Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-16

the fact that they can be conveyed Ia the natural
which they traverse at the present time Your idea
Of concentrating those different transepts is ex
cellent one, and which, il, carried out, would
save the city a large amount Of money.
To ebviate the necessity and expense OF all this
level intercepting drain in Boundary street from
Ready branch to oth street west to rayne leading
ss9nHre Lasl south Of the street toll gate This
city prevent foundations IN the region OF the Tiber
sns m , u to recam s ~ tb 81 Thaa IL
conjunction with those OF Gbsons springs could be
made available for working mills or factories of any
kind.
The various plans which have been submitted from
time to time for the provement Of the Washington
Canal may be divided into threesclasses viz: arcn-
the suggestions made are correct in principle, yet
owing TO the relation which the tides in the Potomac
canal it becomes mpracticabe plt either Of these
plans into successful operation and abate the nuts
the line of the canal from street seath to Twenty
first street west, range about 51s feet above mean
b lt during feshets in he Potomac and
Tber creek the water rises higher than these grades
houses Therefore, in order to insure proper drain
age for these low sections they mnst re raised from
cial outfali constructed, the latter is practica
bic than the former
drain the low sections of the city and serve as a
channel for boats te pass through, but this was be
city, when the population was very small and before
any sewers ccpstructed TO pour their offensive
the lowest lines Of Level in popuious cities become
EecePtacles for the osta 81 the adjacent neiShe%T
ber with its constant stream Of water and periodi
he T. OF archs e canal would
ter difficulties similar to those which we experience
@ent and the Instruction Of the drainage owne to
want of declination or fall. Flushing Is Impractical
pre-
the entire length Of the canal to move Inc sediment
means lower than the low water mark. 1t would
also tend to force the sewerage and the gases gene
The idea of continually dredging the canal, and
converting it into canal and open sewer at the same
would the through the
heart of the city by making an open channel for
matter to float ON it, surface to the gaze of
the people and communicating the air with the nox-
pensive operation and would cost as much in a few
years any plan which has been submitted without
age in fact il has been tried already, at consider
able expense. and found wanting.
After a careful examination Of the whole subject,
would recommend low, level intercepting sewer
along the line Of the canal from Twenty street
Third street west and thence along the line OF the
canal TO basin RECEPTACLE at the Navy Yard, near
would intercept all the sewage which flows into the
canal at the present time and carry to the recep
separated from the liquid then raised into barges by
machinery and sold as a fertilizer.
Boundary street would enable us to abate the Canal
nuisance completely and dispense with arching and
I'm employing the formula used by engineers to es-
innate the capacity of sewers after taking into
tine 0e he ad
of rainfall have for the low level main drain along
the canal from alst street west to 81 street west feet
in diameter, with fall of q feet per whole distance,
The receptacle should he 29s feet in diameter. 20
feet deep, below grade built of stone walls % feet
thick at The base, taPeIng to Sfeet at the top 1t
Of separating the solid from the liquid sewerage, and
Steam engine and machinery to raise the Fertilizer
and out any Ssc ssfeE The reee
so o The oe eT weh Is the of 90 nn
The high level drain in Boundary street would
span and 10 high street west to LIST
to I Of 81 per
whole distance, or nearly "A inches in every 10 feet
report Of last March, along the valley of the TiheI,
in the norheasern sectionof the city and the valley
together With high level intercepting drain in
Boundary street from 18th street west To Rock creek
would complete the arteral or main drainage OF the
Cos1-Receptacle,. including machinery, ss2 ,fs6;
drain Ew saooHo 'T TPp,ai sisssisS sn 'e'e'
Value q land gained by ,livsrtng the Tiber TO the
canal, S7I2656. Total, 81 500 .6s6.
To build the necessary bridges the Tiber and
Tiber and its tributaries in their present position
from the Boundary to the Potomac, s 800 90.
the land gained by adopting the plan reccnnan,ed
here exceeds the cost OF the work 10y $3.50 2el and
that to build the necessary bridges over the Tiber
and canal a. we are doing nSw will cost nearly as
sance or accomplishing anything more than a ear
riage way over these bitches at their intersections
with the streets and aN enues.
would state here that the most eminent and dis
tinguished men who have written this subject
sewer along the line Of the canal although some Of
them have differed minor matters Of detail, among
who examined this subject we'll and submitted plans
TO the Councils; also, Prof Henry and General Mich
mended sewer along the line of the canal in ilns-
in the city; all others dwindle into nsignifcance
when compared with it, and amount to nothing
The canal is crying evil and ntolerable nuisance
9bstructing the drainage Of the city and presenting
and buildings Of the Smithsonian and Agricultural
Departments. Something must be done before an
strseted, however. We could Eli these mnsightIy
ditches beautify and ornament this section Of the
suitable and deIShffal but also the most desirable
spot the continent for the capital of nation.
were levied on the accessible area drained, it would
amount TO one cent on the square foot, or about
time Very respectfully your oe b servant,
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PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Mcknight rose to personal explanation
and referred to language used by Mr.. Holmes at
previous meeting towards him as ungentle-
manly, and thought his conduct should not 60
unrebuked. The gentleman, if he intended to
insult him, could not do 50, for intended insults
from those quarters he could not regard. He
referred to the statement Of the Gettysburg
affair as having been made In the interest OF
the Democrats
Mr.. Holmes, having obtained permission of
tha I'd said hat kno n ,af
in the habit of whining, and the gentleman
could take it to himself. He had been attacked
by members of the Board and their cOwardice
was shown by the manner In which they discard
him and whimper around Mr.. HattOn.
Mr.. HattOn deniedthat he had made the state
ment in that interest; but it was his own in,li-
vidual statement, written by himself, and not
seen by any one until he presented il to Mr..
Holmes. He went to Gettysburg as a man, but
was not treated as such by some Of the party;
but he would forgive them, and he exclaimed
"GOd forbid that such representatives shall ever
again enter the Council!' He then spoke Of
what was done at Gettysburg by members of the
Councils out Of sight Of their black constituents.
Mr.. johnson said it was rather unpleasant for
the discussion to take this turn. He understood
that Mr. Hatt0n went to Gettysburg.
Mr.. Hatton.-"DOes that diminish my man
hood? The corporation paid the expenses Of
each member"
Mr.. johnson continued, saying that his expe-
rience at Lancaster with Messrs. Mcknight,
Pardon and others was different from Mr.. HIS
experience. As regards the conduct Of Mr.. H.,
1t was unBec0ming the people and the chamber,
and 1t should 60 forth that such language could
not be used with IMMUNITY. That language