The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-16

which he did not think were In good taste,
aud expressed his sorrow that such words
had been used.
Mr.. Thompson introduced bill 10 lay a
,ro,s foot walk, to be laid at the corner Of
7 street north, and Nineteenth street west.
Passed.
Also, a bill for the erection Of lamps and
lamp.posts In Eighteenth street west, be-
tween and L street north. Referred.
Mr.. Hall submitted the following resolu-
tion, which was referred TO the committee
on improvements.
Resolved, That the committee 10 represent
the Interests OF tAis corporation be, and they
are hereby. instructed TO urge upon Congress
the passage Of an act providing for laying a
the Capitol to Seventeenth street west.
Mr.. Taylor introduced bill to pay for a
deficiency for grading and gravellng Pstrcct
north, between Fifteenth street west and the
Eastern Boundary. Passed.
Mr.. Hall Introduced q bill 10 lay atwood
pavement In Ninth street west; q bill TO lay
a wood pavement In Fourteenth street west.
Referred.
Mr.. Piper introduced bill to regulate the
granting Of licenses aud places OF amusc.
ment as follows; which was referred.
passage OF this act no license shall be granted
to any person or persons to open and keep
public house or place OF amusement within
the limits Of this city, unless such person or
persons applying for license shall frst satisfy
the authorities OF the corporation that they
are willing and Will comply with the % andates
OF the provisions Of this act, and that they will
not make any distinction in mmodating
the public generally on account Of race or
color.
And be q further enacted, That 10 any propri.
etor or proprietors OF any public house or
place OF Amusement that 10 now opened or
may hereafter be opened, hail violate or offend
sgsinst this law, they shall, upon eonyletion
forfeit their license, pay cost of trial and their
places Of business or amusement shall be i'm.
medistely closed,
OF acts Inconsistent with the prov OF III 10
act arr hereby repealed.
Mr.. Burgess submitted the following reso.
luton; which was agreed to;
ReSoirsd, That the city surveyor be, and he
u hereby, requested to Inform said Board at
Its next session what number OF cubic yards
degrading, and what plumber OF square yards
OF Eraveling, will be required to put Eighth
street west, from Rhode Island avenue to
Boundary street, to the grade; also, an approx.
innate OF the cost OF = suitable cuivert for said
street, with such other suggestions aud esti.
mates rs he msy think proper to communicate
10 connection with the Improvement Of said
street.
Mr.. Burgess introduced q bill TO set the
curbstones and pave the footways and gut
tiers on the south side OF Boundary street,
from Fifth street west eastward to New York
avenue; bill to set the curbstones and pave
the lootways and cutters on the south side
Of Boundary street, from Fourteenth srtect
west westward TO street north. Referred.
Mr.. Burgess submitted the following con-.
inunication from the surveyor; which was
referred TO the Committee on Drainage, &c.
G"or0s Bur0ess. Esq. Number Board Of Com.
STA: 10 complisnts with your request 10
make = survey OF the Tiber creek aud Its
tributaries with a view or reducing the mum.
Der OF bridges required over these streams,
also, OF the wAshlngton canal, In order TO
and secure proper drainage, have the honor
TO submit the following report as the result Of
my examination!
lind IN the northern part, Of the Third
and Fourth wards a half n dozen or more
tributaries OF the TIber, running through a
large area In every direction, interesting all
the streets and avenues In this section OF the
city, rendering many OF them which have
been graded and Eraveied impossible, and
merging into one large stream at the June on
Of First street west and NJ street north.
bridge them at their Intersections with The
different streets and avenues would not, IN
my opinion, be the most advantageous way Ia
, u.s., Of then, sE1i;lng from the fac, that
line less than one third the length OF tina,
! which they traverse at the present time. Youi
| lutH VI concentrating tHObe ulucfent trAuHCp ti
Is Al excellent one, and one which. II carried
out, would save the city . large anount o
| money.
TO o6yi,te the necessity and expense OF Al
this bridging aud aFchinR, would recon m G nd
a high level intetcrptinv drain In Bounl,T,
street from Ready branch to Eighth stree,
west 70 ravine leading to the Eastern branch
from Glbs1T'd springs, near square ,05l south
VI the II street toll gate. This drsin would
Intercept the T,bcT ald Its tributaries at the
boundary, cut them or completely from the
| city, preNent foundations In the region OF the
| Iibcr, and enable US to teeiaim large qusn
tity OF valuable land. In this case, also, the
waters Of the Iiber In conjunction with those
ofGtbson's springs could be made avAilabl,
for working mills or factories OF any Kind.
THECANAL.
The various plans which have heen submit
| ted from time 10 time Tor the Improvement o
the Washington canal may be divided int,
| three classes, via: Tching, flushing, and dredg
| lag; and although many Of the suggestion
RrIs are eTyfsSi "a p,HSsips ys Dying
bear to the established grades In the region o
| the canal, II becomes Impractical 10 pu
either OF these plans into successful operation
and abNte the nuisance at the same time. Tn,
| established grades along the line Of the cans
| from street south to Twenty first stree
west range about 81 feet above mean hlg
i,ie, or feet above spring tide; and II will b
remembered that during freshets In the Potu
mac and TibcT creek the water rises hlghe
than thcs, grades, sometimes Overlooking III,
| streets md flooding the houses. Therefore, Ii
! order to ilsurc proper drainage for these low
srctiOns, they must be raised from Ave 10 All,
! feet above their preEeHt grade, or an artiacis
! cable than the former.
| The object OF this canal at first was, NJ
doubt, TO drain the low sections OF the cit,
and serve as channel for boats to pa,
| throughi but ihiE was before the iltroduc
ton OF the Potomac water to the city, whe
tho population was very small, and befor
offensive contents Into u. All open channel
running along the lowest lines OF level d
| popuiouA elites become receptaoles for tn
ofal OF the adjacent neighborhood, and
nuisance to = great extent--even the Tibe
with Its constant stream OF water and per
odlcsl freshets, Is considered a nuisance.
The advocates OF Arehing the canal woul
encounter difficulties similar TO those while
we experience nov in the open canal, viz
the accumulation OF sediment and the oil
I,Iuetlon Of the irAin tgc, owing to want c
bic Ani inespeiient on account Of The di n
entity IN producing current sufficient
stroGg throughout the entire length OF IN
canal to move the sediment, and the impose
hiIify Of moving any sediment by this me- N
lower than the low water mark 1t woul,
also tend to force the sewerage and the gasse
] cellafa.
The idea OF continually dredging the cana
ahi converting II Into canal and open sewe
| At the same time Is Objectionable Ia many Nc
spec's. lat, II would perpctu.te the Nuisance
Through the very heart Of the city by maxim
a. zen channel for hundreds OF thousands q
lOLh " matter TO nOht on II
suItace, exposed to the gaze OF the people
and concentrating the air with the noAiou
gases emitted from It, Dredging 10 also n
| expensive operation, and would cost as mucl
| IN lew years rs any plan which has bee
submitted, without aOating the nuisance o
securing the proper drainage. In fact II Ia
been tried already at considerable expons
aud found waiting.
| AFTER careful examination Of the whoI
SUBJECT, would recommend \ low, level Int
eeptihs sewer along the line OF the canal ffol
twenty htst street west to Missouri hyenui
and thence along the line OF the canal to
near the channel OF the Eastern Drancl
This sewer would Intercept ali the sewsg
which nows into the canal At the present tin
and carry 1t to the receptacle, where It eoul
be deoderized, the solid portions separate
from the liquid, then raised into bsfges
mhrhinefy and sold as a fertilizer.
ms sewer, together with the high lev,
drain IN boundary street, would enable US I
abhte the canal nuisance completely, and di
pense with Hrching and bridging the Tiber au
canal.
In employing the formula used by engineer
toestimate the capacity OF sewers, after tskin
into consideration the area to be drained |
each case, the probable future population, III
lecllnAtiOn and quantity OF rainfall, we hsy
lot The low level main drain along the csns
rom Twenty.hfat street west to Third stree
west feet In diameter, from Third street wcs
tn receptacle u feet In diameter, with \ fall q
Is ieet per whole distance, or 2 incAes la ever
loo feet.
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