The Washington times., 1908-01-17
TRACK EXTENSION
BILL WILL PASS
Senator Gallinger to Call
Up Measure Next Mon
dag,
Several Important District
Acts Go Through the
Senate.

Monday next is expected to witness
the passage by the Senate OF the bill
% extend the tracks OF the street rail-
way INES 70 the Union station. Sena-
tuF Ga!lnger, chairman of the District
committee, gave notice 70 the Senats
yesterday afternoon that he would cab
The hill GE Monday.
senator HanshTough is expected then
10 introduce hiss universal transfer
amendment, but he VIII not press his
franchise tax amendment. As there is
general recognition Of the necessity OF
IN carly .Ntensi1n Of the tracks to the
station, IL is generally expected that
serious opposition viii not develop.
District Bills Passed.
a number CO District bills were passed
by the Senate. including the following.
To transfer jurisdiction TO the Com
ln!ssione-o over the Washington suue-
duct and appuF5euances The Conduit
road is included N the transfer. but
the power TO police the road is not in
"luded. acG remains with the War De-
paFtment
To authorize the Commissioners 20 an
point members OF the Board Of Char
tiles an. the Board Of Children's Guar
dams
To extend the time for the completion
OF the Washington and Western Mar--
land railroad for one year.
TO amend the act relating 10 police
pensions 50 as TO include four members
Of the Fire Department. left out of che
original amendment by mistake.
To arend an act comforting title to
certain District land so that anyone 6f-
teen wears in UNINTERRUPTED possession
OF Government land in WASHINGTON. or
VINO has paid taxes thereon. may retain
possession under the donation OF the
land by the Government
Hepburn Opposes Measure.
Senator Hepburn objected TO a bill au-
thorizing the Commissioners 10 accent
$4,000 from Carnegie for a Takonaa Park
library, ard it went over, and Senator
Bacon objected to the bill 10 allow Dis
tr.ct corporations to buy and sell real
estate. and this also went over
Senator Daniel made a favorable re-
FORT from committee on the bill TO con-
Strdct 5000 900 memorial bridge across
the Potomac.
CrOss-TOwn Line.
At the hearing yesterday afternoon
practically all the time was devotA8
TO speeches from citizens asking that
IN the proposed bill giving the stree,
railway lines access to the Union sta
ton. there be Incorporated A claus.
requiring the Capital Traction Com
pany 20 build q cross-town line from
EsVsnth street and Florida avenue
nortiwcs- 10 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast
Questioning by members OF the com.
mittee brought out the fact that amona
those present there was practically no
demand for universal transfers or low.
er fares, provided the companies viii
give the public better service
Those VINO spoke for the crOss-tnVyD
ne wee Thomas w Smith president
Of the East Washington Citizens $50
ClaJIon: William c. Henderson. chair
m11 or the railway committee of the
No IN tI2itcl and lexington Citizens
Association, Evan II. Tucker president
90 ,He .NOrJhcast Washington Citizens
Association. August G.. Hermann presi-
dent of the Southeast Washington Citi-
1cns' Association. and Josiah Willard
and President +. NJ Gallaudet. Of the
Columbia Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb.
Attorney Severn. of the North Wash
iaStOH aud lexington Association. in
formed the committee the Capital Trac-
ton Company was willing to build the
cTOSs-tOWn line