The evening times., 1900-08-01

George B. Williams. President Of the
! Instantaneous Fire Alarm Company, re-
Gently asked permission OF the Commits
sioners 10 remove and change the location
of their wires in order to discosNect their
system from the street boxes.
At the request of the Commissioners
Walter C. Allen. the Electrical Engineer,
has reported upon the application, sub
mitting his statement this morning He
encloses a plat showing the wires which
the company proposes to string in order
TO install its system. These wires, Ee
says, are entirely Independent OF the Dis
triet ire-alarm system and in his opinion
could not be considered as auxiliary there
to. Mr.. Allen adds:
The opinion OF the Attorney for the
District submitted October "a, 1898, sets
forth the view tha, IL the instantaneous
Fire Alarm connect ons with the District
boxes are removed said company would
have no right to string additional overhead
wires in order to maintain it's service.
This was recognized by the company in
its endeavor TO obtain legislation gran ing
it this desired permission. / would there
fore. recommend that the company be no
titled that permission 20 string these wires
as requested cannot be granted"
In connection with the work OF removing
the attachments of the Instantaneous Fire
Alarm Company from the District fire.
alarm boxes which is required by law, the
Electrical Engineer informs the Commls-
sioneTs that it is quite necessary that the
work should be done by the employees Of
his Office, so as TO avoid any question as
to interferences with the successful opera
Of ba rfc NJ W
that each box nov su1ilisrized contains
attachments which must be removed ne
cessits ting a reyiring afterward.
Mr.. Allen thinks that $50 viii cover the
cost OF this work ana he recommends that
the company be requested 10 deposit that
amount with the Collector OF Taxes, with
the understanding that if the cost OF the
work exceeds that amour, ~ additional
sum shall be deposited to make Up the de-
aciercy, and that any balance viii be re-
turned.
Nj Allen further recommends that
letter be sent 10 the Government Depart
ments which now have instantaneous FIRE
alarm boxes in their offices informing them
that the instantaneous attachments are
about to BE- taken out at the order of the
Comm issioners. He also asks that the
Departments be informed that IL they wish
10 retain auxiliary fre-alarm attachments
IN their C1ices IL ca. best be done BY the
purchase Of a fTs-alarm box from the Dis
trict. which viii be kept in order and Oper-
ated without expense to them. M Allen
states that the init al cost Of such a box
and its installation s GbOut $i35.
Il is Understood that these TtcOmmen3S-
tioas OF the Electrical Engineer will be
approved by the Commissioners. and the
company and the Government Departments
informed in accordance herewith.
Private Henry c. O'Brien, special police
officer al the Ninth Street. and New YORK
Avenue street railway crossing. recently
reported 10 the Superintendent OF Police
violation OF The law regarding The stopping
Of q ear c. the far side Of the street 10
take or passengers.
he states that while on duty a woman
came 70 him and made complaint that TWO
cars had Passed without stopping to take
her on. Nj OBrien further states tina,
when tse next car came along thas he sig
naled the motc-man 10 stop and that he
started 20 dc so. but On receiving TWO bells
from the conductor. turned on the current
and went ahead Mr. O'Brien gave the
narcs OF the conductor and mOtO-man the
number Of the car and the time Of its pass
ing across Ninth Street.
The complaint was sent to +. L. Hart
General Superintendent OF the Columbia
Division. with a statement from the ST.
perinJeuCcnt to the eject that II similar
complaints did not cease with gard 10 tnS
line in question the law would Be p-acti-
cally enforced. Mr.. Hart obtained q STATE
neCt from tn mOtoTmGn and the con-
duCtor in writing. which were forwarded TO
the superintendent OF Pol.cs. giving as ex-
cuse for the failure to stop that the car
was twelve minutes behind time, and that
another car was immed ste,y behind. less
than a block away. The Superintendent Of
Police was also Informed that the conduc
tors were under Instructions Tot 10 stop
their cars when running behind { me IN il
they had resumed the schedule time.
In transmitting the several statements
to The Commissioners for their informa-
tioa and consideration Major Sylvester
said that he did not know Of any law or
regulation on the subject except that
which requires cars 10 be stopped on the
far side Of the street when necessary 10
take on or let of passengers. and he calls
attention 10 the statement of the general
superintendent to the effect that cars are
prohibited from stopping behind time. IN
til they have made up the lost time
The report from the Superintendent; OF
Police has been noted by the Commission
ers and filed for future reference
A MEDAL FOR BRAVERY.