Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-28
BIG SAVING OF PROPERTY
Commissioner Rudolph to Recon-
mend Request for Appropriation.
DETAILS ALREADY PREPARED
Water Main Designed for Suburban
Communities-Cent Labor Un-
ion Demands More Vigilance.

Despite the fact that the estimates for
the next fiscal year contained no mention
of the high-pressure f1re-hghting service
for which the District had asked an ap
preparation for several years previous,
the estimates to be next prepared by
the Commissioners will contain vigOr
Gus appeal for this modern f1re-fighting
system. if Commissioner Rudolph's rec
ommendation be adopted by the other
Commissioners. The estimates for the
next year did not contain the seven
hundred-and- f1fty-thousand dollar item
asked for so many times previously
because Commissioner Judson felt that
Congress was not at all ready to appro-
pirate that money. His arguments car
dolph said today that he personally would
system, as he had been consistent
hacker Of the proposition in the Board Of
Trade and Chamber Of Commerce.
Suggested by superintendent.
the water department. is the man who
figured out the first details Of the pro-
posed igf1-pressure service and as a relic
VI tuc VI thiS SShSAS titSi q
hangs on his wall a faded little map of
was the area to be covered according
to the original ideas. The map has
stayed there for several years, while
Commissioners have asked and asked
ern system of fire protection, and has
gradually faded away, so that the color
ing of the crayon pencil which marked
out the limits of the service Is prac.
tically gone.
Il figured out the service" said Mr..
Macfarland today. land at that time cast
iron pipe was very cheAp-something like
ST ton. AS that was the main cost, I
figured on something like 100000. The
cost OF this pipe has gone up now and
''The high-pressure service would cover
the business section. and go as far. west
as the State, War and Navy Department,
and .el east OF the Capitol pit There would be s
four million gallons at the reservoirs,
which is 400 feet higher than. the busi-
ness district, would furnish great pres
sure. We would couple the pumps to this
pressure in case OF a very large hre."
Water In Kenilworth Next Winter.
Mr.. Macfarland's men are silently and
unostenta tiousiy laying aewater, main to-
Congress Heights and to BenninE; and
also expect to have water to Kenilworth
by next winter. Criticism Of the water de-
partment to the effect that 1t has not
done any work toward the Kenilworth
main. although there is an appropriation
a year old, was laughed at by Mr. Mac
farland today.
THE truth is," he said, that there il
no appropriation for main to Kenil-
worth. There is an appropriation for a
main to Benning and we are working on
it. Kenilworth is 5000 feet away from
Benning. but have an appropriation
which can be used to extend that Benning
main, and expect to have water there
by winter.
THE money I can use is not a definite
appropriation for q main to that suburb
but is to be used i'm that way II the Dis
trict can afford It,. We have figured it
out and will lay the main. l also expect
this department to have its mains to Con-
gress Heights some time this summer,
This laying of mains to the outlying
section is one Of the biggest jobs the Dis
trict has on its hands. and it is progress
ing so quietly that very few people under
stand its. full significance. Altogether
these two suburbs will have their fire
protection and water at a cost Of 100000
to the District.
Better Protection Demanded.
Central Labor Union at last nights
meeting in Typographical Temple adopted
resolutions favoring better fire protection
in the District and greater vigilance on
the part of the officials directly RESPONSE
BILE in enforcing regulations pertaining to
the equipment Of the large Office and
other high buildings where laborers are
employed with fire escapes and fire pre-
cautions. The discussion started over the
recent disastrous Migration in New
York city and the fire in Kenilworth.
The resolution is as follows:
We believe that i'm Washington there
are several large buildings on which the
proper amount Of attention has not been
spent regarding the construction of fire
escapes In at least one theater-one OF
the largest of it's kind in the District
in at least one school building and in
more than one large Office building and
apartment house proper protection to oc-
cupants has been neglected.
before the city Is visited by fire such
as occurred in New York proper means
should he taken to prevent it. We there
fore recommend that the District officials
take immediate steps toward requiring
the owners of all large buildings in the
city properly to equip them with fire es-