Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-15
LOCAL BILLS SCANNED
Action of the Senate District
Committee.
MEASURES REPORTED
DELEGATION FROM GEORGETOWN
HEARD.
Presented Petition Urging Bridge Over
Rock Creek at @ Street and
Another Park.

The Senate committee on the District OF
Columbia met today, ordered reports on
several local bills and heard the statements
of a delegation of ladies from Georgetown
in favor of legislation for bridge across
Rock Creek on the line of Q street and for
the purchase of the Boyce tract for the pur-
pose Of park.
Favorable reports were ordered on Senate
bill 3 to regulate electric wiring in the Dis
trict of Columbia; Senate 1924 for the ex-
tension of Vermont avenue from Florida
avenue to Howard University, with an
amendment providing that the adjacent
property should be assessed for at least
half Of the cost as benefits; Senate 3lot
authorizing the Commissioners to designate
business streets in the District of Columbia
on certain conditions; Senate 2795 for the
regulation of dentistry in the District of
Columbia, with an amendment providing
that five years practice here shall entitIe
dentist to a right to continue his practice;
Senate 2134 to connect Euclid place with
Erie street; Senate 2SIS authorizing the
laying Of water mains and service sewers in
the District. and Senate joint resolution
to enlarge the scope of the permanent high
way act
An adverse report was ordered on Senate
bill 2793, prepared by the Commissioners,
and providing for commission to Whlch
claims on account of the change OF grade
Of the union station should be referred
The committee thought such claimants
should be allowed the right to sue in court,
with the usual rights Of appeal rather than
to have their claims acted upon by COM
mission, with no right of appeal.
Senate bill $3.50, for the apprehension and
detention Of insane persons, was referred
to Senators Dillingham; and Simmons, and
No. 1856, for the condemnation of insani-
tary buildings, was referred to Senator
Mallory.
Georgetown Delegation Heard.
At the conclusion of the meeting a dele
cation of ladies residing in Georgetown
were given a hearing on bills that have
been introduced in the Senate by Mr.. Gal
linger for the construction of bridge
across Rock creek at @ street and for a
park of sixteen acres in what is known as
the Boyce tract. They were presented to
the committee by Commissioners Macfar-
land
For these purposes a petition was pre-
sented signed by POI ladies of Georgetown.
daughter of Gen. George Washington. 1t
was expected that Mrs. Kennon would be
present at the hearing, but she was de-
tanned by other engagements. Among those
VINO were IN attendance at the hearing Were
Miss Peters, a grandniece of Mrs. Kennon;
Mrs. Charles A. Martin, Mrs. Murray Addf-
son, Mrs. John r. Fitzhugh Magruder, Mrs.
Kirby Flower Smith, Mrs. George A. King
and Mrs. Charles Lanman.
Their petition recited that the only
bridges connecting the two western por-
tions of the city are cramped and crowded
with traffic and for sixty years no new
bridge has been added to the facilities of
travel between the two sections. An iron
bridge spanning the creek at @ street, with
ornamental parking both sides of its
western extension would make an entrance
so greatly needed to connect the residence
sections of the city.
The petition also recited that on that
part of the heights known as "Montrose''
and part of the Boyce tract east of
Lovers Lane, containing sixteen acres, can
be purchased for 100000 Its features of
natural beauty are referred to in the petit
ton, but on account of the present rate of
taxation 1t will be necessary to use the
tract unless 1t is purchased for park al
though 1t has been kept in its present con-
dition for thirty years by its nonresident
owner.
mittee pamphlet bearing ON the subject
of their petition.
The bills for the @ street bridge and
Georgetown park were referred to the Com
missioners for report.
Local Bills introduced.
Senator Gallinger today introduced bill
prepared by the Commissioners providing
for more distinctly designating parcels of
land in the District for purposes of assess
ment and taxation.
Senator Gallinger also introduced a bill
for the extension of Sth street, or Wright's