National Republican., 1873-06-03
TIE NEW WATERMAN.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN. BlBcOCK.

on the Various Divisisns.
Tho following Is the oficiai report Of Gen.
O. 4. Babeock 10 regard to the thirty-slx-inch
main, which was sent to the Legislature yes
terday;
oyytcE or rHH wAaurNaror Aourpucrl
WSsuiaoros, b. d, April ., INA
Sir, have the honor to submit the follow-
ing report In reference 10 the District OF Co
lumbia thirty-slx-lnch main, which was or
dered 10 be laid by an act Of Congress, up.
proved by the Presidcnt July II, 1870, and
which reads as follows,
i,As ACT authorizing the cstabllshment Of
water motera for the Potomac water the
iaylng Of an additional water main from
the distributing reservoir OF the msshing-
UHe Il enacted bv He Senate and House of |
Renresenfnfipes of ihe United States Of Amer ,
iod IN Congress assembled, That In order TO |
prevent unnecessary waste OF Potomac water,
and in order to more fully enforce the laws OF
the corporations Of Washington and GeorEe-
town in relation TO the distribution OF the
same, the engineer officer In charge OF the
WashinRton nnueduct IL hereby authorized
and empowered, after giving notice 70 shut
of the water, when such notice shall be dis,
regarded, from any places where aw"'e OF
"sec, .. And be Il farther enacted, That the
nse Of Potomac water for mechanical and
manufacturing purposes, or for private foun-
tAipa, street and pavement washers. shall Do
allowed only when, In the opinion OF said Gu
gineer, y Will no, be detrmen'm 70 az. 70 , ine gene
'sec. o. And be % further enacted, That me
aunniv of water TO all manufacturing estab-
llshments, hotels, livery stables and stner
places requiring large quantity shan be ae.
termlned by meters erected aud maintained ~
the expense Of tho consumer and tho said
corporations Of Washington aud Georgetown
shall charge and collect for the quantity 90
determined rice not exceeding thrte cents
per hundred gallons.
"Sec. 4. And be q further enacted, That said
engineer officer shall cause TO be furnished
and laid from the distributing reservoir OF the
Washlngton aqueduct 10 Capitol Hi, In the
city Of Washington, along such route a. ne
ahall Determine, an iron main OF thlrty-slx
inches Ia diameter, connected with me pres
ent mains at such points a. he shall direct
and that the entire cost thereof snaii 70 , porno
proportlonatcly by the corporations OF wash
tnrton and Georgetown; and In order to pro-
vida fol such cost the said corporations are
he eby empowered and authorized TO Increase
the present water rates and water taxes 70
such an amount as may by them be deemed
SSec. {. And be q Jirihe, enacted, That for
the purpose Of enabling tho corporation afore-
said to carry out the proyisions OF this act, h
shall be competent for them 10 borrow, In
such proportions as they may deem necessary
a sum OF money not exeeeding two hundred
and sixty thousand dollars for the city OF
,Washington, and forty thousand dollars for
the city Of Georgetown, redeemable within
pcrlod OF ten years, out OF any revenue 70 be
derived from water rents"
The attention Of the governments OF George
town and Washington was called to thls
matter by my predecessor In Office, and an
eatImate was submitted Of the probable cost
OF furnishing and laying the main, together
with its necessary fixtures aud connections,
Amounting TO ave hundred thousand dollars.
No action was taken by either government,
and no appropriation was made TIL July "
1871, when tho Territorial government passed
the act approprlatlng four hundred and hity
thousand dollars for thlrty-slx-lnch main,
in New Jersey avenue, and for twenty
inch main on Capitol Hill.
FURNISHING THIRTr-sIx-Tscn PIPES AND
SPECIAL cAsTIsos.
Ths drawings and specifications having
previously been made, on the 2ith OF July,
fs7i. Invitations for proposals for furnishing
the thlrty-six-lnch main from tue dlstrio'
,,tiup reservoir to l. street and New Jersey
avenue were invited by circular and adver-
Tho bids were opened on the 18th Of Au-
oust, The lowest bid was found TO be infor-
mai. md the difference between IL and the
next lowest being about twenty-five thousand
.-Iieliars all the bids were rejected.
0Adycrtiscments were again isaued, and Dids
were opened on the on ol septenSSsr; piSsr;n 1S ,Ss
estimated quantities, amounted 20 the fol-
iowlng sums Jesse W. Starr & Sons, CAM
den' IL. j., s2Si, ,p26 OF; WIN. Smith, Pittsburg,
pa s2sJ O8i. Sc; X. ID. Wood & Co., Phla-
delphia, Pa, s2Ss, ,oSol0 The Gaylord & 81 Iron ,a
Pipe Company, Vlneiansu ,asnsr ons isg q contract
was made with the lowest bidders, Messrs.
lease W. Starr & Sons, for furnishing all the
thirty-six-lnch pipes and special castings re-
quired. The first shipment, containing one
hundred and three pipes was reeeiyea yec.,ssS 70,
In rapid succssslou until the close oil naylga-
lion, aud the hnal shipment was received on
tho I3th OF April, lS12 All the pipes and
castinrs furnished by Messrs. Starr q Sons
were Of excellent quality, fulfilling In every
respect the requirements OF their contiacn &
1871. with Theodore y. Woodruff, ESQ.,, pro
pyieior OF the Norris Iron Works, Phiadel,
phis Tor furnishing the stop-cocks, and al
were received within the time specinod for
their delivery. --IH---
,IYrSo ruIRTY-srx-IScu PIPES, sror-cooKs
AND SPECIAL CASTINGS.
Invitatlous for tenders for laying the pipes
,vere advertised, aud twelve bids were received
and OPENED on the i5th OF September, and ths
,xork was awarded 10 the lowest bidders. Tc
W.ssrs Emmart Dunbar 4 Smith were
awarded the reservoir, tho east and the wes'
Washlngton divisions, aud TO Messrs. Hare
Himber & Company the 1eorycWtowMn ~ M,ln,,,noa a,son
1s7i and continued rapidly and In satlsfac'
tory manner on each division except th'
sras contractors for this division suspended
work In January. 1871, and IN February nou
member OF their frm. was empowered Y
carry on and complete the work. MI. DAY
annort Immediately resumed the work, nnt
flnaliy completed his contract on the isth daJ
of June, 1873. -. a.
On the reservoir, the cast and INC W..
Washington divisions, the work was rapidly
nrosecuted during the winter and spring, ant
an the bth day OF June the Potomac water wa
shut of from the cities OF Georgetown hns
Washlnpton, In order to connect the new mall
with The washington aqusdlet thirty-in
main at Foundry Branch. Inc water a, ~
mained on for forty-nine hours, during While
n sectien OF the thlrty-inch main was take,
ont and a 7 branch and thirty-ineh stop-cocl
~as set IN place. The connection with th
thlTty.six-inch main at this point was CON
pleted the lst OF July. On the I'd the wate
was turned Into the oeorgelqwn a,s,si2i ~ ,a ~
Croek. ON the Sd the West Washington d
Walton was completed, and the water turne
IN The East Washington division was con
pleted and allied August 3, and the Heservol
dlylslon was allied August ., leIS.
VI rus hpsses. =.
Ths thlrty-six-i Inch main commences 10 tn
ef,iuent pipe yanlt Of the distributing reset
yoir Of the Washington squeduct at the easl
erly end Of the forty-eight-inch outlet plp'
win which Il Is connected by pipe redncin
from forty-eight inches TO thlrty-slx inches J
diameter In the vault i Is alsS cor sonHeS.s %s.s
i,,vton a9ueduct thlrty-lnch main leadln
from the auxiliary gate-house. 10 V lai
through and outside the vault 9aIaneI I,nr W..
mains across the neids TO Foundry branc
plpe-yault, where II Is cross-connected WI
Inc thirty-lnch main by branch pipe thir'
inches In diameter. =.
along the Chesapeake and Ohio canal 10 20
lego pond. It u laid in the bottom o. tn
pond. on a pile-and-timber foundation. frol
college pond II follows along the Canal roa
10 polnt near the Potomac aqueduet, whel
It crosses over tho thirty main, and COZ Q,
tlnues parallel with and midway between q
swsIye and thirty-lnch mains through Il
rentr,s OF Bridge and Aqueduet streets