Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-14
DISTRICT I'M CONGRESS S
Favorable Reports Ordered By the House
District Committees.
the New Insurance Bill Wesley
Heights Railway Company
Incorporated.

The House District committee today fay-
orahly reported the new insurance bill Oh,
X. 92So which has been prepared by the
commissioners. The bin provides regula-
uons for the conduct of insurance business
In the District, and has been published in
Inc star heretofore. No amendments were
made tC the Commissioners recommeuda-
ticns by the committee
May BECOME Suretiex.
A favorable report was also made on
piil ?lI3, providing as follows: THAT any
company now authorized or which NAV
hereafter be authorized by act of Congress
TO do an insurance business in the District
Oh Columhla, having a paid-up capital OF
not less than S2Jn.Ns'. may engage in a Sc
curity, guaranty and indemnity business
anu "here by law two or more sureties are
required upon any obligation which said
company Is authorized to insure il NAV act
as sole surety thereon. and may be accepted
py the court or other officer or person an
.horized to approve the suficency of any
bond or undertaking.
"esic! heights Railway Company
A favorable report was ordered on Houeo
Dill 1902 to incorporate the Wesley Heights
Railway Company. The bill provides as fol-
lows:
That NJ. c. Butler, John T Arms. Thos.
T.. "agg2man, DR.. Henry d. Fry and John
+. Nasgaman of the city Of Washington.
district OF Columbia. their associates and
assigns. be created body corporate un-
der the name of The Wesley Hrfe,ts
railway Company
me company is authorized 10 construct
ana operate street railway for carry
ing passengers, parcels milk. truck and
othef freight along the following-named
route: Beginning on Prospect avenue at
Inc tnlOn DaSSongCr S-ITin1 ~ ba o.,
lai traction Company: thence westerly
alonS Prospect ate,lue and Prospect ave
nue. extended 10 a point near the east side
OF Arizona avenue, or for the distance N.
any portion thereof on route coincjdinr,
with the route of the Washington and
Great Falls Electric Railway; thence on
properly to be acquired by the comnany
TO Arizona avenue: thence northerly along,
ARIZONA avenue TO projected avenue run
nlng northwest through the intersection ,f
3oth and Galveston streets; thence along
that projected avenue to i5th street; thence
north on 4oth street TO Lowell street:
thence west on Lowell street TO and into
an extension of the projected avenue:
thence northwest on the projected aycnue
to point where I.tth street when extend
eu. VIII lntersect that avenue: thence mort h
or 4'tn street to me District line: provided
tnat where this route lies between the lines
or a proposed highway this company shall
acquire right of way. not less than thi-ty-
feet wide, in the center thereof. and aII
iiSHtS VI way acquired Wlthin the lines of
proposed highways shall be dedicated to the
use OF the public before u permit Is is
sued Tor the construction Of the railway
therein' provided, further. that where the
route is along a road less than sixty-six
feet wide the company shall. at its own
expense, widen said road to sixty-six fee;
IN width before a permit is issued for the
construction of the railroad therein.
The motive power shall he electricity. and
II the trolley system is used a return wire
OF equal capacity TO the feed wire and sim
llarly insulated must he provided and each
car shall be equipped with "a double trolley.
NO portion of the electrical circuit shall
under any circumstances, be allowed 10
pass through the earth. and neither pole of
any dynamo furnis hing power to the line
shall be grounded.
TO QuftcIaim Johanna Block
favorable report was made on House
bill $40, providing that the Secretary of
the Interior be authorized and directed to
release and quitclaim to Johanna c. Block,
her heirs and assigns forever, all the right
title and interest. whether legal or equita-
bic, of the United States of America to lot
numbered in square lll3, upon the paw
ment by Johanna c. Block of such a sum
as the Secretary of the Interior shall
deem just and equitable: Provided. That
Johanna G. Block pay to the proper officer
of the District of Columbia all taxes here
tofore assessed against the property, both
general and special. now unpaid and stand
ing against the property.