Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE
Thsrs Are Sixty Local Bills Awaiting
Action.
Most of Them Are Measures Thai
Were Before the Last Congress
in Some Form.

| There are now sixty bills before the Sem
! ate committee on the District of Columbia
awaiting action. Most OF these measures
| were before the last Congress in some form,
| although some Of them are new bills. Near
1 ly all of them have been referred to the
| District Commissioners for reports. These
bills, with their Senate number, follow:
34-For the further prevention Of cruelty
| to animals.
65-For the relief OF Priscilla ]. Shpman,
administratrix of the estate of John ].
Shipman, deceased, for work done and ma
| teriais furnished to the District of Column
| bia.
1O6-To provide for a municipal building
| and court house.
1O7-To establish a board of charities.
1OSAFo municipal hospital.
1Us-For the extension. of lie Droit avenue
and street northwest.
110-To amend the charter of the Capital
Traction Company.
111-To incorporate the Frederick Doug
lass Memorial and Historical Association.
112-To change the name of AZ street.
113-To designate distinctively parcels of
land in the District of Columbia for the
purposes of assessments and taxation
114-Regulating the exemption of church
and school property.
115-For the relief of John A. Narjes.
11G-For the relief of Christiana Deng!er.
111-To establish a municipal court for
| fees of Justice of the peace and constable
and for other purposes.
11S-For the extension of Wyoming ave
nue..
1ls-For the extension of Columbia road
east Of 18th street.
1aO-For the extension of Kaiorama ave-
nue.
121-To exempt from taxation certain
property of the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION of Washington, D. C.
122-To amend the act entitled AN act to
amend the criminal laws of the District Of
Columbia" approved July 8. 1888.
123-For the relief of Margaretha Riehl.
124-Regulating permits for private con-
Quits.
126-To provide for the compulsory sup
port of children by parents.
127-To quiet title to lot IL, block II,
South Brookland
12S-To amend section of an act ap-
proved July %. 1892. entitled AN act to
| provide for the opening of alleys in the
District of Columbia.
[ 129-To regulate insurance.
| 130-Relating to the names of streets.
131-Concerning land titles.
132-To provide for the appointment of a
| collector of fines in the Police Court.
133-For the relief of Francesca Perna.
19O-Authorizng and requiring certain x
tensions to be made to the lines of the
! Capital Traction Company.
S51-To redeem certain outstanding GER
| tificates of the board of audit
1027-For the transformation of the inner
| basin of the Potomac fats into public
| bathing pool.
| 116O-To provide for the construction of a
memorial bridge across the Potomac river
| from Washington to Fort Myer and the
National cemetery at Arlington
| 1113-To authorize the Falls. Church and
Potomac Railway Company of Virginia TO
extend its line into and within the District
or Columbia, and for other purposes.
| i23o-To permit the Washington Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company to install,
| maintain and operate telephone and tele-
graph plant and exchanges.
l:i91-Relating to the names of streets
i4I'-To regulate the service and fix the
hours OF service for persons employed as
Policemen, hremen and officers.
lIos-To confirm title to lot l, in square
lib.
l14!-To change the name of the "Poto-
mac Insurance Company of Georgetown"
l1G2EFor the extension of 18th street to
the Walbridge subdivision of Ingleside
lfGS-To amend the charter of the East
Washington Heights Traction Company.
SI3-To provide for the purchase of Ger
tain property for school purposes.
1916-For the extension of 9TH street
northwest, in Takoma Park
l929-To provide for eliminating certain
grace crossings on the line of the Balti-
more and Potomac Railroad Company.
19i4-To widen 10Th street. or Columbia
avenue.
191l-Authorizing the recorder of deeds
ana the clerk of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia to make abstracts of
title and Of the records of their respective
I Offices.
Woodworking and annulling the subdf
vision of Pencote Heights
2W2-for the extension of Bacon street
r 2olo-To amend section II of the act ap-
proved March 3. 1877. regulating the taxa
ton of corporations
| 2o1l-To amend the act entitled IAN act
TO better define and regulate the rights of
aliens to hold and own real estate in the
territories, approved March 3 1891
20l2-To open Cathedral avenue
2ol3-Authorizing and requiring the Met
| ropoiitan Railroad Company to extend its
| lines on old 10th street
| tax departments. " ~