Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-18
NEW LEGTSL ION
TWO LOCAL MEASURES APPROVED
BY CoM1G1sEIoNERs.
One Relating to Damages From Grade
Changes at Union Station
Site-Dental Practice.

The District Commissioners today trans
mitted to the chairmen of the District
committees in Congress the drafts of two
bills-one providing for the payment of
damages on account of changes of grade
due to construction of the union station,
and the other proposing an amendment to
the present law for the regulation of the
practice of dentristry In the District.
The bill relating to damages resulting
from the changes of grades provides that
damages to adjacent property resulting
from changes in the grades of streets, ave-
nues or alleys authorized by the act of
gress. approved February %. 1903. relating
to the construction of union railroad sta
ton in the District of Columbia, shall be
borne by the District of Columbia. Said
damages shall be appraised by a commits
sion. which shall be appointed by the Com
missoners of the District, and shall con-
sist of three capable and disinterested citi-
zens of the District, who shall each receive
for his services $40 a day when actually
employed.
The commission shall have the power to
administer oatlfs, summon witnesses and
hear testimony in the matter of damages
after giving public netice by advertisement
III three daily newspapers published in the
city Of Washington ten days in advance
Of its meeting for said purpose. The owner
OF any such property shall have the right,
within one year after the completion Of the
y,
to file petition with said commission,
signed and sworn to. for an allowance of
de images, and upon failure to make such
claim within the period of one year his
Fight Shall cease and determine.
Regarding the Reports.
When the commission shall have made
its appraisement the same shall be SUBJ
mitteu to the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia for approval, and when ap-
proved by them it shall be published twice
a week for two weeks in daily newspaper
published in the city of Washington, and,
II practicable, notice in writing shall be
served personally by tho auditor of the
District on the person or persons entitled to
receive awards of damages under the ap
pra.sen ent, that the amount thereof will
be paid to them by the auditor.
"A sufficient sum to pay the salaries and
expenses Of said commission and the
amount Of such awards of damages is
hereby appropriated out of the revenues of
the District of Columbia, and 80 per
centum of such awards of damages and of
the salaries and expenses of said commits
sion shall be refunded to the District by
the United States; Provided. That the COM
mission, In making its apprafsement, shall
take into consideration any benefits that
may have accrued to any such property by
reason of the location of said terminal
station in proximity to the property al
legged to have been DANA ged"
Practice Of Dentistry.-
The object OF the arnsndmsnt to the law
regulating the practice of dentistry in the
District Is to subject an applicants for reg
istration as dentists. whether graduates or
non-graduates to an examination by the
board OF dental examiners. by the repeal OF
the present provision exempting from such
examination all persons who hold diploma
from a dental, college, regardless of its
standing, which requires three years
course of study. The proposed legislation
is designed to put the law on the subject of
the practice of dentistry practically in har-
mony with the statutes 0fzother states and
territories in that regard. AT present, it is
stated. all the states and territories, in
cluding Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines, and excepting Indian territory and
Alaska, have more stringent dental require
ments than the District of Columbia in that
the most lenient of state dental laws re-
quire that those admitted to registration
without examination as to qualifications
must be graduates of reputable dental col
leges Of recognized standing.