Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-15
OUR WATER SUPPLY.
THE NEW THIRTY.STI.INCH MAIN,
What /. BoiaE Dsae-Ths Mats UnSer Way
Large Fierce Of Men At Work On TIVE
DIVIaIoas- tlsod Prosper for an iE-
crsasrd sappiy Of water

g.R - Ia
crsnsrd SAMMY Of water.
Our cillrs1, are just nov receiving from OUT
sOOd.lOoElnE water registrar .hslr yearly s',s
ih NHV,' Ien,'' .us ' .',!-,'. ~. = -
dlctiont hurled Of the courteous bnny py those
~, ..,sr a.. na, called mon 70 ,,pony IN" for
~ 49, - ..,,',.,,., a, -. -, .,h.,.
wha' tney arc aii,s -. ~ ~. IN ~. IN.
paid under protest, but in order to mollify those
~ a,r ran.inrs VIM arc amony the victims.
'"s..',,s,t.. =, ~. 1890,
isP'., ,.,. nv. " Wy % -
TO visit the locality In which the new
tbirtv ,ix inch main Ia pou b,iny laid
:. -, ~, a.. ,,.it. -, ~. 1891 :.
IN orueI .sN 'u' Pupho m'Sh' w 'n'OI nv ~
to the probability of an increase In our water
supply AcccordInVly, amer an hours ri ,e
,h.i,,,.,, a.. .,,i ~ ,i.,,,,.,.o aD1 ,ho ,,i.Io
lty, he reached
ruE Acme oF OPERATIONS
AMI bers % shail ln,luiys IN /. rs,ro.pec, n
viii be remembered that during the last SUN
msr the legislature Of the District passed the
| law. ia accordance with the requirements Of m
act OF OonSress, mAAlhs 'he heoesa'g hppro'
priatiOn fJr laying seinch water maln from
the afiuent house at the distribution reservoir
| - ~. xv.sht,s,on .nu.tu., % IN. rorner of
NJ. ny I.,,sy s%anns anJ Il sirest porth'
Ny Is' t,,ta,, Iiniisd sfsfrs engineer. beIny
| then In chargs Of the Washington aedusduct
| &c ,harssi VIM the duty Of pf.paTinK inc pTe.
| iiminsTiss and Ia ascordance with law. a,iyrr.
iissI Tor proposals. for pipe, excavation Tor and
laying the same. The blideis we're numerous,
hut nnaiiy the contract for The plps WAS made
with Msssrs Starr 4 DO, and the contract ar
| laying the same waS glVsn 10 Mesars, Emmart.
Dunbar a 90, for that portion Of the city lying
| het vgsen New 1efsey avenue and ina renrve
town bridve and 6,r thai mari IN the conn, = ~
| ing between Foundry branch Cust beyond
GsorSsiown.j and vest to the srnusnt house al
i The contract fnr having The nine in the other
dIyisIon being that IA RI II the district lying be-
tween Tonnify BrsnSh and east 70 the degfEe.
a d..
TINE woaK COMMENCED.
| Ahout the time these eontrnets were heinz
made aen. o. i. DabcSck Commissioner uf
| Pubile RuIldlnRa and Oroun,is relieved Mnior
Elliott from his duty, and took charge Of the
washington Squsduct. with his indomitahis
| and son had his forces marshaled The worn
on the upper section was at ones commenced,
nI re,y yd s%V NV mi ~, ~ ~ s. rSs
lion OF Inc work. as il h neariy ali Inc Hsy red
rnck, rendorIng blasting neccssary pearly me
are doing All they can 10 pnsh cperations Nj
| frank Mctihan, we'll known here, is supeTin.
tending tbs work Tor the company.
| But the portion Of The WoTk ~ aa,lre esne.
| cIaiiy TO msotlon now Il mai on the nnpep M
| reservoir dIVIslop This section. a. bet,ys
stated, Joins u Hare's at Foundry branch, and
/ Inc Taber C,round at"ye. The IA inch ma,v
amer rising from the branch rims Inst ainnssids
| Of the present S0.in main, and 4 laid in whst
IL called the aue,iuct r,,ai Startin,, n he
/ ION OF inc hill aI0ye the branch. ths arm ~
i Enmsrt Dnnbat 4 10 have .ireadS All ah,n,
sSS iest Of nine. ami Ihe mnnnsr IN ~ sSIs,
thev arr pushlnx Tho WORK gives ass,,,a nee ihat
/ ii vas placeI In the proper hands ~
The tips l. laid with the "belicnd" 10 the
wssi, . that when the iins reaches the dts its
IncIng 1iccs ,bieb III ca1 nss, ~ q ~. ~ ~
| outlet len at the Ilne the attiuent houss va
Sbout one hundred men sngSvsi ~ SI,,,n III Nv.
french in WHEN ths nina n IAN I'M nun 4,
run ne ,plv on isTel bvt siishi C.ii ~ ibs 49,
/ h.inss ,isan rba c,s"S,,ias, 800 ~ H. ~ .s
Diss NO, =. 49,, ~ ,is,ss rh ~ soine
ass ss,b IN JisSIn, 4, aha1I ~ -, '"o a'''
| trhe mannrp h, WHEN he immsnSs Is,sth, ,f
| nIns fssrh M tb.n, 1si,bins, ,hr.s ,lsS ~. y.
ln.ss.,Aed ta,n m ii,.h Iss,,is ~, s'sl 80
/ ~ NJ E,nS,sa, 80 ,,i,h ~. PsiSu "t.fey
patent irSn siecIs The I.saS or hans,lps t ~ ~
monstsrs n ,,sesti, tss'.nst - ~. .,its w
iaIerrd ~ ~ ~ ,,o.i,i, sa% W., .ue w
Whsn A. ne hotto,a =, ~ AM $40, ~,
The ioint 4 IL armIv ve'iy.i ~ siihnS M ~.
nv ,hs sssIsisn, sng,ns., ~ =, aons u Us Weed
as to lis being properly iaid. T6sa T ne eTRsSs
rendered. close nv a nsrkiynS .r rnos ya.s
i The clay mould 10 then placei around IL and
lowered to the cakes who, cateh,nT Il In frame
Il made tn hold IL. fNnutf the lUlQl OnuTluu
| IL about ono hundred pounds OF molten lead
| This Il trimmed Cd around the edEes and Then
solElly "caIkcd" Watertlyht. The utmost I'll.
charge oT The work hy UeneTal Habo1rl The.s
| are assistant Engineer MT, Ulibert and Insncr.
tor Thomas Thompson.
| Mr.. Thomson IL well. known here As a plumh
or OF long experience, and tho Government Is
fortunate In hayinx aeon rel his seryires Tatsn
altogether this WORK Il being don. as well n"
| any contract ever let in tbs vicinity Every
| Dossible WnFEInv hour h taEan aj.an,,,.a ~
| and II IL expected that the section will he com
pieted by the first Of February, and ready tn he
| connected at the AfIluent house Within a few
| weeks ground will be broken on the eastern
| division by the same contractors, and the nine
he laid from New jersey avenue vests ward
WHO TuE CoSTRACrORs ARH
The hrn OF Emmart, punbar n 90. T. Gun
smith, the senior member, besides being a mau
iisman. who IA Thoroughly imbusd with tho
spirit Of gnLahead .tiyeness. Mr.. Dunbar il aiso
m%ss, bprhabIS ny ns., man rhlis NJ;
thIs sort al 1nrE n MI vicIn,y 80 $500 -,
nectod with Messrv' ], " fbom1sin ID
/ and later with Messrs Aicy nj Shsnh.ri 4
Iiros.. he has mi charge az layIng miies ~ NM
| in me DistTiet and h we'll ae2na1nIsI aithtbo
modni operdadi Of "driylnR WIN. '' wv
~ Us 80
| .,-x...,.t -, ~. 49,, mn
| ,.,. a"." ' !" ana w hinHtoh hhh oha'
wasflIs1T,,s. J.n,s1y III a. % ii II w"
"ms i,g ~ ., 4,
~ ~ NJ y. .ne mann cement o. ,he A.
t,l an ~ " asnihnstyu ,liIuaut anu tne con
linned use o. the railroad bridge over Potomac
r,sI' peg 70 sVpbnit hefehIih eoples oI Serilh'
,ates on nls W lne company ounce, certlllihH
~ ionItIon o. lhe brilke from tha'
indicated ~ tue Essnthg Star OF the 10th list,
IN !he report oi MessIs ureene AMI barney,
LUZ, ~ ~ enklneeh 70 me boafh OF
~ nath ,nsinnt US p"''''hs" III '"' "'e"'"9 Mar
,nNh'ink, h"MvNcI, 70 purdue course hhlch,
the ~ lhl"h Ol iy one Is calculated I" lmperil
orders for suspension Of the passenger trai nc on
and amer the 18th instant, and until an sxamIn.
/ atinn Of the structure can be made BY the en-.
| glneera OF the baltimore and OHIO Chesnpeake
/ aud Ohio, and Orange o nd Alexandria, and Ma.