Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-15
ANNUAL ESTIMATES
Statement of Expenses of District I.
Electrical Department.
AGGREGATE OF 1884, 725 ASKED FOR
Sum of $4,000 for Extension of
Police Patrol System.
STREET LIGHTS

Mr.. Walter c. Allen the District elec-
trical engineer, has submitted to the Com
missioneIs his estimates of expenses Of
his department for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1901. They provide for but one
additional position, that of draughtsman.
an official whose services. states Mr.. Allen,
are greatly needed Mr.. Allen recommends
that the salary of the superintendent of
lamps be increased from 81 900 to 81 500.
Increased amounts are asked for by Mr..
Allen for the gas naphtha and inca ndes-
cent lighting service. based upon the ac-
tual necessary extensions required to cover
the improved sections Of the District. He
recommends that the amount of $1,000. set
aside from the present general appropria-
ton to be used for lamps of higher cam
die power be dga.n allowed, as the service
maintained under this clause is highly sat
isfactory and can well be extended. Retter
illumination along the lines of he City and
Suburban railway is essential, says Mr.. AL
len, and the amounts asked for last year
again included
For general supplies for the telegraph
and telephone service an increase OF $500
is asked, and III this connection, Mr.. Allen
states that the cost of the necessary ma
terials has greatly advanced. and owing
to this fact the estimates for the under
ground construction. made eight months in
advance OF the current appropriation. were
less than the cost of the materials. The
extent of this work. therefore. is not as
great as was expected, but Mr.. Allen states
that a good beginning has been made and
he hopes that in another month about TO-
600 feet, nearly two miles, will be in opera
ton. For continuing this work he asks for
an appropriation of $4,000. remarking that
this is the greatest Improvement vet made
in the telephone and telegraph system and
Is in line with the policy of Congress to
remove all wires from the streets.
Estimate Renewed.
Mr.. Allen renews his estimate of last
year for 100 additional fire alarm boxes,
together with 5000 for erecting them
One-half of this amount was granted by
Congress, but it has been expended in ex-
tending as far as possible the thirty cir
cults from headqu arters, and additional
boxes can be erected until other provision
is made therefor. The sum of 5000 is
asked for the extension OF the police patrol
system, which, he says, is very badly need
ed. An appropriation of 5000 is asked to
enable the electrical department to remove
a great deal of old and unused wire still
strung over the streets, which wire is en-
countered time and again by the depart
ment $ linemen. and could be easily re-
moved had they sufficient help
A summary of Mr.. Aliens estimates is as
follows: Salaries, $27 800; maintenance of
street lighting service. S173. .72S. 30: extern
sions of street lighting service SD 761 80;
maintenance Of electric lighting service,
S63, So extensions of electric lighting
graph and telephone service. $4,000: wires
under ground, $4,000; extension of fire
alarm system, 1880; extension of police
patrol system. 5000. and removing old
wires, $1,000, total of 1884. .125.
The Added Street Lamps.
Mr.. Aliens estimates call for 23O addi-
tional gas lamps, 271 additional naphtha
lamps and $50 additional incandescent
lamps They proposed to be located
as follows:
Streets and alleys in Washington. 100
gas and 100 naphtha.
Suburbs. including Twining City, Lang
don, Avalon Heights, Takoma Park, Wash
ington Heights, Columbia Heights, Bright
wood Park, Petworth. Hilsdaie, Congress
Heights and scattering, 81 naphtha "A gas.
Roads, including Woodley lane, Connecti-
cut avenue extended from 18th street to
entrance to Geological Park; Connecticut
avenue extended from entrance to Zoologi-
cal Park to District line; Canal road from
Conduit roau to Chain bridge: New Cut
read from 35th street to distributing reser-
voir: Harrison street, AnacoSua, to GOOD
Hope post office: Brightwood avenue from
Piney Branch road to the District line;
Rock Creek Church road from Eagle gate
to cemetery: 1st street from r street to
Home; Whitney avenue from
Brightwood avenue to Soldiers Home: 4th
street. lexington from street to Brook
land Lincoln avenue from GIenwood GEM
etery to Brookland; Conduit road from dis
reservoir to District line Conduit
road from Canal road to distributing reser-
voir; Hamilton road from Good Hope post
office to school Ninety-siX gas; hfty-eight
naphtha: 80 incandesCent.
The Arc Lamps.
Mr. Aliens estimates provide for 314 ad-
ditional arc lamps, to be located as fol-
lows:
Metropolitan electric raflroad-East and
west lines, 43: Columbia road from Florida
avenu. to 18th street, 49, 9th street be-
tween G and streets (additionaD. 4.
Columbia electric Observation-Disclosures
avenue from 4th to 9TH streets L.
Capital Traction Company = Fourteenth
street from Florida to Whitney avenues,
o1: Sth street sout aeast from Pennsylvania
avenue to navy yard, 10; 1st street north
west from Peace monument to Indiana
avenue. 4.
City and Suburban Railway Company-G
street northwest from 4th to North Cap
tol streets, 10; New York avenue from 9TH
street northwest to Florida avenue Is; 9th
street northwest from | to l. streets, 4;
North Capitol street from G street to Flor
da avenue, u; Louisiana avenue and 9th
street northwest, 4: c street from Della
ware avenue to 18th street northeast, %;
D street from 1st to 18th streets north
aG ST. IS; north and south streets intersect-
ng d and E streets northeast from 1st to
10Th streets, IL.
Washington Alexandria and Mount Ver-
lon railway-From 1917 and streets north
vest to 14th and Maryland avenue south
vest, %; Al. street northwest from u to u
street least side Judiciary Square,, d; jack
son place between Pennsylvania avenue
md II street northwest. z: 18th street be-
ween G and II streets northwest, l; 18th
street between F and G streets northwest,
: Mount Vernon place (north side) between
til and 9th streets northwest, B; Eth street
between Pennsylvania avenue and F street
northwest z: E street between 9th and 10th
streets northwest, ?; 18th street between
avenue and street (Corco-
an Art Gallery, Z; Vermont avenue be-
ween H and l streets l; section bounded