Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06
Anacostia and Vicinity.

Further legislation apportioning the cost
of the new Anacostia bridge and providing
means for the creation OF the amount.
as well as authorizing and directing the
Commissioners of the District to extend
Monroe street In Anacostia and construct
a viaduct at the Baltimore and Ohio cross
ing is being sought through medium OF
two bills introduced in the House Of Rep
resentatives by Mr.. Gllett CT Massachu-
sets. The same objects were provided in
the District appropriation act, as 1t came
from the committee having the bill In
charge, but on a point OF order by Repre-
sentative Mudd the several paragraphs re-
lating thereto were stricken from the bill.
Now the citizens Of Anacosta, with the as
sistance Of the Commissioners, are en-
deavoring to have the appropriation pro-
vided for In some other manner. The first
bill requires the Anacosta and Potomac
River Railway Company to pay the sum Of
So 500 of the cost OF the new bridge. in
addition to any amount paid or expended
for approaches and in addition To any
sums necessary to be expended by the rail-
road company under existing law. Pro-
vision Is also made for the operation or
a double-track railway along the proposed
Monroe street extension. The other Din
authorizes the Commissioners OF the Dis
trict TO acquire by purchase or condemna-
ton the land necessary for an extension or
Monroe street to form southern cause
way to the new bridge, ali the expense to
be borne by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company, Including construction OF
a viaduct. an approach. etc, or in the event
of refusal by the company to do SO the
work to be performed by the District and
assessed against the company.
Mrs. H Ramm. the matron in charge OF
the Rupert Home for the Aged on Good
Hope road. Anacostia, IS taking means 10
have the inmates OF the home drilled TO
leave the building in the shortest possible
time and in safety in the event OF fire. 10
this end as the initial step, Capt. c. r.
Kuhns, who is in command OF the Anacos-
tia section of the fire deartment. visited
the home Friday and assembled the lodg-
ers whom he instructed in the proper man
ner of making exit from the building should
a fire break out AS a test the inmates then
retired to their respective quarters and an
alarm bell was sounded II for fire.
1t was found that the inmates Were able
to leave the building within three minutes.
Mrs. Ramn will conduct weekly fire drills
hereafter.
The bishop OF Washington visited Ana
costa Thursday and was conveyed by Mr..
A o. Brady of this place to F'orestvilIe,
Prince George county, Nd. where he con-
ferred the rite of confirmation upon q class
numbering thirty-two persons in Epiphany
Protestant Episcopal Church. portion
of the class came from the Episcopal dis
trict at Surrattsville. Prince George county,
Md The bishop was assisted by Rev. Will
liam Shear, the rector OF Epiphany Church,
and by Rev ]. B. Craighill.
Messrs. Julius w. Tolson and Charles A.
Stevens reached home last evening after A
trip of four weeks in the west. Among
Utah and California. They reached San
Francisco several days after the EARTH
quake and fire. but witnessed many scenes
Incidental to that disaster.