The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-24
DISTRICT BILLS PASSED.
One Hour Given Yesterday TO Com
slider Local Measures


District day came around in the House
some ten days ago, but was forced over by
an appropriation bill and then again and yet
again postponed until it looked as though
there would be no more District legisla-
ton in this Congress. But Chairman Bah
cock. of the District Committee, yesterday
succeeded in persuading Chairman Bou-
telle of the Naval Committee, to delay
calling up the Naval Appropriation bill for
one hour. leaving that period 10 the Dis
trict Committee.
In this short period nine bills and resolu-
tions were passed, six of them Senate acts
and the rest originating in the House.
Among these were measures regulating the
introduction of intoxicating liquors in the
District, enforcing the payment of con-
tractors on District buildings for labor
and material, altering the route OF the City
and Suburban Railway Company and
changing its trolley system for part of its
route, amending the charter OF the Wash
ingtOn University Railroad Company, and
providing for the Washington Centennial
celebration.
The first bill called up by Mr.. Babcock
was to prevent the introduction of intox-
icating liquor into the District on Sun
days II was amended in several partic-
ulars and as passed provides that il shall
distiller of beer or other intoxicating
| liquors in the District of Columbia or the
agent or servant of any such maker. brew
er, or distiller of beer or other intoxicat-
ing liquors outside of said District. to
sell OF deliver any beer or other intoxicat-
! ing liquors in the District of Columbia on
Sunday. 1t provides a fine of $50 for vio-
| lations of the law.
The resolution for the relocation of Ger
tain tracks OF the City and Suburban Rail-
road Company al Stanton Square, so as to
remove them from directly in front of the
Peabody School. a building containing
many rooms and accommodating about 500
pupils. was passed with an amendment
providing that within six months the road
shall be equipped with The underground
trolley along the following route From
[ Florida Avenue and lexington Place north
! TO Il Street; east in r Street to Third
/ Street; thence by single track north in
/ Third Street to T Street: thence west to
| Second Street: thence south in Second to
{ r Street; thence in X Street TO lexington
! Place. -.-
! The amendment further provides that
! the obligations imposed upon the road by
| the act of June q, 1888. relating to North
( Capitol Street shall cease and in lieu
! Thereof the company shall. within six
/ months after North Capitol Street is
| graded, construct n double track road in
/ North Capitol Street from Street 10
! Michigan Avenue thence in Michigan Ave
nue. east to connect with its present tracks
I in Bunker Hill Road.
The overhead trolley is TO be used in
| North Capitol Street north of Florida
/ Avenue and in Michigan Avenue.
The House next passed the bill provid-
1 ing that contractors for work on District
| buildings shall execute bond for the
! prompt payment of all persons supplying
/ labor and materials in the prosecution Of
! the work provided for in such contract:
and that any person who has furnished
labor OF materials for the prosecution OF
! such work for which payment has not been
| made may bring suit in the name of the
District of Columbia or the United States
against the contractor.
Next was passed the bill changing The
route OF the Washington and University
| Railroad Company to leave II as
| follows: Beginning at or near the inter
section of Connecticut Avenue extended
and Philadelphia Street; thence westerly
on Philadelphia Street TO its intersection
with Tenleytown Road; thence northwest
erly along Tenleytown Road to its inter
section with Trenton Street; thence west
erly on Trenton Street to Forty-fourtt
Street: thence northerly on Forty-fourti
Street TO Vallejo Street; thence westerly