National Republican., 1873-06-03

limo In New Jersey avenue.
There arc three thlrty-inch stop-cocks--
one at the distributing reservoir pipe
vault on the vertical Pipe, one at the Foundry
aud one on the thlrty-lneh branch al New
Jersey avenue.
Al High street, In Georgetown, there Ia q
branch, with twelve-lnch out
let, which Is reduced by q reducing pipe TO
slx inches, and IA controlled by six-lnch
.top-cock. In Washington thirty-six-lnch
branch, with twelvo-lnch outlets, Is placed at
every street intersection, except Thirteenth
aud Twenty-sixth streets. These outlets are
each reduced toslx inches, and are controlled
by six-inch stop-cocks, except the one at New |
Jersey avenue, which Ia not reduced, and is
controlled by a tweiye-inch stop cock. Il
An air-cock one Inch In diameter IA placed /
on each summit Their location is shown on |
the accompanying maps.
There are seven blow-0h pipes, six Inches |
In diameter, each controlled by q six-inch
atop-eock-one at Foundry branch, one at |
College pond, one at Potomac street, one Of |
each end Of Rock-creek bridge, one at Twen- |
That at College pond is unfinished, and IL yet
TO be connected.
DISTRICT OF coLuNBrA THIRTY AND TWENTY
Tho act Of the Legislature Of the District
Of Columbia, approved July 20, 1871, adopt
ing measures for speedily complying with the
act OF Congress Of Jolly II, iS7o, contains
"sec. .. And b d farther enacted, That the
United statcscnginecr 10 charge Of tho Wash
ington aqueduct be, and he Is hereby, author
red and empowered, in conjunction with the
Governor Of the District OF Columbia, 10 enter
Into contract for tho laying Of the thirty
six-inch cast-lron main mentioned In the
nrst section OF this act, and TO adopt the
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the distributing reservoir TO Bridge street,
Georgetown, and along the said street TO the
Aqueduct bridge over Rock creek, connect
ing at said bridge with one Of the forty
elrht-inch pipes In which the water y con-
Quoted over Rock creek, and continuing
eastwardly from tho east side OF said creek,
along Pennsylvania avenue TO its junction
with l. street north, and thence along Lstreet
70 It's Junction with New Jersey avenue; from
that point II shall bo extended by thirty-six-
inch branch and thirty-i Inch main running
along New Jersey avenue 70 its junction with
Massachusetts avenue, and there connected
with the ,hirtSaGh 'aPgyS%sln G,s already lS,a
In order 70 afford full supply Of water TO
those sections Of the city u Washington
known as Capitol Hill and the Navy Yard, the
twenty-inch cnst-lron main now terminating
at the intersection Of First street east and
street north shall bo continued along street
north 10 Eleventh street east, with snch
branches and connections and stop-valves at
all intersections Of streets and ayenueses may
be deemed best by tho engineer In charge OF
the Washington aqueduct." =.
In compliance with the above, plans and
specifications were, prepared, and adyertise-
ments wero issued inviting proposals. for fur
nisaing and laying a cast-iron main thirty
inches In diameter In New Jersey avenue, and
one twenty inches In diameter on Capitol Hill
In North etreet. %
On the 2lst OF February, 1877, contract
was made with the lowest bidders, Meesrr.
Jesse w. Starr Il Sons, for furnishing the
thirty and twentJ-lnch pipe and special cast
inys. All the pipes and castings were deliy-
cred before the hrst oil May, the date speci-
The lowest biddcn for laying the pipes were
Mcssrs. Robert Strong 4 Co, with whom a
contract was made dated March %, lSI3,
which specified that the entire work should
be fully completed by the first Of June, l5I2
The work did not progress with sufficient
rspldlty, and the contractors were repeatedly
notified 10 Increase their force, and their at
tentlon was called to the penalty Expressed
In their contract, which provides that they
should forfeit one dollar q day for each and
every days delay ln the laying OF each and
every pipe and special casting. The wo!k
was finally completed last November.
DESCRIPTION or THE ROUTE or THE Dis
TRIoT or COLUMBIA THIRTr-IscH MAIN.
The thirty-inch main commences At the In
tersectlon Of L street and New Jersey avenue,
where IL Ia connected with tho thirty-six Inch
main. Il is laid parallel with and In the CEN
tire OF New Jersey avenue, to the Intersection
of Massachusetts, avenue where u Ia con-
nectAd with the United States thirty-inch
main.
sroP-cocKs.
There are two thirty-inch stop-cocks, one
near the intersection OF l. street and New
Jersey avenue and one at the intersection Of
Massachusetts ayenue. A thirty-lnch branch,
with twelye-inch outlets, Ia placed at each
street intersection; they arc reduced 70 SIX
Inch outlets and controlled by six-inch stop.
cocks. A six-lnch blow-of is located Ut
street, and an inch air-cock at street,
DEscnPTIoN or TuE ROUTE OF THH DIS
TRrcT OF COLUMBIA TwEsTY-IscH MAtN,
The twenty-inch main commences at tho
Intersection Of north street and First street
east, where II Ia connected with the United
States twenty-inch main. u Is laid parable
with aud along the centre OF north street
10 the easterly sida Of Eleventh street east
Branches with twelye-lnch outlets are placed
one Of each street intersection. These arr
each reduced to sir Inches by reducing-pipes
and controlled by Aix-inch stop-cocks. A
twenty Inch stop-cock is placed near the ter
minus Of the line, at the intersection OF !
and Eleventh streets. A six-lnch blow-of
DlDC Is lOCutCu NJ ouNtuth4heNt tNstt eae 80
taps arc placed In tho main at Second ant
Eleventh streets.
The Potomac water was turned Into th'
thlrty-inch main August 81, and Into th'
twenty-inch September rs, 16T2.
The thirty-slx, thirty and twenty-lnch
pipes were cast In dry-sand molds In yerti
cal position with the hub end downi each an'
ment Inspector TO careful and thorough
hammer Inspection; after which they wer,
coated inside and outside with coal-pitcf
yarnlsh After they were coated and had be
come cool they were subjected 70 hydranh
pressure Of 800 pounds TO the square Inch
and while. under this pressure they wer,
tapped with hand-hammer from end TO end
and any pipe which. showed any defect, b,
leaking, sweating, or otherwise, was rejected
Il In Bridge street, Georgetown, noar tn
market, one OF the thlrty-six-inch pipes wa
broken last October. The water was shut ofi
the broken pipe was taken out and q ne'
one put 10 place, thorough eIAminalion 2
the locality showed that the high embank
ment at that point had caused several sir
inch pipes to break, the water from thes
had undermined the large main where
crosses sewer, and the weight Of earth ha
cracked Il from end TO end. As this brea
. could not bc attributed TO bad workmhnshi
| or defective pipes, the cost Of repairs M W.
this exception, there have been no leaks .
any importance on any part OF the llne.
: few ANAL leaks have occurred In l. stree
,, and have been repaired by the contractors
, their own expense.
~ pINANoIAL srATEMEsT.
, The total amount appropriated by u
Legislature and placed 10 my credit In th
. First National band 10 $4,000. The 9,
pendltures 10 date are a. follows; Jesse v
Starr a Sons, for 3e-lnch plpes and speciI
castings, s987, 40 8i; Jesse W. Starr 4 Son
.. for 80 and e0-inch pipes and special casting
e62, ,647. .03; Theodore T, Woodruff, for slpl
cocks, sl6, 6,l8i.40; Emmart, Dunbar y Go
for laying S8-lnch mains, ESQ, ,032 20j o'Har
/ Himber n Co., for laying 8-lneh main
! e32, $40. .g5; Robert Strong a Co., for layln
: 30 and 20-inch mains, e5, .S5, enginesrin
, and superintendencc, ib0ol Oil advertising
"a, 2,8ll.65; miscellaneous, e2,9i0.e0, balan'
In First National bank, se2.s7i tota
e450,Ooo. g.. rrTr wF "
4. cLAIMs OF CONTRACTORS. ~
The following named contractors have pr
i seDted accounts for extra work and materia
furnished, Messrs. Emmart, Dunbar a Ca
A | 600, ,3i6 SO; N sssrs Emmart 4 Smith, o., ,66S
! 95; Messrs, Robert Strong a Co, e2S, $780, I
! Nj, X. q. Campbell, eA, ,f49; Messrs. jesse v
. QiarY a aona 20 0Ol Oh tolal 800 OSf %,