Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-11
ON AcCoUET OF COLOR
REPORT ON BILL TO PROHIBIT
DISSERTATION.
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Measure Appliesissts Common Carriers
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In the Distrfct-Views Of
Other Bills.

report upon House bill 1881, Ito pre-
| vent discrimina ton by, common carriers of
passengers carried in the District of Co.
| lumbia on account Of race or Of COLOR has
been forwarded to the District committee
of Congress by the District Commissioners
"The specific object of the bill,' the Com
missioners report, us to punish any dis
elimination made by common carriers In
the city in the accommodations furnished
passengers on account OF race or color.
This matter Is already provided for by the
act Of Congress approved March /, 1876
commonly known as the civil rights act
which declares that all persons within the
jurisdiction, of the United States shall be
entitled to the full and equal enjoyment OF
the accommodations, advantages, facilities
and privileges of public conveyances on
land and water, subject only to the condi-
lions and limitations established by law
and applicable alike to citizens of every
race and color, regardless of any previous
condition Of servitude'
The Commissioners can see no necessity
for. the legislation proposed, though they
know of 10 objection to the passage Of the
BILL which seems to be an amplif1cation of
the civil rights act In case favorable
action is taken on the bill, however, the
Commissioners suggest that the second
section needs some reconstruction, as 1t does
not appear very clear as to what is meant
by the term or any organization in line
ID on page 1 of the bill
10th Street Improvement.
A report upon the amendment intended
to be proposed to the District appropria-
ton BILL House 1919, to provide for grad
ing, regulating and improving 10th street
northwest from Morris street northward,
100000" has been forwarded to the Senate
District committee.
The amount proposed in the amendment
would improve 18th street with maceda-
mixed roadway far as Piney branch and
build viaduct across the creek, thus ter
minatng the Improvement at point
where there would be no connection with
the roads beyond.
In order to carry the Improvement fur
Their north to the Blagden tract at 14th
street road 1t would require an additional
amount of $4,000, or an appropriation in
all of $4,000 On the other hand about
$50 900 would be sufficient to improve the
street as far north as Spring road, where it
would connect with the existing 18th street
road south of Piney branch.
Sixteenth street extended has recently
been acquired at a very heavy expense
from which the District can get no return
in the way Of practical benefit until the
street is opened for use, and the Commits
soners therefore believe that the work of
improving the roadway should be begun as
soon as practicable. 1t is stated that the
municipal authorities believe, however, that
the urgency of the work is not such as to
warrant, under the existing state of the
District revenues n larger expenditure than
the $4,000 which would be required to open
up the street as far as Spring road, and
they recommend an. Appropriation for that
amount from Congress-
The Vacation Schools.
A letter has been addressed to the chair
man of the Senate District committee by
the Commissioners with reference to an
amendment intended, 10 be proposed by
Senator Gall'nger to- House bill 14O19
which contemplates an appropriation of
5000 for vacation schools. The Commits
sioners report that In the original esti-
mates submitted by them for the support
of the District government for the fiscal
year 1903 they ificludfd, an item for this
purpose OF 81 600, which, in their Judgment
as well as the Judgment of the board Of
education. is sufficient for the purpose.