Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-29
LEGISLATION
LOCAL MEASURES ACTED ON BY
THE HOUSE
Late Yesterday Afternoon-Act Be
funding Special Assessments to.
Several Institutions.

After The Stars report Of the proceed
ings In the House closed yesterday District
business continued and the bill providing
for slaughter houses was under considera-
ton. 1t was amended In a few minor par
ticulars and passed.
The bill requiring wagons carrying bur-
dens of 5000 pounds to have tires not less
than five inches wide was brought up and
provoked discussion. 1t was contended by
several speakers that the use of narrow
tired vehicles, carrying heavy loads, on
the asphalt streets tended to the destruc-
ton of the roadbed. A communication
from the Business Mems Association was
read, protesting against the bill as work.
Ing a hardship on the owners Of burden
CARRYING vehicles. On motion of Repre-
sentative Hepburn Of Iowa the bill was
amended so as to require four-inch tires
for vehicles carrying more than 4,O00
pounds, and as thus amended the bill was
passed.
A bill was passed amending the act re-.
lating to retention contracts by providing
that 1t shall cover and comprehend ali
contracts for the construction of bridges,
sewers, buildings, and other contracts for
construction work, as herein specifled.
which are now completed or which NAV
hereafter be completed by the contractors
according to their contracts and accepted
by the Board of Commissioners Of the
District of Columbia.
Service in Foreign Corporations.
A bill was passed providing that when a
foreign corporation shall conduct business
In the District without having an Office or
resident agent here. service upon any Of
ncer or agent or employe Of such corpora
ton In the District shall be effectual as to
suits growing out Of contracts entered into
or to be performed. In whole or In part. in
the District Of Columbia or growing out of
any tort heretofore and hereafter COM
mitted in the District
A bill was passed amending the incorro-
ration Of the convention of the Protestan nj
Episcopal Church of the diocese of WASH
ngton by authorizing 1t to receive dona.
lions. requests and devises
"A bill was passed authorizing the Ma
tional Safe Deposit. Savings and Trust
Company to change its name to that of Ma
tional Savings and Trust Company.
Washington Market Company.
A bill was passed providing that the
Washington Market Company be hereby
authorized to procure by purchase or lease
all or part Of square No 1928 in the CITY Of
Washington. and thereon conduct a cold
storage business and manufacture ice for
use in Center Market and for sale: Provid.
ed. That nothing In this act shall be held to
limit or affect In any way any of the pro-
visions OF An act to incorporate the Wash
y,
1872 The right to alter, amend or reneai
this act. without any liability therefor, is
expressly reserved
A bin was passed prohibiting the sale of
intoxicating liquors within half a mile of
the Government Hospital for the Insane
and the District almshouse.
A bill was passed providing that the Su
preme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
shall have the power to take and hold real
and personal estate, which shall not be di-
vided among the members Of the CORPORA
ton, but shall descend to their successors
for the promotion of the fraternal and be-
1t was also provided that the CORPORATION
shall not hold property to the aerrerate
value of 100000 at any time.
To Refund Special Assessments.
A bill was passed authorizing the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to pay to the trus-
tees of the various religious and ed,,ca-
tional Institutions mentioned herein thu
sums set forth in their. respective cases
said amounts having been heretofore erro-
neously paid by the said religious and edu-
easlona, institutions on account Of special
hgious and educational institutions, and
which character of assessments or taxes
the Court Of Appeals OF the District OF Co
lumbia heretofore held. in the case of the
District OF Columbia against Sisters of the
Visitation. of Washington, reported IN vol
ume 10. fuckers Reports. page 300 ct SEQ.
to be illegal and void and not a charee
against such property.
Educational properties: Corc0ran Gallery
Of Art, $161.53; Columbian University
$135 05; medical and dental department.
National University. $T.5S; Howard uri-
versity. $613A.
Religious properties: Church of the
Covenant. $107.01; Shiloh Baptist Church.
$9.1O; Gunton-Temple Memorial Presby
terrain Church. $21432: St Matthews
Church, $500. -; All Souls Church, HIl4, az:
Epiphany Church. $f2.23: Fourth Baptist
Church, $66.1S; Universallst general con-
vention. $685.: St. Paul's English Lufhersn
Church. &145.52: Marvin Methodist Episco-
terrain Church, $44.76: Lutheran .Churcn.
$16.1S: Mount Moriah Baptist Church.
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