Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-02
FOR bRANCH LIBRARY
House Committee Favorably
Reports Takoma Park Bill.
OTHER BILLS ACTED UPON
Several Important Street Extension
and Widening Measures Receive
Approval Of Committee.
OTHER BILLS ACTED UPON

At the regular weekly meeting of the
House District committee today favorable
reports were authorized on eleven local
measures. The most important Of these,
judging from the interest that has been
displayed in it, is Senate bill 46.A, author
izing the Commissioners of the District to
accept from Andrew Carnegie a donation
not exceeding $4,000 for the erection of q
b. anch library building in Takoma Park.
This bill passed the Senate some days ago
and having received the approval OF the
House District committee, will come be-
fore the House next Monday, which is
District day
The ether bills upon which favorable &C
ton was reported by the committee are
as follows:
H. r. 1880, introduced by Representa-
tive Smith of Michigan, authorizing the
surveyor of the District to ad ut the sys-
tenn Of designating land in the District
now enforced in the Office tf the assessor
IT, II. 1851, introduced by Representa-
tive Smith of Michigan, authoriz ng ana
directing the Commissioners to ms .itute
proceedings to condemn the lands neces-
sary FOR the extension OF Belmont road
to Calvert street and to connect this Ell
tension with Waterside drive and to ex-
tend Waterside drive to the southerly
lines Oh the ZOOlOgfcal Park,
Sixteenth Street Widening.
H. r. 1884, providing for the widening
OF 18th street where it crosses Piney
branch. on the east side, between Shep-
herd street and Spring road so as to pre-
serve the valley grade and connect with
Piney Branch parkway.
II. r. 1906, introduced by Representa-
nj nSs,fo
mlssioners to prepare a new highway plan
Tor that portion of the first section Of the
permanent system of highways plan.
lylns between Georgia avenue on the east.
10th street on the west, Klaima street on
the north and Butternut street on the
south
II. r. 1854, introduced by Representa-
tive Smith of Michigan, authorizing and
directing the Secretary OF the Interior to
open for use as a public thoroughfare q
flfty-foot roadway along the line of 4th
street southeast through the United
States reservation lying between Con-
gress Heights and Washington Highlands.
% as to connect 18th street. Congress
Heigh hts. with 4th street. Washington
Highlands.
H. r. 1888, introduced by Representa-
tive Cary OF Wisconsin. authorizing the
extension OF 41st street northwest from
Belt road north to Keokuk street, with
width OF ninety feet
II. q. 1olous introduced by Representa-
tive Smith of Michigan. directing the re-
corder OF deeds of the District of Co.
lumbla to keep an index to record instru-
mentS by lots or by tracts.
II. r. 1909. introduced by Representa-
tive Smith of Michigan, authorizin9 the
extension and widening Of Massachusetts
avenue northwest from Wisconsin avenue
to the District line. with width of 16O
feet ~
Columbia Road Extension.
H. r. 1875. introduced by Representa-
tive Smith Of Michigan. authorizing the
extension of Columbia road northwest
through parcels 95-2. 95-4 and e5-5, with
width of seventy-1ve feet.
II. R. 1887. introduced by Representa-
tive Smith of Michigan. to change the
name Of the west side of 18th street
northwest between 1 and X streets to
Mcpherson place.
The committee took unfavorable action
on only one bill-Senate 5O49-amendinp
paragraph 43 OF the District appropria ton
bill for 1903 SO as to add paragra,h re-
lieving book sellers from the operation
of the classification therein provided.
All OF these measures, IL there is time
enough and no particular fight is made
on any one of them, will be considered in
the House next Monday. District day.