Evening star., 1903-08-01
RAPID,PROGRESS MADE
EARLY COMPLETION OF TELE
PHONE coMPANY's SUBWAY.
Large Number of Poles Bearing Over
head Wires to Be Removed
at Once.

President U. N. Bethel of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company has
written to the Commissioners to state that
the underground work Of the company has
progressed so rapidly that 1t Is believed the
project may be completed before Congress
convenes in November. The company ap-
plies for permission to remove a large num-
ber of wires and poles in different sections
of the city. President Bethel says If the
District desires any all of these poles he
will transfer them for the nominal sum OF
81 for the lot. He says:
The work of constructing our subway
system and the drawing in of underground
cables has proceeded SO satisfactorily that
we are now prepared to take down and re-
move the poles named in the schedule here
Wlth and the wires attached thereto, in
accordance with the requirements of the
act of Congress respecting the use of tele
phone wires in the District of Columbia,
approved June 20, 1892
These poles carry wires belonging to the
District of Columbia, used. understand.
In connection with its police and fire alarm
sgnal- system. We are very desirous OF
taking these poles down Immediately. es-
peclally that the work may be done when
the traffic on the streets is light, and if you
can arrange to allow US to proceed at once
we shall probably be able to complete the
work before Congress convenes in Novem-
ber.
IL may be that the District may desire
10 continue its use of some of the poles
named in the schedule. If so, we shall be
glad to convey to the District for the sum
OF one dollar such of the poles as you may
desire whatever the number in order that
they may be maintained by you as the
property of the District. In accordance with
the act OF Congress above referred to- |
snail be obliged if you will advise us at
your early convenience, if possible before
tne ISL OF september, as to the poles which
may De taken down and removed and as to
the poles. II any. which you desire to have
transferred to the District as proposed
Poles Scheduled for Removal.
The schedules Of poles proposed to be re-
moved follows:
seven on the west side of 9Th street be-
tween ID and G streets northwest: one in
the alley between Az and 9th and C and
Louisiana avenue northwest; nine on the
west side of 9th street between l. street
ana Florida avenue; one at the corner of
llth and l. streets: three on DeSaIes street
between nth street and Connecticut ave-
nue.; Two In the square between l. and NJ
ana 10Th and 18th streets; three between
ioth and 10Th and r and S streets; four on
the south side of x street between 7th and
9TH streets northwest; one pole between
3th, 10th. French and s streets northwest;
one on south side of Clifton street between
I5th and 14th; one in the square between
10Th. 10Th, l. and NJ streets; one In SQUARE
between K and s and 4th and 9Th streets
northwest; one between G. and II and Half
ana ISL streets southwest; one between Vir-
ginla avenue and T. street and South Cam
ltol ana 1St streets southwest; three on OH
street between and I streets: one on OH
street between 4 and streets