The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-06
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
\ Bill Introduced for the Extension
oG.Whrder street.

Mr. Mcmillan yesterday introduced in
the Senate a bill for the extension and
widening of warder Street. The measure
provides that warder Street shall be ex-
tended as an avenre with width of ninety
feet through Whitney Close. and along
the grounds OF the Soldiers Home SO as
to connect with Fifth Street in the Howard
University subdivision. The present loca-
ton of Warder Avenue is to be changed.
and IL is to be increased in width 10 ninety
feet from Cammack Avenue to Seventh
Street highway sixty feet in width
is provided for. which is TO run through
Whitney Close, along the boundaries OF the
Soldiers Home as far north as Forsyth
Avenue, thence connecting by direct
line with Fifth Street in Petworth at Rock
Creek Church Road. and said highway is
to be extended southwark through the
Soldiers Home grounds to the grounds of
the new reservoir.
The Senate yesterday passed House bill
50i2, appropriating $4,000 to enable the
Commissioners to enlarge the rooms now
occupied by the Assessor and Collector OF
Taxes for the District Other provisions
OF the bill are to rearrange the space SO
as TO better accommodate the public who
have occasion TO transact business with
these officers. and to provide fixtures ana
all other necessary expenses incident there
to, and to put in operation the card system
for the Improvement of the business OF
these Offices.
The Senate also passed a House joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary OF the
Interior to give to each standing and select
committee OF Congress copy OF the COM
piled statutes OF the District OF Columbia.
The Joint resolution is amended to author
ize the Secretary to give copy of these
statutes to justices of the several courts
of the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Frye. the President pro tenn. of the
Senate, yesterday submitted to that body
the annual report for 1899 OF the Balti-
more and Washington Transit Company,
which is required by the act permitting
that company to enter the District OF Co
lumbia. The report states that there are
outstanding 1000 shares OF the capital
stock of the company. par value $50
share and that ,S63 of these shares are
owned by the Montgomery Construction
Company of Baltimore. AS the company,
under its charter, is not allowed to charge
an, extra fare for service within the Dis
triet of Columbia. and as il has as yet
no contract in operation for division of
fares with other District railway COM
panies, It has no receipts with which TO
charge itself
Mr.. Frye also submitted the report OF
the Washington and Gettysburg Railway
Company for the year 1899. There are cut
standing 200 shares of the capital stock
of the company, par value $50 share. OF
which ia are owned by the Montgomery
Construction Company. The report states
that as the road has not as yet been con-
structed, there have been no receipts, ex-
cept $4,000 paid on account of stock sub
seription, which sum has been expended
as follows: Deposited with Commissioners
OF the District OF Columbia. $1,000; mis-
cellaneous expenses. promotion. and or
gsnization. $1,000. There is no indebted
ness and no salary list.