Evening star., 1899-01-02
AYEAR IN THE DISTRICT
Striking Events During the Past Twelve
Months Carefully Noted.
VOLUNTEERS FOR SPANISH War
Consolidation Of Companies Talked Of and Brought
About
G ROW I'll OF THE CITY

! Railway Comranys bill gave the company
authority 10 bald road from the estarn
| apPfoach TO the Pennsy kania Avenue
| L1"Se across the AnacO&tia river on "a
! tIcstle TO be built by the company and
| along several routes east of the river Con-
! Sr'Ss also passed bill TO compel street
| railway companies to remove abandoned
tracks also the bill Incorporating the
| Washington. Woodside and Forest Glen
| Railroad and Power Company of Mont
| 2"mery county, Nd.
Bills Passed
One of the important measures of legis-
! lation Of the year was the enactment of a
! law relating TO negotiable Instruments
i making the law of the District conform to
| the laws i'll most of the states.
Acts were passed furnishing the carrying
! OF concealed weapons. regulating the dis
/ poSau of certain refuse. for the regulation
| OF cemeteries and the disposal Of dead bod
| les, relating to the adultcrdtton of foods
! ana drugs in tn" District of Columbia to
/ prevent the adulteration of candy in the
I District Of Columbia and to regulate plumb
/ ing ana gaSfItting.
/ pthcr bills and resolutions that We're pass
! 81 ny Congress We're for TIE following puY-
poses:
/ To confer on the Supreme Court of the
/ Disilet of Columbia jurisdiction to take
/ Fre"i Of the execution of wills affecting
! real estate.
I Authorizing the Commissioners TO accept
/ he heaueSt of the late Peter Won Essen
: Tor the use of the public white schools Of
I Georgetown and distribute il among the
| To prescribe regulations for tax sales and
| IN relation 10 taxes in the District of CO.
| Iumbia
| To extend the charter of tn" Franklin In
SHrance Company of the city OF Washing
! ton.
! 70 supplement the act Incorporating Co
I Es4Nl HON i"t.fy,
! To require certain wrfts to be directed to
| and executed by the marshal Of the Dis
/ tIict of Columbia
| To incorporate the Florence Crittcnton
! Mission.
To incorporate the Masonic Temple As
! sociatiOn.
To protect hsh in he District of Colu.n-
( lila. ard for the ma ;ntenaucc of a porma-
. river.
To give permission for the erection of a
/ the late Albert Pike.
To authorizn the National Reunion Monu-
] Iner' Association 10 erect a monument in
{ III" city of Washington to the Union sol
I d'"rS sailors and marines Of the war Of the
rebellion.
To auhorizc the Commissioners of the
'it-'ri"j Of Columbia to locate = cab eerv-
. r." on parts of streets adjoining railroad
Stp'ioae
Tho usual appropriations for various s.roct
aud county road improvements were rnafn
''''' i''''''i 81 iIihI IpjSiiIdItS were opened
and widcnc1-
rv vir'1c Of 1oei~Iation in an apnropria-
( ton bill tho Library or Congress was
"r'ne2 after October I. on week DAYS until
uer G. Hubbard collection to the library
/ Wa accepted by act Of Congress.
Eoard of Trade.
| The board of trade by resolution placed
| on record its thanks to Congress for leg
is!ation at tae last session, which, through
| its appropriate committees. was urged upon
tn" attention OI that body As follows: Benc-
| 1icidIly amending the highway act, provid-
! ing for the completion Of the aqucduct
( tuanel, for preliminary Investigations point
/ ing toward 1lltration of the Potomac water
/ Tor significant steps IN the direction of pro-
! Nldln@ a comprehensive system of sewage
! disposal. for providing FOR the maintenanc,
| oi II" free public library. for SURVEYS pre-
hminlry To the reclamation of the Ana
( costa flats ana for the erection of a man
! Hal training school building
Money was raised by subscription through
me E"tfd Tor the equipment Of the Ma
u'n3l Guard and District Regiment of Vol
! nht.-Fs or active service in the war with
~ IN \ code OF law prepared by Judge
! Walter :. Cox under the anSuices If M.
board and the Ear Association was COM
Plet'i and in printed form was made avail
/ .''' -"! consultation in the rooms Of The
( nrafL prior 20 is adoption. Meetings were.
[ H'.t HufnS the year, when questions of
+ public Importance, such as sewerage taxa
jl"n, assessment, manual training schools
I the recianla ton Of the Anacostia flats etc
! were discussed, and suitable action taken.
| y reception was given at the Arlington and
an excursion 10 Marshall Hall and dinner
Real Estate.
During the year perhaps the most i'm
portaEt matter in regard to building regu-
iliions was the legal test of the regulatio
that the height OF buildings shall not ex-
coed the width of the street. nor exceed
| ~ feet On a resident street or llo feet en-
. business street except on avenue of lGl
irtt, Watce e helsnt Of l.;J feet may be al
lowed. This regulation was sustained bv
a decision OF the court. II VAS noted that
! Hr"-pFoof construction was being more gen
orally @doDtcd, especially in business build
IhS9- me building business was not char
| dctcIiZ"d by any boom during the year but
| the totals show an Improvement over the
| previous year. In the real estate market
/ thefe was manifest q better tone and some
| large purchases Indicated that the investor
/ was again taking an interest in real es-
| tlt'. y notable event was the purchase as
tlie site OF the Episcopal Cathedral foun-
/ aauun OF tract Of land at the southeast
| corner of Tculeytown and WoodIev roads
! giving M the site At Connecticut avenue
/ extended and Woodley road. Two sites for
| }he proposed Presidents house were dis
/ cuS~ed somewhat. one on SasSachuSet4 :
! avenue extended for the grounds of the
| naval observatory to the TenIeytown road
| and the other 1t the head of 10th street
/ and FlCrlG1 avenue.
| Financial Movements.
There was some talk Of forming com
| biEatiou Of all the fire insurance companies
in the city, but no actual steps were taken