Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-10

upon several bills on the committee calen-
dar. They will be reported to the House
for action next Monday, which will be Dis
trict day.
Capital Railway Extension.
A favorable report was made on House
bill 1859, introduced by Mr.. Otey Decem-
Der 8. As amended by the committee today
the bill provides that If the Capital rail-
way does not complete the extension here
tofore authorized by Congress within the
stipulated time the Metropolitan Railway
Company shall be required within one year
thereafter to extend its underground tracks
along the following route: Beginning at
the southwest corner of Lincoln Park at
the intersection Of North Carolina avenue
and 11th street southeast, south along 18th
street southeast to E street southeast;
thence, by single track along 11th street
southeast to point five feet north of the
tracks of the Anacostia and Potomac River
Railroad Company; thence east along G
street southeast to 18th street southeast;
thence north on 18th street southeast to
E street southeast; thence west on Z
street to said 11th street southeast, there
to connect with the double tracks. On
the completion of the extension the Net
ropolitan Railroad Company, the Anacos-
tia and Potomac River Railroad Company
and the Capital Railway Company shall
seVerally issue at the intersection of G.
street and l1th street southeast, to their
passengers applying for the same, free
reciprocal transfers, which shall be good
for a continuous ride over the entire
lines of the company to whom such trans
fers are respectively directed.
Extending New Hampshire Avenue.
A favorable report, with amendments,
was made on House bill 11161, providing for
the extension of New Hampshire avenue
from the intersection of Whitney and Sher-
l,a
wood avenue at its intersection with Rock
Greek Church road, the same to be on
straight extension and of the same width
Of that avenue as now established in the
o4ty of Washington, and to fix and estab-
lish the grades of the extension herein pro-
vided for within sixty days from the date
OF the approval of this act. A condemna-
tion jury is provided for and the sum of
$1,000 rs hereby appropriated to pay the
necessary expenses of surveys jurors wit
nesses and other legal expenses in condem-
nation of the land as above provided" The
appropriation for the payment of the lands
condemned is omitted from the bill.
When the Commissioners of the District
OF Columbia shall have taken possession
OF the pieces or parcels of ground in re-
spect to which such judgment condemning
the right of way shall have been entered
under the provisions of this act it shall be
their duty to cause New Hampshire ave-
nue., as extended under the provisions here
in, to be at once graded and the roadway
at once paved and proper sewers construct
ed, and the cost shall be paid one-half out
of the revenues of the District of Column
bia and the other half out of any monty
in the treasury of the United States.
TO Widen Nineteenth Street.
favorable report, with amendment simi-
lar to the foregoing bill was made on House
bill 11136. providing that the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia be authorized
and directed to widen 10Th street extended
northwest, as now established, with a
width of ninety feet, from Florida avenue
to Columbia road, and to connect Wyom-
ing avenue across Columbia road, and to
fix and establish the grades of that street
within sixty days from the date of the
approval of this act.
American Social Science Association.
A favorable report was made on Senate
bill 1915 to incorporate the American Social
Science Association. 1t provides that
Daniel c. Gilman, Carroll D. Wright, An
drew D. White, Dorman B. Eaton, James
3. Angel, William T. Harris, Frederick J.
Kngsbury, Oscar S. Straus Francis Way
land, Saint Clair Mckelway, Simeon Z.
Baldwin and their associates. members Of
the voluntary association organized in 1865,
and known as the American Social Science
ASSOCIATION, and their successors, are con-
stituted corporation by that name, in the
District of Columbia, for the purpose of
promoting studies and researches in social
StieHCe III uile various departments IN which
the association may be organized.
Insane Asylum Admissions.
Also a favorable report on Senate bill
1926, to change the proceedings for admis-
sion to the Government Hospital for the In
sane. This is long bill, technical and le-
gal in character, and has been outlined
heretofore in The Star
Also favorable reports on House bills S711
and SS16, relieving from the operations of
the alien ownership law the real estate Of
Francesca Perna and the heirs of Minnie
Frederick.