Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-02-18
EVENING STAR.
WASHINGTON:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1853.
Water fer Washinxton

of the District in the Introduction OF pure
water.
The estimates in preparation by Lieut..
Miees, under authority of Congress, of the
cos. Of the acqueducts, reservoirs, and works
REQUISITE for the introduction of q supply of
water sufficient for the safety, health and
comfort Of the materiel and personnel of the
Government residents at Washington, as
we'll as of the people of the District gener-
ally, viii be handed into the committee in a
few days. Three plans have been under
consideration, viz: To get the supply Of
water from the Potomac at the Great Falls:
at the Little Falls; and, lkstly, from Rock
Creek. The National 1ntelligencer says:
"In connection with the first plan, Lieut..
Meiss proposes to tap the Potomac at about
. mile above Crommelin's, and to conduct
the water thence, by circular brick built
acqueduct of seven feet diameter, along a
line running generally parallel with the
river, and for the most part few hundred
yards within or to the east Of the CHEESE
peake and Ohio Canal Having arrived
near the new road leading from Georgetown
to the Little Falls, the water Of this acque-
duct would be received into a reservoir sf
about fifty acres capacity, situated in the
neighborhood of 'Drover's Rest The pur-
pose of this reservoir is to allow the water
to settle or precipitate the earthly matter it
has brought with it from the river. Leaving
this reservoir, the water enters an acque-
duct of the same dimensions as before until
it arrives at distributing reservoir nearer
the city, whence it is to be conducted by
distributing pipes to all parts of the city
Such a work will never-failingly deliver
100000 gallons of water per diem, and
will cost between sixteen and seventeen
hundred thousand dollars, or about one third
the expense Of bringing the same quantity
of water through iron pipes. This volume
of water, besides fulfilling all the purposes
6rss described, will furnish a great amount
of very cheap power, applicable to driving
machinery, printing presses, &C., all over
the city. The head of the distributing re-
servoir will be on level within little Of
the elevation Of the base Of the roof of the
Capitol.
The second plan, taking the water from
the Potomac at the Little Falls, has not yet
BEEN sufficiently Investigated to justify haz-
arting an estimate. 1t is obvious, however,
that should this be the measure adopted, q
head of water must be had by means of
pumps.
Rock Greek, We learn, at its lowest
in the drought of summer, will supply four
millions of gallons of water daily; at the
present moment it is pouring forth between
t~ euty and thirty millions. Should this be
the plan adopted, and much can be said for
it, he settling reservoir, of about one hun
dred and forty acres, nigh, be at q chosen
location near the farm of Mr.. Kurtz, and
the aqueduct would run thence to a distri-
buting reservoir on the city heights, near
the estates of Messrs Cox and Brown The
cost of this plan would be a little over half
o million of dollars
This fact shows how important this sub.
j-cr is becoming every day. We shall con-
tinuo to follow up with diligence.
One is scarcely sensible to fatigue willis
he marches to music. The very stars are
sail to make harmony as they revolve in
tn, il spheres.