The Washington herald., 1910-02-19
MANY DISTRICT BILLS.
Senate Committee Reports in
Favor of City Beautiful.
COMMISSIONERS GIVEN POWER
Measure Provides for Imposing spe-
eiaI Building Restrictions and Ap-
pOintment of COmmission-Other
Proposed Laws Are Approved or
Referred 10 subcommittee.

II begins TO look as il Washington
would really be. some day, ''the city
beautiful" The Senate District Com
mittee yesterday favorably reported the
bin providing for the establishment OF
building lines and providing special
building restriction in the District. The
committee also favorably reported the
bill 10 regulate the height Of buildings in
the District.
Under these bills the Commissioners are
authorized, in the case of the first one,
10 divide the streets of the District into
two classes, 10 be known as A and B.
Upon Glass A streets the Commissioners
can impose special building restrictions.
The main object OF the bill is to prevent
the construction Of stores in residence
streets. known as Glass A. and TO these
streets the Commissioners are directed
to give special attention as TO improve
ments
Must Obtain Easements.
In placing special restrictions on these
Glass \ streets, before doing so the Com
missioners must obtain easements from
the owners Of 30 per cent of the property
fronting on such streets a commission
TO assist the Commissioners Is provided
for in the bill, this commission to consist
OF the District Building Inspector, the
Municipal Architect. two architects to be
nominated by the Washington Chapter OF
the American Institute of Architects. and
q landscape gardener. The plan fol
Class B streets is about the same as the
regulations now in force.
The bill to regulate the height of build
ings will allow for the construction OF
taller buildings than are now possible il
they are fireproof and of smaller build
ings than are now possible if nonfire-
proof
The committee also reported favorably
on the following measures
To parole juvenile offenders in the Re-
form School for Girls.
To prohibit the sale of any hair wash
or dye which contains any substance thai
will poison the user. through inhalation
or absorption. and to prohibit its use in
hair-eleaning establishments.
To authorize the closing of Forty-irst
street northwest, between Warren and
Yuma streets.
For the relief Of John B. Lord, 10 allow
him to recover for damages done hi:
property on First street northeast, If any
due 10 the changes in grade of street!
following the construction of the Unior
Station.
For the relief of William Frye White
in a similar way, his property being OF
Second street northeast
Referred TO SubcOmmittees.
The following bills were referred L
subcommittees for special investigation
To the subcommittee on interpretations
the bill to incorporate the American
Academy of Medicine. with headquarter
in this city. and the bill 10 give IN
washington Sanitary Housing Compan!
authority TO pay per cent dividends in
stead of per cent
To the subcommittee on streets AM
avenues. several street extension bills
including bill authorizing the widening
Of First street northeast. TO provide
wide thoroughfare along the west sid
Of the Union Terminal authorizing tn
extension of Military road. so that it vii
}oin Georgia avenue at Brightwood a
right angles and cut out dangerOu
curves; authorizing the preparation o
a new highway plan for the section lyint
between Georgia avenue on the east
Sixteenth street On the west Kalmii
street on the north, and Butternut stree
on the south, and authorizing the aban
donment of Jefferson street, betweel
Fourteenth street and Colorado avenu
northwest