Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-04
DISTRICT, IN CONGRESS
MEASURES INTRODUCED AT THE
CAPITOL TODAY.

Representative Babcock, chairman OF the
House committee the District of Co
lumbia, today introduced fourteen bills af-
fecting the interests of the citizens OF
Washington, forwarded to him by the Dis
trict Commissioners. The bills, their titles
briefly given, follow:
Authorizing the extension of -Kaloran1a
road northwest.
For the opening of a connecting parkway
along Piney branch between 10th street
and Rock Creek Park, District of Columbia.
For the opening of a connecting highway
between Water Side drive and Park road,
District of Columbia.
Authorizing the extension of Rhode Is
land avenue northeast.
For the widening of a section of Column
bia road east of 18th street.
Authorizing the extension of 18th street
northwest.
To require the erection of fire ESCAPES in
certain buildings in the District of Coluai-
bia, and for other purposes
Authorizing the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia to establish building
lines.
To regulate the operation of street rail-
ways in the District of Columbia, and for
other purposes
Regulating the retent on contracts with
the District of Columbia.
Amendatory of an act entitled "An ac. to
provide for payment of damages on account
Of changes of grade due to construction
Of the union station, District of Columbia," "
approved April %, 1904
To amend section of the code of law for
the District of Columbia.
To amend sections 713 and TIA of IAN act
to establish code of law for the District of
Columbia, approved March g. 1901 as
amended by the acts approved January 81
and June 80, 1902. and for other purposes.
To amend section 1 of an act entitled "Iin
act relating to the metropolitan police Of
the District of Columbia" approved Febru-
airy 2S, 1901.
In the Senate.
Senator Gallinger has prepared a score
of bills which he will introduce in the SEN
ate tomorrow. Many of these bills are wor-
thy measures that did not get through the
last Congress and which will receive the
early attention of the Senate committee on
the District of Columbia
An interesting bill Is one that provides
for the amending of the District code in re-
lation to assessments of insurance compa-
nles and provides that such companies shall
make annual statements to the superintend-
ent of insurance. 1t provides that such
companies shall have not less than So o0o
In cash or invested in securities if they are
to do business in the District IT is nro-
vided, however, that the bill shall not inter-
fere with the rights of any organization in
corporated by special act of Congress.
Many of these bills have received the at
tention of the District Commissioners and
have been given publicity from time to
time.
bill for the widening of Bladensburg
road will be introduced. The road Is To he
widened according to the street extepsfon
plan from III street to the District line
After the dedication of two-thirds of the
land necessary condemnation proceedings
for this purpose may be begun.
Another bill is for the opening of a con-
meeting parkway along Piney branch be-
tween 10th street and Rock Creek park.
Also bill for the extension of Franklin
street northeast.
Senator Gallngers bill of last session to
require the erection of fire escapes in GER
tain buildings of the District is re-intro-
duced, as are the following measures that
were before the committee during the last
Congress:
TO regulate the operation of street rail-
ways.
To open connecting highway between
Waterside Drive and Park road.
For the widening of section of Columbia
road east of 18th street
Another bill approved by the Commission
ers is to amend the code to provide that all
savings banks and savings companies in the
District shall be required to make report
to the controller of the currency and to
publish all the reports which national bark
ing associations are required to make
Another bill provides for police legislaticn
such as has been approved by the Comnss>
sioners of the District of Columbia.
The code of the District Is amended by
another bill providing that Justices of the
peace may issue warrants returnable to the
Police Court against persons accused of
crime, ETC., coming into the District Of
Columbia.
The extension OF Kalorama road north
west is provided for In another bill, and
the Commissioners are authorized to estab-
lish building lines in the District
The extension of 17Ih street northwest
and of Rhode Island avenue northeast are
both provided for.
a Commissioners bill will be introduced
prnyiding that all contracts made by the
District of Columbia for construction work
shall be so arranged as to provide for the
retention OF 10 per cent of the contract