The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-28

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worn out Nv ,bs Ia gs a monnt ~ tr.ye, con.
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The nina ,i,e I. g.neraiIv in GOOD condition,
all the vaults we're cleaned and whitewashed
and the stop cocks repaired. In Foundry
branch pipe vault, . brick floor was laid.
The stop.cock on the 80, 90, and 10 inch
mains were cleaned and repaired, and new
street boxes were set 10 place OF decayed
ones.
The 20 inch main In North street was
completed TO First street east, aud a 12 Inch
main laid In FIRST street east from North
street to North A street. making complete
the connection between the so Inch main In
New Jersey avenue. and th e12 inch main
on Capitol hill.
uA1rp pars,unx xsorsrs.
Tbs vater pressure engine that ,upplies
Georoetovn H.ighta IA m thorough repair,
Duri5g the wear new pIs,ops were placed in
the motive eylipders and new rings in the
pumping eviinders. on the olst n Febru.
ary one on The ristou rods was broken. and n
new one WA put In ia place, Owing 10 the
Increased copsumptIou of water in The two
cities the pressure on the motive pistons has
become reduced, and the engine does NOT
supply az much water to Georgetown Heipbts
as formerly.
In order 70 anord full supply permission
has been granted TO the authorities OF
Georgetown 10 furnish and erect stehm
pump In the engine-room, and TO connect 1t
with the mains Of the high and low service.
HIoH SERVICE RESERVOIR.
On Sunday, the 4th Of April, the watch
man reported a leak In the gallery Of the
high service reservoir. The engine that
supplies II WA Immediately stopped; ali the
dividing valves between the high and low
service were opened; also several dre-plugs,
and the reservoir vas rapidly emptied. Not
any too soon, however, as the leak, which
when frat discovered was very small
stream, before the reservoir was empty had
inches In diameter, and washed from the
foundation about THIRTY. five cubic yards of
clay. This was replaced with concrete made
of broken bricks, sand and cement, and as
soon As the repairs were finished the water
was again let In. Il now contains half n
million gallons, which Is kept as a reserve
In the event of fres.
The reservoir has been leit for many years
In an Incomplete state, and its unfinished
dome presents very unsightly appearance.
Il should be cut down to the level of the
gravel walk surrouudlng IL and be inclosed
by a substantial iron railing,
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experiments were mace durlug tue sum
mer on the now oil water 10 tue conduit lead
ing from tme receiving 70 tne distributing
reservoir. The result showed that the two
clties were consuming an average daily
supply OF ABOUT is,ooo,ooo gallons.
assuming tnat the popaiation OF tue Two
cities Is Loo,ov, makes the average aaIIy
eousunP.'on oI watc, per neau over " gai,
ions. Mrse ProPor,on OF tpis y cousumeu
AZ tne ooVetnment departments, espeelthy
AZ tne navy,yaru, Nnere tne aqueauct pres
sure sure 10 usca 70 prove oohefs, anu AZ Tue
iroAsuy, Hne,e wv Mrse 'Vuu,ains nre
constaoty playlng' Inc wafer nat wasted
mom 'nem nhsut DC s9n'eyea W PIPE 10
tne saGant spaee ~ 'ne 'u.eisec.oh ., renh-
sysaoia WIN Loui n avenue ana seventh
suee'' aha oe u'ea as"'h io' s'h''ar Pur-
on C.nito, Unl and oth.r biyb polnts tho
supply Ia not equal to the demand, because
on the low points, where II is abundant. IL is
recklessly aud wiifully wasted. Periodically
proclamatious are issued by the CITY author
ties forblddlng the waste OF Potomac water.
TO which not the slightest attention ia paid
Some additional legIslation is necessary In
reference To The proper control of The distri.
button Of the water in both cities. Ia my
opinion IL should be entirely under the con
troll of this office.
On the Cochituate, Crotou and Paramount
water works, the meter system Is being
gradually introduced. In order To prevent
unnecessary waste. Il should be adopted 10
Georgetown and Washington, especially at
hotels, livery stables, factories and other
establishments where large quantities of
water are constantly used.
II, however, 1t 10 deemed desirable that the
two cities shall have a supply sufficiently
abundant for all purposes, Il can be had
only by com pleting the distributing reser-
voir and laying an additional main Of thirty
or thirty-siI inches 10 diameter from the
effiuent pipe.vault to Capitol Hill. No estl-
mate OF the cost OF laying a new main 10
submitted, as by act OF Congress, whenever
Ii becomes necessary to lay additional mains
the expense thereof shall be borne by the
corporation OF Georgetown aud washington
FIRE PLUGS.
On pennsvlxauia avenue, between the
CanItol and freasury Department. there are
0fteen are plugs. Two Of them are In good
order and connected with the tuclye.inch
n,
and are connected with A pipe designated "a
the four-incb or spring pipe. This nine /, in
A leaky condition and nearly worn ont. IL
i, located naralleI with The twelvo-incb
main. with which IL ia connected only nj
Third strest west and Thirteeu.and n half
street west Owing to its small diameter
and tina distance between ia Connections
only two plugs can be supplied by 1t at a
time.
~ IS respectfully suggested that the plugs
which are worn out should be replaced by new
ones, and that a new six-inch pipe should
be laid In place oil the four-inch. II could be
connected with the twelve-inch main at
Ihird, SIKH, Twelith, Thlrteen.and.a' half
ana rourteehtn streets west win this ac-
complished, Pennsylyanlh avenue would
have bountiful supply Of water In the event
of fires. All ia now there ia n defciency
ond &c. .,..nn.r. h.xo 10 oh,aI, tbnir snnniy
anu steameis ha'o W oosa'h sueh suPPy
from other streets.
LANDS.
III. lad. ,oo,ni.a h, III. w..hi,n,o,,
Ino Ianu' oeeuP'1I ~ sn1
hqucuuct, ana 10 winch tue Chiteu otates
have no title, are described as follows:
AT Great Falls, 5,44 acres, belonging to
tba as,,,s of ,he lat. Hail N,iIson, Io Mont.
VIZ $50 " sAS t'e 49, - -'e, -
Ronery county, Tue roau across tue larhs OF
jackson, COLLINS, BROOKE ana AndersOni