The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-02

The Petitions Filed with the Com
nissToncrs to BE VerIfied--A Report
Upon the Recent Test as to the
CTty,s Water suppIy-Othcr Matters
The Commissioners today granted a
hearing to the parties interested for and
against the establishment Of a market on
Fourteenth Street between V and w
Streets northwest. The Columbia Market
Company was represented by Z. Edward
Mitchell and Charles II. Turner, and the
protestants by z. Hilton jackson and
William L SoIeau.
Mr.. Mitchell in presenting the case TO
the Commissioners for the Market Com
pany stated that majority of the proper
ty owners in the square on which it was
proposed TO build the market house had
given their approval and that majority
OF the residents and property owners on
the confronting squares had signed petit
tons for the market.
Mr.. Jackson. in stating the views of the
protesting property owners called in
question several Of the signatures which
had been presented upon the petitions,
and submitted evidence to the effect that
some of them had been Withdrawn a
/ long discussion ensued as to the genuine
/ ness of these signatures, and Commits
| sioner Ross interrupted the proceedings
! to ask that il be made a matter of rec
I ord that the only questions before the
board were whether the signatures to the
! petition were genuine, and whether they
| constituted a majority of the property
| owners
! Both sides were patiently heard by the
! Commissioners, the final statement being
/ presented by Charles S. Turner in favU-
| of the granting of the permit applied for
. to erect the market house. The Commits
| sioners, after the several statements had
! been submitted, Informed those present
! that the matter would be taken under con-
| sideration as promptly as possible and the
| question decided.
| w A McFarla:.d, Superintendent of the
| Water Department, has forwarded to the
Engineer Commissioner a report upon the
test made between 2 and o'clock on the
| morning Of April II to determine the ade-
quaey of the water supply system for fire
| protection in the vicinity of Eleventh and
Streets northwest. The tests were
made on the plugs il the territory bound
/ ed by E. H, Ninth, and Thirteenth
/ Streets. The distance of the plugs tried
from the corner Of Eleventh and Z Streets
ranged between 25O and 10p0 feet. A pres
sure gauge was attached TO the hose con-
neCtiOnS and this registered an effective
pressure ranging from 10 tc q, on a CO.
/ NAhiNASlAt VI ulStIldTSe taken at %, the ul-
aTneter OF the opening being 21z inches
and the length % the tube on the Mug
inches The discharge at the fifteen
plugs tested VIZ found to he from 91a
gallons to $50 gallons rer minutes with
ten pounds additional pressure the dis
| charge was found to be from 592 to 20 on
| q cOefIicieut Of p
The conclusion of the report is that
these fifteen plugs could simultaneously
! deliver :. 900 gallons of water per minute
| Ihjs would furnish water for thirty ordi-
= Z q -Els4s
The District Commissioners have ap-
! proved the recommendation of J. W Dan
| iel, the special assessment clerk. upon the
application of Charles c. Reed, of 6l3 Fiji
| reenth Street northwest, who requested
the remission Of interest and penalties on
| q special assessment against subIot H.
square 1g7. The recommendation was TO
| the effect that the assessment was levied
under the act of the legislative Assembly
/ and that this act fas been declared void
/ because il contains 10 provision for ad-
Yertisement Of the intended work.
John 3 Brady, the Inspector of Build
ings, has submitted to the Commissioners
| a schedule of proposals for the constrlc-
ton of a school building on the southeast
| corner Of Lincoln Avenue and Prospect
Street northeast. known as the lexington
! school Mr.. Brady informs the Commits
! sioneTs that the lowest bid exceeds the
| building by about s1G.250. and for that
| reason he advises the rejection Of all the
| bids He further recommends that the
/ artnljecj De requested TO modify the
plans and specifications so as to bring the
cost Of the building within the amount OF
, the appropriation It is understood that
! the Commissioners VIII approve the rec
concentrations and that proposals viii be
asked for again al q later time
The Commissioners have granted the
| application Of Albert Gleason 10 use
| dynamite for blasting on Connecticut Ave
ilue extended near Cleveland Park L is
| provided in the permit that every pre-
caution IS TO be used against accident TO
1 person OF property.