The Washington times., 1905-01-12
DISTRICT GAS PIPES
EATEN BY ELEcTROLYSiS


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Mariowe, treasurer of the Potomac
EiectcIc Power Company L. E Sin
Gialr, general manager of the Potomac
l E-iectric Power Company; r. Ross Per-
washington Gas Light Company: Rob-
ert L. Middleton. representing the
georgetown Gas Company and officials
oI thf chesapeake and Potomac TeIe-
phone Company
Light Company Protests.
The electric light company protested
AGAINST the refusal of the District Flee
tricaf Engineer to allow overhead house
connexions from electric light poles in
the alleys when eonduits are laid in the
street IN front of the house.
,sIenerai harries ard his fellow-ofieials
rs MS 9ispiayed keen interest in the dis
a sD.,s,i VI the question of open cuts IN the
ssicehs 10 allow the construction of con-
LUIS IN the winter time. The gas ccm-
| !,,ldies. ana telephone company were IN
tereSted IN this question chiefly but dis
played Willingness to accord with the
oeslres OF the Commissioners that none
- these cuts be made in the winter
The electric light company, on the
otner hand, insisted that its greater
| BUSINESS developed many emergencies
miiere IL was absolutely necessary to
1 H. - 80 uk1I +iS the HOAIuS u
Dseena Der, January. and February, in
Wi.Ich season the Commissioners have
oroered there shall be no cuts.
Mud in the Streets
| Ine reason for the order. as explained
yesterday. is that these CUTS are usually
| left open all winter, making tie street
or sidewalk unsightfy and dangerous
and leaving an accumulation of mud
| where the street is left unpaved 1t IS
usually impossible to pave satisfactorily
Iii the winter months and so the cut is
usually left open for long season.
Inc electric light company intimated
that 1t might be willing 20 do the paw
ing itself with a suitable guarantee. Dro-
vlding II were allowed to put IN a TEN
porary covering. Engineer Commission
er Blddle is understood to be favorable
TO Sheh proposition providing the
company would stand the expense OF
| the paving
! Under al opinion rendered by the Cor
poratlon counsel short time ago tbs
| Electrical Engineer has refused mum
Der or applications for permits to strinG
| oKe mead wires from electric light poles
In afleysf.o adjoining houses.
Connections Underground.
While all existing poles and wires II
streets were Iegalized Dy the law OF
1897, more wires in the streets are pro
hlbited. but under the construction Of
th- law made by the Corporation Coun
| sci and disputed by the electric light
company, where conduit is laid il
| front of a house. the electric light cor
| nection for the house must be made un
| foreground: where there Is no conduit il
| front. but overhead wires in the alley
the connection may be overhead; bu
where there is both conduit in from
ano poles behind. the connection mus
be underground
The electric light company yesterday
| insisted that in such an instance tn;
company should have discretion as [,
! which means Of connection should bs
chosen and should not be forced to max.
| an underground connection IL a com
| rnercial advantage could be gained by
| the overhead construction The repre-
sentativss Of the company did not hest
tate to admit that they Were arguing
from financial point of view
! The position of the district authori
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