The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-04

| \ hearing was granted by the Commits
| siouers this morning to parties interested
| in the application of the Standard Butter
inc Company for an extension of the Po-
tomac water to the point on the BIadens-
burg Road where it viii become available
| for the purposes Of the factory in Lang
| don, d Q To make the necessary extern
sion OF the service will require the lay
| ing Of about 500 feet OF Waterman from
the present terminus Of the system, near
Mount OHvet Cemetery.
Wilton J. Lambert, attorney for the
company, introduced to the Commission
| ers those who spoke. Mr.. Lambert reIat-
ed the fact that application for water
service had been made by Walter Wilkins,
president Of the company, and said that
the factory would not use more than 1900
gallons OF water a day, to be measured
by the meter system. Mr.. Lambert told Of
the formation Of the butterine company
and said the plant recently finished at
I.angdOn represents an outlay Of 500 600.
He said that the promoters hoped the Dis
trict authorities would Cooperate with
them in the extension Of the main. but
finding that this was Impossible the com
pauy undertook to stand the entire tx
pense- He said the extension of the main
I would be OF vast beneHt and importance
to q growing community An aTtesian
well as a water supply would be impracti-
cable. ne declared. because of the heavy
section
Mr. Lambert said that the use Of wate~
I by the factory would in no way curtaIL the
supply OF other consumers along the same
main He said the company had not beer
negligent in not first obtaining permission
TO make water connections and he ven
tured that not a single corporation or
private party, IN the erection Of build
ing, gives any thought to the water con-
nectIOHs until il IS time for them TO be
made It was not to be supposed that any
citizens would tgr denied
when they are willing TO meet all -ex-
penses in connection with the installation
Of the service.
Mr. Lambert said that the Butterfne
Company would give employment to 300
people. He said II was a local enterprise.
lie also spoke Of the recent movement 10
bring manufacturing industries into the
District Of Columbia and declared that
the present enterprise should not receive
a check Just as all is in readiness for its
inauguration
Henry l. Davis also spoke. He said he
was not a StCckhOlaer in the company
nor was he IN its employ IN any way
He was interested in Il large tract Of
land on the BIadeusburS Road in the Vi
entity OF the factory and in behalf Of that
property asked that the request OF the
company be granted. Mr.. Davis said he
reflected the sentiment of all property
holders ia the nelghborhood- Mr. Davis
called attention 10 the fact that the Com
missioncTs were ablz at any time TO eur
tail the use Of water, if it appeared that
the general Suppiy was IN aHyWLse eEu.4u-
EerCd. He said the company would not
be allowed to consume water enough t.
interfere IN the least with the rights Of
others.
Mr. Lawson, Vice President of The
Northeastern Suburban Citizens &ssO-
citation, spoke H. behalf Of The granting
Of tHe permit and presented IL resolution
on thu subject adopted At q meeting OF
the ASSOCIATION neid last evening
Several other gentlemen spoke. and LiT-
Lambert concluded The hearing with The
statement that the company had erected