Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-21

SUPPLY OF AQy9tfsfWr@2fThe following
letter Of Captain Meigs upon the subject Of water
supply win BE foahd or interest At this time
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: The notice seems necessary as the Navy Yard
has been at times without water. The cause OF
the scarcity Of water is not however, deficiency
,eb ses Issefsst, which Y pow eyeraowing ard
many days. hat the inniffieiency Of she twelve
inch main 70 supply thewater drawn from il for
street sprsntinS IN and Washington,
...oa sue ioM Of hsd a. prevents the water
This twelveinch main can deliver dong Bridge
street and Pennsylvania avenue between the reser-
Vol ana me loot Of Capitol Hill ABBOTT 2,oO, 600
liver about 600 600 gallons there and still retain
t neso enough 70 pass Capitol hin and supply
find that the water ha. been used during some
part OF the day at the. rate of $1,000 gallons per
hour, which is at the rate Of i,oOO,U00 gallons
dav, and when thus used the water will not run
Rom me hydrants on and beyond Capitol HUI
" Inc tnirsytinch main now laid on the surface In
= suea viii when connected, bring afresh sup
ply 70 the twelve-inch main on the summit at
Capitol Hill. This will keep up the pressure to
the Navy Yard. .ff' p era = r.
Very few pipes have as yeteome into use in the
two cities except the Government mains ON Bridge
street and Pennsylvania avenue andlwe find
rate Of consumption Of 5o.OOO gallons per hour al
ready. r Is a. ?
When the whole city Of Washington through
all its streets has the same opportunity of free use,
Will the Washington aqueduct supply Of sixty
seven million gallons prove extravagant'
RMS free and lavish use Is not waste; Ii cools
the air. lays the dust coOis the pavements burning
under our tropical sun, and adds immensely to
the comfort and health of those who are ged
to remain In the city during the heated term.
With the Potomac as source, and the thirty
inch main in addition to the twelve-inch main
already laid, there will, trust he no need of re-
strictlOns upon the use of water for some wears
Still, as the water comes into general use
throughout the city, other and larger mains from
the reservoir wilpbe necessary. To meet this me-
cessty, the crossing of Rock Creek is being made
by two pipes of three feet six clear diameter
The mains to be laid by the United States are
ample for supplying public buildings Navy Yard =,
Arsenal and public squares and will also give a
supply to the city for some years unless the con.
sumption per head should be greater than in anv
other city known. - :
They will deliver at Capitol H i'll about 10 900 900
Of gallons per day. or one hundred gallons per day
for each man, w. man, and child of population OF
one hundred and twenty thousand
II In this heated city the consumption should 60
beyond this ratio, then other mains must be laid
down, which in that case should be as inch pipes
For thisthe proper arrangements are already made
at the where four 4sinch p pes are placed
in the pipe vault ready for connexion with those
hereafter to be laid into the cities --rtr-
am, very truly and respectfully, your obedient
servant, 80 nj C. MEIGs,
'f Captain Of Engineers,
Chief Engineer Washington Aqueduct
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