Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-02
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Important Letter from Engineer Seymour
of the Potomac Aqueduct.
scANT SUPPLY OF WATER ON HAND AND
ECONOMY NECESSARY.
The Mayor has received the following COM
munication from Capt Seymour, Engineer in
charge Of the Potomac water works:
Department Of the Interior, Office of tie Wash.
ington Aqueduct, Washington, u. O., July2, 1864.
Dear Sir: had the honor, on the 10th ultmo,
to address you a note In relation to the free use
OF the water from the Aqueduct, in showerlng
the streets OF the city during the present dry
season. The following is an extract from that
letter:
"The supply of water from the Aqueduct is
ample, if judiclously applied to keep the streets
quite free from dust. They can not only be
sprint killed., but showered three or four times each
day, by means of private street plugs or CARTS
during the dry summer season.
"We now have plenty of water in the receiv-
ing reservoir, and when that is drawn down
a sufficient supply can be obtained from the
Potomac for this and all other useful pur.
poses.'
the supposition that Congress would make an
appropriation for the superintendent, repairs
and continuation Of work on the, Aqueduct
and that we should therefore be able to make
some necessary repairs on the Aqueduct be.
tween the Great Falls and the receiving reser.
voir, which would enable US to draw from the
Potomac whenever the supply in the reservoir
became exhausted. ..-
Inasmuch as Congress has stricken out the
appropriation previously reported for the
Aqueduct in the Miscellaneous Appropria.
ton Bill, it becomes my duty now to inform
you that it will be necessary to resort at once to
the most rigid economy in the use Of the Aque.
duct water for all purposes, in order TO insure
even q small supply during the present dry
season The water in the reservoir is getting
quite low, AID when that is exhausted the citV
must rely, as formerly, upon the surface wash
ings that flow into the receiving reservoir from
the surrounding country.
Yours, very respectfully,
S. SEYMOUR,
Chief Engineer Washington Aoueduc.
To his Honor RICHARD WALLACE, Mayor of
Washington.
THE THIRD DISTRICT SCHOOL BUILDING
The dedication of the sWallach School" build.
ing has been judiciously postponed from to-
day until Monday, 5th OF July, when it will
take place with appropriate ceremonies, COM
is on Pennsylvania avenue, between 9TH and
sth streets east. The following is the programme
Music-Marine Band.
Prayer-Rev. Joshua MorseII.
Dedi catory Hymn-Sung by the Pupils of the
Grammar Schools. TuLe-Amer1ca.
Author of Light and TRUTH
Great Guardian of our youth;
The God of Love:
To Thee our hearts ascend;
In praise our voices blend,
And we in reverence bend
To Thee above.
Amid the din of strife,
And sacrifice of life,
We turn aside;
And to this temple fair,
For Learning reared. repair,
To offer II ymp and Prayer:
Wilt Thou preside'
Sound knowledge ever be
Impaired e tn The free: ILL.,.
This 'bulwark Of the State"
To TruthnSo consecrate
These pleasant halls.
Great God stretch forth Thy hand
And save our bleeding land
From traitor foe;
A ARs f |ss ssi If t feps4tS be
Whence waters, pure and free,
Zen u. Richards, Esq.
Ceremony Of Presenting the Key, accompanied
by remarks from his Honor, The
Mayor, and others.
Ode-Sung by the Pupils of the Grammar
Schools.
Tune-The Battle Cry of Freedom.
Lo noon tide glory breaking on this grand pro-
Gildins. our noble land of learning!
Ills the light of Education that ilumnss Nature
Gliding our noble land of learning
The schoo. House our birth bright and bulwark
Joy Of the millions favored and free!
While the rays OF instr uction Ger the nation shall
Gliding our noble land of learningI
We are going on to finish what our fathers had
begun, ~
y. Gliding our noble land of lesrningl
And Wen make proud advancement before our
day is done, .'
Gliding our noble land of learning
CHORUS The School House." &c
By the Temples of Religion, and the Faith that IS
divine,
Gliding our noble land oflearnins
Wen fill the great Republic with each academic
Gliding our noble land Of learningi
CHORUS The School House." &c.
And so to generations down all the years of time,
Gliding our noble land of learning!
Shall shine the light of Science from its galaxy
sublime,
Gliding our noble land of learningi
CHORUS-"The School House,"&
Req. Byron Sunderland, d. d.
Address-Hon. ]. W. Patterson, of n. II.
MUsic-Marine Band.