Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-28
LOCAL COMPANYS PLANS
PRESIDENT STEVENS TO CLOSE con-
TRACT FOR IMPROVEMENT.
Extension of the Plant of the United
States Electric Lighting
Company.

1t is the expectation of Mr.. Frederick
c. Stevens, the president of the Washing
ton Traction and Electric Company, that
he will be able this week to close the con-
tract for the erection of an extension of
the plant of the United States Electric
Lighting Company, 14th and streets
northwest. The old structures now occu-
plying the frontage on B street to the east
of the present building and extending to
1871 street, a distance of 100 feet, are to
be torn down and next week active build
ing operations will be begun.
The structure now in use, where are To-
Gated the engines and dynamos for the pro-
duction of electric power, is extensive
affair, with frontage of 120 feet on B
street When the plans, as perfected by Mr..
Stevens, are carried out a building twice
the size of the present one will be pro-
vided with a capacity of electric power
production of more than double that of the
present plant.
II is estimated that the cost of erecting
the building and equipping it will be about
s6OOOOo, and while the expenditure Is large,
as 1t will be in the direction OF securing TOT
the system one power plant, the ultimate
reductions in the cost of operating the sys-
tenn furnishes ample reason, 1t Is thought
for this outlay.
The economy of a single power plant Is
conceded by all who have any knowledge OF
the new system it has always been the
purpose of the management to bring about
concentration of power stations at as
early day as practicable.
When the proposed enlargement OF the
electric plant Is completed it will be pos
sible to shut down the power stations OF
the Potomac Company, that of the Bright
wood railroad and of the Columbia railroad.
This change is rather matter of interest
to those connected with the management
of the company than to the public, except
that the carrying out of the plans VIII make
an important addition to the commercial
structures of the city.
The operation of the cars, however, is a
matter in which large proportion OF the
citizens have a daily interest. 1t has been
brought to the attention OF the company
that residents along the line of the Metro
politan line are disturbed by the noise OIL
the new cars recently placed IN service.
AS the officers of the company have been
Informed the objection is not to the cars
themselves as to the high rate OF speed
maintained during certain hours TINS
same objection, 1t is said, was also brought
out in the hearing recently held by the
Commissioners.
In order to abate this annoyance Presi-
dent Stevens has directed the Issue OF the
following order which Is now in force:
Notice to Conductors and Motormen:
Between the hours of am. and am.
and between II pm. and 2 a m. cars on the
F street line of the Metropolitan railroad
must not under any circumstances be run
at speed greater than eight miles an
hour, while running through the residen-
tial district; that is, between the east side
of Lincoln Park and Delaware avenue
northeast and between 14th street north
west and 36th street northwest.