The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-11
Commissioners Send Ad-
dItiOnal Data to Senate.
REFER TO PREVIOUS REPORT
Upon House Bill In
corpOrated IN This Measure and the
Amended Bill Forwarded to Senator
McMillan-Engineer's Suggestions.

The District Commissioners today sent to
Senator Mcmillan chairman OF the Senate
COMMITTEES on the District OF Columbia.
an additional statement OF their views on
Senate bill 4763. ITO provide for the
removal Of overhead wires in the District
Of Columbia. and for other purposes
The Commissioners refer 10 thpiT re-
port upon House bill 1888. which pro
vides for Che removal Of overhead wires.
for the construction OF underground cor
Quits. and FOR other purposes in which
they recommended that the removal Of
wires and poles be cOterminous with the
fire limits Of the District. that the work
be done as expeditiously as possible. and
that the extension aad construction OF IN
derground conduits TO carry telephone
wires be authorized.
The Commissioners enclose a copy Of
the Senate bill amended TO meet their
views as expressed above.
Provided the Senate committee does not
agree with the views OF the Commits
stoners. they suggest several amendments
to the Senate BILL the principal enc be-
ing the following. which sets forth the
limits for the removal Of wires and poles
under the provisions OF the bill.
"B Street north from North Capitol to
First Street west. First Street west from
Street 70 Maryland Avenue. MARYLAND
Avenue from First Street west TO Third
Street west. Third Street west from Mary
land Avenue TO Missouri Avenue. Missouri
Avenue from Third Street west 20 Sixth
Street west, Sixth Street west from Mis-
souri, Avenue to B Street north. B Street
north along a prOIoRgation OF the line Of
said 3 Street 10 the Potomac River. along
said Potomac River to Rock Creek. along
said Rock Greek to a point where On
tario Avenue intersects the eastern line
OF the Geological Park, thence along the
eastern line OF said park 10 Kenesaw
Avenue. along said Kenesaw Avenue 10
Sixteenth Street extended, along said Six
teenth Street extended to Park Street.
along Park Street to Fourteenth Street.
along Mount Pleasant Avenue to Sher-
man Avenue. along said sherman Avenue
to Florida Avenue, along said Floridl
Avenue 10 North Capitol Street. AMI along
North Capitol Street to B Street north
The Commissioners enclose also a re
port from Mr.. W A. Allen, the Electrical
Engineer. IN part a. follows:
BY the terms OF the FIRST section no
telephone wiras are allowed TO remain
or 10 De strung over any street with the
prescribed area after one year from the
passage Of -the act. No exceptions Is made
OF the telephone ps-es OF the District OF
Columbia nor OF the United States al
though both governments nov maintain
a number OF such wires. fit is intend
ed that these should be removed sufi-
eieRt money for that purpose should be
appropriated.
"A considerable portion OF the District
system in this area is already under
ground. but many wires still remain over
head. and ] doubt II they could be placed
underground within one year without con-
siderable. expense. This is also true or
the second paragraph Of section I. which
requires the removal of all telephone
poles on paved streets IN the District OF
Columbia within two years It is doubt
full IL those poles and the wires they
carry belonging 10 the District alone
could be removed within that time with
out considerable expense.
approximately One-haf Of the District
wires throughout the District are on poles
OF the telephone company. and provision
should be made for their removal If the
telephone poles are TO be taken down
Moreover. the poles and wires OF the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany greatly exceed in number those OF
any other corporation. and the limit OF
one year for the prescribed area men
tones in paragraph 1 and OF two years
for the area Of paved streets in the entire
district mentioned in paragraph are in
sufficient for doing the work called for In
the bin. II a time limit Is to De placed
upon the work Of removal I would rec
ommend that the period mentioned in
lines and OF page I be changed from
one year TO two years"