Evening star., 1898-06-22
LOCAL LEGISLATION
House Committee Acts on Several District
Bills.
Action of Resolution Permitting Use
of Certain Streets for Sale of
Country Produce.

The House District committee held a
| meeting today and acted upon several local
| measures of legislation. Favorable reports
were made on the following bills:
Senate, 3144, providing that all the title of
the United States of America in and to all
of original lots numbered from to 4, both
inclusive. and from 10 to "a, both inclusive,
in square numbered 1107, in the city of
Washington, be quit-claimed unto Ftnetta
Nalle, provided that all the taxes and as
sessments due the District of Columbia lev-
led against such lots shall first have been
paid.
Senate. 4756. providing that all real estate
lying in the District Of Columbia here tofore
purchased by and conveyed to Michael Nc
Nulty, prior to the passage of this act, be
relieved and exempted from the operation
of the act to restrict the ownership of real
estate In the territories to American citi-
zens; and all forfeitures incurred by force
of that act are, in respect Of such real es-
tate, remitted.
District Must Pay All.
Senate, 4571 providing that the Commis-
sioners be authorized and directed to ac-
quire by condemnation, according to chap
ter II of the Revised Statutes Of the United
States relating to the District of Columbia
for the opening of highways, the land nee
essary for the extension of Rhode Island
avenue from Florida avenue to LIE Droit
avenue. The House committee amended the
bill as to limit the award to $4,000, pay
able wholly out of the revenues of the Dis
trct.
House. 5ss7. providing regulations for the
prevention Of smoke
Country Produce on Streets.
House joint resolution 1856, providing that
the Commissioners of the District of CO.
lumbia be authorized to lay off and mark
in convenient spaces the. sidewalk on the
south SIDE of B street north between 7th
and 18th streets west, III the city of WASH
ington, and the sidewalk on the north
SIDE of b street rorth between 10th and
18th streets west, which spaces, with the
abutting fifteen feet Of the carriageways
of the street. may. be used for the sale cf
country produce.
The Commissioners are authorized to as
sign the spaces to farmers, gardeners or
truckmen selling produce of their own rails
irg: Provided, That clear passageway
rot less than four feet wide for pedes tranS
shall be left on the said sidewalk.
No charge, license fee or asse essment Of
any kind, except 10 cents for single teams
or fifteen cents for double teams for the
occupancy of a space on a market day, and
the evening previous thereto, shall be
levied by the Commissioners upon any
farmer or producer of vegetables bringing
! with or without horses and wagons or
carts rsed in bringing such vegetables or
provisions to the market.
The Commissioners are authorized to ap-
point such watchmen as may be necessary
for carrying out the provisions of this ac.
at salary not exceeding $40 per month,
payable monthly, whose duty it shall be
to collect the charges herein provided for
to keep the space clean and in sanitary
condition, and to watch and protect the
contents of the wagons belonging to the
above mentioned farmers; and that the
charges collected under the provision of
this act shall be applied for the payment
of the salary of the watchmen and to
defray the cost of keeping the spaces
clean.
| Mr.. Curtis has introduced bill in the
| House authorizing and directing the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia to
| acquire condemnation, according 10 chap ter
| II of the Revised Statutes of the United
| States relating to the District of Column
| bia for the opening of highways, the land
| necessary for the widening of 18th street
! from Florida avenue to Columbia road TO
| 160 feet in width, with circle at 10th street
| and Columbia road, and from Columbia
road to Piney Branch, on line of 10Th street
| as it exists in the city. To pay the amount
| of such condemnation $700, ,00O or so much
| of it as may be necessary, is Appropriated,
| out of any money in the treasury not
| otherwise appropriated, one-half of the
| sum to be charged to the revenues of the
District Of Columbia.