The Washington times., 1901-07-14

refund the money paid by the purchasers.
Ihis report has the favorable recon-
| mendation of the Assessor
/ Thomas J. Fisher, Inspector of Electric
| Lighting. has asked the Commissioners
| for authority TO condemn certain lam
/ terms on hand at the storage warehouse
| and those used on certain streets, on the
! ground that they have served their pc
riod of usefulness. Il have the honor TO
| recommend" says Mr.. Fisher, that the
| eighty Robinson and Miner lanterns which
have recently been taken off the lamp
posts on Massachusetts Avenue. Sixteenth
and p Streets northwest, and replaced
with Welsbach lamps be condemned and
transferred to the property yard.
| These lamps have been in service sew
! eraI years and experience has shown that
they are not as well adapted for the
! lighting service as the square Washington
I lantern They are hard to keep clean and
the general radiation is not as good as
| the other lantern. AS these lamps will
| not be use: again, and as we have not
! the space to store them, 1 make the re
| quest that this lot be condemned and that
! authority be granted TO turn into the
| property yard other lamps of this style
| which the department contemplates re-
| moving and replacing.
| The Commissioners have approved the
| recommendation and orders will be issued
| accordingly.
Charles e Phelps. jr., Chief Engineer
Of Baltimore, has addressed a communi-
cation To the Commissioners asking for
certain information relative TO clectroiysis
on water and gas pipes and lead-covered
underground cables. Mr.. Phelps states
that when the replies to his enquiries.
which are included in schedules accom-
panying his letter, are received he pro-
poses to collate them and send a com
l plete copy TO everyone replying. includ-
ing a similar statement of conditions in
Baltimore. The enquiries relate to water
mains, gas mains. and lead-coyered
cables.
Mr. Phelps states that the particular
purpose in securing this data for Balti-
more is to enable both the city and the
operating street railway companies to CO.
operate to better advantage in TectifyinS
the conditions with which many cities
and companies in the country, he is led
to believe, are struggling.
Andrew B. Duvau, the Attorney for
the District, has submitted TO the Com
missioners a statement relative to the
communication Of George ". Strong.
who protested against the distractions
placed in the alley of square lO1l. Mr.
Duvall states that bill in equity was
filed in June, 1890, against the District Of
Columbia. NJ. ]. Keane. and others TO
cancel the subdivision of which this
alley is "A part, and that a restraining
order was issued against the District.
Mr.. DuVall states that issue was Joined
in October, 1900, on the answers filed, and
no further proceeding has been taken in
the cause by the complainant. COntinu-
iEg MIR DuValI says:
''The District is unable 20 deal with the
alleged obstruction until the court de
termnes the question raised IN the
equity case, which has DEVELOPED the
a private controversy respecting the
alleged dedication Of the alley u the
public
The Fire Department has received the
five Browder life-saving nets ordered Il
month ago for the use of the truck COM
panes. One of these devices will be car
ried on each of the trucks for use When
ever occasion may require The tests