Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-04
EXTENSION OF WATER MAIN
ApPIIC ALTON MADE BY THE STAND
ARD BUTTERINE COMPANY.
Hearing Thereon Granted by the Dis
trict Ommissioners-The Matter
Under Consideration.

The District Commissioners granted
hearing this morning TO representatives OF
the Standard Butterine Company. the presi-
dent Of which has made application for an
extension of the Potomac water supply
system from the point on the Bladensburg
road near the Mount Olivet cemetery where
the present main terminates to the new
factory of the comany at Langdon. about
5000 feet distant. The bUtterine company
proposes 70 pay all the cost of the extern
sion of the main. The application was
made some time ago. but has been with
held by the Commissioners. and hence the
hearing.
Mr. Wilton ]. Lambert, attorney for the
company. was the nrst to speak this morn
ing. and introduced to the Commissioners
those who followed him Mr.. Lambert re-
Lated the fact that application for water
service had been made by Mr.. Walter
wilkins. president of the company. He
stated thai the factory would not use more
than 1.GrJ gallons of water a day, to be
measured by the meter SYSTEM. MIR Lam
bert then told of the formation of the but
terine company and said the plant recently
finished at Langdon represents an outlay
of over $4,000. He said that the pro-
motors hoped the District authorities would
cooperate with them in the extension of
the main. but finding that this was impoS-
sible. the company undertook to stand the
entire expense. He said the extension of
the main would be of vast benefit and i'm
pprtdnce to growing community. An ar
t"slan we'll as a water supply would be i'm
practicable because of the heavy mineral
deposits in such waters in this section.
Mr.. Lambert said the use of water by
the factory would in no way curtail the
supply of other consumers along the same
main. He said the company had not been
negligent in not first obtaining permission
u make water connections, and he yen-
tured that not single corporation or pri-
Nate party. in the erection of building
gives any thought to the water connections
until 1t is time for them % be made. 1t
was not 20 be supposed tnat any citizen
would be denied the use q water when
they willing to meet ;! expenses in
connection with the installation of the ser
vice.
Local Enterprise.
Mr. Lambert said the butterine company
would give employment to 800 people and
that it is local enterprise He also spoke
of the recent movement to bring manufac-
turing industries into the District of CO.
lumbia. and declared that the present en-
terprise should not receive check just as
all is in readiness for It's inauguration.
MIR. Henry Z. Davis also spoke. He said
ne WAS not a stakeholder in the company,
nor was he in its employ In any way. He
was interested In a large tract of land on
the BIadensburg road in the vicinity 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 the property holders in
the neighbOrhood.
Mr.. Davis called attention to the fact
that the Commissioners able at any
time To curtail the use of water IL 1t ap-
pears that the general supply is in any
wise endangered. He said, therefore, the
company would not be allowed to consume
water enough TO interfere in the least with
the rights of others.
Vice President Lawson of the Northeast
ern Suburban Citizens Association smoke
In behalf of the granting of the permit
and presented a resolution on the subject
adopted at meeting of the association
held last evening.
Several other gentlemen spoke and Mr.
Lambert concluded the hearing with the
statement that the company had erected a
sewage disposal plant. and that no trouble
need be feared on that score.
MIR. mcfarland, president of the board
announced that careful attention would be
given to all that was said in the consider
alton of the matter