Evening star., 1921-12-21
VOTES
!. 14TH STREET PLAN
Extension Through Grounds
of Walter Reed Hospital to
Be Reported.


l4th street northwest through the
grounds of the Walter Reed Hospital
was taken today when the Senate
District committee. at it's first meet
ing this session, voted a favorable
report on the bill of Senator Ball
authorizing this proposed new high
way.
The committee also ordered favor
able reports on two minor measures,
one authorizing the District Com
mlssioners to sell plot Of ground
to the Sanitary Grocery Company, at
81 foot, and the other renewing the
act of Incorporation of the Mutual
Relief Association of the District of
Columbia
A committee composed of Senator's
Jones of Washington, King of Utah.
Stanley of Kentucky and Pomerene
Of Ohio was authorized to make an
informal call on the Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia during the holidays and as
certain the condition of the docket
mere: This action was taken when
the bill. introduced by Senator Phipps,
providing for an increase of two
Justlces IN this court came up for
consideration. Pending the report of
TINS committee. Senator King asked
mat the consideration of the bill go
over until the next meeting.
End of Long Controversy.
Ihe measure providing for the open-
ing of 18th street is the one which
was finally agreed upon between the
highway commission, the District
Commissioners and the Secretary of
War, following long CONTROVERSY.
Senator Ball. chairman of the COM
mittee. said that in view of the fact
that all parties concerned had agreed
70 tnis measure, he thought it wise to
report 1t at this time. He pointed out
further. following questions by Sena-
tor King. that the land which would
De used in opening the street now
was the property of the government
and would entail no additional appro-
priations in that respect.
The bill provides that all public
streets, except 14th street, and alleys
included within the area bounded hv
18th street on the west, Alaska ave-
nue. on the northwest. Fern street on
the north, Georgia avenue on the
east and Aspen street, shall be aban-
+.
ically abandoned under the terms of
the bill are 18th street, 18th street,
Dahlia street. Dogwood street and
Elder street. The measure authorizes
tie Commissioners to institute con-
demnatlon proceedings in the Su-
prems court for the land that may be
necessary for the extension and wild
ening of 14th street, from Montaeu
street to the southern boundary of
the Walter Reed Hospital grounds;
Nicholson street from 18th street to
18th street. Colorado avenue from
Montague street to 18th street, Con-
cord avenue from 10Th street to its
western terminus west of Sth street,
18th street from Nicholson street to
Piney Branch road and Piney Branch
road from 18th street to Blair road.
The proposed law would assess the
damages for the property needed for
these streets against the holders of
the property that would be benefit
ted thereby. 1t also provides for the
transfer of jurisdiction from the War
Department to the District Commits
sioners of that part of the proposed
extension of 14th street now within
the hospital grounds, but contains a
provision that the grade of the street
through the grounds shall be SUBJ
ject to the approval of the Secretary
of War.
Retirement Bill Goes Over.
The bill to extend the retirement
act for teachers of the public schools
in the District of Columbia, of which
Senator Elkins of West Virginia is
the author, went over on objection
from Senator King of Utah.
Senator Ball, chairman of the com
mittee, pointed out to the members
/ that retirement act was now in
| force for the teachers and that the
proposed measure was merely in
| tended to bring within the provis-
ions of the act about twenty-five
| veteran school teachers who had left
| the schools about a year before the
law went into effect. He said the
! cost would be only about $500.
| Senator King said. however, that he
! was always opposed to pension sys-
| TENS and that he was particularly
| opposed to a bill of this kind, be-
caIse il established he thourht .