Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-17
washipgtsn Canal ana Waser.Pswer

bill to incorporate the washington Canal and
Water>power Company. The bill has long
preamble, reciting that the Washington Aque-
Duct viii allow discharge Of water from the
reservoir of . 48 inch iron pipe for mechanical
purposes without affecting tbs necessary supply
ton and Georgetown: that it would throw open
the canal between Rock creek and It'll street
west for navigation aud commerce; rcmeve the
sewerage deposits, render the water in the re-
servoir more acceptable for sanitary usage; tend
to deveiope the natural reso Irces of the Dis
trict, and give to Washington the full benefit of
and finally that it would cause to be placed along
Water street, in Georgetown, and along the
bank Of the said canal at eligible points from 10
to 100 separate water powers, each one not less
The hill names rs corporators ID. l.. Eaton,
o. o. Howard, H. ID. Cooke, A. X. Shepherd,
X. I: MerIick, A; G; Riddle, H; f. Panl, F. p.
Stanton, Richard Wallach, Sayles j. Bowen,
John T.. Kendall, James II. WEIGH, Walter s.
Cox, John T. Given, Thomas Hood, John NJ.
Langston, WIN. b; Moses, James L. Barbour,
X. w. Gurley, Samuel Bacon, Eugsn Carusi,
Henry POlkinhoIn, X. j. Meigs, VIM. Herring,
Francis Mohun, VIM. H. Clagett, Alpheus Mid
,lcton, ID. ID. Foley, A. f. Perry, 4. 4. White,
A. Grant, q. G. Cox, A. l.. Merriman, j. 4.
Morgan, j. NJ. Toner, Richard Poole. Peter
campbell, Moses Kelly, John y. Oliver, Gilbert
John b. Blake, Geo. w. Riggs, w. d. Davidgc,
Henry +. Davis, William A. Cook and John y.
McGill.
The capital stock of the company shall be
$1,000 0C0, but may be increased to 50 900 600,
in shares Of 500 each, $40 to be paid on each
share at the time OF subscribing. The affairs OF
the company are TO be managed by board of
seven directors, who shall purchase all material
for the completion of the canal and water pc wer,
and keep the same In order.
1t proposes that the powers or rotary engines
shall be arranged in series from 80 to 100 along
water street in Georgetown and the bank of the
canal to 7th street in Washington, the water.
passing from one to the other under pressure of
not less than 60 pounds to the square inch, Is not
wasted or lost while ii is diverted from any num-
Der OF engines without affecting any others that
may be in operation. The canal Is 10 be dug nut
to the depth Of IA feet and widened to the width
OF 100 feet, the bed to be made smooth and hard,
and the sides walled. The company to be possess
ed in fee of that part Of the canal in Washington
and all lands abuttng the same each side to the
poses that the company shall have the right of
tapping the distributing reservoir and taking
therefrom daily AZ 900 coo gallons of water, and
s5a thi VI sectors hs OF good
tary of the Interior to aid in the construction OF
the Improvement; the work to be commenced in
one year and finished in five. Referred to the
Committee on the District of Columbia.
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL-The
House Committee on Appropriations this morn
ing concluded the legislative, judicial and ex-
ecutive appropriation bill, and 1t will be re-
amount appropriated by the bill il l6 9J7 $685..
Among the items are the following For com
pensation and mileage OF Senators, Si00, OO0;
officers, clerks and employees of the Senate,
1922 So temporary clerks in the office OF the
secretary, SO 000 contingent expenses, Sl3O 900;
Capitol police, $685. compensation and
mileage of Representatives and Dele
gates, 81 900, 600; compensation of officers &c,
&c, $151 ,311.6O; contingent expenses, S307 5iS,
Congressional Printer and public printing, Sc,
&2,oT 1884, Library OF Congress, SOS, 2S6; tn
Executive, So 800; Department of State, 1921 :
800; United States and Mexican. and Spanish
| commission, S43,7O0; Treasury Department
S2,613 $50; contingent expenses S215 900; public
buildings and grounds, District Of Columbia
si2 3oi; independent treasury, $780, is; contin-
of internal revenue, 50 800, 900; United States
mint and branches, and assay offices, S63l $50;
Territories and the District of Columbia g le9 7S0
Interior Department-Secretarys Office, sly :
| 400, General Land Office, s24 500; surveyors
and clerks, S97 200; Indian Office, S65 $50; pen
sioDs, s390S0; Patent Office, S2l6 ,OO0-el Dol :
240; Department OF Agriculture, SI64 .020
Bureau of Education, S26, 800; Post ONCE
| 2113,6 22; War Department salaries, 1896 ,42o
contingent expenses. 500, $50; Navy Department
salaries, sos, 200; contingent expenses, so, 100
United States courts, district attorneys and
marshals, s375350; Court of Claims and iudg-
mcnts, 1855 $40; Department of Justice, S1oi, :
| $50; commissioners to codfy the laws of the
United States, SIS 600.
The Postmaster General was before the com
| alton bill, which was nearly completed, and
| will be reported to- morrow. This bill appro-
PIRATES e2s ,2I5,0Oe. The pension bill will be the
next considered,