Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
TO WIDEN AND EXTEND
Bills Concerning Streets Passed
by the House.
DAY GIVEN TO DISTRICT
Many Measures of Local Interest
Taken Up.
MANUFACTURE OF ICE
MANUFACTURE OF ICE
Opposition to Proposed Increase Of
Powers of the Center Market
Company.

! The House Of Representatives. sitting al
| the board Of aldermen of the District OF Co
lumbia, today cleaned up considerable local
business that had been accommodating on the
| calendar since the session began. This was
not the regular District day, but after two
| postponements Chairman Babcock of the
House District committee got IL fixed up
| last week to set aside today for local busi-
ness. There wasn't much interest in the
| proceedings, most of the bills were for
| street openings in which all the costs were
| assessed against property owners and there
| was no expense to the District government
| or the United States
| The first bill called up by Mr. Babccok
was Senate bill 1913. authorizing the extern
| sion of 23d street northwest to Kalorama
! road. Mr.. Babcock asked unanimous con-
sent that House substitute measure 30
read which provided for the same end by
| somewhat different methods.
THE amendment recommended by your
committee said Mr.. Babcock, in the ma
ture of substitute for the Senate bill, Is
for the purpose of bringing the proposed
legislation in harmony with sections 49la
to 491n of the District code, these sections
regulating proceedings for the condemna-
ton of land for streets.
LAS this improvement is considered to be
of advantage mainly to that immediate sec
ton of the city, provision has been made
In section of the substitute 50 that the
properly benefited Will De assessed to cover
the amount awarded damages for lapd
taken as well as for the cost and expenses
of the condemnation proceedings, which
amount will be returned to the District
revenues, as 1t will be assessed as benefits,
and the District will ultimately bear no
portion OF the expense for this improve
ment.
The bill was passed without opposition,
after Floor Leader Payne and Representa-
tive Hepburn of Iowa had expressed their
approval of the change In method embod-
led in the House substitute.
To Widen Bladensburg Road.
Mr.. Babeock next called up Senate btA
| S. for widening Bladensburg road and for
other purposes concerning which the chair
| man of the District committee practically
made the same explanation. He added that.
| 1t is proposed in the bill to widen the road
in accordance with the street extension
plans, which would require all the wideR-
ing to come on the east side from II street.
northward to a point about f.eo0 feet above
the Mt Oliyet road; thence to the
subdivision of Avalon the widening would
be done equally on both sides of the road
and from Avalon on the east side TO the
| north line of the reform school, and
thence equally on each side to the District
line. ,
The Commissioners are much in favor :
of the widening of this road" explained !.
Mr.. Babcock, "as it is of the principals.
highways leading to the District line and
on into Maryland, and will probably al
ways he very important highway J.
The next bill called up was the House
measure introduced by Representative
Allen of Maine and authorizing the eXten-
sion of Prospect street northwest. The
measure was explained in practically the
same way and passed without opposition.
The bill introduced by Representative
Burke of South Dakota. authorizing the
extension of Kenyon street from nth
street to Mt. Pleasant street was passed
unanimously.
The Senate bill for the extension of 9TH
street northeast southwark from its pres
ent termination near Its intersection win
Charming street, line parallel with the
Metropolitan railroad to Rhode Island ave-
nue.; 9TH street southwark to Central ave-
nue. and also Franklin street southeast
from Central avenue eastward to the Met
ropolitan railroad and westward from its
present termination between 9Th and 6tn
streets and also to straighten the western
line of 9TH street. between Hamiln ana
Irving streets southeast, was passeu dt'er
brief discussion.
The Senate bill authorizing the extern
sion of I'd street northwest from Elm
street uorthward to Bryant street, WITH
a width of ninety feet, and of W street
from it's present terminus, west OF Flag
Ter place, to I'd street, with a width OF
eighty feet, and of w street, west OF
I'd street. eastward to I'd street. with a
width of fifty feet, was passed unlnt-
mously. >
its present terminus, east of Center
street, Mt. Pleasant, to 1ith street north
west, with a width Of fifty feet was
next called up by Mr.. Babcock and
passed without discussion.
The bill introduced in the House by
Representative Simms of Tennessee for
the opening of Macomb, formerly NIL
waukee street from the east boun larry
line of Clevelan Heights subdivision TO
the western boundary line of Cleveland
Park according to the permanent high
District,
passed in very few moments.
The bill introduced in the House by Rep
resentative Pearre of Maryland providing
for the opening of Fessenden, formerly
Flint, street from Wisconsin avenue TO the
River road and also through the small un-
dedicated parcel of land westward OF and
adj acent to the River road, with the uni
form width of 100 feet according 10 the
highway plans of the District, was passed
without discussion.
Senate bill 5246 to provide for the extern
sion of Geneseo place and Summit place,
Lanier Heights northwest, in southwest
erly direction in prolongation of its present
line and to Summit place in eaSterly d.
rection. with a width of forty feet. to con-
meet with the extension of Geneseo place,
was read and passed without discussion.
Senate bill 5119, authorizing the extension
of w and Adams streets northwest east to
North Capitol street, w street to be eighty
feet wide and Adams street to be ninety
feet wide, was next called up by Mr.. Bah
cock and, after a brief explanation, unani-
mously passed
Two Bills for Same Purpose.
Mr.. Babcock called attention to the fact
that there were two bills reported favorably
to the Senate in the first session of the
present Congress, both proposing to extend
w and Adams streets east to North Cap
itol street.
Senate bill 2o9S provided for the extern
sion of the two streets in the usual form.
he said, and provided, as did the substitute,
that the total amount awarded for land
taken should be assessed benefits upon
property that would be benefited in that
locality. Senate bill 511y. lasser by the
Senate in June, 1906. provided, Mr.. Bah
cock said, for the purchase OF land neces- !,
sary to extend the street, stated sum
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