Evening star., 1909-03-07
Four Notable Provisions Contained in the
Bill Providing for the Expenses Of
the District Government.
LAND TO BE BOUGHT FOR
REFORMATORY AND WORKFIOUSE
New Vagrancy Law Passed. limitation Clause" o
Gas Act Repealed-Building Associations
Placed Under Controller of the
Currency Other Measures.

At the session of Congress which Just
closed a great deal of important legisia-
ton was enacted affecting the District or
Columbia The shortness of the session
did not curtal local business as much as
might have been expected.
Four provisions of law were put on the
statute books which stand out beyond all
others on account of their Importance.
All four were contained in the District
appropriation bill
First. and perhaps the most important
of these. isthe appropriation to purchase
two tracts of land. widely separated,
either in Maryland or Virginia. as sites
for new reformatory and workhouse for
the District. for which about $1OO.OO0 is
made available This marks the end of
the long fight for better jail conditions
here 1t was through the efforts of SEN
ator Gallinger, chairman of the District
committee that this was accomplished.
4 new and stringent vagrancy law Is
contained in the District appropriation
act and its hackers declare that 1t Will
make the enlargement of the police force
much less necessary This is something
which the Commissioners have long
favored, and they received the hearty CO.
operation of Senators Tillman and Cal
linger and the members of the House
District committee in getting 1T enacted.
The same act repeals section five of
this act of June 6. 1896, relating to the
sale of gas in the District. This is the
so-called Imitation clause under which
the gas companies were allowed to cap
italize all of their assets. 1t was fought
I'm the courts by the Commissioners, and
at the time Of the repeal of the law the
case was pending before the Supreme
Court
The other important thing which Con-
gress did in this dill was to set new
pace for the appropriations for cleaning
snow from the streets of the city. This
measure carried $4,000 for this purpose.
to be used in the discretion Of the COM
miss .oners and to be Immediately avail
able
The total of the District appropriation
act is S1U619mO 1t contains hundreds
Of other interesting provisions. which have
been recently printed In The Star.
An important separate measure which
was enacted places building associations
in the District under the controller OF the
currency. With the exception OF those or
Ganized under the laws OF the District,
these associations are required by this
act TO keep 10 per cent OF their funds
on deposit at the Treasury.
LOCAL BILLS ENACTED.
The other laws affecting the District en-
acted by the Sixtieth Congress are as
follows:
Public No. 291. II. r. 2o111. an act TO
amend an act entitled "An act to es-
tablish a code of law for the District OF
Columbia. relative to gambling, bucket
Shops and bucketing.
Public No. 2S3, II. r. 1890, an act to
amend an act approved February %. 1901,
entitled AN act relating to the Metropoli-
tan police of the District of Columbia
Public No. 2s2. II. r. 27425. an act 10
provide for the parole Of juvenile offend
ers committed to the National Training
School for Boys, Washington. District CT
Columbia and for other purposes.
Public No. 249. III. r. 2O24I. an act to
amend section eight of act entitled
AN act to regulate the keeping OF en-
ployment agencies in the District OF Co.
iumbia where fees are charged for pro-
curing employment or situations. ap-
proved June 10. 1906.
Public No. 232 S. $3.50 an act to change
the name and jurisdiction Of the inferior
court of justice OF the peace In the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Pubii- No. $780, s. 1908. an act to change
the name of V street. from Florida ave-
nue. TO 10Th street northwest. to Cali
fornia street
Public No 49, s. 2939. an act to amend
an act entitled AN act to provide for
the extension of New Hampshire avenue.
in the District of Columbia and for other
purposes" approved February u, 1907.
Public No. 22S, S. $3.50, an act to amend
an act entitled IAN act for the widening
Of Bladensburg road. and for other pur-
poses.' approved January 9, 1907.
Public No. 80. III. r. 1893. act
thorizing the extension of Girard street
northwest from it's western terminus 20
18th street northwest.
Public No. 24O Fl. r. 21928 an act for
the organization of the militia in the Dis
trict of Columbia
Public No 264. H. r. 12s7s. an act for
the widening of Goth street northwest,
District Of Columbia.
Public No 265, III. r. 1914. an act to
amend an act approved March 2. 1907.
entitled AN act for the opening of Mills
avenue northeast from Rhode Island ave-
nue to cath street"
Public No. 27s. II. r 16269 an act au-
thorizing the extension of 9th street
northwest.
Public No 272. H. r. os47o. an act to
provide for the extension of Rittenhouse
street, In the District OF Columbia. and
for other purposes.
Public No. 30. III. r. 2149, an act to
authorize certain changes I'm the perma-
nent system OF highways. District of Co
lumbia.
Public No 26s H. r. 24152. an act for
the widening and extension Of Massachu-
setts avenue southeast, from it's present
terminus near 10th street southeast to
Bowen road.
Public No 80. H. r. 23s64, an act au-
thorizing the widening and extension Of
Minnesota avenue southeast from its
present terminus near Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast TO the Sheriff road.
Public No. 2y,. III. r. 1Ji4S, an act to
amend section twelve OF an act entitled
An act to provide for eliminating GER
tain grade crossings the line OF the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
pany in the city Of Washington, Distric.
Of Columbia, and requiring said company
TO depress and elevate its tracks. and to
enable il TO relocate parts OF its railroad
therein. and for other purposes" ap-
proved February IL, 1901.
Public No. 211. H. r. 1877. an act au-
thorizing the extension of New York ave-
nuc from its present terminus near 4th
street northeast 10 the Bladensburg road
Public No. 5O3. II. R. 2s'92O. an act to
repeal section twelve of an act entitled
AN act to provide for a union railroad
station I'm the District of Columbia. and
for other purposes" approved February
~. 1903 and to provide for the location
and erection OF a substation on the park
ing at the corner formed by the intersec-
tion of the east side of 7th street and the
south side Of G street southwest. in the
city of Washington. District of Columbia.
by the Philadelphia. Baltimore and Wash
jngton Railroad Company, and to provide
for the approval of the same by the Com
missoners OF the District Of Columbia.
Public No. 2O1. II. r. 1899. an act to
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