Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31
OF DISTRICT INTEREST
SENATOR MCMILLAN INTRODUCES
SEVERAL BILLS TODAY.
Regulation of Street Railways and
Car Track Across Aqueduct
Bridge Provided For.

Mr.. Mcmillan today introduced several
bills In the Senate of interest to the peo-
pie of the District Of Columbia.e
They were to regulate the operation OF
the street railways of the District; to pro-
vide for laying single electric railway
track across the Aqueduct bridge; to pro-
vide for an investigation into the sanitary
conditions OF the manufacture and sale OF
clothing in the District, and a bill relative
to the suit instituted for the protection of
the interests of the United States in the
Potomac river flats.
The bill to regulate the operation Of
street railways in the District provides
that after six months from the approval
of the act 1t shall be unlawful to operate
any car Of greater weight than ten tons
within the city of Washington. provided
that cars weighing more than ten tons in
tended wholly for suburban traffic may be
operated in such streets as the Commits
SiOnerS may determine.
1t provides that no car hereafter con-
structed or purchased shall be operated IN
the District without first being approved
by the Commissioners. 1t also provides
that schedules of street railways shall be
submitted and approved by the Comm:s-
soners. Cars are TO be kept in good con-
diton and heated in cold weather. Vehicles
propelled by steam or electricity or other
autovehcle are not to be run over twelve
miles an hour in the city Of Washington.
The bill to provide for laying a single
electric railway track across the Aqueduct
bridge in the District allows the Great
Falls and Old Dominion Railroad Com
pany of Virginia to change or rebuild. on
plans approved by the Commissioners. the
superstructure Of the Aqueduct bridge
across the Potomac river SO as to permit
the accommodation Of electric cars operat-
Ing across the bridge.
The company to deposit s25 900 with the
collector of taxes Of the District for this
work, and if that sum is not sufficient to
complete the work the company is to de-
pcsit another $1,000 for that purpose. With
in ninety days after the completion of this
work the company Is authorized to lay a
single electric railway track upon this
br dge and across NJ street and in Both
street to such point south of Prospect ave-
nue. in way to be approved by the Com
misSioners.
Any other railway company Is to be per-
mitted to this bridge after an equitable
compensation to the Great Falls and Old
| Dominion Railroad Company The COM
pany or companies using the bridge are to
keep 1t in repair. The Commissioners are
authorized to permit the use of the under
ground electric system or overhead trolley
across the bridge and In NJ and 36th
| streets.
In Relation to Sweat Shops.
The bill to provide for an investigation
INTO the SANITARY CONQlllOHS OF tne manu-
| facture and sale of clothing In the District
| Of Columbia authorizes and directs the
| health officer to investigate the manufac-
| ture and sale of clothing in the District of
| Columbia in their relation to public health.
and to report the result of the investigation
| to CongLess at the next regular session. IT
| directs that every person, firm corpora
| ton maintaining esta bl shment for the
| manufacture or sale of clothing, or engaged
| in such manufacture at their homes shall
| register their address with the health off,
| Ger. Such persons shall answer all reason
| able inquiries of the investigation.
| BY bill introduced in the Senate by Mr.
| Mcmillan, the Supreme Court Of the Dis
| trict of Columbia is required, in ascertain
1 ing the values of such wharf structures and
| other improvements used In connection
| Herewith. belonging to defendants and
| others, which are in or over the waters OF
| the Potomac river: shall in like manner
| ascertain and determine the values of the
portions of such wharf structures and other
! improvements used in connection therewith
which are upon the adjoining land cf the
| United States. but not in or over the Po
| tomac river, and shall award to whom the
] values SO determined are Justly payable.