Evening star., 1904-03-18
ON THE DISTRICT BILL
HEARING OF THE COMMISSIONERS
ENDED TODAY.
Many Local Interests to Be Represented
Before the Senate Sub
committee.

The subcommittee of the senate commit
tee on appropriations, which is considering
the District bill, today concluded their
questioning of Commissioners Macfarland,
West and Biddle concerning local needs.
Commissioner Macfarland has made
specially strong plea in favor of the Com
missioners' plan for dividing current and
extraordinary expenses of the District of
Columbia. as we'll as other recommenda-
tions that appeared in their estimates.
To Hear Business Interests.
This afternoon and tomorrow it is ex-
pected that many local interests will be
represented. The Board of Trade and the
Business Mems Association will be repre-
sented before the subcommittee. Secretary
Barry Bulkley of the Business Mems Asso-
citation was before the committee today to
argue in favor of the paving of 7th street
from Pennsylvania avenue to z street and
from G street to New York avenue with
asphalt He read the committee a recent
editorial in The Star summarizing reasons
why this improvement should be made
Mr.. William G. Henderson, chairman of
the committee on streets of the Board of
Trade. will later appear before the SUBJ
committee to advocate the 1th street i'm
provement, as well as in favor of the con-
demnation of land for street extension in
cases of important thoroughfares along
which nearly all of the land has been do
for bridge over Piney Branch road, the
proposed appropriation for which, amount
ing to $4,000. was stricken out in the
House. Today Mr.. Henderson represented
the North Capitol and lexington Citizens
Association, asking for the paving of S and
Quincy streets, the former from North
Capitol to 1st street west, and the latter
from North Capitol street to Florida
avenue. rex v1s
Mr.. Louis P. Shoemaker asked for the
opening. grading and regulating of Albe-
Mr. A E Ransile wanted an appropri-
alton for we'll for the engine house OF
Congress Heights be
The Charities Question.
Messrs. John Joy Edison, Simon Wolf.
Charles O'Neill of the board of charities
together with Secretary George s. Wilson
went over with thea subcommittee the
whole charities question as it relates to the
District, asking for as much of the original
estimates as theyicould get.
Messrs. l.. l.. Hooper and ]. Nota McGiu
of the Cathedral Heights Citizens Associ-
alton favored additional sewers for Arizona
avenue and improvements for Woodley
lane. az stfs
Mr.. C. C. Lancaster spoke in favor of
sewer improvements In the northwest SUBJ
urbs and for the opening of additional
streets
Evan H. Tucker of the Northeast wash
ington Citizens Association stated that hut
81 per cent CT the streets in Northeast
Washington, almost beneath the shadow
of the dome Of the Capitol had been i'm
proved. and with the rate of Improvement
provided in the bill as 1t passed the Honse
which gave $4,000 to that section, 1t would
take $50 years to pave all the streets fbers
He also favored having 25-candlepower for
gas in the District, as provided by law. in
stead of 22-candle, as provided for the last
year. He also asked for an amendment 10
should give notice of intention to widen
streets before doing So He recommended
that Congress take some action to reduce
telephone rates.
f. H. Ashworth. J. p. Crawford and w
A. White appeared in the interest of grad
ing and regulating Aibemarie street from
Connecticut avenue to Rock Greek Park