Evening star., 1904-03-16
MANY RAILWAY BILLS
LOCAL MEASURES CONSIDERED Bx
ROUSE sUBcoMMITTEH
Proposed Extension and Opening OF
Streets Also Taken Up-Execu-
tive Session Held.

Inc subcommittee ON Street THllWdyS
streets and avenues of the House committee
on the District of Columbia met in execu-
tive session this morning and began the
consideration of the thirty-three bills pend
ing before the committee and relating to
the extension of street railroad lines and
the opening and extension of streets. The
subcommittee is composed of Representa-
tives Babcock (chairman), Smith. Wads-
worth, Davis, Wiley, Meyer and Mean
drews. There will be another meeting to-
morrow morning, and 1t is stated that daily
sessions will be held until all the bills have
been acted upon. The meetings Of the
subcommittee will all be executive and no
hearings are to be granted at this time.
The subcommittee will make its report di-
rect to the full committee.
In view of the Importance Of the street
railway and street extension bills and the
fact that the subcommittee having these in
charge will be in session tomorrow, the reg
ular meeting of the District committee for
that day has been postponed.
Street Railway Bills.
A complete list of the bills under consid-
Grafton by the subcommittee is as follows:
Referring to street railways: H. r. 551S-
To authorize the Anacostia, Surrattsville
and Brandywine Electric Railway Company
to extend its street railway in the District
of Columbia
H. r. 5S10-Authorizing certain extensions
to be made in the lines of the City and
Suburban Railway of Washington and of
the Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, in the District of Columbia, and for
other purposes.
H. R. 7639-To extend the lines of the
Capital Traction Company
ii. r. 9166-To authorize the extension.
construction and operation of the Great
Falls and Old Dominion Railroad Company
into and within the District of Columbia.
Fl. R. 1G76O-To require the use of closed
and heated street cars in the District of
Columbia.
House bills $40 and 1888. referred to
above, are for extensions to the site of the
new union passenger depot.
Extending and Opening Streets.
Relating to the opening of streets, etc.:
H. r. 5-For the extension of 9Th street
northeast, otherwise known as Railroad
avenue.
H. r. 2542-For the extension Of T street
and other purposes.
II. r. 2S6S-For the opening of a street
in Mount Pleasant. D. c.
House joint resolution 81 and Senate reso-
luton 5-To enlarge the scope of an act
entitled IAN act to provide a permanent
system of highways in that part of the
District of Columbia lying outside of Cities
approved March 2. 1893.
H. r. 44S0 and Senate 2324-For the ex-
tension of Vermont avenue from Florida
avenue to Howard University.
H. r. 5o66 and Senate 2134-To connect
Euclid place with Erie street.
H. r. 5IS9-For the extension of 18th
street northwest from Florida avenue to
Columbia road.
H. R. 5S04 and Senate 1635-For the ex-
tension of NJ street east to Bladensburg
road, and for other purposes.
H. r. 5SO5 and Senate 1636-For the open
ing of r street northeast to 2Sth street and
of 2Sth street northeast from r to NJ street
H. r. 1865 and Senate 2133-To change the
name of Madison street to Samson street.
III. r. 72S3-For the extension of School
street southwark to Kenesaw avenue.
H. r. 1903 and Senate 2621-For the wild
ening of V street northwest.
H. r. S140-For the extension Of oath
street northeast
II. r. 1880 and Senate 271O-For the OPEN
ing of connecting highways on the east and
west sides of the geological Park, District
of Columbia.
H. R. S452-For the extension of V street
District of Columbia.
III. R. S453-F'or the extension of 23d street
from S street to California avenue.
H. r. 9165 and Senate 3S69-For the ex-
tension of Albemarle street
H. R. 9670-For the extension Of Wyom-
ing avenue to 23d street west.
II. r. 10021-For the extension of Shep-
herd street northwest from Connecticut
avenue to Idaho avenue
II. r. 10662-For the extension of Sth
street northeast, otherwise known as Rail-
road avenue.
H. r. 1868 and Senate 4033-To authorize
the abandonment of w street northeast
H. r. 1O964-For the extension of s street
in the District of Columbia
H. r. 11041-For the extension of Wyom-
ing avenue.
H. r. 11275-For opening 18th street.
II. r. 11216-For opening 14th street
ii. X. 11593-For the extension of Massa-
chusetts avenue extended northward be-
tween Joliet street and FairvIew Heights
subdivision.
n X n9o3-To establish public park on
Columbia Heights, and to make a new
street on its western boundary.
Senate 12I-Authorizing the joining OF
kalorama avenue.