Evening star., 1909-02-04
DISTRICT BILLS ACTED ON
Favorable Reports Ordered on Many
Pending Measures.
TEACHERS FUND AMONG THEM
Importnt Local Bills Sent to Calen-
dar, Ready to Be Called Next
Monday.

The House committee on the District
of Columbia at its regular weekly meet
ing today authorized Chairman Smith TO
introduce resolution authorizing the
committee to send for gas experts to tes-
tfy at further hearings on the carbon
monoxide bill. the expenses TO be paid
out Of the contingent fund.
The committee did good deal of busi-
ness today. reporting number of bills.
which now go on the calendar, and which
will be ready TO be called up next Mon
day, which is District day.
House bill 26147 made the special
order for a special meeting of the COM
mittee next Saturday. This measure
proposes to amend the code of law for
the District of Columbia regarding cor
porations and is in the nature of a COM
pilation and digest of various bills intro
duced at this session and last session pro-
posing amendment to the local code with
respect to local corporations.
Ordered Reported.
The committee authorizes favorable re-
port on the following pending bills
Senate 671, directing the Commissioners
within ninety days to begin proceedings
looking to the construction of a road
along the Anacostia river, beginning in
Giesboro manor, near the center of
Omaha street extended, and on the right
of way of the outfall sewer; thence north
east along the line of the sewer to the
grounds of the Government Hospital for
the Insane, connecting through the
grounds; thence from the north side
through the Barry farm northeastwardly
and adjacent to the southwest side of the
Alexandria branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad to Howard avenue, with
width of 40 feet south of the hospital
grounds and q width of 10 feet through
the Barry farm.
Senate bill $50. requiring the reports
of the president and director of the Hos
pital for FOundiings to be made to the
Commissioners of the District instead of
10 the Secretary of the Interior.
Senate bill S1S7, changing the name of
the Washington Hospital for FoundingS
Senate bill 6O55, amending section tS.1
OF the code of law for the District with
respect to building associations.
School Teachers Bill.
House bill 1891, to provide for the for
nation and disbursement of public
school teacher retirement fund in the
District Of Columbia The details of this
measure have been published heretofore
in The Star.
House bill 1175S, authorizing the Com
missioners of the District to accept from
Andrew Carnegie a donation of not eX-
ceeding 10000 for the purpose of erect
ing branch library building in Takoma
Park, subject to the approval of the Com
misSioners and the Public Library trustees
and to accept the conveyance OF unincum-
bered land considered suitable by them as
a site.
House bill 25149. authorizing the Dis
trict Commissioners to prepare a new
highway plan for that portion of the
District of Columbia lying north of
Evarts street north, east of North Capt.
tOl street, south of Michigan avenue and
west of Glenwood cemetery.
House bill 16747. amending the act of
1907, for the opening of Mills avenue
northeast from Rhode Island avenue to
oath street.
Permits for Piping.
Senate bill 5429. authorizing the Com
missIoners to issue permits for the laying
and maintaining of a switch from square
300 across Eth street and into square :;.2.S
by an overhead track. and for the laying
of a conduit and pipes from square ;,2S
under Water street into the Potomac for
manufacturing purposes
The committee tabled Senate bill 1910
authorizing the TakOma Springs Ice Com
pany 10 lay pipe line under certain
streets and roads In the District.
The committee also authorized the prep