Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29
Measure Sanctioned by Sen
ate District Committee.
DISP0SES OF OTHER BILLS
Two Favorable and One Adverse
Report-Liquor Bill Not
Considered.

Favorable action on the bill passed by
the House allowing extensions of the
City and Suburban railway through
Brookland to the District line was taken
by the Senate District committee at its
weekly meeting today.
The committee also gave its approval to
the bill which will require the reporting
OF birth within twenty-four hours after
1t occurs. to bill which will allow the
removal of bodies from abandoned Gene
teries. and OF bill to amend the law
regarding the designation of lots and par
cells OF land in the District and regarding
the method OF making assessments
An adverse report was ordered by the
committee on the bill providing for the
purchase Of additional land for the Jack
son School.
In approving the bill for the extension
or the City and Suburban railway tracks
In the northeast suburbs the committee
made several important changes. The bill.
In general. provides that the railway shall
remove its double tracks from Michigan
avenue and restore the roadbed of Mich
igan avenue with macadam to the salts
faction OF the Commissioners of the Dis
trict, from the intersection thereof with
Monroe street northeast eastwardly to
the tracks OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, and to extend its double tracks on
Monroe street northeast eastwardly from
said intersection and over the Monroe
street bridge to 18th street northeast.
thence on 18th street northwardly to the
Bunker Hill road, thence northwardly
such streets. avenues and roads as may be
designated by the Commissioners to the
boundary line OF the District.
Stricken Out of Bill.
The bill. as it passed the House, insert
ed proviso that said streets along said
"oute of said extension shall first be dedi-
Gated as public streets by the City and
Suburban railway to their full width Sc
tween building lines in accordance win
the recorded plans OF street extension"
This was stricken out by the Senate COM
mittee.
The committee also extended from six
to nine months the time within which
the removal of the tracks on Michigan
avenue and the construction of the new
tracks to the Bunker Hill road must De
completed. and the work of construction
o. the further extension must be begun
within year after the grading and i'm
proving Of the streets and completed with
In one year thereafter The House bill
provided that this extension must be be-
gun within one year after the passage
Of the act.
The House bill provided that the
failure Of the City and Suburban rail-
way to carry out the terms Of the act
should result in the forfeiture OF all
the franchises OF the company in the
District.
The Senate committee inserted a
new provision which specifies that X
the work is not completed within the
time specified said company shall be
liable for a fine OF twenty-five dollars
for each and every day during which
such failure or neglect shall continue.
which penalty may be recovered in the
name Of the District of Columbia by
the Commissioners Of the said District
IN, ~ Of of Sr1v ic1i nfi inn
The Senate committee also struck from
the bill the fourth section, which required
that the City and Suburban Railway
Company SHALL not use the bridge he elm
authorized for it's track until such COM
pany shall have paid to the treasurer OF
the United States sum equal TO one
sixth OF the total cost Of said bridge.
one-half thereof to be credited to the
United States and the other half to the
credit of the District of Columbia"
Prompt Report of Births.
The bill requiring phys clans and mid
wives to be prompt in reporting births
was recommended by the Commissioners.
It requires the filing within twenty-four
hours after a birth CT certific te of birth
giving all such information as may be
necessary for the purpose Of the bureau
CT census or for the District CT Co!unoia;
and the physician is required to gve the
source Of his Information rogardlng the
child.
In case the child has not been given a
name by the time this certificate is filed,
the name of the child shall be registered
later by the father or mother.
The bill allowing the removal OF bodies
from abandoned cemeteries or for other
purposes, upon an order from the District
Supreme Court, is the result of the dis
coyery that the Commissioners have no
power to order bodies removed except on
the application and request Of relatives
of the deceased.
1t was expected that the Gallinger
LIQUOR bill which was the subject OF an
extended hearing a few days ago, would
be discussed by the commi tee at todays
session, but the other business required
all the time.