Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-23

iumbis'' be- and the same Is hereby. amend
Ell 80 as to read and be as follows:
Sec. ? That the company is authorized
to construct and operate a street railway
for earring passengers along the following
named route: Beginning at or near the in
tersection OF Connecticut avenue extended
and Philadelphia street, thence westerly on
PHILADELPHIA street to its intersection with
Tenieytown road; thence northwesteriy
along Tenleytown road to its intersection
with Trenton street, thence westerly on
Trenton street 10 44th street: thence north
crly on 44th street to Vallejo street; thence
westerly on Vallejo street to Attn street;
thence nOrtheTly on 4Ith street to Flint
street: thence west on Flint street to
Boundary avenue; thence southerly on
Boundary avenue 10 18th street; thence
s1utherly on 4Sth street to Brandywine
street: thence eastorly on BrandyWlhe
street to 47th street as shown upon tle
plans of the third section of highway eh-
tensions: Provided. That where TINS route
lies within the lines of a proposed highway
the company shall acquire right OF way
not less than thirty feet wide in the center
thereof and all rights OF way acau,Ieuu
within the lines Of proposed highways snaI
he dedicated to the use of the publlc peiore
:, permit is issued for the construction OF
railroad therein
For the Capital Centennial
Mr. Babcock then presented senate Dill
.i;a1. providing as follows:
committee from the country at large, oil
such number as he shall think proper, 10
act with any committees that may be ap-
Boiuted by the two houses of Congress, or
either of them, and with any committee
that may he appointed from the citizens OF
the District of Columbia. who may prepare
plans for an appropriate national celebra.
ton in the year 1910 of the first session OF
Congress in the District and the establish
nent OF the seat of government therein
Gid 11u7 Tfaa Gt
julSs to the President, to be by him conmu-
niCated to Congress.
Sec. =. The actual expenses of the MEM
hers Of the committee so appointed by the
President shall be paid by the Secretary of
the Treasury vouchers 70 be approved
10y the Secretary Of the Interior. The sum
Of Sio0o9. or 50 much thereof as may be
necessary, Is appropriated from any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
to carry into effect the second section of
this act.
The bill was passed without debate.
Health Ordinances.
Senate resolution 81 was then called up.
providing as follows:
That the Commissioners of thu District
of Columbia be authorized and empowered,
in making regulations under the authority
Ur Congress, to alter. amend. or repeal any
Of the ordinances of the late board of
hath of said District which were legaliZed
by joint resolution approved April -. 1890,
whenever, IN their judgment, the public In
teTest requires it,
The bill was passed.
The private bill for the relief of Mrs.
Harriet A. Ferguson was called Up and
passed.
Railway Extension.
The next bill presented was House bill
1859. provi1ins as follows: That in case
the Capital Railway Company fails to build
that portion of its line on 18th street south
politan Railroad Company be authorized
and rel Iired to extend. by double tracks,
its underground electric system from its
lines at present constructed at the
southwest corner of Lincoln Park, at the
intersection OF North Carolina avenue and
l1th street southeast. south along said 18th
street southeast to f street southeast
thence. by single track, along 18th street
southeast 40 a 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 Z
street southeast: thence west on f street to
llth street southeast, there to connect with
the double tracks. The extension hereby \
authorized shall be completed and cars
operated thereon on or before the first day
Of March. 1890.
That on the completion of the extern
sion the Metropolitan Railroad Company
The Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad
Company and the Capital Railway Com
pany shall seyera;ly issue, and are hereby
required Severally and respectively to is
sue. at the intersection of said c. street
and 11th street southeast. to their passen-
gers severaHy applying for the same. free
reciprocal transfers. which shall be good
for continuous ride over the entire lines
of the company to whom such transfers
are respectively directed
The bill was passed
Atr. DUckery asked unanimous consent to
reconsider the bill for the centennial ceIe-
brdtlOn, but objection was made.
Statufes aft the District
Mr.. BabcoCk then called UP Senate reso-
luton 81 providing as follows: THAT the
Secretary OF the Interior is hereby au-
thorized and directed to distribute copies
OF the Compiled Statutes of the District
of Columbus. now in his charge. follows:
To each senator. representative and dele
gate in the Fifty-ffth and Fffty-sixth Con-
crosses not already supplied with the work
one copy: to each OF three public. university
or college libraries not repositories Of pub
lie documents. to be named by each sena-
tor of each state, the representative Of
each congressional district. ard the dele
gate Of each territory in the fifty-fifth or
Fifty sixth Congresses. copy: and to
such executive and judicial officers Of the
government not already supplied as may
require this work in the discharge of their
official duties. one copy each: Provided,
That the libraries supplied in compliance
with the provisions of this resolution shall
each be notified as TO the senator. repre-
sentative or delegate upon whose order the
work Is furnished
The Senate resolution for the distribution
Of the statutes passed.
BY this timy the hour granted tbs, COM
uittee had expired and Mr.. Boutslle pro-
yertleI with he naval hill