Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-25
Fairgrounds Only Difficulty in
District Bill.
$10,611,125.99 IS GRANTED
Senate Approves Second Report of
It's Conferees.
SEVERAL AMENDMENTS MADE
Commissioners Given Authority
Over Freight Trains on Street
Car Lines.

BY the adoption of the report of the
second conference on the District ap-
preparation bill for the next fiscal year.
beginning July /. the Senate yesterday
afternoon authorized appropriations for
the government Of the National Capital
of $1O,611, 1859
This amount is 1868, 500. 30 less than
the estimates Of the District Commits
sioners. SIS, 4O5.5O less than the current
law, $4O1 1886 less than as it passed the
Senate and $353.O58 more than as 1t
passed the House.
The appropriations for Fairgrounds is
still in disagreement. The senators hold
that any appropriation that is made must
be paid half out Of District revenues and
half out Of the federal treasury.
In several important particulars the
second conference report differs from the
first Important amendments have been
| made to the bill.
Authority for Commissioners.
Both reports favored an amendment
allowing an extension Of the tracks Of
| the city and suburban railroad beyond
Brookland. and allowing it to operate
cars for the transportation Of parcels,
/
| its own use
| The first conference report made the
operation of freight cars subject to reg
ulations of the interstate commerce COM
mission. The second report gives the
District Commissioners power to make
| the regulations. Significance is attached
to this change, as Congress couple OF
years ago took the regulation of street
car lines out of the hands of the Com
missioners and put it under the jurisdic-
ton of the interstate commerce commits
sion.
Roadways to Be Widened.
The second conference report submits
a new amendment regarding changes i,
the width of the pavement on streets
which Is as follows:
THE Commissioners of the District o
Columbia are hereby authorized to maxi
the following changes of roadway widths
between curbs: Eleventh street north
west between / street and X street, from
thirty-five feet to fifty feet, stree
northwest between New Jersey avenu
and Sd street. from thirty-five feet t.
thirty-twO feet: o street northwest be
tween 18th street and 18th street, from
northwest between d street and H street
from forty feet to thirty-two feet: 26tl
street northwest between Pennsylvania
avenue and NJ street, from thirty-two fee
tween Indiana avenue and / street. from
forty feet to thirty-two feet; Sth stree
southeast between l. street and NJ street
from fifty-five feet to fifty feet; 4th stree
northeast between East Capitol street ant
Maryland avenue, from thirty-five feet t,
thirty-four feet; Washington circle north
west, from f1fty-six feet to fortyfive feet
Sd street northeast between East Capt.
toll street and Massachusetts, avenue, from
thirty-two feet to thirty feet; p stree
northwest between 14th street and 15tf
street, from thirty-two feet to forty -fivt
! feet: 0 street northwest between 6tt
/ street and 7th street, from fifty-sever
feet to thirty-two feet: Massachusett:
avenue northwest between Sd street ant
4th street. from thirty feet to fifty feet
II street northwest between Sd street anC
| five feet: I'D street northwest between
" ashington circle and l. street, from
| thirty-two feet to thirty feet Corcorar
| street northwest between 18th street and
| 18th street, from thirty feet to twenty
| four feet: I'd street northeast between
| East Capitol street and Massachusetts
| avenue, from thirty-two feet to thirty
| feet: G street northwest from New Jersey
avenue to 9Th street, from thirty-five feet
| to fifty feet: ID street southeast between
Pennsylvania avenue and c street, from,
| thirty-five feet to thirty feet 9Th street
| northwest between NJ street and N street,
| from thirty-twO feet or less to thirty feet;
Rock Creek Church road northwest east
Of Georgia avenue, from sixty feet to
thirty-five feet: And provided further,
That they are similarly authorized to
change any roadway width by an amount
! not in excess Of one foot whenever here
| after they consider the same necessary
and advisable in connection with the re-
Surfacing or other Improvement of the