The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-28


dent NcENinIey-Thc Cancellation
of Certain Water Main TnNes-BUs-
mess before the Commissioners.
A committee consisting Of the officers
and members of the National Bridge As
ISOLATION called upon Commissioner Mac
farIaud this morning to set before him
the objects of the association and TO ask
the cooperation of the officials Of the
District therein. The committee was
composed Of Judge Robert f. Doau.
president; Gen. Floyd King vice prcsi-
dent. Capt. J. T. Walker. Fulton r. Cor
dan, and Capt. Hiram Buckingham
Judge Doau stated to the Commissioner
that the association which they represent
cd has been in existence some time. He
stated that they had been in correspond
eucr with civic organizations in all parts
Of the country and that they had received
much announcement ia their efforts to
secure the construction of the Memorial
Bridge across the Potomac River. Mr..
Ioan stated that it had been their pur-
/ pose at first to help along the enterprise
of building the bridge by aEitatiug the
matter and placing such representations
before Congress as would induce that
body to act Now. Mr. Doau said. another
object had been added to the objects Of
/ the association MI DOan told Of "A con-
versatiou he had had with President Nc
/ Kinley before his departure for Canton
last summer. i'm which the President had
spoken Of his great interest in the project
and had stated that ne would make a
strong plea for the bridge i'm his forth
coming message 10 Congress.
/ Owing To this interest Of President Nc
Kinley in the Memorial Bridge, Mr.. Doan
. G-Tf IrT.. Of h.
/ Of the association 20 erect "a Mckinley
arch as one of the accessories OF the
. bridge. Mr. DOau stated that il was the
desire Of the association that the Com
. mssioHers Of the District should co-ope-
rate with them I'm bringing about q large
/ mass meeting Of the citizens Of the Dis
/ trict to discuss the matter and TO con-
slider plans for the realization of the OBJ
jects before the association.
! Commissioner Macfarland replied TO the
. committee, saying that he is on record as
I favOrHg the construction Of the Memo
. rial Bridge. He thought ii was very much
needed, and that il was one of the things
. which would most beauty the city and
add to its grandeur. He said he was
ready to aid the project in any practica-
bic way. Mr.. MaSfaraud told the COM
mittoe that I'm his opinion, the building
. Of the bridge and Of the Mckinley arch
/ should be separated so far as the raising
4 Of the funds was concerned
/ Let Congress buid the bridge" he
/ said. and let the people Of the United
/ states, by their voluntary contributions.
/ build the memorial arch
! He though the arch should be the low
( ing tribute of the people % the memory
I OF the late President, and that money for
its construction should be given by
I them.
( Commissioner MacfarIand stated that
ne would promise the coop, -.COn Of the
/ Commissioners. provided the committee
I would also secure the activities Of the
b Board Of Trade, the Business Mems Asso-
/ citation. and other organizations. The
Commissioner thought the movement
. should be general. and that the meeting
f should not be called until all these varied
. interests were IN line. In that way he
said, there would be the best chance Of
. success
The Commissioners have approved the
recommendation OF the Assessor upon the
application Of Caywood & Garrett. who
requested the cancellation Of water main
tax and a refund Of the payment Of the
same.
The application Of II. f Brooks, OF
BrOokand. d. c., for permission TO pay
water main assessment against his prop
erty on the Bunker Hi road without in
terest and penalties has been approved by
the Commissioners. upon the rec0mmen-
dalton Of the Assessor.
The Potomac Electric Power Company
recently requested a permit 70 build a
conduit between mauhOlcs OF their system
and those Of the metropolitan railroad
Company At First Street and Louisiana
Avenue northwest The application was
referred 20 the Electrical Department.
and Walter c. Allen. the Electrical En-
ginser, has now reported as follows.
While a number Of such connections
have been made between the two systems
Of conduit / think Il would be advisable
10 include IN the permit a clause stating
that in granting these connections no au-
thority IS given the company 10 connect
the street railway systems with any
generators or dynsmos, any poles or
terminals OF which are grounded OF con-
nected TO any grounded construction.
am Informed that a connection exists be-
tween the pOwerhOuse Of the Potomac
Electric Power Company at Thirty bir,l
and Water Streets and the DOwerhouse
Of the Metropolitan Railway Company on
street. near Rock Creek whereby cur
rent can be furnished by the former to
the latter station and thus into the un-
foreground railway systems In the city Of
Washington.
The railway generators in the Potomac
Electric Power COmpauys powerhOuse
furnish current TO the grounded overhead
trolley systems west Of Rock Creek and
II they arc also used 20 furnish current
10 the underground systems within the
city permanent ground Will be made on
the one side Of the latter system, which
IS supposed to be metallic system and
Il would recommend that a letter en-
bOdying these facts De sent to the com
panies applying FOR these permits before
they are granted
The above has been approved by the
Engineer Commissioner and forwarded 10
} his associates