Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
HOUSE ID. c. DAY TOMORROW
Bills on Calendar to BE Disposed Of,
Saws Floor Leader.

Tomorrow is District day in the
House. Floor Leader Tilson has an
nounced that the District will be al
lowed to use it's day and dispose Of
bills pending on the calendar
The measures that are awaiting
consideration arc:
A bill introduced by Chairman
Madden of the House appropriate TONS
committee which would abolish the
use of fees collected by the recorder
of deeds and the register of Wills
for the expenses of their offices and
would compel them to turn this
money directly into the Treasury and
to so through the Budget Bureau and
the appropria tons committee for
their annual appropriat the same
as other Government agencies.
This bill was amended in committee
so as to carry arthoriZa ton Of mod
ern fireproof building for use of the
recorder of deeds This measure would
complete the abolition of the fee sys-
tenn for Office maintenance. 1t was
first made order of business for to-
morrow by vote of the House Dis
trict committee.
Another bill provides for the widen
ing of First street northeast running
alongside the Union Station and train
shed between G and Myrtle streets.
Traffic Act Changes.
A third bill would amend the traf-
fic act for the District by providing
for authority to the traffic director
to suspend or revoke permits after
hearing and pending court decision on
violations of the act itself, as well as
on violations of the traffic regulations.
1t also would extend the time for
reissuing permits to July ! and make
them good for three years with fee
Of 49, This money would be used for
installation of electric traffic signal
lights and New Jersey avenue would
be included in the list of streets to
be thus equipped. AS the committee
Is considering comprehensive traffic
act, 1t is not the intention to have
this measure pending on the calendar
onsidered tomorrow.
Another bill would establish a
board Of public welfare in the Dis
trict. which would take over the work
of the Board of Charities. the Board
of Children's Guardians and the trus-
tees Of the National Training School
for Girls. This measure has already
pa ssed the Senate.
Sale of Water.
The bill fathered by Representative
Moore of Virginia. allowing the sale
of District water from the Dalecarlia
Reservoir, to be carried by mains
across the Chain Bridge to the Airing
ton County sanitary district, under
administration of the Secretary of
War. is also waiting consideration.
The measure giving substantive
law for service which the Washington
Public Library is now giving and to
provide for future expansion. so that
it may make library facilities and
information available to all the peo-
ple of the District, is also in line to
be considered.
The so-called Fourteenth street ex-
tension bill, which creates a monu-
mental entrance to the Walter Reed
Hospital grounds on the Fourteenth
street, closes certain streets within
the reservation and enlarges the
Walter Reed grounds by moving
Aspen street 90 feet to the south, will
also probably be called up. This
mea sure specifically prohibits street
cars and motor BUSES from passing
along Fourteenth street through the
reservation grounds. and puts the
control of traffic within that area in
the hands Of Walter Reed Army reser-
walton authorities