Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04


believed, for the improvement of the health
of the city. Bills regulating the practice Of
medicine, of veterinary surgery, and for
inspections and reports in all cases of
minor diseases have been enacted.
The southwest section of the city has re-
ceived an Improvement in it's fire service
by an appropriation of $4,000 for a truck
house
Provision was also made for annual re-
ports by the gas and electric light COM
panies of the District of Columbia to be
made to Congress. These have been the
public utility corporations that have not
reported to Congress in the past, that fact
being something of surprise to people
at the Capitol when it was brought to their
attention. The provisions for these annual
reports have been so framed to insure,
it Is believed, satisfactory statement to
Congress of the conditions of their busi-
ness.
Things Not Acted On.
The things that Congress has not done
makes, usual, a very important list of
things desirable and otherwise. Senator
Hepburn introduced and had passed by the
Senate bill appropriatng $10OOO.O00 for
the purchase of all the land on the south
side Of Pennsylvania avenue from the Bo-
tanic garden to 18th street and extending
southwark to the Mall. The bill went to
the House and there expired in the COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds.
Congress failed to provide for 70 per
cent increase in salaries of government
the advanced price of living by an increase
of 80 per cent of the salaries of senators
and representatives. While, few increases
in salaries were made in individual cases.
there was no substantial advance along that
line provided in the supply bills
The street railroads came in for a large
amount of attention In connection with
the necessity to extend the tracks of these
cnr IN tha fat
The universal transfer, three-cent fare
the broad-tire bill, the extension of the
smoke law to steam railroads entering the
District all figured prominently as amend
ments to this bill, but all failed of any
legislative action
The proposed purchase of additional
parks, of extension of Rock Creek Park
along Massachusetts, avenue, part at 18th
and Florida avenue, another in Georgetown
and another across the Eastern branch, all
failed of enactment in the last hours of
Congress, although effort to secure them
was very thorough.
An important project that went down was
the proposed purchase for 100000 of the
land between 18th and 10Th streets, Penn
Sylvania avenue and the Mall, for use as
site of public buildings.
The proposed law for the regulation of
child labor in the District of Columbia fail
ed of enactment, although. with amend
ments, 1t received general approval.
Laws Enacted.
Laws enacted during the second session
of the Fifty-ninth Congress relating to
the District of Columbia follow:
For widening Bladensburg road from H
street to the District line to width of nine
ty feet.
Extension of 7th and Franklin streets
Widening Columbia road east of 10th
street.
Extension of I'd street northwest from
Elm street to Bryant street; of w street
from it's present terminus, west of Flaglef
place, to I'd street, and Of w street west
of I'd street eastwardly to I'd street.
Extension of Meridian place east of Cen
ter street, Mount Pleasant, to 14th street,
with width Of fifty feet
Extension of Geneseo place and Summit
place.
Extension of 23d street to Kalorama
road.
70 close alleys in square $50, lying be-
tweei 10th and 18th streets and w street
and Florida avenue, the land in those
alleys to revert to the present owners Of
the square.
TIC regulate the keeping of employment
agencies in the District where fees are
charged for securing employment.
For opening Macomb street from Cleve-
iand Heights to Cleveland Park.
To amend the act for the appointment
of a sealer and assistant sealer of weights
and measures, providing for the manner
Of weighing produce, etc.
Irving street.
Opening highway between Water Side
Cr.ve and Park road.
/. Opening Fessenden street from Wiscon-
sin avenue to River road.
Extendlns-Kenyon street from 18th to
Mount Pleasant street.
Extension of Harvard street to 18th
street northwest.
Extension of 4th street northeast through
the Frederick Rose tract to Hamlin street.
To incorporate the International Sunday
School Association.
To change the name of the National Safe
Deposit, Savings and Trust Company to
National Savings and Trust Company.
To relieve a number of churches and
educational institutions from the payment
of special assessment taxes which the
Court of Appeals has held to be illegal and
void.
To prohibit the sale of intoxicating
LIQUORS near the Government Hospital for
Insane and the Home for the Aged and
Inf1rm.
TO regulate the practice of veterinary
medicine In the District of Columbia.
Washington Market Company.
To permit the Washington Market Com
pany to purchase square 1923 and conduct a
cold-storage business and manufacture ice
for use in the Center Market and for sale.
Rroviding that when q foreign corpora
ton transacts business In the District with
out having any place Of business or resi-
dent agent here service upon any oflcer or
agent or employee of such corporation shall
be effectual as to suits growing out of con-
tracts to be performed in whole or In part
in the District.
To amend the act incorporating the con-
vepfion az the Protestant Epiec0pal Church