Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-20
Would Keep Little Ones Oft
Streets Late at Night.
OTHER DISTRICT MATTERS
Senate Committee Approves Several
Important Measures.
TIME GIVEN TRANSIT COMPANY
Baltimore and Washington Concern
Allowed Until August 20 to
Begin Operations.

The Senate District committee today
| did its part toward keeping children of
| the streets late at night. Approval was
given to the bill. framed by the Commits
| sioners. with that purpose i'm view
The committee also acted on several
| other District bills at its meeting this
morning and, as q result, favorable re-
ports were later made to the Senate on
bills granting an extension of the time
within which the Baltimore and Wash
ington Transit Company Is required to
begin operations. allowing the Commits
sioners to receive arrearages of taxes due
the District to July 1, 1908, at per cent
per annum in lieu Of penalties and costs,
for the extension Of Newton place north
west. for the extension of 18th street
| northeast. for the extension of Lamont
street northwest and to authorize the
ing title of the United States to lots and
4, square 1O3, In the city of Washington
to the present occupant.
Two OF the measures were passed by the
Senate Immediately after they had been
reported favorably-that granting the eX-
tension of time to the Baltimore and
Washington Transit Company to begin
operations and that allowing the extern
sion or Newton place.
Amends Child Labor Law.
The children's bill, which the committee
favors. is an amendment to the child
labor law. 1t provides a penalty Of So
fine and revocation of a permit on chill
dren who violate the sections Of the child
labor law which forbids male children
under ten and girls under sixteen years
OF age from selling papers or merchan-
disc of any kind and practicing the trade
of bootblacking upon the street, and
which provides that boys under sixteen
years OF age cannot do such work on
the streets without first having a permit
issued by the superintendent Of public
schools. AS the law was passed the chill
dren who violated these provisions could
not be punished.
Another clause in the bill, which the
committee added today on the recommen-
children from selling papers or gum on
the streets after $50 o'clock in the even
ing; and a fine of S, with the possibility
| of revocation Of permit. will be provided
for violation of this curfew regulation.
Under the law as 1t Is at present the
their trades until 10 o'clock nat night.
The Commissioners told the committee.
in letter which was considered by the
senators this morning, that the police had
&OutiO Siliiul Gil VII lu6 SIISctS dt UuScdSOu-
| able hours selling gum or lettering around
barrooms and their badges and permits
protected them until 10 o'clock at night.
In the absence of penalty for non-Ob-
servance of the law. it was. added. the
police found they could not enforce cor
receive measures.
Heed Commissioners Plea.
In passing favorably upon the bill to al.
low the payment OF taxes in arrears, up ia
July I. 1908, at per cent in lieu of penal
ties and costs. the committee considered
the plea of the Commissioners that they
| hope it will result in the payment Of many
| thousands of dollars in back taxes. The
bill reduces materially the amount Of pen
alties and costs and 1t Is believed many
| will take the opportunity to clear up the
been tried before. the Commissioners have
| told the committee, and 1t resulted in q
big inflow of back taxes into the Dis
| trict's treasury.
| Of which Is recommended by the commit
tee. the time within which the Baltimore
| and Washington Transit Company, run
ming from Takoma Park to the end OF the
| 14th street line of the Capital Traction
Company, shall begin operations is ex.
tended The bill, as introduced by Sen
| ator Smith of Maryland, granted an ex-
| tension of eighteen months, but the COM
mittee cut down the time limit to fifteen
| months. The original time set for the
| beginning of this addition to the street
| railway system of the District was May
% last. BY this bill the company will
have until August % next.
Extension of Newton Place.
| In acting favorably on the bill to allow
| the extension Of Newton place northwest
| from New Hampshire avenue to Georgia
| avenue and to connect Newton place in
Glass; subdivision with Newton place In
| Whitney Close subdivision, the commit
| tee simply reiterated action it took at the
| last session of Congress. The bill pro-
| viding for this extension met the ap-
prevail of Congress and the President at
/ the last session, but it required that the
court proceedings for the condemnation
! of the necessary land should begin with
| in ninety days after the approval OF Tie
F.! ers were one day late in getting their
papers into court, and this new bill Is
| necessary to carry into eHect the legis-
| lation Of last session:
In approving a bill to extend Lamont
street the members of the District COM
nittee considered the preservation of the
scenic outlook over the Geological and
ceiyes the approval OF Congress. Lamont
street will be extended from its present
| terminus at 10th street to Adams Mill
road. 1t IL estimated that the cost OF the
necessary land viii be about $4,000, and
| this Is to be assessed against the property
that is benefited. The original bill pro-
vided only for an extension from 10th to
3eth street. but the committee amended
| 1t SO that the street would run another
| square to Adams Mil road.