Evening star., 1922-06-15
THREE D. c. BILLS
ORDERED REPORTED
Judges Salary Increase,
Track Extension and Ac-
countancy Board Favored.

The House District committee to-
day ordered a favorable report ON
three bills as follows:
To allow the extension of Baltimore
and Ohio railroad tracks by an over
head trestle into the square bounded
by 1st and I'd streets northeast. NJ
street and New York and Florida
avenue.
Creating a board of certified pub
lie accountancy to issue certificates
to accountants passing requisite
examination.
Increasing the salary of the two
judges of Police Court from $500
to $1,000.
The Committee also decided that the
Lampert pure milk bill recommended by
the District health officer, which would
require that all milk for home consump-
tion in the District should come from
herds tubercuIin tested annually. should
be given the earliest possible considera
ton in the House. This measure was
previously reported and is on the calen-
dar.
The bill for extension of spur track
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
across street northeast. was discussed
at length. The House committee amend
ed the measure. which has already
passed the Senate. to meet the objec-
tions of churches, hospitals, schools.
citizens association and other residents
along North Capitol street, who have
been fearful that the entire stretch on
the east side of North Capitol street
from Florida avenue to the Union sta
ton would eventually be used for coal
dumps and warehouses.
Confers Wide Authority.
The bill as passed by the Senate
would confer wide authority on the
District Commissioners. allowing then,
to authorize the extension of railroad
tracks, underground or overhead,
across streets In the District, into in
dustrial zones now existing, or those
that may hereafter be so designated.
The fear of opponents of this legisla-
ton was that eventually the indus
trial zone. now established east of lst
street northeast, might be allowed to
extend into the commercial zone be-
tween 1st and North Capitol streets.
1t was made plain that the amend
ment of the House committee. adopted
on recommendation of subcommittee
headed by Representative Wheeler of
Illinois, safeguards against giving
such wide authority to the Commits
sioners and confines the legislation TO
this particular piece of property
u
slow and Miss E. P. Patterson. who
were represented at the hearing by
Francis Winslow.
The Capper bill. to create a board
of accountancy, which would issue GER
tificates to accounts passing a requi-
site examination, was favorably re-
ported by a subcommittee. of which
Representative Zihlman of Maryland
is chairman, with few minor
changes. 1t was explained that this
puts no expense on the District and
is modelled along lines Of laws in var
ious states.
Favors Code Amendment.
Judge Hardison of the Police Court
appeared in support of a bill intro
duced by Representative John w.
Langley of Kentucky to amend the
code of laws in the District. by in
Police Court judges. Judge Hardison
explained that as he expects soon
to leave the court he would get
this legislation. He informed the
committee that the Police Court in
the District has wider jurisdiction
than any similar court throughout
the country and exDlaied the scope
of its work. In reply to questions
he said tfat the court sits every day
in the year except Sundays. includ-
ing Christmas. Thanksgiving and all
holidays.
There was considerable discussion
of the advisability of increasing the
salary to $500, but the majority OF
the committee thought that serious
opposition might develop to SO sub
stantial an increase.
Chairman Focht said that in view
of the fact that the House would soon
start on a series of three-day re-
cesses, he desired at the next meeting
of the committee to have the mem
bers decide which of the bills al
ready reported to the House should
be given right of way.