Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-27
WILL BURY ITS WIRES
PLANS OF CHESAPEAKE AND P0-
ToMAC TELEPHONE COMPANY.
The New Central Stations to Be Con-
structed-The Conduits
in View.

mac Telephone Company for complying with
the recently approved act for the removal of
overhead wires in the city were presented
to Commissioner mcfarland, who has su-
pervision of the electrical department, at an
informal conference with President q. N
Bethel of the telephone company at the
District building. The plans presented en-
brace the work which the company states
1t will inaugurate this summer and which
| it hopes to have completed by the fall.
1t is possible the new conduits planned ag-
gregating more than seven miles In length,
will not be actually In use until next spring.
because Of the fact that cables must be
measured for and ordered after the compile
ton of the duct work.
The conduits to be Immediately con-
structed by the company embrace the prin-
cipal telephone sections of the city and are
extensions or adjuncts to the existing con-
Quits. The first work undertaken, 1t is
stated, will be the continuation of the 14th
street conduit. which now ends at r street,
| to Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant.
President Bethel also talked with Com
missioner mcfarland about the new CEN
| trail stations to be constructed by the COM
| pany, the principal one on 18th street near
| G street northwest and an important
branch at 14th and r streets. Walter c.
| Allen, the electrical engineer, was also
| present at the conference this morning and
| examined the plans with Mr.. mcfarland.
lining the company's intentions, and this.
| together with other information. will be
| formally presented to the District board
later by Mr.. Mcfarland with strong rec
concentration for approval Commissioner
| Mcfarland said today he feels the Dis
| trict is to be highly congratulated over the
| prospect Of doing away with the over
| head wires and the active manner in which
| the telephone company has taken hold Of
| the work. together with the interest shown
| IN the new arrangement by that corpora
ton.
| Mr.. Bethells Communication.
President Bethells letter to the Commits
| sioners is as follows:
Il have the honor to submit herewith a
| map Of the city Of Washington on which
| are shown. in red lines the streets and ave-
nues in or under which it is proposed to
construct conduits and manholes during
| the present season, and application is
hereby respectfully made for your approval
| In accordance with the provisions of an act
| regulating the use of telephone wires in the
| District OF Columbia, approved June 90
| 1902. In length the conduits will aggregate
approximately seven and one-half miles.
Length and Course Of Conduits.
| THE length and course Of each conduit is
| shown on the map, and the streets and ave-
| nues in or under which it is proposed to
| construct them, are as follows:
Fourteenth street from r street to the
| junction of Park street and Whitney ave-
nue..
"R street from it's eastern intersection
with Florida avenue to Massachusetts ave-
nue. west
Eighteenth street west from R street
north to Florida avenue.
Connecticut avenue from street north
| to kalorama avenue.
Seventeenth street west from r street
| north to K street north.
''Twenty-first street west from r street
| north to N street north.
Twelfth street west from r street north
| to G street north.
Il street north from 10Th street west to
TX street north from 10Th street west to
Sd street west.
IN street north from 7th street west to
point between 4th and 9Th streets west
&c street north from 10Th street west to
point between 9th and 10th streets west.
'B street north from 10Th street west to
point between 9th and It'll streets west.
supplemental plans or applications will
worked out, showing the dimensions of the
conduts. subsidiaries and manholes, and
containing such further information as you
may require.
Point Of Concentration.
You will observe the proposed conduits
form point Of concentration at the inter-
section of 18th and e streets. In explana-
ton may say that we have arranged for
| the construction Of fireproof building at
that point, especially adapted for tele-
phonio purposes. in which we propose, as
soon as the necessary work can be done,
to open central office to serve the large
and important section Of the city of which
that point Is the geographical center. We
have also arranged for the const ruction of
| a fireproof building. to be especially adapt
ed for telephone purposes, on 18th street
near street, and for that reason author
ity to construct the proposed conduits In
18th street, I and K streets during the
present season is particularly desired.
1.-The proposed conduits, which appear on
the map to be isolated, will connect with
existing subways. and thus become parts of
continuous system. 1 shall be pleased to
confer with you at your convenience to as
certain your wishes respecting the details