The Washington times., 1901-11-15
4l6 Seventh ST. N. w.
The Under=Price Store
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
The Extension of Water Man TO
Butterine Factory.
The Question Settled After Long
Considerution-A Citixe II Complains
of Authorities Cutting Weeds-fm-
provement of Country Roads.

AS a result of their inspection of the
drainage sewer of the Standard Butter
inc Factory in Langdon, the Commis-
sioners have determined to extend the
water main from Mt. Oliyet Cemetery
along Bladensburg Road 10 the site Of the
factory in order TO supply the plant with
water Yesterday Major Biddle, the En-
gineer Commissioner. forwarded the pa
pers relating to the subject to his col
leagues with the following endorsement:
Respectfully forwarded to the Commits
sioners. with recommendation that a p
inch trunk main be laid from the Mt. Oil
vet Road to the south boundary lire of
the Clark Mills estate, from which
point an extension be made Of fifty feet
under assessment, for the service of the
standard Butterine Company, water to be
supplied said company through a metre
OF course. and upon the condition that il
at any time said supply should cause
scarcity Of water in private residences,
the Commissioners reserve the right to
regulate the amount OF water furnished
the company. or, If necessary to shut it
on altogether, these conditions to be ac-
cepted, In writing by the company before
permit for the introduction of water Is
issued
In the consideration Of the question in
the Water Department, Capt. Chester
Harding Assistant to the Engineer Com
missioner. forwarded to the Board a re-
port covering the principal facts in the
case under date Of November 9 Captain
Harding says:
ION condition that the Standard Butter
inc Company provide a suitable sewerage
for the disposal Of waste water, and that
the amount of water to be consumed be
under the regulation of the District OF
Columbia ] am OF opinion that there is
no sufficient reason for denying the re-
quest Tor water facilities. l am Informed
that the company has already provided
sewers; and a precedent concerning the
regulation Of the water supply by the Dis
tFica OF Columbia exists In the George
town College case.
'The questicr arises. however as 10 the
proper means of carrying the water
the companys factory. A C-inch main
would be amply sufficient for the factory,
but would not furnish fire protection or
water for domestic use In the l-angdon
subdivision. A special 6-inch main
might be laid for the benefit of the fac
tory At the cost Cf the company, but i'm
view Of the fact that a main for service
Of the territory in the vicinity Of the fac
tory Will ultimately be laid along the
same route. such a course does not seem
TO me entirely equitable. Nor does ii
seem proper TO connect the butteriue fac
tory aud the other improvements in the
Langdom subdivision with the water sys-
TEN by l2-inch main at the present
time. siibjecting the property along It's
course TO assessment, Tor the absence of
sewerage facilities and the lack OF Inn
proyements would prevent the property
owners from de.iving any benefit from
the main for Il long period. The needs
Of these intermediate properties can be
met when necessity arises by n smaller
main laid for their benefit, for which as
sessment would be levied.
In view of the above. / concur in the
suggestion OF the Superintendent of the
Water Department. that II would be
nroper at the present time TO lay fe-inch