Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-02
ACCESS TO WATER SYSTEM
Capt. Harding's Comment Regarding
Objections to Water Main.

is II 1afr to deprive property holder of
access to the public water system because
other property holders along the route of
proposed water main object to paying as
sessments that must, according to law, be
levied against their property whenever q
main Is laid?" asks Capt. Chester Harding.
the assistant to the Engineer Commits
sloner, In charge OF the water department.
In report to the District Commissioners
on the protest of Messrs, Archibald Green
lees, CHARLES q. Warden, Blount and Tay-
Tor against the laying Of projected main
In observatory place and Lnthicum place
upper Georgetown. as requested by Mr. H.
B. Hedrick.
Capt Harding. continuing, says, in his
judgment, the question must be answered
in the negative and he recommends that
the main be laid.
After the water main requested by Mr.
Hedrick was ordered by the Commission
ers,' says Capt. Harding land inst "a fhe
work Of laying 1t was begun, June IS. YER
bal protests were made by Messrs. Green
lees. Warden, Blount and Taylor all of
whom are subject to assessment, on the
ground that the main is not desired by
them, and that the amount Of assessment
to be paid by the party for whose benefit
the main Is to be laid is but small part
or the total assessment. Because of these
protests the work was suspended in order
that the matter could be further investi-
gated and the protests receive due consid-
Grafton.
Inc estimated cost OF the proposed eX-
tension Of the main is s729. and the total
assessment is $3.50, of which the party
desiring the main pays $S5. The amounts
to be paid by the protestants are as fol-
lows: Mr.. Greenlees, $1S7.50; Mr.. Warden
SCI so; Mr.. Blount, 500. and Mr.. Taylor
1928.
The route Of the proposed main is the
only practical way Of reaching the prop
erty Of Mr.. Hedrick at this time, and If the
objections Of the immediate property own
ers are permitted to govern Mr.. Hedrick
will be deprived Of water facilities for a
long time. The assessment to which objec-
ton Is urged will be only postponed, for the
protestants are subject to assessments at
any time IN the future when main may
be laid adjacent to them; and the proper
ties against which water main assessments
are proposed to be levied will be CORE
spondingly enhanced in value after the
main Is laid and the assessments PAID
Capt. Harding then asks the question as
to the fairness Of depriving a citizen of
water service for such objections as are
offered in this case, answers the question
in the negative and recommends that the
work Of laying the main, as ordered by the
Commissioners, be again taken up.
Prior to the Commissioners granting the
request for water main they required Mr..
Hedrick to submit for approval a system OF
drainage disposal to serve his property.
The system as planned by Mr.. Hedrick was
approved. 1t calls for conveyance of the
sewage over certain properties in the VI
cinity. Herman g. Zoellner, owner of adj
jacent property in Linthicum place, re-
granted to Mr.. Hedrick to discharge water
on his property. The inspector Of plumb
ing has, however, recommended that Mr..
Hedrick be granted permission to dispose
Of the waste water from his house on his
own property, with the express understand
ing that the disposal shall be maintained
in such way as not to become q nuisance
or a menace to public health.