The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-12
NEW FIRE ALARM BOXES.
Propositions for the Extension OF
the Service.

Walter c. Allen, the Electrical Engin-
eer, has submitted to the Commissioners
for their approval a list OF fifty fire-alarm
boxes, for which provision has been made
in the Appropriation bill for the fiscal
year 1902. The purpose of the depart
ment is to place an order for the fire
alarm boxes. which will be put in posi-
ton after July ] of the present year.
The Electrical Engineer asks that he be
authorized to purchase the fifty boxes
from the Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph
Company and that they be erected in the
following locations:
Brookland and vicinity-Eighth and
keokuk Streets, Twelfth and Quincy
Streets, Fifteenth and Milwaukee Streets,
and Twelfth and Emporia Streets
Tenleytown and vicinity-Wisconsin Az
enue near Erie Street, Wisconsin Avenue
and Belt Road. Grant Road and South
Street. and Wisconsin Avenue and Pierce
Mill Road
Cleveland Park-Thirty- and New
ark Streets.
AnacoStia-NichOlS AVenue and Sber
dan Avenue
Georgetown-Twent y-ninth and N
streets, Thirty-fifth and Q Streets, Thir-
ty-fifth and NJ Streets
Washington Heights-Eighteenth Street
and Columbia Road. Eighteenth Street
and Wyoming Avenue.
Columbia Heights-Fourteenth Street
and Euclid Place, Park and Pine Streets
Brightwood and vicinity-Brightwood
Avenue and Umatilla Street. Brightwood
Avenue and District line, Brightwood Az
enue and Rock Creek Church Road
Northeast-Benning Road and Nine
teenth Street, Lincoln Avenue and T
Street. Seventh and c Streets, Twelfth and
Maryland Avenue, Fifth and f Streets,
Second and r Streets, North Capitol and
y Streets, North Capitol and / Streets
Southeast-Third and G Streets. First
Streets.
southwest-water and o Streets First
and K Streets, Four-and- a-half and +
Streets, Tenth and Water Streets
Northwest-First and S Streets Second
and 7 Streets, Eighth and Grant Streets,
Fourth and X Streets, Third and Q
Streets, Tenth and w Streets, Eighteenth
and L Streets, Thirteenth and T Streets
Fifteenth and V Streets, First and VI
Streets, Fifteenth and n Streets, Eighth
and Streets. Fourth and L Streets,
twelfth and Streets. Twenty
and o Streets.
These locations" says Mr.. Allen.
have been selected from a list of over
100 places where boxes are required and
represent as near as can be those most
urgently needed. Congress was asked to
appropriate for 100 boxes, but only fifty
were granted. number of very inport-
ant locations will therefore not be pro-
vided with boxes this year but it is con-
fidently expected that the other fftv will
ne authorized III the next appropriation
act
The city was originally laid off into
hre alarm districts corresponding some
what to the police precincts. and the
numbers of the boxes arranged TO cor
respond. In adding boxes during the last
Few years, however. this plan was not
closely followed, with the result that two
consecutive numbers indicated locations
widely separated. For instance box 63S
is at First Street and Maryland Avenue
northeast practically the Congressional
Library, while box $50 is in BrookIand.
an airline distance of over two miles.
To prevent further confusion and to rem
edy the more glaring defects in the pres
ent numbering, | would recommend that
the following changes be made In the
mum bcrS Of certain Ipyas-