Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-14

LINES TO BE REMOVED AND NEW ONES PUT
Up
Permission has Just been given by the District
engineer department to the Western Union
Telegraph company to lay underground wires
from its Office at 18th and streets across l.
street to north sidewalk along F to 14th street,
on 14th street from + to New York avenue,
across 14th street to parking in middle of New
York avenue, and in said parking from 14th
street to 9th street. across 9th street TO Mt. Yer
non square, and across 7th street from Mt. Yer
non square to the southeast corner Of 1th street
and New York avenue. Also an underground
line from its Office ut 18th and street. across
aoth street and Pennsylvania avenue to the
Treasury gate on 9Th street, and across 18th
street at New York avenue. Also to erect a line
York avenue to Boundary along Boundary
from 9Th to Sth street, along Sth street eX-
tended to Grant avenue, and along Grant
an additional line Of poles on the north side
OF New York avenue, from 7th street to
6,o 65on,naary, ana along BOUNDARY street from New
These concessions are granted on condition
that certain pole lines are removed within six
1000 being made as guarantee that this
condition will be complied with the 81 900 to
be forfeited to the District in case this condition
The pole lines TO be removed nre as follows:
I1fh street, from b street to New York avenue;
B street, from 18th street to New York avenue:
street, from 14th to Sth streets: Sth street
from to Boundary streets: boundary street
FROM 9th to 1th streets; 14th street, from New
York avenue to II street: II street, from lat b to
18th streets 18th street, from Fl TO streets;
street. from 18th to 18th streets: 18TH street.
from New York avenue to w street; W street,
from 18th to 10th streets; 10th street, from w
to boundary Streets Grant avenue. from Boun-
dary to 9TH street extended; street. to 18th TO
18th street; Sd street, from to q streets; 9th
street, from & to Boundary streets; II street,
from 9TH to North Capitol streets; III street. from
10Th street east to Delaware avenue; Della
ware avenue. from II street to F street:
street., from Delaware avenue to I'd
street. I'd street, from F to G streets;
& street, from I'd to 7th streets. The work to
be done at the companys expense and upon
the following conditions: The permit is reyoca-
BILE ut the pleasure OF the Commissioners. When
the permit is revoked the wires and poles will
be removed within fifteen days at the expense
OF the party to whom the permit is granted.
II the said party tails to remove the wires and
poles IL above, they shall be surrendered to the
Commissioners OF the District of Columbia
who will cause their removal and SALE the
| proceeds Of sale, after paying expenses of
COMMISSIONERS, CAPT F. Greene " savS: @
THE proposition to erect pole line on + street
in order to carry brokers and other business
wires, seems to me entirely inadmissable, and
| recommend that the poles street, from
18th to 1th street, remain for the present to
give this service until the company is prepared
to lay them under ground or can make arrange
ments for housctop fixtures" Capt. Greene
said to STAR man this morning that the net
result OF this work Is to put the company's
wire. underground from 7th and n. Y. avenue
their pole lines SO as to make q net reduction Of
sl2 miles In their length diminishing the num-
Der Of poles by about 500.
Work was begun on street this morning
to be paid 10y the company. Mr.. J. J. Burrows
has charge OF the gang