The Washington herald., 1907-06-20

Commissioners West and Morrow are
divided in their opinion as TO the estab-
lshment Of the District stables, between
Bryant and Adams and Second and Third
streets northwest Capt. Morrow yester-
day moved that the decision of the en-
gineer department, to locate the stables
at this point, be confirmed by the board
for reasons given in his Endorsement.
while Commissioner West, though he has
not made an official Endorsement, stated
that he is unalterably opposed to the
proposed site.
Commissioner NIacfarland's attitude is
not known He said yesterday that he
had not had time to fully consider the
matter, and that his decision, in all prob
ability. would be rendered to-day.
A. -cnmenting upon the protests which
have been maze against the proposed site,
Capt Morrow says among other things:
THE first objection is the possibility Of
contamination of the city's water supply.
This contention Is hardly worthy Of con-
side-auon, as the danger that the water
in the reservoir would be affected is eX-
tremeiy small, and even should such be
the case, the water is afterward passed
through the filters before being introduced
into the mains.
The second objection is that it is be-
lieved by the prctestants that the location
OF a stable on the south side Of Bryant
street would mar the approaches TO Nc
MILAN Park. In this connection it should
be stated that the character of the i'm
prOvements in square 1853. I'm one corner
OF which square il is proposed TO locate
this stable is about as squalid as any
where in the city. and that while the sta
bic viii not he elaborate i'm design it will
not be Objectionable. and will probably be
much better IN appearance than any resi-
dence that is ever likely 90 be constructed
on the south side of Bryant street west
Of this point. CT on the north side Of vs.
street. just 10 the south That there will
be some Improvement in its present Condi-
tion cannot De douhted-it could hardly be
changed without being improved. and
steps are being taken to eliminlte as
rapidly as can De legally done s-me of the
most disrcpgtabl- of the many squalid
shacks within a stones throw of the pro-
posed site. Moreover. it is proposed q
locate the stable fifty feet back from the
building line which rerires if from the
street sufficient distance 20 practically
Withdraw # from consideration rs a fea-
tgre OF the Bryant street approach 10 the
park. If Bryan street can ever be seriously
regarded as an approach to Mcmillan
Park the actual approach to which is
now. and must always be. First street
west. with North Capitol street TO the
eastward and Second street TO the west
ward as subsidiary and minor approaches
THE third objection is that the loca-
ton Of the stable at this site viii ma
terialiy depreciate the values Of property
throughout Bloomingdale. some Of the
protestants going even so far as 20 state
that il viii make their property abso-
lutely unstable. While these objections
are believed 20 be extremely overdrawn
il is necessary 10 give them careful con
sideration.
1T IS my belief that no more suitabl,
nor less Objectionable site for this stable
could be found. that it is necessary e
have il within very close distance OF
the District pumping station; that no mat
ter where it is located, there viii be ar
almost unanimous protest from the own
ers or property adjacent, and that the
objections advanced by the protestant.
R-e far more fanciful than real