The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-25
WELLS QUESTION UP
Commissioners to Give Pub
lie Hearing Thursday.
IN THIRTY CASES
Professionals Requested to Make Ar
gumenIs as Briefly as Possible in
Effort to Dispose Of Subject In One
Day-COmpIaints to BE Taken Up
in the Regular Order.

Hearings on the closing of the shallow
public wells of the District will be given
by the Commissioners Thursday morning
at 10 O'Clock. 1t is hoped to conclude
the hearings in one day. Protests have
been filed in thirty cases. II is suggested
that a spokesman be selected in each in
stance to represent the protestants.
The same general arguments are used
In all the protests. namely that the water
Is cooler than the Potomac water, that
Il is in favor with the surrounding resi-
dents and that no cause Of death has
been directly traced to it. These argu-
ments are admitted to be correct. SO that
the Commissioners believe no time need
Be spent upon them.
Necessary Dnfn Compiled.
The Commissioners have compiled the
data Of the analysis of the Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service. the Dis
trlct Health Department, and the filtra-
ton plant, and they purpose taking up
the protests in order. presenting the data
Of that case and then asking for any
specific argument which protestants may
desire to offer. admitting the general ar
guments SO that they need not be stated.
The order Of hearing is:
NORTHWEST.
Third street and Ir7iaua sverue, Sixth. between
T and streets; Sixth, between Faiunont and
Girrl streets. Ninth and II streets Tenth and
X streets Sixteenth and Corcomn streets. Twenty
eighth and streets, Thir.yfuuth street and Wis
clnsin avenue Thirtg-dill and Reservoir streets
Massachusetts avenue near Wisconsin avenue, WIS
consin avenue and Q street. New jersey avenue,
between N and y streets
NORTHEAST
Second and C streets Third and D streets. Sixth
and streets Eleventh and i streets Seaton. BE-
tween Lincoln and Second streets; North Capitol.
between and g streets.
SOUTHEAST
Third street and Pennsylvania avenue, Fifth and
9 streets Seventh. between and streets
Eleventh stragt and South Carolina avenue !. De-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth streets, Seventeenth
and Harrison streets jefferson. between Monroe and
Fillmore streets; JACKSON bud Fillmore streets
Hamilton road Stanton avenue and P0meruy,
Stanton avenue aud Morris road, Twentieth and
Joliet stFgeta
Recess, if Necessary.
II necessary. the Commissioners viii
take a recess from to 2.30 p. m. hearing
the remainder of the protests in the aft
ernoon. It is said that as the Commits
sioners have the names of all the pro
testants. II will not be necessary for them
to appear in person unless SO inclined,
as the arguments may be presented by
the representative or spokesman Of each
delegation.
The Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service has reported that the following
wells show no evidence of pollution:
N0rthwest-Twelfth street and Florida
avenue; North Capitol and Randolph
streets
Northeast-Quiucy. between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets.
In view Of this report these wells viii
not be closed until some evidence OF
danger Of pollution is asCertaiHed.
Health Service Report.
The order closing the wells was the
result of a report of the Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service.