Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
LOCAL SENATE BILLS
Acted Upon favorably and Reported
Today.
PROPOSED ADDITION 10 TEE ZOO
Extending the Privileges of Sick
Leaves.
FOR STATE EXHIBITION

The several bills acted upon by the SEN
ate committee on the District of Columbia
at Its last meeting were reported to the
Senate today. in accordance with the COM
mittee's instruction, as told in The Star
last Friday.
Mr.. Burrows introduced in the Senate
today the bill recently introduced in the
House to incorporate the Masonic Temple
Association of the District of Columbia. 1t
Is accompanied by a petition of thirty
eight master Masons favoring Its passage.
The Senate today passed Senate resolu.
ton authorizing the stringing of additional
overhead wires connecting the government
printing office with the Capitol.
Addition to the Zoo.
A Dill was introduced in the Senate today
by Mr.. Mcmillan authorizing the acauisi-
ton OF certain lands in Woodley Park for
an addition to the Geological Park, in ex-
change for the interest of the United States
in certain land north of W street between
10Th and 18th streets west, and south Of
block Of the subdivision called Meridian
Hill.
Mr.. Burrows in the Senate today offered
an amendment to the legislative appropria-
ton bill providing that sick leaves shall
be given to employees in the government
printing office and the bureau of engraving
and printing, as are given to employees of
other departments.
Sites for State Exhibitions.
Mr.. Cockrell today introduced in the
Senate bill authorizing the establishment
Of state exhibition buildings in Rock Creek
Park. The bill is drawn in accordance with
the plan advocated for some time by Mr.
Louis P. Shoemaker.
Bureau of Insurance.
Mr. Warren, by request, today introduced
a bill in the Senate to create a bureau Of
insurance for civilian employees in each of
the departments Of the government
Brfshtwood Railway Co.'s Report.
The annual report of the Brightwood
hallway Company for the last calendar
year was laid before the Senate today
The report shows that capital stock issued
amounts to Sos, 500. of which s1O7, $40 is
paid In Funded debt, bearing per cent
interest. amounts to s350,OOO, while the
noating debt. bearing 6 per cent interest.
aggregates $74, 7S3.4O. No dividends were
declared during the year. The roadbed
ana construction cost $sT0.60232: land and
houses, $22,046.:9, and cars, motors and
machinery, $50, 112.12. The company has
~ cars and 10 motors. and during the wear
carried 1.266, 40 passengers. Total cost of
opera .t1 Goo including nc rents and payments,
was $44.630. 10 The receipts from passen-
gers amounted to $510S0.40 and from notes
discounted 500. 1913. g.
Must Use Underground Electric Sys-
TEN.
MI. Mcmillan. in the Senate today, made
favorable report on Mr.. Walthalrs bill
10 amend the charter of the Capital Rail-
way Company. The bill authorizes the
company to use the double overhead troll
ley system on the Navy Yard bridge. and
Is amended to authorize and require the
company, within one year from the mass
age or the act, to install on Its lines west
of the Navy Yard bridge the underground
e!ectrlc system similar to that used on the
Metropolitan railway