The evening times., 1900-07-30
AFFAIRS OF TIE DISTRICT
Permission to Erect a Telephone
Guy Pole Denied.
Mr. simpson Complains to the COM
mislsioners Of IN Large and Pow
erfui-Voiced Rooster" That. He
Says, Disturbs His Rest by Inees-
SAINT Growing other Matters.

A. B. Duvall. the Attorney for the Dis
trict, this morning handed to the Com
missioners his opinion upon the applica-
tion Of the Chesapeake and Potomac TeIe-
phone Company for a permit TO replace a
pole in the alley in square 81, and to erect
a guy pole on Twenty-fourth Street north-
west, between L and VI Streets. .bl
From the report of the Electrical En-
gineer," says the Attorney, 1T appears
that the pole TO be removed stands within
the west building line Of said square, and
the company desires to replace this pole
and a. erect another in its stead, Ia order
10 remove the wires which viii interfere
with a building about to be erected. The
po-n- at which the new pole is to be erect
ed l. lot an alley, but is within the lines
OF Twenty Street.
by a clause of the District Apprcpri
alton act, approved August I, 1884, the
Commissioners were empowered 10 author
iZe the location and the use of telephone
poles in the public alleys of the city of
Washington. This authority, however. is
expressly confined to alleys, and / am OF
the opinion that the Commissioners are
without authority TO grant the permit de-
sired il the application Of the telephone
company"
The recommendation of the Attorney has
BEEN approved by the Commissioners, and
the company will be informed in accord
anCe Herewith.
Charles 7. Simpson residing at 2O5 Thir-
teenth Street southwest. has written to
the Commissioners complaining that he is
much disturbed by the noise of "a large
and powerful voiced rooster" which is kept
at premises 1904 b Street southwest
Ar. Simpson states that the loud and in
cessant Growing Of this fowl from about
midnight until long after sunrise makes ii
impossible for him or the members Of his
family TO sleep. He adds that the parties
living at the premises named have been
respectfully appealed to by himself and
another OF his neighbors to do away with
the nuisance. but in valu. Mr. Simpson
says that he is unfortunately the owner
OF the house in which - lives, and. there
fore, cannot conveniently move away. and
II he should 90 so he fears that he might
and himself adjacent tc another barnyard
as he thinks that chickens are kept by peo-
ple all over the city. Continuing. Mr.. Simp-
son says:
Il feel that human beings who arc COM
PEELED TO live in a crowded city ought 10
have rights as well as domestic an msls
which are certainly out OF place In q deIse-
u settled locality like this. a Eaa who IS
obliged 10 work all dsy for a living has
right TO sleop quietly In his home. and
while there are many unavoidable noise
in q large city, certainly the Growing 4
ROSTERS. barking Of dogs. and fighting o.
tcmcats do not come under that category
Il would courteousiy ask that this nuisance
De aEated"
Frank Burns. Geologist OF tha Smiths
Hian Institution. -CneeTfully aad s-dly'
endorses the letter Of Mr.. Simpson. and
continuing SAYS: This cock has a remcrE-
able voice, and is emirea;ly blessed with
I b. OF srE s-- g.
about forty feet away from where he GRO s
and regard him the sane as when a fiasl
OF lightning darts across the sky, and he
crows about every fifteen minutes from say
O'Clock until long after daylight. and Il
is impossible 10 sleep while this Is going
On"
The complaint has been referred 10 the
Police Department FOR investigation and Ie-
port.
r. Grant Barnwen. Of i&04 W street
northwest, writes 10 the COmmissi io-ers
again with reference to the operations Of
the street cleaning contractor il his Iei b
bOThOCd.
Referring TO the petition Of household
ers on W Street" he says, between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth Streets. relative 10
the street cleaning contractor ] have be
fore me your letter Of the 25;h instant. TO
Irving NSWcOmb. Cne OF the siE- srs Of the
petition, in which you say that the con
tractor has been instructed not 10 begin
operations before s o'clock p. m
Assuming that ycu make this state
ment to the petitioners il good faith and
that you possess the power 70 compel q
compliance Win your orders, ! have the
[ honor to state that on Saturday. July 2s.
the contractor began operations az 7.20 P.
m, at which time the sprinkling machines
7 began filling up at the hydrants and the
sweeping machines under the personal di-
rection Of the contractor. began 10 sweep
W Street at precisely 1:30 p. n. followed
by procession Of eleven dirt carts.
From the above il is apparent that the
contractor and the Commissioners are at
cross purposes, and the people of this 10
cali,y are wondering which Of the two
parties Will prove to be master Of the sit
uatiOn- At the present moment IL looks as
though the contractor were on ton.
AS ycJr instructions to the contractor
I have heretofore proved as effective as the
Pope's bull against the comet. / have TO
request On behalf of my fellow petitioners
that you will detail sufficient poll emen or
take such other means as NAV be at your
l disposal to forcibly prevent any further
| violation of said Instructions"
The Commissioners have referred the
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