The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-03-24

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.oDa.s hoye III, ,ha Van, N q osa.-o,
sys,sm ~ d,ainnge- and fonnd m,s.fS 60,
nciied in tho ABSENCE N any ni.n ~ sn..o,,,
10 project one, ''
SeemInq Il unneoessarv IN aw.,, NJ, ,,o
Importance Of a thorouvS sv,,sw ~ arains
are in a sanitary polnt N yisv I iii, ar,a,
al one. into Tho cansidcra,,ao =, ~ m u.sp,
which I propose.
II will be seen nv referrino IN IN. droinaoe
and grnde man. that many no,tIons an tbe
CITY Are too Iow to admit ~ hoIng drained
into the canal and p't,'n,,c a, n, p,cSnmt ~
tcmn,sd nun 'o'o'''"e w ~ P'''''' "''
TPssu ,,-,
Al, IneIe oelng no natural outlet lnto when
!, ss ion seeuons can pe thorougnly drained,
vesvnes necessary eInet 70 cohstruct an
ar.rhciai outlet or raise these low grounds:
Inc FORMER oeins the only praetlcable
moue OF deanhg with the SUBJECT, l would
recommend that a basin, or large tank be
conslructea OF sumclent capacty 70 receive
the sewage, and insure the drainage OF the
lowest par, Oh the city.
INC southeast corner OF the peninsula, on
Wnicn the onitea states arsenal is situated,
Moula DC asuitaoie iocauon Tor such basin;
TINS main outian the sewage should be
divided, and converted Into fertilizer for
agricultural purposes, In which case IL would
become source OF considerable revenue to
the city.
Inc area Included within the bounding
lines OF the CITY Is about o,ooo acres.
| ms area Is naturally divided Into num-
| DER OF basins, OF drainage sections, by water
shed lines or ridges; these sections may be
described as follows
seeuon i-Ihe northeast basin which can
be drained by main sewer commencing at
Ln,ru street west alli lhe line OF the canal
ana running thence Dy the following named
streets to the north boundary: Along Third
street 70 street, along u to First street
wcst, tnence 70 u street north, along ID TO
Norh capitol street, along North Capitol
70 street, along IL 70 first street east, then
10TH 70 street. nci T,n 20 r i s'ee. hortn
w s'ree., "es' 1891 ~ s', noLsh 70 q .
s, ee , we y, TaS,h n .,.ns,' NORM 70 e
eep VS. " itu essise', no''n W l
sh,., "a uI vs., VI ,eriou' "renu.,
Nm. a""s '''"i0n' a'en"e !" Nor'u
an o,o ...,.
Sn y, t nnvUJ ,v a. t.a,, y, nnou vus ~
grnue at oounusry v..o Iecti AZ canai 500
,eet above mean low water; lnenn una from
oornuary 80 lnches IN every IVY leetI
In eastern n sp J,a.Ju ol 'h,s secIn VIII re-
| quiic W uo uIs.neu " suo-mhin sewer,
commensiny at the intersection OF 7 street
suu w rso a'enuea anu runnIng
es. a'ous s.oe' 70 mn s'feet cast, tnence
uoItn 70 stIce', Gus. 70 oeNenth street,
noL'n W stree', cast 70 nlrteehtn street,
ana tnence nortn 10 boundary.
Length OF TINS oraneh I,Ioo ieeti elevation
OF nned greae az oouaa m A.s Iee!i al inter
section OF streetand Massachusetts avenue
700 feet above mean low tidei inclination
from boundary to Massachusetts avenue aud
street 5A inches In every 100 feet.
Whole area drained by these main sewers
| 1904 acres or about ~ square miles.
Now, since tho capacity OF sewers Is de-
termlned principally by the amount OF sew
age which they are required to pass and the
rate Oh mcmahon or tall In their vertical
position, and the quantity OF sewage on any
given area depends chiefly on the population
70 De served and the amount OF rnin-fall, II
iolloWs that 10 enect lasting and thorough
system OF drainage, we must base our calcu-
latIons on an average dense population, in
connection with the aat, ar,sing fro,n Tho
n-iaI, tue inchnation, &c
onrio, I Uo' az ovr os, ,hiosIs inhahi,na
PoPuiaIlon 0! our uioss tniSkLy nhaoiteu
ch,es uoes NOT etceeu SVV'ooV 10 'ne square
niiIe. .,, ,,o ooo A.. iii.
Hys u, assuG ~, W .ne 'iuaIo niiie
tne PoPuli'i on. ot 40 .hls eNy' ~ mas also
al, ~. a""t l., iii Ii"i,n, .hs y. PII
III v..n % y, .ne poPula.iou u
rn,.r IL ,nOr,.oS in ,nrn ~ ci,r ~, sroh gu
Sonns,io Usoa oaor,nn dr,nGi,o ', sst% '
uo.i.1 1 u,e', eooHns, uS, "ns'
w ,,na,.S yaras, ssso ior n'anu'ae'ures' ef-
ing o os" NY n n.ar % T., All. .,,. +.
.4GI acres. or about az .ara,e n,Tos. osSm, 20
inc 100 O0Oto the sapo,e miic wehayn 90 nno
nnnnIo,ion w '"'''O
Thc ANNA, ou,,,;tv or wo,or r.,r,ro, D.,
! ~. a .H, Iu'nsny u muS nc IeluiIeu 70
'uPpy W. nnP ~ viii oc @ohoooh@'o,VVu
r,'' $4,000 sai,ons' r,,
: me mean annual ram iall IN TINS city, as
iounu ny Settles OF OBSERVATIONS extending
g,eI - years, up 10 1879, Is o,'oS lnches'
,h a5e TO- ~ De =. uranen I,fot acres;
,aa 90 asS ~ .oS ~ equal
~, q, ~, nS iee'' iahng c nno
oSS 80 IA sa va s. we nave lss,oso,
.'. l'fv2'ff',Vfc BanohS-ahhuai
"'''u"' VI IAN '"'' VII i'f"f acFes' ,,-,,-
oSSnSli,
Sewage from population ...........l,g Ii 600 800
Sewage from rain fall.......,..... ,t95, 40 GAS
r.,.,
io'a' auoun' ''',''''''',' otoo'"v'ots
or v,4eI,l@2 gallons daily, or 6,59o gallons
per minute
ihe entire oulk OF sewage must consist
chIeny Oh tue ABOVE temsi at least the other
constituents are 700 smallto materially affect
an estimate IKE tnB.
VOW as the quantity OF sewage Will be
comparatively small at the boundary, and
become greater as the sewers approach their
outlet II ioiloWs mat their capacity will
vary
III determining the capacity OF these
sewers II must not be forgotten that the bulk
oi tne sewage Is deiivered during one half OF
.I VI .,ine assumed, thai IS during II instead
VI "a hours also, that the rain falls I'M
la, TO- sIorp n asipS uuf'hg s'orms which
d The canacitp viii ,horororo .,,,., .,.,-
tn he donbIcd II mec, ,hes. co ns. iJIIu'''
Taking into considsra,ion The aSaN,i,,, =
sewage 70 he conycved The ratc ~ inoiyy,o
lion or fail and the otSor Wt 'noa.''a
n the case he canocitv Of The main sawsr ~ y
. this section will reanire IN h. NJ ieos, q ~
4 in diameter from The grand n'ain dr.j, '' :"
the canal To The ipterseston Of r street NO., -
and Nassachnsa,,s oron,,s -. ~. t uoi'
D or sub.maip sewer enters' "A''' 'Ae 0'A"''
From that noint 10 the ip,srs.c,io, -
First street east and q street north a S.s, !,
/ diametsr, thence To The intsrsoc,,o ve' :, u
i Eighth street west and 3 strset north x foe