The Washington times., 1913-02-01

own property. Yet the general govern
ment Is taxed here for the street Inn
provements Gf private property. My
amendment would have the effect OF
property holder shall pay about 80 per
cent Of such improvements and the Dfs-
trict ana Federal Governments would
pay only one-fourth each.''
The -Borland amendment, which pro-
posed radical reforms In the street i'm
provement system of the District, and
which the author said had ben prepared
with the aid Of one of the assistant
engineers in the District government,
reads as follows:
TEXT of Amendment.
That hereafter whenever, under apro-
priations made by Congress, >thc road
way of any street, avenue, or road in
the District of Columbia Is improysd
BY laying a new pavement thereon or
by resurfacing an existing pavement
from curb to curb or from gutter OF gut
ter, where the material used is sheet
asphalt, asphalt block, asphaltic or btu
minous macadam. concrete. or other
fixed roadway pavement, such proper
ton of the total cost of the work. in
cluding the expenses of the assessment,
to be made as hereinafter prescribed.
shall be charged and become a lien up
ments therefor shall be levied pro rata
according to the linear frontage of said
property on the street, avenue, or rad
ar portion thereof upon the roadway of
which said new pavement is laid or the
existing roadway OF which is resur-
faced: Provided, however, That there
shall b. excepted from such assessment
the cos OF paving or resurfacing tae
roadway space included within the in
tersections OF streets, avenues. and
within building lines projected. and al
so. the cost of paving the space within
such roadways for which street railway
companies are responsible under their
charters or under law on streets. ave-
nues, or roads where such railways
have been or shall be constructed.
The assessments hereinbefore pro-
vided for shall be levied in the follow
ing manner, namely: Where the average
width of roadway Is thirty-two feet or
less between curbs, or between cutters
where no curb exists, one-half the total
cost OF the work, including the expenses
Of the assessment, shall be assessed as
hereinbefore provided: where the aver
age width Of roadway il greater than
thirty-two feet between curbs or be-
half Of the proportion Of the total cost
fthe work which the width Of thirty
two feet bears to the total width Of the
roadway between curbs, or between
cutters where no curbs exist, together
with one-fourth Of the proportion Of the
total cost Of the work which the balance
of the roadway width In excess OF
thirty-two feet bears to the total width
of the roadway, including the expenses
of the total assessment, shall be assess
ed as hereinbefore provided.
Points of order were made against
practically every new item in the Dill
during its consideration yesterday aft
ernoon and higher salaries were merci-
lessly ousted from the pages Of the bill
johnson, chairman Of the
House District Committee, was the most
but MI. Cox and Mr.. Fowler rallied to
his aid whenever they deemed 1t neces-
sary.
The points of order made against in
creas>s authorized by the bills have to
be sustained under the rules of the
House, but this does not mean neces-
sarily that tse District employees should
lose hope. The increases probably will
be restored in the Senate and the House
conferees, members of the Appropria-
tions Committee who originally favored
tho retention of the Senate amendment
in so far as they respect these particular
salaris.
When the conference report comes
into the House in the closing days OF
the session II probably will be approved
en- bloc and at least some of the salary
increases may be restored.
Congressman Cox knocked from the
bill late yesterday the provision for
free telephones in the residences of
number of District officials. Mr..
Lobeck declared no up-to-date city
required its officials to pay Tor their