Evening star., 1909-03-07
LAND TO BE BOUGHT FOR
REFORMATORY AND WORKHOUSE
New Vagrancy Law Passed. Initiation Clause OF
Gas Act Repealed--Building Associations
Placed Under Controller of the
Currency Other Measures.

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ton was enacted affecting the District or
Columbia The shortness of the session
did not curtail 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 a new reformatory and workhouse Tor
the District for which about 100000 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.
A new and stringent vagrancy law Is
contained in the District appropriation
act. and it's hackers declare that it 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 Gal
linger and the members of the House
District committee In getting 1t enacted
The same act repea1s section five OF
the act of June 6. 1896, relating to the
sale of gas i'm 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
In 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 bill 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 S10.679,OOO. 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.
acted by the Sixtieth Congress are as
follows:
Public No. 291. H. r. 2o111. an act TO
amend an act entitled An act TO es-
tablish 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 y. 1901
entitled AN act relating to the Metropoli-
tan police of the District Of Columbia
Public No. 2S2. II. r. 31425. an act 20
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. II. r. 2024I, an act to
amend section eight OF an act entitled
IAN act to regulate the keeping Of en-
ployment agencies in the District OF Co
iumbia where fees are charged for pro-
curing employment situations, ap-
proved June 49, 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.
Publi- No. $50. s. 1908. an act to change
the name of V street. from Florida ave-
TO 18th street northwest, to Cali
fornia street.
Public No I79. s. 2999. an act to amend
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. DDS, 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 3. 1907.
Public No. 10. II. r. 1893. an act au-
thorizing the extension of Girard street
northwest from it's western terminus 10
18th street northwest.
Public No. 24o IT. r. 219o6. an act for
the organization of the militia in the Dis
trict OF Columbia
Public No. 264. II. r. 1858. act for
the widening of Goth street northwest.
lnctY-f OF nH Alum n
Public No. 265, III. r. 16141. an act to
amend an act approved March 2. 1907.
entitled IAN act for the opening of Mills
avenue northeast from Rhode Island ave-
nue. to oath street"
Public No. 27s. II. r. 1626l. an act au
thorzinS the extension of 9th street
northwest.
Public No. 272. H. r. oa72. an act to
street, In the District Of Columbia and
for other purposes.
Public No 27o. II. r. S149 an act to
authorize certain changes I'm the perma-
nent system OF highways, District of CO.
lumbis.
Public No. 26S H. r. 24152 an act for
the widening and extension Of Massachu
setts avenue southeast, from its present
terminus near 10th street southeast to
Bowen road.
Public No. 90 ii. r. cSs64. an act au-
thorizing the widening and extension Of
Minnesota avenue southeast from it's
present terminus near Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast 10 the Sheriff road
Public No. o1S. ii. r. 1J44S. an act to
amend section twelve OF an act entitled
AN act to provide for eliminating GER
tain grade crossings on the line Of the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
pany In the city Of Washington, District
Of Columbia, and recurring 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 II. 1901.
Public No. 211. II. r. 1887. act au-
thorizing the extension OF New York ave-
nue. from it's present terminus near 4th
street northeast TO the Bladensburg road
Public No. BOZ. III. r. 2ss920. an act to
repeal section twelve of an act entitled
IAN act to provide for a union railroad
station in the District of Columbia, and
for other purposes" approved February
~. 1903. and to provide for the location
and erection OF substation on the park
ing at the corner formed by the intersec-
tion of the east side of 1th street and the
south side Of G street southwest. in the
city of Washington. District of Columbia.
by the Philadelphia. Baltimore and Wash
ington Railroad Company. and to provide
for the approval of the same by the Com
missioners Of the District Of Columbia
Public No. cO1. II. r. 1899. an act to
provide for disbursing officer for the
Government Hospital for the Insane.
Public No. 16, s. 3D24 act to amend
an act authorizing the Commissioners Of
the District of Columbia to grant to the