Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-06
SPEED OF AUTO CARS
BILL AMENDED BY SENATE DIS.
TRIcT COMMITTEE.

Senator Gailnger presided over a larzeIy
attended meeting Of the Senate cominlttee
on the District of Columbia today a
number of important bills were disposed
OF and Will be reported to the Senate AT
once.
House bill 1888. regulating the speed OF
automobiles In the District OF Coium bfa,
was discussed at some length In view or
the statements made at recent hearing
before the committee. The bill is amended
In several respects. allowing increases over
the speed limits prescribed by the House
bill, and making mandatory the imprison-
ment In the workhouse in cases of third
offense against the law that may be COM
mitted In single year. As the bill Will
be reported to the Senate any one who v!o-
lstes this law third time viii be subject
TO q fine OF from $50 to $3.50 and TO impris-
onment in the workhouse for not less tirln
thirty days nor more than six months. The
bill as passed by the House allowed the
court TO use its discretion to whether IL
should impose imprisonment In such cases.
1t is provided In this autom obile bill that
within the fire limits the speed shall be
twelve miles hour !, d not more than
fifteen miles an hour In any park. The in
crease of the speed IN the parks is an
amendment by the committee the twelve
mile Limitation having been placed IN the
bill In the House. The House bin provided
that five miles an hour should be the
imum speed in crossing any intersecting
street, but the committee extends that
limit TO eight miles. The House bill linn
tied the speed around corners of a street to
four miles hour. but the Senate COM
mittee amendment increases that limit TO
six miles
The House bill limits the speed outside or
the fire limits to fifteen miles an hour.
which is increased by the Senate committee
to twenty miles with provision TO be In
serted In the bill that when an automobiles
is passing any vehicle the automobile
shall be brought to a stop upon signal OF
the driver of the vehicle by raising ills
right hand.
The committee discussed briefly the bin
for extension of Rock Creek Park but
decided to defer action until its next meet
ing day.
Police Reorganization.
House bill 1884, relating to the metropoli-
tan police was acted upon favorably after
several amendments were Incorporated IN
the measure. The number of police sur
geous Is increased from three to four, and
desk seryeants are made privates of class
instead of class l, as in the House bill.
The House bill provided for three police
surgeons at $500 per annum and stipulated
IN the bill that these surgeons Were to
gage In no other practice The Senate COM
mittee today, IN increasing the number OF
surgeons from three to four decreased their
compensa ton to $500 per annum each but
provided that they might be allowed to at
tend to other practice. under proper restr!c-
lions.
The Senate committee also ordered a ia
yorable report on Senate bill 1908. to incor-
porate the American Institute for Drug
Proving. 1t amended the bill restricting
the opera tons of this institution to the Dig
trict Of Columbia
To Change Street Name.
Senate bill 42ss. changing the name OF
Douglas street to Clifton street. was re-
ported favorably.
Senator Galiinser. chairman of the COM
mittee was directed by the committee to
prepare and report to the next meeting OF
the committee bill increasing the salaries
of police patrol drivers from $50 to 500 per
month
Senate bill 511a, to extend Douglas ana
Adams streets, was referred to Senator Bur
kett a subcommittee to make a report
to the full committee at its next meeting
House bill lis. relating to savings banks
in the District Of Columbia. was refer; ed
to Senators Dillingham; and Martin.