Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-25
A SUBURBAN EXCHANGE
CITIZENS WANT BENEFIT OF TELE.
PHONE COMMUNICATIO
Report on Projected Establishments
Views of the District EIec-
trical Engineer.
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The people in the suburbs to the north
west of the city are very DESTROYS of hav-
ing a telephone exchange established at
Tcnleytown, and at a recent meeting of the
Northwestern Suburban Citizens Associa-
ton, Mr.. VIM. l.. Crounse was made chair
man Of a committee appointed for the pur-
pose of investigating the subject, with the
special object of cooperating with the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany in Its efforts to secure the establish
ment of the exchange. Mr.. Crounse laid
the matter before the District Commits
sloners, setting forth the Importance of
the exchange to the people residing in
the section, pointing out the difficulties in
the way, and expressing the hope that
they would be able to see their way clear
to granting the necessary permits for the
extension Of the wires.
The Commissioners referred the matter
to the electrical department, whose head,
Mr.. w. c. Allen, has submitted the fol-
lowing report:
Two Methods.
There are two ways by which the
necessary wires to supply this service can
be extended from the company's system in
the city of Washington.
lone is t. string wires from it's conduit
terminus in the alley between S1st and
Zu,
existing pole line on 32d street to Tenley-
town. 1t has been decided by the attorney
for the District that the act approved
March 3. 1897, providing for the strlnglng
of telephone wires for house connections
within the District of Columbia. does not
permit the erection Of these wires on eX-
listing poles along streets or avenues Wlthln
the city limits. Therefore, between the
above mentioned conduit terminus and the
northern limit of the city on a2d street, the
telephone company cannot secure the nee
essary permits for stringing wires, al
though no additional poles would be erect
ed: beyond the city limits the wires may
be strung according to the recent decision
of Judge Barnard.
1.-The other outlet for the company Is by
way of It's line on 10Th street extended and
Woodley lane. The conduit system in TINS
section ends at 18th and Q streets. From .
street northward in the alleys between 18th
and 10th streets the company has an over
head line already overburdened with wires
and cables 1t would not be safe to place
another cable on the poles owing to the
numerous angles in the line and the long
spans where the wires pass over private
property in going from one square to an
other.
COmpany's Wishes.
1.-THE company is ready and anxious to
extend it's conduts from 10Th and Q streets
northward to 10th street and Columbia
road, which would then give it the neces-
sary facilities for installing the service for
Tenleytown. Under the act approved March
3, 1891, however, 1t seems that the Com
missioners are prohibited from authorizing
the laying of any more condults Tor teIe-
phone purposes. Congressional action alone
will relieve this undesirable condition of
affairs I have called particular attention
to this matter in my annual reports for the
past two years, and numerous bills and
amendments have been introduced in Con-
gress, which, If enacted, would give the
company the relief 1t needs; but so far no
action has been TAKEN.