The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-14

A permit was issued by the Commits
sIoners Yesterday to the Potomac Light
and Power Company to erect poles and
electric wires, properly insulated, from the
junction of Newark street aud Wisconsin
avenue eastward along Newark t. Hubbard
street, thence southwardly To- Wuudicy
road and again suuthcasterly 10 the juno
ton OF Wuudley road and Connecticut
avenue extended aud i'll Woudley Park.
The purpose of this grant is to allow the
company, which isnperated by Capt Crosby
in conjunction with the TcnicytoWn rtlad,
to put electric lights along the line de-
scriped and in residences OF the vicinity
Among these are President Cleyela nd S
home at Wuudlcy Inn, Hon. Gardiner u.
Uubbnrd's ami Mr.. Naggumans. Inc
lights viii also be put il W"odley Park
POLES AND WIRES.
The erection of poles and electric wires
was also the subject of contention, which
brought to the District Building Yesterday
Messrs NJ. A Rallenger. {. NJ. Carter, Bush
rod Robinson, NJ. d. Jacobs, Patrick OAR
rell, and Or. A. l.. Stavely, delegation
of the Columbia Heights Citizens Assoc
cation Mr. Ballenger, as spokesman,
asked that poles be permitted, so That the
telegraph office, now ut Park and -Four
teenth streets, may be located At. Four
teenth and Birney, or some other point
nearer the city. He said the bulk OF the
business for the office came from the
/ section between Birncy street and Florida
I avenue, and residents i'll that section are
| obliged to pay 1000 for special mcSsen-
I ger service to get their telegranIS delivered.
| The Western Union is ready to put in wires,
/ but the Commissioners Will not permit
| the overhead wires. He also asked that
| the cable cars be not allowed To ohstruct
| Fourteenth street, near Park, and the
/ a no Florida
near Garfield Hospital.
! All the propositions 10 rent thelunch STANDS
| at the wholesale market We're rejected, ana
the money deposited ordered refunded.
| The present occupant OF the lunch stand
was directed to vacate, as the place
! is 10 be repaired Preparations for the es-
! tablshment OF the wholesale market con-
| tinue.
Meantime the Washington Market Com
! pany has concluded TO allow farmers and
| small produce dealers 10 occupy the space
south of Center Market free of charge.
AWAITING JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
The Commissioners have taken no further
! action in the matter. The Comnanys in
| junction sent under which the Commission
ers are temporarily restrained from clear
| ing the street south of the market comes
| mn Saturday. when the whole subject VIII
| be thoroughly discussed. a judicial de-
cision will be made soon after.
Alex. B. Burns, who has the contract to
put a fire escape in the Homeopathic Hos
pital, has been requested TO meet the Com
| missioners Mt II n. m. today. IL is prob
/ ably TO confer regarding his contract.
Temporary appointments were made yes
| terday for street extension work as FOL
! lows: c. Pelz, transitman, $3.50 a day;
| Thomas j. Fisher, ir., chairman. and ID.
c. AMMAN, rodman, S2.25 each.
Permits for extensions of buildings De-
longing to Mary McKelden and R. E.
Meddaugh, beyond the building line, were
forwarded to the Secretary OF War Tor
approval.