Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-09
LOCAL LEGISLATION
House District Go mmitte
Will Meet Tomorrow.
OPENING OF STREETS
REPRESENTATIVE PROPOSES AN
APPROPRIATION OF s5oo,ooo.
Providing for the Elimination of Grade
Crossings-Improvem of PENN
sylvania Avenue East.

Chairman Babcock of the House District
committee today issued call for the Initial
meeting of the committee. The time set is
II o'clock tomorrow morning. The COM
mittee will organize and probably take up
the several bills affecting the District which
have already been introduced and referred
to it. Mr.. Babcock says the committee will
begin business at once
For Opening Streets.
Representative McCleary. chairman of the
House subcommittee on appropriations for
the District of Columbia, has introduced
joint resolution making appropriation
for the opening and Improvement of streets
in connection with the construction of the
new union depot. The resolution was rec.
commended by the Commissioners, and pro-
vides:
That the sum of $500 Oo0 is hereby appro-
priated, 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
carrying out the provisions of the acts of
Congress- providing for the elimination OF
grade crossings and the construction of @
union railroad station in the District of Co
lumbia, approved February H. 1901, and
February -, 1903, for purchase or conde1n-
nation Of the land necessary for the plaza
and new streets, and for reconstructing,
grading and paving, together with the nec-
essary incidental work in connection there
with, the streets, avenues and ways changed
in line of grade or newly created under the
provisions of said acts, said sum to be ex-
pended under the provisions of said acts
and to be available Immediately and until
expended
Systematizing Street Nomenclature.
Chairman Babcock of the House District
committee has received set of resolutions
from the Columbia Heights Citizens Asso.
citation asking that the District Commits
sioners be clothed with special power to
change the names of streets in any existing
subdivisions, where, In their judgment. the
interests and convenience of the public de-
mand ii.
The resolutions state that great confusion
exists by reason of the unsatisfactory sys-
tenn of street nomenclature in the territory
represented by the association. Public con-
venience, 1t is declared, demand that the
conditions be speedily remedied. The as
sociation favorS the general and compre.
hensive plan of remaining the streets an.
noapced some time ago by the Commission.
erS, but If the reasonably speedy adoption
of the plan cannot be looked for. urges the
special authority outlined above. Congress-
is requested to enact the necessary legiSla-
ton.
The association asks that hearing be
granted committee on the subject
Extension of Streets.
Representative S. w. Smith of Michigan
has reintroduced in the House the bills pre-.
sented by him last session providing for
the extension of NJ street east OF BladenR.
burg road through the Huhn tract and
through Hall & Holdens subdivision OF
Cottage Hill, so as to make the street open
for travel to 2sth street; and for the OPEN
ing of R street northeast to 2Sth street and
of 18th street from r to Nj streets.
Extending Pennsylvania Avenue East.
Senator Stewart has given notice of q
to ba
priation bill authorizing and directing the
Commissioners to grade and macadamizs
Pennsylvania avenue east from it's inter-
section with Branch avenue to the District
line, for which purpose S25, coo is appro-
prated. The Commissioners are also de
rected to grade South avenue from Penn.
sylvanfa avenue east and the District line
to the Suitland road, for which $1,000 liz
appropriated.
Local Matters in the Senate.
w. A Sullivan OF this city has written to
Senator Fairbanks in behalf of Company
G of the Business High School Cadets re.
questing that permission be obtained for
the cadets to drill on the Capitol plaza AS
the District code expressly provides in sec.
tions SS6 and $50 that only a restricted use
shall be made of the Capitol grounds 1t will
not be possible for the cadets to obtain this
permission.
Senator Dillingham;, by request, has intro
duced in the Senate a bill to repeal that
section of the last naval appropriation bill
which authorizes the erection of a new
building. at cost of $1f5 600. for the
United States Naval Hospital in this city
on grounds belonging to the United States
Naval Museum of Hygiene.
Senator Cockrell, by request has intro.
duced bill in the Senate to pay $4,000 to
Anna r. Widmayer of this city, widow OF
John Widmayer, and Edgar H. Bates OF
New York, father OF Millard F. Bates each
aF
the killing of John Widmayer and Millard
F. Bates on the occasion of the destruction
by the authorities of the District of the
Northern Liberty market house In this city
in 1872.
Senator Gallinger today introduced a bill
authorizing the Commissioners to remit
fines and to grant pardons in all cases
wherein by the judgment and sentence OF
the Police Court of the District to fine or
imprisonment, or both, hereafter inn
posed or adjudged for the violation of any
act of Congress relating to municipal mats
terS.
Bills for Extension Of Railways
Senator Gallinger has introduced bill in
the Senate, a similar measure having been
introduced in the House of Representatives,
providing for extensions of the lines of the
City and Suburban and the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, in order to
accommodate the new conditions which
have arisen by the location Of the new
union station on Massachusetts avenue
The bill provides that the City and Sub.
urban railway of this city be authorized to
construct a double-rack extension of it's
lines from New Jersey avenue and G street
northwest, eastwardly to and along Massa.
chusetts avenue to functions with the ex.
isting tracks at Sd and ID streets northeast
and at the northwest corner of Stanton
Square; also to extend its double tracks on
North Capitol street southwardly from the
intersection of G street to Massachusetts
avenue to connect with the tracks Of the
City and Suburban railway authorized by
This bill.
Also that the Washington Railway ana
Electric Company be authorized to CON-
struct double-track extension Of its line
from Delaware avenue and C street north
sastwardiy, along Delaware avenue to
avenue, there to connecf
with the tracks of the City and Suburban
railway OF Washington, authorized by the
BILL
Also that the Washington Railway ana