The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-16
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial correspondence.l

Neat and modern passenger coaches
will be provided, it is said, to convey
representatives, officials and others to
two Office buildings. These will run
from the lower stations Of the senate
and house elevators to the lower sta
tions of the elevators in the Office
buildings, so that immediate connec-
tons can be made for any part of the
structures. The cars will be operated
and lighted by electricity.
Subway to Be Ready by December.
1t is said to be provided in the con
tract that the subways on each side OF
the capitol are to be completed and liz
running order by Dec. l.
The subways are to be twenty-five
feet wide after being arched, but the
workmen are excavating about thirty
feet in width to allow for the masonry.
The tunnels will be at varying depth
of from sixteen to twenty-five feet ac-
cording to the grade of the surface.
The work of construction through the
foundation of the capitol will be diff
cult, it is said.
The electric power and light will be
supplied from the big power plants in
the capitol, and there viii be freight
cars as well as those for passengers.
Already applications are being made
for employment as motormen on the
trains.
Training School For CoIored Youth.
Steps have been taken by prominent
colored men of the District to establish
training and industrial institute for
colored young people. The institute
will be established. within the limits of
the District of Columbia, with farm
school as an adjunct, to be located
somewhere in Maryland. Before the
work of construction begins $4,000
must be insured, either in cash or In
bona fide subscriptions. Mr.. John Joy
Edison, president of the Washington
Loan and Trust company, will be the
trustee for money and subscriptions.
When that amount shall be raised the
subscribers will elect the trustees for
the school, and it will be started as
soon thereafter as possible.
The New Ten Dollar Bill Issue.
The United States treasury has put
in circulation new ten dollar gold
certificate The new certificates, which
are the first gold notes of a denomina-
ton less than 500, were issued under
of the Aldrich act in order to
supply the demand for more currency
of small denomination.
No. of the new issue was presented
to Assistant Secretary Reynolds of the
treasury department in exchange for
other good and lawful money. Like
the twenty dollar gold certificates, theNl
back of the new note Is printed in
ink, and there IS some of the
same color on the face of the bill. The
face hears finely wrought vignette of
Michael Hillegas, the first treasurer of
the United States.
GarfieId's Funeral Unpaid.
William r. Speare, a Washington I'M
dertaker who died few days ago,
left among the assets of his estate
bill against the United States govern
ment for conducting the funeral Of
President Garfield. Speare had charge
of the funeral, but has never been paid.
Congress passed an act appropriating
for the cost of the funeral but
it contained provision requiring all
claimants to file with their claims re-
ceipted bills and statements agreeing
in advance to accept whatever amount
should be awarded them.
Speare refused to accept the theory
that the government should be treated
differently from any other debtor and
refused to file either the receipted bill
or the agreement to accept anything
that might be given him. His claim,
therefore, remains unpaid.
Attempts have been made to get con-
gress to authorize the payment of his
bill, but unsuccessfully.
Would Abolish BiIlboards.
Commissioner Mcfarland wants to
see the billboards of the city abolished
and says he fayors movement against
the increase of outdoor advertising
here.
81 have felt for long time that
Washington ought to lead the way in
the regulation of street advertising"
the commissioner explained. II would
like to see billboard advertising abol-
ished and In its place advertising on
small ornamental structures erected by
THE municipality, which should rent
spaces upon them and so derive reve-
nue. while keeping the advertising with
liz, ct,.iof hnundc This iS tho method
used in several foreign capitals, notably
Paris, Berlin and Vienna, while in Ber-
lin, according to our consul general,
the system yields revenue of over
$4,000 year.
Revenue From Advertising.
"When you consider that we now re-
,ceive practically no revenue from the
lbillboards you will probably agree
that at least there ought to be suffi-
Client tax to yield an adequate revenue
as the business is now carried on. The
only revenue now is that from the IL
,cense required Of billposters, which is
$40 a year. and under this any bill
poster can use as many billboards as
he pleases. But, congress having pass
ed upon the subject in the license law
of July /, 1902, the commissioners can
not increase the tax nor can they rent
out space on the streets for billboard
purposes.
II think congress should give the
commissioners power to do both things
and thus enable them to work out a
system like that of Berlin, which