Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-15
Progress Noted in the Work
Of Removal.
M R. ALIENS REPORT
FIFTEEN MILES OF CONDUIT TO
BE LAID COMING SEASON.
Extensions Contemplated in Suburban
Subdivisions-One Hundred Blocks
in City to Be Cleared.

In response to request from Commits
sioner Mcfarland, under whose supervision
the removal of poles and wires from the
streets has been carried on, for a state
ment of the present status of the work,
Electrical Engineer Allen has submitted a
report showing that telephone, telegraph
and electric lighting companies were press
Ing the work steadily and even beyond the
requirements of the law and that the Dis
trct government and the United States
government are doing the same with their
poles and wires.
Probably the most important statement
in Mr. Aliens report is to the effect that
the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company have made plans for the laying
of approximately fifteen miles of conduit
during the coming season. The principal
streets to be affected will be Brightwood
avenue from Grant street northward to and
into Petworth, via Rock Creek Church
road. 18th street between Florida avenue
and Spring road, r street northeast from
Lincoln avenue eastward to the corner of
4th and T streets In lexington. X street
northeast from 9th to 18th street, b street
northeast from Sth to 18th street, street
southeast from 9th to 18th street and l.
street southeast from Sd to a street:
Branches from these main conduits will
he made into the adjacent squares wherever
alleys are available for the purpose.
Extensions to Subdivisions.
"Other extensions are contempla ted.
rays Mr.. Allen, "ir the subdivision OF In
geside. Ilolmead Manor and Washington
Heights which will enable the company
TO remove all OF It's overhead wires from
the streets in these subdivisions. 1t is
also contemplated to build condutts through
Cleveland Park from Wisconsin avenue to
Connecticut avenue, with laterals running
Into all of the adjacent squares. In addi-
ton to this, there about 100 blocks
scattered throughout the city into which
the conduit system will be extended and
the overhead wires now feeding these
squares from adjacent blocks will be re-
moved.
LAS an improvement on their present dis
tributiag system in the principal residence
squares the company contemplates replac-
ing the cross arms and open wires now
used for house connections with small
cables and distributing rings on poles. The
so-called block system used in business
squares for distributing to buildings with
out the use of poles in the alleys is ex-
pected to be extended to cover the whole
business section of the city.
The company runs its underground
conduits directly into all apartment
houses, Office buildings and public buildings
where any reasonable amount of telephone
service is required and they propose ex-
tending this TO all the existing buildings
where the business warrants il. The prnci-
pal pole lines to come down are as fol-
lows:
To Woodley Lane.
Nineteenth street between Florida avenue
and Woodley road, now occupied Jointly by
the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company the Postal Telegraph Gable Com
pany and the American Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company. The removal of this line
will be extended beyond Connecticut ave-
nue. on Woodley lane as soon as the new
Connecticut avenue bridge is completed,
the wires being carried across the bridge
IN conduits to be built In the roadway. The
company will also be enabled TO take down
the poles on Columbia road from 18th street
tod5th street, 10Th street from Column
bia road to Grant road and northward 10
the corner of 18th and Howard streets.
THE poles on Wyoming avenue west of
Columbia road will be taken down as soon
as the alleys now being dedicated are
opened and graded out This work Is ex-
pected to be done during this winter, but
may be delayed by condemnation proceed
ings. The removal of the above poles Will
clear the area prescribed by Congress in
which all poles shall be removed from the
streets, with the exception of a few in the
section between nth and I'D streets south
of + street.
Streets Already Cleared.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
has done work which will enable it to
take down pole lines 14th street from
G. street to Maryland avenue southwest on
d street northwest from nth to 18th and
c streets northwest from 18th and c streets
and from 18th and G streets to 10Th and *
streets northwest, together with the wires
running into the Treasury building, now at
taChed to the roof
In this same conduit the United States
government has installed cable from the
Treasury Department building southwark
TO the bureau OF engraving and printing,
enabling 1t TO take down the line of poles
running from the south end of the Treas
ury building southwark on 18th and 14th
streets to the bureau of engraving and
printing. The government is working on
the removal OF the wire running from. the
Treasury building to the temporary quarters
of the Department OF Justice, which will
be completed in about month.
Work Contemplated.
The contemplated work by the Western
Union Telegraph Company for next year
embraces the running of a conduit from
the main office OF the company at 18th
and f streets directly to the new union
station together with laterals to the prin-
cipal branch offices of the company, as well
as to the United States Capitol to post
office building, the Interior Department
building and the Associated Press rooms in
the Star building.
From the union station the company Will
follow the yiaduet structure with cables
in the conduits already provided in that
structure TO Florida avenue, at which point
they Will then meet their existing line in
the county. This will enable the company
10 remove It's heavy pole line on G street
from 14th TO eth. on 9TH from G street 10
the District line and on New York ave-
nue. from Tth street TO Florida avenue
street from 14th TO 9th street and via c
street to South Capitol street southwest,
9Th street from CT street to the Pennsyl-
vania depot and thence Via G street to the
Baltimore and Ohio depot.
The Postal Telegraph Gable Company, in
the last two weeks, has drawn in cable
and removed its overhead wires connected
with the Treasury building and i'll the
neighborhood OF 14th and G streets 1t has
ordered the necessary cable to be placed
in the telephone company's conduits, which
VIII enable II 10 remove its line of poles on
1ith street from Pennsylvania avenue 70
Ohio avenue, Ohio avenue to 18th street
and 18th street southwark TO Il street The
cable has also been ordered by this COM
pany Go be placed In the telephone conf
pany's conduits) which Will enable il to re-
move Its overhead wires now running prin-
cinallY hnmsetnns from, its MIN %.