Evening star., 1934-06-17
Homes to dissolve and. distribute its

Homes to dissolve and. distribute Its
assets.
An act to regulate contracts Of in
dustrial life insurance.
Exempting from taxation property
used by the National Society, Sons Of
the American Revolution.
Authorizing the Commissioners to
sell the old Tenley School property
on Wisconsin avenue to st. AIMS
Catholic Church.
Providing a new charter for Co
lumbus University.
Exempting from taxation certain
property used by the American Legion.
The bill authorizes granting Of
beer and wine licenses to non-con-
forming stores in residential areas.
This means stores that were estab-
lished before the locations were zoned
residential.
The amendment to the code, en-
abling the Commissioners to make
necessary harbor. regulations, such
as rules for the mooring Of yachts
along the river front.
The last two measures were signed
by the President yesterday.
Fail In House.
The following bills passed the Sen
ate, but failed of action in the House:
To establish the excess condemna-
ton principle, under which Federal
or District agencies could have &C
quired small remnants of land left over
when new streets are laid out or sites
bought for other public purposes; the
bill to put more teeth in the gambling
laws of the District, especially to
reach the numbers game: the bill to
transfer the powers of the Board of
Public Welfare to the Commissioners,
retaining the board as an advisory
agency; the bill to transfer the power
of appointing the recorder of deeds
to the Commissioners. and establish
ing a new schedule of fees for docu-
ments filed In that office; the bill en-
powering the Health Department to
authorize the opening of graves; the
DILL to set up commission to license
and regulate real estate brokers and
statesmen; the bill to establish a new
method of court procedure in the
foreclosure of mortgages and giving
those in default 80 days of notice
preceding foreclosure sale: the bill
fixing penalties on landlords for fail
ing to provide specified degrees of heat
in apartments; and several other
minor Senate bills.
The proposed liquor law amendment
to allow chain stores to obtain beer
permits for any number of their store
locations passed the House but died
in the Senate Under the present
law only one unit in a chain can
obtain a license. The Senate also
sidetracked a House bill to regulate
the removal Of snow and ice from
sidewalks.
Most Beneficial.
The public works loan authoriziza-
ton and the alley-closing law stand
out as the most beneficial achieve
nents of the House and Senate District
Committees.
The sl0.750,000 authorized by the
public works measure is to be used, If
allowed by the Public Works Admin
istration. for a new sewage disposal
plant, for a new tuberculosis hos
pital, an addition to Gallinger Hos
pital and for Improvements at Lorton
Reformatory. Thirty per cent of the
total would be a Federal grant, and
10 per cent is to be repaid by the
District.
Senator King tried to obtain author
iZation for a 10000. 900 loan. to in
clude courts building in the Munich
pal Center, purchase of parks and
construction of needed school build
ings, but had to yield to the House on
the elimination of these items. He is
hopeful the next session of Congress
will provide at least for the Municipal
Center building.
The alley closing bill authorized the
President to allot 100000 from the
p. W. A housing money, to be used
as revolving fund for the acquisition
Of alley property, replatting of those
areas and development of new housing
or other improvements. The new de-
velopments could be carried on by the
Government or by private enterprise,
and all revenues thus obtained would
go back into the revolving fund for
the elimination of other alleys.