Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-29

owns large snare OF q street railway
system in another city, practical busi-
ness man. man who would not exag-
gerate this thing. He spent couple OF
weeks here. Speaking of the beauties OF
the city and of its development. he COM
plimented 1t highly, except the street car
companies. Street car man as he was
he said. There is not another town in the
country that would permit the miserable
equipment you have here in the District
of Columbia That was from a street
car man. He spoke further of the over
crowded condition OF the cars and the
fact that the street car system was not
what it ought to be-
Senator Gallinger made a point of or
der against the amendment and it was
sustained by the chair. SO the amendment
was not even voted upon.
An effort was made by Mr.. Burkett to
amend the bill by providing that hereafter
no public school teacher shall be promoted
from group A to group B of class until
the maximum in group A shall have been
reached by such teacher. Mr.. Gallinger
objected to it on the ground that teachers
should be promoted with reference to
merit and should not be held down by
rule that is too iron-clad. The amend
ment went out on point of order by Mr..
Gallinger.
10th Street Development.
One of the most important amendments
made to the bill before it's passage yester-
day was proposed by Senator Carter of
Montana and gives an additional *1nGn.
making $4,000 in all, for the Improvement
of 18th street northwest. with proviso
that the bridge over Piney branch shall
be widened to the limit of the street.
In this connection Senator Carter init
mated that there has been an effort on the
part of somebody to suppress the develop
ment of 18th street.
Il call the attention of senator's to the
condition of this great avenue. extending
fro, ho
Amy one. l am sure, whose attention is
directed to the street. and who will take
the pains to inspect the development
there. will perceive systematic scheme
carried out to repress development along
the line the government agreed to develop
when it received the donation of the prop
erty.
This is the broadcast avenue In the
District 1t is destined in time. what
ever repressive forces may at present
operate. to be the great avenue of this
country. I am told that 1t is contem
plated extending it to the battlefield Of
Gett ysburg. 1t is 100 feet between the
building lines of the street, and yet. sir,
bridge was established across Piney
branch. east of the park, congesting
this great avenue down to thirty feet In
width. At the same time a bridge was
built across what lis known as the 'ex-
tension of Connecticut avenue. at
cost of something in the neighborhood
of 81 5000
Il do not wish to comment at any
length upon the peculiar forces that have
OF real estate in the northwest part of
the city of Washington L fear it would
be line of Comment unpleasant to hear
as it would be ungracious to make.
II think the bridge across the Piney
branch on 18th street should be the full
width OF the street. instead of thirty
feet-a CONSTRUCTED bridge across a very
broad highway. 1 think the improvements
on this street should be pressed forward
will q degree of persistence, il you
please. indicative of good faith at least
on the part of the government"
Brightwood Avenue Renamed.
Ar amendment proposed by Senator
Bacon of Georgia was adopted. 1t
charges the name of Brightwood avenue
to Georgia avenue and the name of
the present Georgia avenue to Naval
avenue"
\ chief inspector Of street sweeping al
81 400 a year was added to the bill. the
number of inspectors in this department
beng at the same time reduced from
ten to nine. In the insurance depart
ment the amendment providing for an
auditor and license inspector was stricken
out,
Items Stricken Out.
An item providing $4,000 for grading
and improving Massachusetts avenue
northwest, and making available for the
same purpose the $4,000 authorized by
the last District budget for extending
Massachusetts avenue to Wisconsin ave-
nue.. was also disagreed to by the Senate.
as were the item allowing $500 for paw
ing street northwest rom 10th street
to New Hampshire avenue and the item
authorizing the District Commissioners
to acquire a right Of way for trunk
sewer in the valley lying north of T
street and south of the naval observatory
grounds.
The appropriations of $4,000 each for
concreting the bottoms of the swimming
pools at the bathing beach and OR MAN.
tenance, equipment and supervision OF
Fairgrounds were made Immediately avail
able.
An amendment was adopted allowing
the Commissioners to appoint a sufficient
number OF police privates to bring the
piatoons of the force up to their full
complement
Salaries Increased.
The salary Of the judge Of the Juvenile
Court was increased. by an amendment
submitted by Senator Gallinser. from
So OCO a year to 81 GOO. An effort to do
this was made in the House. but failed.
The salary of the property clerk at the
Washington Asylum was also increased
from 81 600 to $1,000. In the militia ap
preparations the salary of the clerk In the
office of the adjutant general was in
creased from $72O a year to $1,000. In
the appropriations Cor the water depart
ment the amount allowed for the employ
ment of craftsmen. engineers and others
on street and other construction and re-
pair work was increased from $4,000 to
$4,000 for the fiscal year.
All other amendments made to the bill
were of minor importance.