Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-28
MANY LAWS ARE PASSED !.
OF INTEREST TO DISTRICT
House Group to Begin Budget Task on
Assumption of $9,5OO,OOO
Federal Contribution.

one to modify the old Borland street
paving assessment law, which has been
made ineffective In q large number Of,
cases by various court decisions,
Another urgent measure is one to-
the once of franc director vestinS
regulatory power in the Commissioners
and providing for titling of automobiles
The third urgent measure is for the
widening OF upper Thirteenth street.
House Leader Tilson has given aSsur-S
ance to the Commissioners that If and
when the House Committee favorably :.
reports these measures he will find time
FOR their consideration in the House.
BOrIand Law Hearing Promised. =
Senator Capper has announced that
his committee also will hold hearings
in January on the question of what
should be done with the Borland law
and on the Commissioners traffic bill. ~
One of the first laws enacted during
text books for pupils In the senior and :
junior high schools, a system which :
has been in effect in the grade schools
for number of years.
The year 1880 also was marked by en-
actment of pay-tncrease law for the =
members of the Police and Fire Depart
ments.
The law authorizing establishment Of
a children'S tuberculosis sanitC -ium
was amended to raise the authorize
ton from $4,000 to $625, 900. CON-
gress took an important step during the
past year toward relieving court con-
gestion and speeding up the admins
tration Of justice here by providing ,
four additional judges-two In the Dts (
trice Supreme Court and two in the !.
Court of Appeals, =
While the District committees were
making this progress on various local.
problems, other congressional commit
tees also were going forward during =
1880 with legislation to advance the
plans Of the Federal Government for :
new buildings and the physical i'm
provement Of Federal areas IN the Ma
tional Capital
Building Program Increased.
Before the long session ended last
Summer an authorization was put
through for a $115,00O,000 increase in
the Federal building program here. to :
be appropriated gradually over period
Of years along with previous authorize
tons. At the same time, an authorize
ton was approved for another $4,000, 900 .
annex to the Library Of Congress, to be .
placed just east of the original Library
of Congress Building and south of the
ton at Second and East Capitol streets
to house the Shakespearian collection. .
Another authorization was that OF
81 ,000, 900 for an addition to the WASH ,
ington City Post once and similar
addition to the New National Museum.
There was also a $225, 900 authorization
for improvements at the Naval Observa-
tory.
The enabling act for the proposed
Tit kaka n,.fll fv,n
also was completed this year and the /.
site for this structure has been cleared
ready for an early start on the founda-
tons. The site also was cleared and
work on the foundations commenced for
the new House once Building, south of
the Capitol between New Jersey avenue
and South Capitol street. More recently,
4 contract was let for the superstructure. =.
At the same time, progress was being ;
made on the north side of the Capitol "
in extending the Capitol grounds to
Union Station and improving the ex@ y
terror of the Senate once Building to
give better architectural view from
Union Station when intervening build
ings have been wiped out. The pending
budget carries recommendation for
erecting a new wing on the Senate
ONCE Building, on First street north :
east, from B to c.
Federal building program. Congress ,
early In the year passed the resolution
ordering the closing of Center Market =
at the end of the year to make way
for the new monumental Archives
Building. Resolutions have been intro
duced in Congress in recent weeks seek
ing to delay further the market closing, :.
although a contract for the clearing Of ;
the archives site has been awarded.
Airport Awaits House Action.
Early in 1880 the Senate passed bill
70 authorize establishment of an airport
for the District of Columbia, to be used
also by various Federal Government /.
establishments, on a site at the south
end of Highway Bridge that would in
C~ede two commercial airfields and adj
jacent Government-owned land. This :
Senate action followed extensive hear
ings before joint committee of House :
and Senate. This measure is still await
ing House action.
A number of other local measures
were reported from the House and SEN
ate District committees during 1880, but
have not yet been enacted into law. On
the Senate side the committee has
reported out: The Howell bill to SUPP
plement national prohibition in the
District; the street railway merger reSo-
luton; the bill to authorize merger of
the Washington and Georgetown Gas !,
Light Companies, and a bill TO tighten -
the gambling laws. All of these meas
ures are still awaiting action in tho
Senate.
There is also on the Senate calendar a
awaiting action the bill which the House
passed early In the year to require mo-
florists who are convicted of major =
traffic offenses to show financial re-
sponSibility before having their permits
to drive restored. !.