The evening times., 1896-03-03
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-FOUR PERMITS ISSUED
Commissioners Overhead Wire
Report to the Senate.
EXTENT OF THEIR ACTION
The Authority Given the Pot tOmac
Light Company Was Based Upon
Their Police Powers Outside OF the
City-Condutts Authorized, But Not
Yet Laid-Minor District Matters.

/ eI l<dlu-MInDT MdIIeTS.
| The Commissioners forwarded to Vice
| President Stevenson today a report cover
| ing the information required under a reso-
luton OF inquiry dated February 3, in
| respect TO the issuance, since September
15, 1888, of permits for the construction
| or erection OF overhead wires in the Dis
| trict.
| -Four permits have been granted the
| Commissioners say, since the date given,
| ''for the erection OF overhead wires upon
| and over streets and avenues, as folio ows:
TO the Illuminating committee of the
| citizens executive committee, September
| Il, 1899, to erect overhead wires in ac-
| cUrdancc with public resolution, No. 25,
| approved July 25, 1899.
ITO the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. February IL, 1893. in accordance
| with public resolution, No IS, approved
| February 15, 1898, to extend insulated
overhead wires from their line on Seventh
| street into the Pension building. These
| wires have since been removed.
ITO the superintendent OF the District
| Telegraph and Telephone service, of the
District, February 12. 1894, to erect
| overhead wires on Four-and-a-half street
south Invest, to replace a defective cable,
safety This permit was approved
by the attorney OF the District, and a full
history of the transaction is given in the
Commissioners report OF March 1, 1894,
in answer to Senate resolution.
ITO the architect OF the Capitol, Feb
ruary 10, S94, for the United States gov.
ernment to erect poles and string a tele-
phone wire from the house near the Capitol
to the folding room, located in square 635,
| the same being repre- sented to the Cornms-
sioners as absolutely necessary for the
public service.
NOT PROHIBITED
The Commissioners say, by way of com
ment, that neither the act approved July
15, 1883 nor any subsequent acts Of Cen
greSs. DronipIted the erection OF overhead
wires in the alleys in the city of Washing
ton, nor the erection OF overhead wires in
any part of the District outside OF the city.
Under The general police powers con-
ferrcd uron them by Congress, the Com-
missioncrs have granted permits to the
following corporations, doing business
In the District, 10 string overhead wires in
alleys, or in the District outside OF the
city, as they were advised by their at
torncy they had the right TO do"
The companies are:
"The United States Electric Lighting
Company, chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company, Western Union Telegraph
Company, the Postal Telegraph Company.
the Potomac Light and Power Company,
lexington and Soldiers Home Railroad
Company, Washington and Arlington Pow
er Company, and J Harris Rogers.
1T would take considerable time" they
add, ito make a transcript of all such
permits granted since September %. 1898,
but it can be done if deemed advisable"
The appropriation act, approved August
7, 1894, is quoted, which empowered the
Commissioners to authorize the erection
and use OF poles in the public alleys, with
the proviso that the right be reserved
to the District TO use the poles for stringing
wires for fire alarm and police purposes
without charge.
Under this authority" the Commits
sioners cite. permits have been granted
the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company.
THE POTOMAC COMPANY.
Under the act of March 8, 1891, which
states that the prohibition to the extension
of conduits is not to apply TO necessary
street and house connections for electric
service, nor change of motive power on
street railroads in compliance with exist
ing law, permit was granted to the Po-
tomac Light and Power Company, on No.
vember 26, 1S95, TO make house connec-
ton TO No. 1906 NJ street northwest.
This connection has not been made.
''Since March 3, 1S91, the Commissioners
have issued permits for conduits for cleo
tr1c wires. which were not an addition to
nor extension of a previously existing con-
duit. or subway, established under pre-
viously existing law"
They are as follows:
1.-THE Commissioners, having agreed to
enter into contract with the Potomac
Light and Power Company to light the
Acqueduct Bridge, permit was given that
company on November 26, 1895, to lay an
underground conduit across NJ street north
west. for the purpose Of connecting its ex-
listing lines with the AcQueduct Bridge.
This conduit has not been constructed.
"Permit was given the Washington, Ar
lingtOn and Falls Church Railroad, sue
cessors to the Washington and Arlington
Railway, to construct a conduit across NJ
street, so as to replace two wires, which
had been formerly strung across the street"
This concludes the report. Copies of
the opinions of Attorney Thomas, referred
to, and copies of the permits specially des-
ignatcd, were forwarded as accompanying
exhibits.
PLACED IN SERVICE. ,.,
The new truck company provided for
at the last session of Congress and located
at the intersection of II street, New York
and New Jersey avenues northwest. was
placed In service yesterday under the desiG-
nation of Truck Company d.
The company is temporarily in charge of
Foreman S. r. Henry, who will serve as in
structor, and the detail consists of seven
new appointees and four experienced men,
three Of whom will remain until the Others
are thoroughly versed in their duties. Three
of the new men were assigned to old COM
panies as follows: p. N. Jeffries. to Truck
b; 8. b. ID. Rollins and G. W. ONeI!, to
Truck A. These will be assigned later to
Truck D. s-z-.jj
The present organization OF the new COM
pany is as follows: Foreman, p W. Mich
olson; tillerman, W. E.. Jones; hostler,
W. B. Handy, and privates, j. H. Aigner,
B. Buscher, j. ]. Coyle, F. Lochboeler, L.
]. A. Lewis, ]. E. Hooper and
7. A. Griffin.
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