The Washington herald., 1908-09-02

According TO Commissioner Macfarlano,
the whole discussion concerning the
change OF the location OF the new substa-
tion in the southwest section Of the city.
is without a working basis. as the gues-
tion was finally decided last June
Commissioner AIacfarIand. after
months vacation. with Mrs Macfarland.
returned Sunday night One Of the first
matters TO come I'd before him was the
case Of the sUbstation- In the absence
Of the president Of the Board Of ComTnis-
sioners. the railroad company had ap-
pealed the action OF the board in order
ing the selection Of site Tor the station
between Flour-and@a-half and Seventh
streets southwest. IN place Of the site at
Fourteenth and Water streets once ep-
proved
Engineer Commissioner Morrow upheld
the appeal OF the railroad. but Commis-
sioner West held 10 the former action Of
the board Il was thought Chat the mat
ter was awaiting the vote Of Commis-
sioner MaCfarland. but the latter declares
his vote was cast last June. He said
/ yesterday.
MacfarIand Makes Statement
On tie 1sth q June las, re,1uras-ded 20 The
Commissioners that We reToke or approval q TIE
Fourteenth street site fo- ;he slls,ation. and re-
-uire the railroad oomp-Hy % construct the sub
station OF is OEn land IL the ueisAborhood q
seventh s-ret southwest and the Commissioner, b
majority vote approved Jaat sc-r1z1eniati0z. TIE
railroad cun1any was u1ti5ed, and I supposed it
would submit % the Counissi1ser. a new ste q;
the point Indicated In this. as II other matters.
the C1nzaissiouers after carful consideration, de-
md
majority of the C-Iu1issi11ers are convinced that
[ Tie DECISION should be changed. . Ull stand
/ 7 shan adhere 70 the action ! took IN Jgne.
Z There were cEo reasons f1T f. Fl-s-- that Con
gress after c1usiisrilE the whole q the long ses
si-u hai u0t ra-tfrd the apT-orai h- t3 Co-ru1-s
s-1urrs of the F1---eer-l srree- site. and. s11l1
Z that the citizens and eur1m1-e-s Who ws-e 20 uss
the s1hs-ari11 u-Lfa-Te 20 have It Il the ucglbQr
I hood e Seventh street ua6entAud now hat IA
I rail1ocd desires 70 c1-s--lc- the slhstlrl7l Al
FJur.eeu-h s-roe-. uut entirely On is Own rsat d
Z way. uhi-l would require 70 acton b congress
Bl- TIE o-le- reason namely that lie prospective
patrons r-sfs- The s1ts-a-f1- near seventh street, 4
I s--lIse- tha1 II June. bl-use there has been
-srEar eZrr-as1l q eTirla-- ne distance between
I-a-ire.y slo-- thai ] taiak the r-ts-e-ee q tas
I pa-r1os should d=teEuls The g1ez-i1u-
Morrow. Stand SOt Changed.
! Mai Morrow. i7 spite Of this statemen,
| BY his confrere, stlI aGheres 10 his
[ opinion that the Fourteenth street site
sholld be rsapproved. as the railroad
. has been put 70 considerable expense II
I beginning the construction q some walls
at that site Furthermore. he believes
[ that the Commissioners lay themselves
{ open 20 uan5auus proceedings IN revok-
Z ing their original approved without an &C
! tion through the courts He said
{ Tats IS not a question q u-eEsrsuce q cTru5--
e---e- q che C--za-s c---r---1-s- 0 ne Co---ll-
I a1-=rs TIE CC-l1iss.1-5-s hl-e 20 mo-e an
-17-5-r % revoke thel- 1rs- aTlEoTal q tlis sub
z-s--c- STE than they wr1ld have % v1--l-lu
! -Hss- sir-at--ps from tho c7u--a-- made VIA
I James Z Fa-s1-s fc- tLe construction ~ the ue7
Dis---C- Bil5lrz lf-e- rs c-l14s-L0- ard 1szla-.
Of Li-l hst be build eiscvhe-e-lt sL1e spot TIE,
usv cho--
I have N 6ruot tEst the o1-pora-ica counsel WI
sustain rb1s view. blt an rz-Ezr s--E-l7s1 tla
g-1-1zz=Jsar AFasfz-laul hes c1a-uel his wri--e-
I cxrr-sscz 1rlui1u q June = -hz- Ee belieTed III
I Fcs---es1tl street site vas TIE better one