The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-14
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT.
a Citizen Takes Issue With the
Electrical Engineer.

Subject Of the Coutro'-erSy the LOca-
ton of "A Pole for municipal wires.
Matters Considerrd by the Com
missiOners-LONve-in of n CuIvcrt.
c. NJ Emmerich. or the German Fire
Insurance Company. some time ago. com
planned TO the Commissioners against the
setting Of a pole in front OF his premises
on Park Street northwest alleging that IL
was unsighuy and occupied too much
space on the sidewalk. The matter was
referred to the Electrical Department.
and it was reported that the pole in Qu,s-
ton was necessary for the extension of
the District ire-alarm service. The Com
missioners approved the recommendation
of the Electrical Engineer that the pole
should reman in its present position.
Today the Commissioners received an
other Commullca ion from Mr.. Emmer-
lch. I'm which ne says:
"On the 4th instant 1 addressed "a letter
20 you protesting against the erection of
telephone pole in front of my premises
at the southeast corner OF Park and Pine
Streets Mount Pleasant
Since that date ] have learned through
the daily newspapers that the pole refer
red to. was erected by the District for iIS
own use. and that in the opinion -t thu
Electrical Engineer of the District the
pole does not interfere with the traffic on
Z.
mCDt 90 my property, both or which points
] submitted as my objection TO the pole
Nv lille I do NOT desire 10 under stimate
the opinion Of the Electrical Eng uceT, j
beg to say that his opinion I'm this matter
l. AT variance not alone with my own but
with the expressed opinion Of many Of the
citizens and property owners IN my neigh
hOThoOd.
''-The pole is erected on the inner edge
Of the narrow sidewalk on Park Street. on
a line with my fence as now established
on that street and about six feet from my
fence on Pine Street. Il Is my intention
10 move the Park Street fence back TO
conform with the line of fence eSt4 biishcd
recently by other property holders on
Park Street When that Is done thy pole
IN its present position VIII De outside OF
the fence line. which viii nost certainly
be great obstruction 10 travel ON the
street.
thu proposed extension Of Sixteenth Street
affects M property in such a way as to
leave me only a small triangular piece Of
ground after the ground necessary fer the
street Is taken by the Government in or
der to give any value whatever 20 The re-
manning ground left TO me for building
purposes, il Will De necessary 10 erect the
improvements within Very rev feet OF
Park Street. ana consequently the i'm
pTovemeuts thus erected viii he within
vrTy few fsoJ OF the Objectionable pole.
This would make the pole most serious
nuisance to the property, so I2lch $50.
as 90 uuquCstiOndbiy interfere with the
sale OF comfortable use Of %.
"As ! happen to Toe one Of that large
class of property owners made 20 suffer
by the long and tedious proceedings in
relation to the extension Of Sixteenth
Street, respectfully apr eel 70 YOU 20 re-
UCve me Of any further hardshiUs that
the Government might put upon me in
connection with the property here in
yolyed. by causing the removal Of the OBJ
joctiCnablo pole, which Will be doing moth
ing more than granting 90 me thaL justice
and equity due me in the premises