Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-17

bridge, unter 81 IA regulations and r-stri tions
as CongIees may. then provide in relation
,nss' .,, to; rres.esa That consrass shall at any
years, have the power to pay or au:horix. the
cry Of Washington to pay 10 said corporation
sny oaiance that rsy at ssch time be due oa
decoort OF the ccnstructioE and maiutenance az
said bridge, and thus render the same o frep
br;cge rs above provided.
Sec = And tt II Jsrthss enacted, That ese;
hs ~ nshsrgton hissSnd T nes in ana g Eaa IN n
kEilIcsn Company" for anylnterfsrpnoe via,
o destruction CT snv portion ri the bridge o.
sluciec pnder the proyisions OF an a,tepst!g,,
Am ret for the extcrsicr OF ,se chartar oF .he
W.sshirFtoB and Aierancfria Railroad aa3
rtiPr. ELrpoets." approved March st .ss.
sr.h ar suoupt as the ocmmiss,opers X s-a,u
before n me- shall de eide 10 b. eqailthle aud
'nst, ~ said amount shall, he considered ax
rGnsfi'u'tr part Of the cost or the ne " hr d.
LeIein provided TO be con siructsd.
The CEN missioEers herein be !ore appoin 'ss
shsll e6ch be allowed and paid bv said eorpo-a.
ton at the rate or ten dollars per dav, toceth.
With tfar .necssspry incideptal expenses f,r
the time sctudlfy 6esotet ey them 10 the per
formance OF the duties herein prescribed.
JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the Secretary
OF the Interior TO cauee surveys, pl ,ns aGd
estimates TO b. made for the purpose OF i'm
proving The drainage and sewerage or the city
CT washington, Rpo for applying the Insane
Asylum with Potomac water.
Fesoired by the Senate and House of Represent
afireS ef the UHifed States Of America an Con-
gress assent bled, That the Secretary OF the Ipte-
rior be, and he is hereby. authorized to cause
surveys, plans and estimates to be prepared
snd submitted to Congress, for such addiuonal
faciii'i.s for the drainage and sewerage of the
city Of Washington as, in his opinion, may be
det med necessary, in consequence OF the intro
ductior Of the Potomac water into said city by
means OF the Washington Aquedact and in
accordance with the suggestions contaiUed IL
the annual report of the Chief Engineer o. said
Aqueduct, dated October l, 1853 and also fsr
the purpose of furnishing an adequate supply
OF Potomac wattr from the Washington AQuy-
ouct 10 the Government Insane Asylum.
Sec 2 and DC 4 further resolved, That The ex-
renses of said surveys, plans and estimates be
s'Iuction of the Washington Aqueduct
These measures, it sill be seen, are IL ac-
cordan1e with the suhioined Recommendations
Of Mr.. S. Seymour. the accomplished Cnirr
Engineer OF The Washington Aqurduct, ia his
al ual report:
'.The Introduction, by artificial me3ns, of a
large supply os water into towns and cities fer
The use and ctInioTt OF the inhabitants, must, as
a matter or course. create necessity for rex
oluticn il the system ~ drainage and se'verlg.
previously in us. and on that account, as weit
Us on account OF the intimate. elatons which
naturally exist between The two impro Temants,
they are generally placed under ne sam, gen.
eIai olIecrl ion aGu sHrerintendPnce This h6s
not been The case in the present instance. The
GI alDage facilities Tor the Citi, of Georgetown
ard Washington are. st present, only infan led
TO accom- UCGate The Discharge of water iaiting
on the sni face which is naturally Tributary 10
this drainage, together with tle sewertse OF
the cities; ard they az touDdin many lnst incps
10 be much too limited for even hese purpose.
The introa uction. ny means Of The 'atiurtiu =,
OF from twenty 10 fifty million 2aiitionNi gal
Ions o water daily into thsse cities ~ q
n cessary discharge Of larga p rtjon Of itinto
the dTaihs and sewers now II use, viii r. once
create necessity for an entire TSmodeiing o.
the present system Of Or IMAGE, upon n ruuCh
larger and rIorr exter 81 scale. This may NOT
/. Re o imp Et'tnt N t'soTgeto vu. on aCGGul. Qf
the ercater rf sularity of the surfac@ and q -
cliyiy of the streets, as in th ely Of WaSaiIk-
tor, here the round is more level, and the
drainage MOI" siuRgisE.
Al the preSeE time q very large portion ,ot
the drainage and sewerage OF Washington -
DISC Charsc6 into q shallow, open sewer, o:
aboIt one hundred and fry feet in widti:,
{; cme.mes called cana',) whIcn stret hes
filthy sHrtace through the heart OF tie I.gr.
and within stones throw of tn. iapitas
I tzpite6 status, the Presidents Uon-r, =,
1rea' ury neItartnlen', and all the priacst.
fo'eis ON Penpsylvania Avenue, brt ed ~ G1s-
ase and pes StieGce along its borders ila ac-
cumu!attd flth snd excrem ment Of Ac Ci.y !.
constantly held in a state of sern;. solution ~
his ho.-thc Of putrefaction, by m aus OF tie
bb AID flow OF the tides, over snrftre #
more than a million square feet. And what
eyer portion OF it Ultimately finds Its wav into
he Po OF &C river, is spread ont IL thinner
rropor1ionS over several hnndr d acres of
fats, imme diately in front the city, the ss--
face of Which is exposed TO ihe scUon OF ~
asma from which coa1amrnates every nre H;h
Of air which passes from that dir. ction, through
or over the CITY.
All this may be remedied by the ad 1ption Of
the most simple and natural expeui-nts. A
portion OF the canal, say twenty or twenty h.a
feet in width, should te walled in and archei
over, and a flood gate inserted at its junctioa
with the river; this portion should be use,i ex-
clusiyely for purposes OF sewerage and drain
8ge; while the remaining longitudinal section
thould, by the adoption Of a proper system of
nj cf rnf O nd InpEc h, HaD
stantly filled, To the level Of high tide, with
pure Potomac water. The wa'er thus held in
the canal, together with the water from Tiher
creek, and the surplus w;-tcr from the aoue-
duct, should, when necessary. be allowed to
flush through hemain sewer a. low tide and
thus keep it entirely free from sediment ana
deposit. BY this arrangement The open canal
would not only be ornamental, but exceed
inply useful fer commercial purposes.
by the construction OF a breakwater in the
Potomac, from the foot of Mason's island few
thousand feet down the stream. and 50 ioca,4,i-
as to divert he main currentfrum the Virginia
TO the Maryland shore; and the removal ot i
position Of the north end of the solid causaw4g
in the present Long bridge, at the foot OF li&n
street, so as TO admit OF channel fifteen han
dred or two thousand feet in width, tie n NJ
channel OF the Potomac would he brought I'M
neriately in front OF the city OF WasnIugtoa,
with depth OF water from twenty 20 thirty
feet, into which the drainage from the main
sewers of the city would be discharged and
completely removed by the scticn OF the cur
rent.
The commercial advantages resulting TO tho
city from both these Improvements would be
almost inc alculatio, while fruitful cause OF
sickness and dis com ioIt would be permai egIy
removed. TIE cost If The improvements would
be comparatively moderate, and should Da
torne pruporliOn4taiy b. the Goyeram .nt, the
corporation OF Washing asd lhe owners of
III, property which would be benefited by the
Improvements.
U- st. Louis must be capital plaoe for
sportsman. According 10 the Republican.
v lid turkeys percn IN cbimreys, and select
The tops OF tall steamboat Il ues as Convenient
and desirable roosting places.
81 The Government has removed the re.
stTictions en- the trade vi h K ntuckY ae q Mis-
souTi after consulting v iLh the military au-
thorities as to its safety and xpsaie icy
81 jules FaHdenberg@, hotel keeper OF
Williamsburg. n. Y, has been hald to oail for
Obtaining goods by false pretenses from a
boarCer.
ga member of the 3 corps. Army OF iha
Potomac, wiring 10 n FIJI nd in Bosom desires
INN to 81 nd forthwith prayer book, a song
book, and something to eat!
~ Ine operators of The cotton factories OF
Pat erson, N. y have struck for higher wages,
Al6 tho m nafyr ha ysc F,ltal