Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09
ACTS ON DISTRICT MEASURES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
PASSES LOCAL BILLS.
Approves Widening Of Benning
Road and the Preparation Of
New Highway Plans.

| The House of Representativ devoted
practically all of yesterday to District
of Columbia business. After The Stars
| report closed the bill for the widening
! Of Benning road was passed, with an
amendment providing that any land
owned by the District or the United
States government not now used for the
highway, but which may be included in
the improvements, be dedicated for that
purpose by the owners.
The bill to change the proceedings OF
admission to the Government Hospital for
the Insane, fathered by Representative
Olcott, caused a warm discussion, and
finally went over. after opposition was
expressed by Representative Clark of
Florida, Representative Henry Of Texas,
Is? rasentative Hay Of Virginia and 9TH
ers, '. ri. claimed the measure was too
lax, In faca Of statement by Mr.. Olcott
that 1T had he approval Of leading
alienists
The Commissioners bill authorizing the
preparation Of a new highway plan for
that portion Of the District of Columbia
lying north of Evarts street, east OF
North Capitol street, south Of Michigan
| avenue and west of Glenwood cemetery
| was passed without discussion.
Opening Of Mills Road.
The bill providing for the opening Of
Mills road was amended to authorize the
Commissioners to prepare a new high
way plan for that portion of the Dis
trict lying west of Mills avenue, north
Of Franklin street, east Of Goth street
and south of Rhode Island avenue, and
also that portion lying east of Mills ave
nue., north of Franklin street. west of
South Dakota avenue and south of Rhode
Island avenue.
The House granted the right to the City
and Suburban Railway Company to re-
move it's double tracks from Michigan
avenue and extend them along Monroe
| street northeast to the tracks Of the Bal
| timore and Ohio railroad over the Mon
| roe street bridge to 10Th street and then
| to Bunker Hill road and on to the Dis
| cars containing parcels. milk. ice, light
freight and fuel for the use OF the COM
pany.
Extension of Rittenhouse Street.
The bill providing for the extension OF
Rittenhouse street from its present termi-
nus at Broad Branch road eastwardly to
Daniel road, was passed. as was the bill
providing for the extension OF Massachu-
sets avenue from it's present terminus at
Bowen road. and the bill for the extern
sion of Minnesota avenue from its present
terminus near Pennsylvania avenue south
east to the Sheriff road.
| The bill to correct a typographical error
| in the act of January 20. 1909, granting
to the Oldest Inhabitants Association the
right to occupy jointly with the Veteran
| Volunteer Firemens Association the old
engine house at the corner of 10Th and
| H streets northwest, was defeated by a
vote of 10 to 81. Mr.. CampbelPS call for
| the yeas and nays was seconded by only
| fourteen members and was therefore in
| effectual. Thus the House refused to
| correct a mistake in the enrolling Of its
| own enactment of a short time ago. In
| the act of January %, 1909. the property.
| after being fully identified in terms of
general description the former engine
house occupied by the Veteran Volunteer
| Firemens Association, is described In de-
] tail as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner Of
said lot and running east thirty feet on
Fl street, thence fifty feet south on a
F, line parallel to 10Th street. thence west
| thirty feet to 10Th street, and thence
north fifty feet to the beginning" The
beginning point should have been stated
| to be the northwest corner of the lot,
and the bill which the House rejected
Yesterday, after a debate which did not
| cover the circumstances Of this error and
the necessity for correction, was de-
signed to enact new law in correct
| terms