Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-03
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Bills Introduced in Both Senate and
House.
TO GRADE BIOLOGICAL PARK
Proposition for Gas at Seventy-Fwe
Cents.
CORPORATION TAN ALTON

Mr.. Mcmillan rC-introduced in the Senate
| the bill that was before the last Congress
which directs the Commissioners to grade
regulate and curb the street on the west
border Of the Geological Park from Wood
| ley road 10 cath, dral avenue and Cathedral
| from Connecticut avenue to Woodley road
provided that the full width of the road
| bordering the park be donated wherever it
lies within ,he bounds of Woodley Park
For these purposes the Commissioners are
authorized TO use as highway so much
OF the Geological Park lies within the
proposed lines of said boundary road or
street, and to regulate the width of Wood
ley road in front of lot l, block l, of T. f.
WaSgaman's subdivision of Pretty Pros
pect, to a uniform width of sixty feet For
these purposes the bill appropriates Sl5.000
one-half 20 be assessed against the abut-
ting property and onc-half to be charged
to the United States and the revenues of
the District of Columbia
Taxation of Corporations.
bill was introduced by MIR. Mcmillan TO
amend section II Of the act approved March
J, 1871. rt rtgulating the taxation of corpora
tons in the District ot Columbia. This bill
vas prepared by ;he Commissioners and
sent to Congress curing the last days Of the
last Congress. but was not received in time
10 be introduced then. 1t provides that all
corporations, except railroads and com
ranies that have 70 capital stock organized
in the District Of Columbia or under the
laws of any of the states and territories of
the United States. or under any foreign
government, before transacting business in
the District shall first obtain license to do
so from III" Commissioners, and shall pay
annually a TAX of , per cent of the gross
receipts of ;he business done in the Dis
uict. The bill also provides that street
railroad corporations in the District shall
pay in lieu of taxes upon capital stock, per-
sonal property and tracks, per centum an
nually of their gross receipts. Hhich amount
shall be payable to the collector of taxes
in the manner that personal taxes now
payable.
metropolitan Railroad Extension.
The Metropolitan Railroad Company is
authorized to extend its lines on old 10Th
street by bill introduced in the Senate by
Mr.. Mcmillan today. The bill is similar to
the measure for the same purpose which
was before the last Congress.
To Provide More Room.
bill prepared by the Commissioners was
introduced in the Senate, appropriatng
$1,000 to enlarge the rooms now occupied
by the assessor and collector of taxes.
Aliens and Real Estate.
Mr. Mcmillan also introduced a bill to
amend the act of Congress which restricts
the holding of real estate in the District of
Columbia by aliens, to make it conform
with the provisions under which aliens may
hold real estate in the territories
A Hall of Records
Chairman Mercer of the House committee
on public buildings and grounds who has
long appreciated the necessity of a hall of
records in Washington for the safe storage
OF valuable government papers, hopes to
see the present Congress provide such a
building.
As preliminary to Introducing a bill for
hail Of records he has addressed inquiries
to the heads of executive departments ask
ing their views upon the subject; whether
in their opinion hall of records is re-
qulr"d and what space their departments
would consume.
When all the replies are received thew
Will be collated to be used in drawing I'D a
bill to meet the requirements of the de-
partments.
For Seventy-Five-Cent Gas.
Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin, a
member of the District committee, today
introduced a bill in the House providing for
I5-cent gas in the District of Columbia and
requiring the Washington Gas Company to
pay to the city as compensation for the use
of the streets one-half it's profits in ex-
of Il ita1