Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-11
REGARDED AS URGENT
MEASURES WHICH COMMISSION
ERs WILL SUBMIT TO CONGRESS.
Appropriation of $500, 600 Desired for
Street Work Required by Rail-
way Terminal Act.

The District Commissioners are very de-
srous for Congress to pass at the present
session two measures in behalf of the
District which seem to them to be urgent.
One of the measures is a joint resolution
appropriating Immediately 100000 to en-
allie the District to do the street and ave-
nue. work required by the railway terminal
acts. and the other is a bill authorizing the
usn of penalty envelopes by the govern
ment of the District of Columbia.
Commissioner Macfarland, as president of
the board, has expressed the desire of the
Gem missioners to Speaker Cannon, Mr..
Hemenway. who will be chairman of the
House committee on appropriations; Mr..
Babcock, who will be chairman of the COM
mittee or" the District of Columbia; Senator
Allison chairman of the Senate committee
Oh appropriations, and Senator Gallinger,
acting chairman of the committee on the
District of Columbia. 1t is believed that
favorable action will be taken on both these
measures, which will be introduced at the
proper time.
Text of the Resolution.
The text Of the joint resolution appropri-
ating funds for the opening and improve
ment of streets in connection with the con-
struction of the union railroad station in
Washington, and for other purposes, will
be as follows:
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
sum of SJ00,0OO is hereby appropriated,
chargeable one-half to the revenues of the
District OF Columbia and the other half to
any money in the United States treasury
not otherwise appropriated, toward carry
ing out the provisions of the acts of Con-
gress providing for the elimination of grade
crossings and the construction of union
railroad station In the District of Columbia,
approved February II, 1901, and February
81 1903, for purchase or condemnation of
the land necessary for the plaza and new
streets; and for reconstructfng, grading ana
paving. together with the necessary Incl
dental work in connection herewith, the
streets, avenues and ways changed in line
of grade or newly created under the pro-
visions of said acts said sum to be ex-
pended under the provisions of said acts.
and to be available Immediately and until
expended"
Use Of Penalty Envelopes.
The bill to authorize the use of penalty
envelopes by the District government will
read as follows:
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
provisions of the fifth and sixth sections of
the act entitled AN act establishing post
routes and for other purposes, approved
March g. 1871 and the provisions for use
of penalty envelopes with return address to
any person or persons from or through
whom official information is desired con-
tanned in section of An act making APP
nroDria lions for the service of the Post
ONCE Department for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1885. and for other purposes.
approved July 5, 1884, be, and they are
hereby, extended and made applicable to all
official mail matter relating to the business
of the government of the District of Co
lumbia or of any bureau or department
thereof"