Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-18
SUGGEST AMENDMENTS.



1t Is understood that the District Com
missioners. In reporting upon House bin
1906, requiring the Metropolitan Railroad
Company to extend its 9th street line will
suggest a number Of amendments thereto.
The bill requires the company to extend
Its 9th street line from its present northern
terminus at Florida avenue and Grant
street northwesteriy on Florida avenue to
11th street, thence north on 11th street ex-
tended to Lydecker. avenue, thence to
Spring road, the extension TO be equipped
and operated in the same manner as its
present 9th street line.
The third section of the bill requires the
road to be completed within one year, and
that the cars shall be operated from said
road when so completed on the same
schedule as now operated on said 9th street
line This clause is believed to be objec-
donable to the Commissioners, as 1t Is said
to be their opinion that 1t would prevent
any change whatever in the schedule and
would require congressional enactment to
permit the company to vary the schedule
even for the purpose of putting on more
cars than are now operated.
The fourth section places the construc-
ton of the road under the supervision of
the Commissioners and requires that the
portion OF the street between the rails and
tracks shall be paved with asphaitum and
kept in repair at the expense of the railroad
company.
sections B and do not cover the subject
matter as fully might be desired and
1t Is understood they will recommend that
they be amended so as to read follows:
Sec. j. That the location Of tracks and
plans and specifications for the railroad
shall be subject to the approval Of the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia.
And prior to the beginning Of work. under
permit for the construction, which permit
must be obtained from the said Commits
sioners. the company shall deposit such
sum said Commissioners may require
to cover the cost Of District inspection
and the cost of changes of public works In
the streets, and the company shall also
deposit during the progress of the work
such additional sums as said Commission
ers may require. All changes to existing
structures in the public space shall be
made at the expense Of said company.
Sec. 4. That the rights conferred, and
the duties and obligations imposed upon
said company by its charter or by subse-
quent legislation shall be held to extend
and apply to the extension herein author
lied. The work Of extension herein au-
thorized shall be completed within one year
from the date of the passage Of this act,
and when so completed cars shall be run
upon said extension in accordance with the
same schedule under which the 9th street
line is operated"
Section s authorizes the company to ac-
quire such ground north Of Spring road as
1t may deem necessary for the storage or
cars, and 1t is believed the Commissioners
will recommend that the following proviso
be inserted at the end Of this section:
provided. that no structure shall be placed
by the company on land so acquired in the
line OF any proposed highway laid down
on the highway extension plans"
Section Z authorizes the company to issue
bonds to the extent Of 100000 per mile for
the length of said extension, and this
amount is said to be reasonable In the
judgment Of the Commissioners. 1t Is said
that In their report, the Commissioners will
not recommend the passage of the bill. but
merely suggest that. In the event of its
passage, it be first amended as recommend
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