The times., 1901-04-26

| collectors. as heretofore
| Section of these rules ana regulations
! provides that no person other than such
! as hold permits from the Superintendent
| of Street Cleaning shall haul any gar
| bage through and over any street. alley.
! or avenue. etc, and such cart or other
| vehicle used for such purpose shall have
the word garbage and the number of
! the permit in large white letters, etc.
J THE permits which have heretofore
| been issued by the Health officer to col
! leCt and remove garbage were. in my
| opinion, mere licenses reVOcable at Will
and amy similar permits hereafter issued
! by the Superintendent of Street Cleaning
| viii likewise be mere licenses revocable
! at will; so that the whole subject matter
/ is thus within the control and regulation
, Of the Commissioners.
At the request of the Commissioners,
! Walter G.. Allen. the Electrical Engineer,
I'has submitted a report upon the applica-
| ton of the Northwestern Citizens Asso-
| citation relative to the extension of teie-
phone wires to Tenleytown and vicinity.
| He informs the Board that there are two
/ ways by which the wires can be extended
from the company's system in the city:
"One is to string wires from its con-
duit terminus in the alley between Thir-
! ty-iirst and Thirty-second, NJ and n
Streets. northwest, along its existing
| pole line on Thirty-second Street
to Tenlcytown. 1t has been de-
cidod by the Attorney for the District
that the act approved March 3, 1897 pro-
viding for the stringing of telephone wires
| fer house connections within the District
| of Columbia, does not permit the erection
! Of these wires on existing poles along
| streets or avenues within the city limits.
! Therefore, between the above mentioned
, conduit terminus and the northern limit
| Of the city on Thirty-second Street, the
| telephone company cannot secure the nee
| essary permits for stringing wires; beyond
the city limits the wires may be strung
according to the recent decision of Judge
Barnard.
The other outlet for the company is
| by way OF its line on Nineteenth Street
| extended and WOodley Lane. The con-
duit system in this section ends at Nine
| teenth and Q Streets. From Q Street
! northward in the alleys between Fight
! eenth and Nineteenth Streets the COM
| pany has an overhead line already over
| burdencd with wires and cables 1t would
! not he safe to place another cable on the
poles, owing to the numerous angles in
| the line, and the long spans where the
! wires pass over private property in go
ing from one square to another.
| The company is ready and anxious to
| extend its conduits from Nineteenth and
| . Streets northward to Nineteenth Street
| and Columbia Road. which would then
! give IL the necessary facilities for INSTALL
| ing the service for Tenleytown."
| William T. Belt. Acting Chief Engineer
| of the Fire Department, yesterday Of
| ternoon submitted to the Commissioners
! his report upon the results attained from
| the trial Of the water tower lie states
| that the trial was highly successful and
| that the working of the manchine ex-
eeeded his expectations. Mr.. Belt says:
| 4 have the honor to report that at 10
o. ooh 4,
| cal test Of the water tower at the corner
! of Fifteenth and c Streets northwest
Regular engine No. =, La France pattern,
third class, capacity 800 gallons per min
ute, and extra engine No. G, Clapp &
| Jones pattern, second class, capacity 700
gallons per minute, were used to oper-
ate it,
Each engine played through two lines
Of two and one-half-inch hose each $50
feet long. The first test was on the tur-
rets, using one and one-half-inch nozzies
on each turret pipe. Both streams were
very effective for fire service The sec
ond test was the tower, using one and
ouc-half-inch nozzle, at a height of 65
feet. throwing the water distance of
$50 feet.
The third test was on the turrets, with
one and hree-quarter-inch nozzles,
throwing water a distance OF about $50
feet. The fourth test was the tower US
ing one and three-quarter-inch nozzle at
8 height Of 20 feet, throwing the water
q distance of 100 feet.
The test far exceeded my expectations
and in my opinion, it is one Of the best
pieces OF apparatus that has ever been
IN the Fire Department Assistant Chiefs
kuTtz and Wagner and Foremeu Boss,
Darlington SOrreil. Sullivan. Donaldson
Proctor and Henry witnessed the test
and were much pleased with the tower.
the matter Of accepting the invitation Of
the Director General Of the Pan-American
Exposition = name a date for District Of
Columbia Day before his associates, and
the subject was discussed thoroughly.
Mr.. Macfarland called the attention of the
Board TO the suggestions he had received
with reference to the date to be chosen,
several of which were thought to be ap-
prOpTiate. Most Of them however, were
regarded as too early, and it was sug-
gested that a later date than any of those
named would probably suit the ma jority
Of Washingtonians better
1t was, therefore suggested that some
day in September should be chosen for
District Day, because the exposition
would then be at its best and a greater
number Of people could then visit Buffalo
for the reason that it is In the vacation
peFiCd. IneSe facts having come under
consideration, it was proposed that Tues
day, September 3, the day after Labor
Lay, would be a good date
The plan of having date significant in
the history Of the District is not regarded
by the Commissioners as essential. as
these dates can be more appropriately cell
ebrated here than in Buffalo The other
considerations seem to outweigh the his
toric date, and IL is understood that the
Commissioners viii endeavor 10 have Sep
tember . agreed on as District of Colun-
bla Day by the exposition authorities If
this date should already have been chosen
another viii have to be recommended
The Brookland Citizens Association.
through a special committee. has submit
ted 10 the Commissioners a long state
ment relative to the location Of the pro-
posed Colored schooh0use in Brookland
provided for by the appropriations Of the
last Congress. The statement is a yigor-
GUS protest against placing the proposed
building in the town of Brookiand, and
favors the decision already reached by
the school authorities to have the build
ing on the Bunker Hin road on the site
OF the present cOlOred schoOlhouse.
With the statement is submitted a cen
Sus lately taken by the Police Depart
ment showing that the majority of the
colOred children are in the northern part
OF the town. The facts Of the statement
have already appeared in The Times in
connection with the report of a hearing