Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-01
Kalbfus Inquiry One of Most Unique At
fairs IN Local History of the Year-Dis-
trict Tries Experiment in Munich
pal Ownership-High Lights
and Shadows in Labor.

insurance Company of Washington anu
Georgetown to give it authority to write
insurance on real or personal property
wherever located.
To extend from MAY os. 1910 to August
IS. 1911. the time limit on the operation
of the Baltimore and Washington Transit
Company of Maryland.
Amending the act regulating the height
of buildings In the District SO as to allow
ST. Matthews Church on Rhode Island
avenue to he completed in accordance
with the original plans filed some years
ago.
Amending the act Incorporating the
Washington Sanitary Housing Company,
30 it may pay = instead OF per cent In
tereSt on it's stock.
For the purchase of triangular parcel
Of land on Park road to he set apart as
one of the open spaces in the National
Capital
For the extension OF Reno road from
Fessenden street to Chesapeake street
with a width of 100 feet.
For the extension of 18th street north
west from its present terminus north
Of Madison street to Piney Branch road,
with width of 10 feet
For the extension of Van Buren, street
from Piney Branch road to it's present
western terminus east of Sd street
northwest. with width of tn feet.
For E. new highway plan for that por-
ton of the District bounded by Rtten-
house and SD streets and the District
line.
To fill the vacancy in the board Of re-
gents of the Smithsonian Institution
caused by the resignation of John Il.
Henderson. by the appointment of John
B. Henderson, jr.
Authorizing the Secretary of War to
turn over to the Spanish War Veterans a
couple of bronze cannon captured from the
Spaniards, to be melted down and made
into official badges Of the order
Allowing John B. Lord to bring actor
for damages to property resulting from
the Union station construction.
During last summers special session OF
Congress. which passed the Canadian
reciprocity bill, the District got little
Only six bills affecting the District were
passed. They We're:
An act to authorize the extension anC
widening of Colorado avenue northweS
! from Longfellow street to 18th street ant
, of Kennedy street northwest through 10
| 500. square 211S.
| cident and death benefit companies an'
associations operating in the District an'
! to amend section 653 Of the District code
An act to place the name of Mrs NJ
| Matthews in the pension roll of the polio
and firemen's pension fund.
| An act to amend the code of laws TO
| the District relating to annual statement
| of insurance companies.
! An act to confirm the name of Com
modore Barney Circle for the circle a
! southeast
An act exemptinG lot a3. in Ann S
Parkers subdivision of lots in square IA
from the operation of the act to restric
the owership of real estate to American
citizens.
| During the present session three bill
have been passed up to date. They pro
vide for the punishment of persons bring
ing solen government property into tn
District; authorize dentists, colleges an
| scientific institutions to purchase drug
at wholesale instead of on prescriptiO
from retailers as at present. and make
obligatory for a father to support hi
| illesitimate children.