The Washington herald., 1907-06-21
MORROW GIVES VIEW
Text of His Reasons for Fa-
yOring Stable Site.
CONSIDERS THE OBJECTIONS
Claims Housing of District Live
Stock VIII Not COntaminate Filter
Beds Nor Lower Land Values IN
Observation-Disclosures Mae
farIand to Decide To-day.

Commissioner Macfarland, 1t is under
stood. will reach a decision to-day con-
oerning the location of the District
stable. Commissioaers West and Nor
row are divided in their opinion as to
the proposed site, Commissioner west
having announced that he viii vote
against locating the stables between
Bryant and Adams and Second and Third
streets northwest, while Commissioner
Morrow favors the establishment OF the
stable at this point.
The following is Commissioner MOT
rows Endorsement on the document;
Respectfully forwarded TO the Board
Of Commissioners, with the statement
that a necessity exists for a stable for
the use of the water department IN the
immediate vicinity of the Bryant street
pumping station. and the site which had
been chosen was directly across Bryant
street from the eastern end of the pump
ing station and to the westwardly OF
Second street, as that street is proposed
to be extended under recent street eA-
tension law 1t is expected that after
the completion of this stable. the present
water department stables now located at
tho old pumping station, on L street, near
Seventeenth street, would be largely
abandoned. when the thirty or forty
horses now used in hauling water de-
partment supplies from the yards and
store rooms in or near the pumping sta
ton would be transferred to the new
stable.
Three Objections Considered.
"The objections which have been raised
against this location may be divided into
three groups.
THE FIRST objection is the possibility OF
contamination OF the city's water sup
ply This contention is hardly worthy
Of consideration. as the danger that the
water in the reservoir would be affected
is extremely small. and even should such
be the case the water IS afterward pass
ed through the filters before being in
trOduoed into The mains. Further, the
filter beds have been constructed so that
any damage Is localized and any portion
Of the plant can be thrown out OF service
for necessary repairs without interfering
with the operation Of the remaining beds
The reservoir for the filtered water is
covered and cannot be contaminated
through the air It may, therefore, be
said that there IS not only no possibility
Of contamination. but there IS also not
even the slightest ground for the suspi-
cion Of any danger of contamination.
As TO Mcmillan Park,
'"The second objection Is that il is be
Heved by the protestants tbac the loca-
ton Of a stable on the south side Of
/ Bryant street would mar the approaches
/ 70 Mcmillan Park. In this connection
/ it should be stated that the character Of
/ the improvements in square 1868. n one
/ corner OF which square it is proposed 70
/ locate this stable, is about as squalid as
/ anywhere in the city and that while the
stable will not be elaborate IN design, 1t
will not be Objectionable and viii pro0a-
/ bly, be much better in appearance than
/ any residence that is ever likely 10 be
/ constructed on the south side Of Bryant
street, west Of this point, or on the north
/ side of W street just 10 the south.
/ 1T IS believed that the future OF the
/ block in which it is proposed 10 locate
/ this stable Is definitely fixed That there
+ will be some Improvement in its present
/ condition cannot be dOubted--it could
/ hardly be changed without being imprOy-
/ ed, and steps are being taken to elimi-
/ nate as rapidly as can be legally done
\ some Of the most disreputable Of the
Amany squalid shaCks within a stones
throw Of the proposed site At the
same time the character Of the improve
ment is sufficiently marked by the few
/ substantial brick dwellings which have
/ been erected within this block within the
past few years, the buildings being Of a
/ character absolutely different from any
OF the buildings erected in the last .ew
years in that section Of the city pOpu-
/ larry known as Bloomingdale, which has
its axis along First street north of Flor
/ ida avenue and extends TO the eastwardly
( and westwardly from that prominent
! thoroughfare a distance of a few hun
dred feet.
| Moreover, it IS proposed TO locate the
/ stable fifty feet back from the building
/ line, which retires il from the street a
sufficient distance to practically with
1 draw it from consideration as a feature
I of the Bryant street approach to the
| park if Bryant street can ever be se.i-
ously regarded as an approach to Nc
MILAN Park, the actual approach 10
which is now, and must always be
First street west, with North Capitol
street 10 the eastward and Second street
TO the westward as subsidiary and minor
] approaches