The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-06

| The Electrical Engineer has sent COM
munication to the Commissioners relative
| to the establishment of electric lights on
Connecticut Avenue extended. he says
the ffty-three lights ordered by the Com
missioners to be erected on October 10,
1860, have not yet been established. rail-
ure to do this, he says, is due to the re-
fusal of the Capital Traction Company to
permit the use OF their trolley poles for
attaching the necessary wires and lamp
fixtures, and to the sentiment existing
against the erection of an additional line
of poles. Continuing, the letter reads:
There is an item in the appropriation
bill for the fiscal year 1902 for S2l,500 for
paving Cincinnati Street and Connecticut
Avenue, in view of which / think 1t would
be undesirable to erect poles and wire
where this Improvement is to be made.
1T may be possible to arrange for the
extension of gas mains to cover this sec
ton of the avenue, in which case Wells
bach lamps would be maintained after
July l, 1901 The officials of the gas COM
pany are not able to state at present
whether the mains can be extended. but
am confident that it can be arranged. OF
the ifty-three incandescent lamps ordered
erected twelve are to be placed between
Rock Creek and Cathedral Avenue. If gas
is to be used, however, / would suggest
an increase in the number to secure a
more uniform distribution Of the light.
If however, in the judgment Of the
Commissioners, II is necessary that the
incandescent lights be established. would
recommend that permission be granted
the Potomac Electric Power Company to
erect the necessary poles and wires. If
this course is not approved, I would rec
ommend that Ibis department be author
lied to expend the money now being saved
for the maintenance of these lights in ex-
tending the street lighting system in
other portions of the District where ad-
ditional lamps are urgently needed"
Complying with a suggestion made re-
Gently by DR.. William Tindall, Secretary
to the Board of Commissioners, the At
torney for the District has forwarded to
the Commissioners a draft OF the notice
to be used by applicants for the issue OF
duplicate certificate of sale for taxes in
case of the loss of the original as pro-
vided by the corporation ordinance.
The Attorney calls attention to the fact
that the ordinance does not provide for
the number OF times of publication of the
notice. but he suggests that once In each
| of two successive weeks in one newspaper
would be sufficient.
| At the request of ]. ]. Cooper, assistant
| trainmaster of the p W B. R r. Co..
Major Sylvester has recommended the
appointment of James P Barrett and Da-
| vid Lynn, tr., as additional privates OF the
Metropolitan Police Force for duty along
the tracks Of the company in the District
| Of Columbia.
| ]. A. Frank, the Sanitary Officer, OF the
| Police Department, has reported to the
| Commissioners that Catherine Thompson
was refused admission to Freedman's
| Hospital. not being deemed a proper pa
tent and was subsequently removed to
| the Washington Asylum Hospital where
she was received.
DIR. Clifton Mayield. police surgeon. in
submitting his monthly report of the days
| of illness among members of the police
force, calls attention to the case of Pri-
vate c. B. Willis, who has been absent
from duty for a period OF 142 days. Dr.
| Mayfeld informs the Commissioners that
| Private Willis is at present in Asheville
Y. c., where he has been under treatment
| for pulmonary tuberculosis. The Com
missioners. are told that the attending
physician IN Asheville states that his pa
| tlent is practically cured, but that he
| fears to have him return to duty during
| the present winter weather.
Dr. Mayfield recommends that Willis
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