Cockrell read this section
ana said the words for large estates"
should come out. They are the very places
or all others. he said, that ought TO be
| made to conform to the streets and SUBJ
4 divisions of the city.
Mr. Gallinger said he did not know the
purpose OF that language, but he would
make no objection TO It and Tho uuas-
| ton could be considered In conference
Mr. Cockrelrs suggestion was then nut
| in the form of motion and the words re-
ferred to were stricken out.
The Bill as Passed
AS amended the bill was then passed, and
reads as follows:
That sections O. Z, s, Q, TO- IL, L. l3 1t
| ID. l6, IL, Is and 10 OF the act OF Congress
| al proved March 2, 1893, entitled An act
| to provide permanent system OF highways
| In that part of the District of Columbia
| lying outside of cities be, and the same are
| hereby, repealed.
Sec. 2. That the map known as section
1, filed In the office of the surveyor OF the
District of Columbia the 31st day of
August. 1895. under the provisions of said
act or Congress be. and thu same is hereby
annulled SO far as IL covers existing subdi-
| visions, and the Commissioners of the Dis
trlct or Columbia are hereby authorized and
directed to forthwith withdraw the same
| from the office of the said surveyor and to
discontinue all pending condemnation pro-
ceedings relating to subdivisions included
within said map. and within ninety DAYS
| from the passage Of this act TO prepare
amended plans for that part of section 1
outside of tbs existing subdivisions under
the terms OF sections to of said act and
raid amended plans when recorded by the
surveyor shall take the place and stand for
any previous plans of section l.
Sec 3. That in order to provide grounds
lot educational, religious or similar in-
eututions, the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia be, and they are
Hereby. authorized to abandon or read
Just streets or proposed streets affecting To-
calitiss that may be or that have been pur-
| under the authority hereby conferred no
changes Shall be made in existing subdiyis-
Ions or In avenues or in important lines of
travel.
THE plat of such readjustment after he
| Ing duly certified by said Commissioners
sEau be forwarded TO the commission con-
sistlng Of the Secretary Of War the Secre-
tary or the Interior and the chief of en-
glneers OF the United States army and
when approved by said commission or a
majority thereof the change shall be re-
corded In the office of the surveyor OF the
Dlstrlct or Columbia and become a part of
the permanent system of highways and
take the place Of any part Inconsistent
Herewith.
Sec. 4. That no subdivision or subdivis-
Ions made and recorded in section 1 of the
highway plans prior TO the date of the an
prevail of this act shall be affected or in
any way changed by any map heretofore
approved and recorded or that NAV he here
aiter approved and recorded under the pro-
amended; and no highways shall be located
IN section i through any unsubdivided or
subdlVlded lands south OF the Spring road
tnal borders Holmead Manor, except such
as are necessary to continue or connect az
isting streets AUDITING such lands
Sec. .. That the owner or owners of land
over or upon which any highway or reser-
walton shall be projected upon any man
MED under said act of Congress shall have
the free right to the use and endowment of
the same for building or any other lawful
purpose, and the free right to transfer the
title thereof. until proceedings looking 70
the condemnation of such land shall have
been authorized and actually begun And
as to any highway or part of highway
winch 10y any such map is to be abandoned
neither the right of those occupying or.
owning land abutting thereon or adjacent
thereto nor the right of the public to use
scch highway or part of highway shall be
affected by the filing of such map until
condemnation proceedings looking 10 the
ascertaiEment of the damages resulting
from such proposed abandonment shall
have been authorized and actually begun:
nor shall the obligation of the municipal
authorities to keep the same in repair be
affected until they are rendered useless by
the opening and Improvement Of new high
ways, to be evidenced by public notice by
the Commissioners of the District of Coz
lpmbia.
Sec. g. That said Commissioners shall not
srmtt for approval to the highway conf
mission created by section of said act any
map or plan Hereunder until the owners
OF the land within the territory embraced
within such map shall have been given an
opportunity To be heard in regard thereto
by said Commissioners, after public notice
to that effect for not less than fourteen
consecutive days. excluding Sundays"
VIII BE Considered i'm Conference.
The highway bill will be promptly con-
sidered by conference committee of both
houses of Congress. The House repeal bill
was passed by the votes of many who
wished to get rid of the injurious features
of the present law. The amendments TO
this bill placed in il by the Senate commit
tee on the District of Columbia were the
result of deliberate consideration, and while
they eliminate the Objectionable features Of
the highway act they retain portions of thu
law which are generally regarded with fa-
N-or