Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-19
THE WARRINGTON AoUEpUCr

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Theodore b. Samo, Chief Engineer OF the
Washington Aqueduct. has Just submitted IN.
annual report to General Michler, from which
we take me following interesting par siculars
Inc foundation and superstructure masonry
u the fotomac Dam, and the back al ling of this
euucture rom the Maryland shore to Oonu's
Island were finished before the first of la,
December, to height OF Ia feet above the
datum line of the Washington Aoueduct
ahordibg during the lowest stages of water in
he river depfh OF I've feet at the head of the
cohuult. The masonry sustained no damage
by the lreshets OF last spring, which were M.
usually heavy. The gate house at the great
fails Is nearly completed and the roof is ready
ior tie states. Arrangements are now being
made for removing the decayed wood en- II Dor
ana ihe lmbers that support the gates and re.
cast iron.
The stone bridges are all in an unfinished
eonoilon, no appropriation having been made
Tor their completion, and ne work has b.sn
done upon them since les
Inc Sohoult extending from the gate-house
al the Great Falls to the distributing reservoir
" eeher#lly Id gooh condition.. An unusually
large amount of work has been done on the
embankments, bitches, culvrrts &c. rendered
necessary by he heavy rains. The road over
sie cohouit has become one of the principal
highways of Montgomery county, and is sx-
tenslYeiy used by the farmers IL should all
De nacadamiZed, as IL Is difficult TO keep IL IN
COCO order during wet weather. The conn act.
ing conduit Is now in good condition. Since
August, ic67, the Receiving Reservoir mas hasn
used only for the storage OF water, tue water
from The Potomac passing by il through tn
connecting conduit TO the distributing reser-
yOiT.
The distributing reservoir Is In a similar
CONDITION TO what II was last year, except the
embankments have been further damaged nv
'ht waves i he water should he drawn of
and the reservoir not used again uptll lts com
pletlon. No appropriation has baen m tde tor
nnIshing the High street reservoir. though IL
mas been in constant nss for suppIyiuy that
part of Georgetown heights too high 10 M SIM.
pied ny the distributing reservoir, The water
Delng forced into II by the engine located in the
west aoutment OF bridge No. q, which forces 10
tne heights over l9i.Oh gallons of water daily,
though this has not been sufficient for tb, in
nabitants ofGeorgetown heights. Mach of the
CONSUMPTION Is attributed to wastefulnpss,
which might be prevented bv attaching meter
to the pipes in each hOhse where the water is
taken at the expense of the occupants, aud a
water rate established by the Georgetown
Water Beard.
The iron bridges are In good condition, as
also the pipe line extending from the dls,rib-
utiDg reservoir TO the Navy Yard. During the
year very few leaks hs We occurred: tue water
has been shut of only TO make additional con :
nections. Last year a twenty-inch main was
laid IN north Il street. from the tarmin M of the
thirty-inch main TO Delaware avenue, and a
tWeive-lnch main from this point to the eastern
front OF the Capitol. The twenty.inch main is
being continued in north b street 20 ist street
east where II will be connected by twelve
men main In A street north. The pipes are all
delivered and the work will be finished in a
few weeks The supply of water has been IN
interrupted, and the con su mption has exceeded
twelve millions OF gallons per day, a large
amount of which is consumed by the Govern.
ment buildings, fou and Navy Yard
Mr. Samo recommends an appropriation for
the rent and purchase of certain lands occupied
for the aqueduct belonging to the estate of the
late Hall Nelson, Jackson Collins Anderson
VIM. Brooke, Mrs +. NJ Mosner and Mrs Ma
RIA L. French. There is a balance on hand t.
the credit of aqueduct appropriation of
S:3,017.ce. the expenditures of the past year
having been Sli, i03.6S. The est mated cost of
completing the aqueducf, purchasing lands,
rOsdways. erecting fences. &c, is 1886 3}S. 10
which add all former appropriations, making
the total cost Of the Washington aqueduct
S-},YSi, 5S4.