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Mr. Walter C. Allen was recently appointed by the District Commissioners to the position of executive officer of the Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia. Mr. Allen has been in the service of the District about 22 years, having started with the street-lighting division as superintendent of lamps. In 1904 the position of electrical engineer was created and Mr. Allen became the District´s first electrical engineer, which is the same as superintendent of the department. Under his administration a large number of Washington´s streets have been provided with improved lighting systems.