Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-26
Another Cross-Town Line.


urgently recommended for passage by the
board of Commissioners.
Another Cross-Town Line.
At the close of the hearing Representative
Davis of Minnesota asked the Commission
ers to make an immediate report on his
bill to authorize the Capital Traction Com
pany to construct cross-town line over
the route now proposed for the Great Falls
and Old Dominion Company Inc latter
measure is now before the committee and
a special meeting in executive session will
be held tomorrow morning for it's consider
alton The Commissioners promised to
the Davis substitute, as the representative
explained that he wanted to bring the sub
Ject up in the House tomorrow.
To Furnish Water Free.
Among the bills ordered to be favorably
reported was one introduced by Represen-
tatlve Babcock of Wisconsin, chairman of
the committee, authorizing the District
Commissioners to furnish Potomac water
without charge to charitable institutions
In the city. Several eleemosynary institu-
tlons in Washington now have this privi-
iege, and the bill was designed to extend
1t to all of them alike.
Two bills introduced by Representative
CoWherd of Missouri received favorable re-.
ports. One provides for the extension of
18th street from Woodley road to MintWood
place, with uniform width of fifty feet,
ana the other. confirms the title to 10. 5
in square $50.
Representative Richardson's bill incor-
rorating the, trustees of the Grand En-
campment Of knights Templar Of the
United States and two bills introduced
by Chairman Babcock received favorable
reports. One>of Mr.. Babcocks bills amends
the act to regulate the height Of buildings
III the District, and fixes the maximum
helght OF ordinary structures fronting On
the proposed union station plaza at sixty
feet. and of fireproof buildings in the same
locality at eighty feet. Another Babcock
bill abolishes the fee system for the COM
persation of; the inspector of boilers and
hAes an annnal salary of $1,sOO
Senate Bills Approved.
-Four Senate bills also. received favorable
reports at today's meeting, One, intro
duced by Senator McComas of Maryland,
authorizes the Anacostia, Surrattsville and
Brandywine Electric Railway Company to
extend its road into the District of Co
lumbia.. Another bill extends the time al
lowed the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
to elevate and depress it's tracks for the
elimination of grade crossings to seven
years.
Senator Gallinger's bill amending the Dis
trict code and permitting the Commission
ers to open, widen and extend the alley sys-
tenn OF Washington was referred to spe-
cial committee composed of Representatives
Cowherd and Davis, with authority to in
vestigate and make Al favorable report
Another Gallinger bill authorizing the
inauguration Of new system of block and
lot designation for the city was ordered
favorably reported.
Licenses for Restaurants.
The bill to regulate the issue of licenses
for restaurants and eating houses was laid
aside for further consideration on the pro-
test of Representative Gooch of Kentucky,
a member of the committee. The bill pro-
vides that hereafter upon a written protest
of the majority of persons owning real
estate on the side of the square and the
side of the confronting square in which
there is tat present or in which 1t is pro-
posed to locate restaurant or eating house
of any kind the Commissioners are author