Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
WILEY BILL FAVORED
Subcommittee Approves Uni.
versaI Car Transfers.
ACTS ON OTHER MEASURES
Legislation Affecting Street and
Avenue Improvement in District
Under Consideration.

The Wiley bill, providing for universal
| transfers over all street railway lines in
the District of Columbia, received favor
able action today at the hands of the
subcommittee on street railroads, streets
and avenues of the ouse District COM
mttee. Next Wednesday the full commit
tee will consider the measure. 1t is be-
lieved that If the committee acts favor
ably upon it the bill will pass the House
next District day.
The Wiley bill provides that thirty
days after the passage of this act the
street railway lines In the District OF
Columbia shall issue transfers. inter
changeahle from the lines of one company
have the right to stipulate that the trans
fer shall be good only for a trip in con
tinuation of the trip on the line for which
the transfer is issued, SO that a passenger
will not be enabled to use this interchange
of transfers to effect trip from one poin,
to another and return on one fare"
Provides for Prorating.
Provided. that in the adjustment. OF
their accounts resulting from this inter
change of transfers the companies shall
prorate the amounts due on mileage
basis according to the length of the rail-
way lines involved in each particular
transfer, it being assumed that the trans
for is used from the point of transfer to
the end of the line. and that the line is
suing such transfer shall be entitled to a
prorate on mileage from it's initial point to
the point of transfer. Ind the other line
from the point of transfer to the end of
its line
Provided, further. that the railway
line shall not be required to issue a trans
fer on a transfer"
Other Bills Favored.
The subcommittee also favorably re-
ported the following bills:
H. r. 1854, introduced by Representa-
tive Loudenslager of New Jersey, author
izing the District Commissioners to set
aside for street purposes SO much of lot
IS in Baer's subdivision of Brandy. now
owned by the District of Columbia. as lies
between the lines of both and jackson
streets, and they are further authorized
to sell or exchange at fair valuation SO
much of this lot as lies within the limit
of Goth street between Jackson and Kear-
ney streets.
II. r. 1915. introduced by Representa-
tive Hay of Virginia, authorizing the Dis
trict Commissioners to abandon JEFFERSON
avenue between 14th street and Colorado
avenue northwest.
H. r. 1878 introduced by Representa-
tive Andrews of Pennsylvania, authoriz-
ing the District Commissioners TO pre-
pare a new highway plan for that portion
of the District bounded on the south by
the Broad Branch road, on the east by
Rock creek. on the northeast by Utah
avenue, on the north by Northamp-
ton street and on the northwest by Ne
braska avenue, and to include in this
plan a new plan of the Broad Brancf
road from Nebras ska avenue to Rock
Creek Park.
H. r. 2o37O introduced by Representa-
tive Smith of Michigan, to authorize the
| widening OF 1st street northeast along
| the eastern boundaries of squares G76
676 and SIT to width of sixty feet.
Disapproves Four Measures.
The subcommittee took unfavorable &C.
| ton on four measures.
H r. 1925. introduced by Representa-
tive Hefiin of Alabama, to direct the
Commissioners to provide separate street
cars for white and negro passengers, was
tabled, as were the following:
| II. r. 1925, introduced by Representa-
tive Pearre of Maryland, to extend On
tarjo place northwest.
H. r. 1852, also introduced by Repre-
sentative Pearre. to provide for the grad
nue. southeast from Bowen road to the
District line
H. r. 1904, introduced by Representa-
tive Clark of Florida, directing the Com
missioners to institute judicial proceed
ings for the forfeiture of the franchise
of the East Washington Heights Trac.
tiOn Company