The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
LETS ROAD ENTER CAPITAL
Senator Bankhead Offers Amend.
ment to Pending Bill.
Proposes to Enable East washing
ton Heights Traction Company
TO Run 20 New station.

Senator Bankhead yesterday introduced
an amendment which he will propose to
the Senate Sill. now pending IN the Dis
trlct Committee, TO extend the time al
lowed the East Washington Heights
Traction Company in which TO complete
its tracks.
The East Washington Heights Traction
Company Is a project OF the United States
Realty Company, OF which Col. A. z.
Randle is president, and is intended to
open up communication with Washington
for a large section Of the District.
The amendment proposes to give the
company the right to hay, sell, or lease
TO or from any street railway with which
its lines may connect. ANY part or all OF
said railway or railways, and to issue the
necessary bonds for this purpose" Il also
authorizes the corporation TO operate its
cars from its present authorized terminus,
at the west approach to the Pennsylvania
avenue bridge. as provided in the first
section of its charter, along Pennsylvania
avenue. over the tracks Of the Capital
Traction Company, te Eleventh street
east. thence TO lay tracks and operate
cars on Eleventh street 10 East Caption
street. and 10 operate its cars along East
Capitol street over the line of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company, 10
Second street east, TO Massachusetts ave
nue., and along that avenue 10 the Union
Station.
II is proposed 10 further amend the
pending bill so as to permit suburban
street railways entering the District 10
extend their lines. by the shortest prac-
ticable route. to the Union Station. all
routes selected for this purpose to be
subject 10 the approval Of the District
Commissioners. It is provided that w1en
ever the routes so selected coincide with
those Of existing railway lines. the COM
panies shall be authorized to enter into
an agreement for the joint use of the
existing tracks and motive power, unter
terms which shall be mutually agreeable.
and that whenever an agreement cannot
be reached, the District Supreme Court
shall have power to determine the terms
upon which such joint use shall be made.
The companies are authorized By the
terms of the amendment to make con
tracts covering the terms agreed upon or
provided by the court
Senator Gallinger laid before the Sem
ate a petition from the East Washington
Citizens Association, asking that Con-
gress provide means TO put all school
buildings in the District in a safe and
proper condition to house the pupils, and
to further provide that hereafter all
school buildings which may be erected in
the District shall be strictly fireproof
Senator Johnston. of Alabama. intro
duced in the Senate a bill to provide for
more strict observance Of Sunday as a
day OF rest in the District Of Columbia.
Mr. Johnston is a member of the District
committee.
The bin proposes 10 make 1t unlawful
for any person or corporation to labor
on Sunday at any trade or calling, or
employ or cause TO be employed any
apprentice. or servant in any labor or
business on that day, except housework
or other work Of necessity or charity, and
except also public service corporation en-
ployes in supplying necessary service TO
the people Of the District
It is also made unlawful for any person
to engage in fishing. hunting, horse rae
Ing. or other public sports. exercises or
shows. or in any theatrical equestrian.
circus, or other performance for pay It
is provided. however that the provisions
Of the proposed act shall not be construed
to apply to or prohibit the performance,
on the first day Of the week. OF any work
Of necessity. SO performed as not TO inter-