Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-04

ths I a A. H.
rsctors 70 continue the brick invsrt
Tie capacity OF this sewer II srea.ss -hsr, l.
Necessary, aud the rst inyert ts ob5ecuon.bIe.
even viii It's present tall OF rir inchrs in a
huUdTed feet, facilitating the sccunlrlati,n a.
Cetossts. An attempt 10 diminish TIE sine and
change the cross section of tins sewer was
thNerted by = "a iure 20 arrange auv terms
With The contractors. snd by the pressure OF
lime. The Nork is progressing very slowly, ani
about : - feet baSe been completed.
The q ard r street sewer. bailt hy ThAup-
aims & Ruckel. has been completed this saa-or
except section ef niue feet Ia diameter
where II should enter the North Capitol sire. Z
sewer. The must be left until the latter =
completed ard takes up the riber creek As
Tar As completed the work seems 60 be suhstsu-
tiSi anc TIE capacity Cf the SaSer D. sripl- TIE
lover section Of the main Tiber sewer = an
elptcsl bTick sTch OF 30 feet span aad Z. 4" r. e
With side walls ard spandrii uf stone 'p as,prv
The sde walls feet In height. the who e resi-
lns upon flooring of plank On transverse
siiis ot lsNl&. The total length OF hrs ~ection
Is ltS feet. Of which i65 have been COM
pltted The work is progressing IsvurAhly
under the contractors. Ga,lagbar. Io,ne 4 90
snd should be completed - season rNrert an
outlet a. the lower extremity which rs,s. Il
maintained uEtl the re ming Va l. OF "a. . .r,ss
Creek canal ale flushed. The specif alton
have rot been compiled with In respect 30 ~
skegbsck course, and uprn the repEe.er- atian
oi The contractors that tins work musf ha de
laytd S. these Spec'f aticns were insis'ef 1pln
have al lioved them 20 Ur"cas-f with tbts .-,lrsa
~ hey had cOmmcucet, bgt have u lie a cor
responding deduct OE tn the sri a. OF fla work.
tle hCor 81 this sever D. st = uuif0rm reference
~ "f below mean n a tide thro an rrs entire
length. With the construction 90 rEe 30 rnFare
street iutsTcepti1g sewer, which takrs t.fm ms
ilttF creek sewer tae drainage ~ .-1u acre.
L,e question ci tie capacity of ths -r ION d.
he 4tber sewer has. : r,Itevr. been srt d. re-l.
5ut great dtsi OF tr5uhls.wil' re eNpa, s1css
~ keeping a. clean sand accumulate rautdlt
low fa The 'EpU above THE. aut as rau-
fla.fEr> fOT cleaning - have TOO. done their
Rvit. Egr outlet cf fhis sewer D. he James
creek canal The contractors .o- tie Hl-,rJve-
ra p az q ~
si.-e. a.. have heFn placed up-u % i. fFu nf
ht icI mer contractors, hose work have con
'trUued. TIE Ilsu ct the w,rk Nss ,u 0peu
hif VIII retaining ~ sl.s. ami I- trf fn tie
clear between them. Tie WALL were af rufIIs
stone masonry, slN t-tt nine ius hes iT. 1siybt
81 = ~ II "a plank ao"riug, al rei-. noe OF
mean log tide. The Il sorins Testt.i on = fs-ineii
plate OF mont TOW of msiu riles srg upon =
mud sill in The rear. SAcUt,us p.ies were driven
pthlTU TIE Eiate 60 rtflfN fhp earth ben - tie
wati, and the bottom OF the canal "a fixed
II ~iN feet below the tnp uf tn ioorIg.. Tha
whole structure wss 90 be snchor-d hy Or n r,is
70 anchorage pil = Jseutv feet iu rear 81 ths
msir piles, The work OF tue tU~snrr ersrrs.t-
ore " ~ 80 badly uoHe That a. must tal iHfo tue
eshai when the latter D. crtdsed 10 tue depth
Contemplatet. The plan y not aiHpt.T D fais
locsity, aud have substituted ~ III bf rr',bie.
stone masonry WITH c0gcrete backiug disft. n-Ir,y
entirely Wi-t timber. The cos Is iuc-ss- frIm
$3.50 % ~ls.51 per iiueal tO0t, payable 10 r5
Dotds The present contract c0n-sr pilates
ohiy ne completion ot the unnlisteI ntrt or
t4e work, ,ua0 Euehl feet. but gravi-iu-. mast
he "a ace ter rebuilding fae remtiIL % d.. 1 .fal
a1vsrfsgaopsI, -, - = - - -, ,. /. "
grrfsI esr.vs..a Ea,,,y 49, =, r-l, ~. ~,
canal. Fellow tte aTsfnsJ rbe - "a - -
"aief mont euiars,s thls canal AU- glT-s O. an
cCst.a chauusI ne y.ort H. -, ,,,,.t -
rayOTahiy upon the reta ming wa,tsot IN canal
The Boundary street iutercepuUg sewer, built
has been cr1atist,.1 .,s -a.s.p ri SS-s.-'
ton OF I'd traf Il .roh di.n,st.r 4 Ess --..t =,
Length. hui-t II, u p &C., go. .....,--i
WIN asaper-anuff- f-uc. 5i ,,s,,,.r. ,,l - s.,.a
-. ~. arsb .ts..,.t,,., - ]. -. .-,.. 49,
fnvrrf = fs5 ir',,.t 80, 80. ~. nc
- t,..,gs -, - =. 80, -. 80 ui.iu
ter rIugs az 6rirE bs,- bst., nd ~, a. ,,s
IN The sz..f., sf,,r.s .at- 5-.ii, -
strong . g5f fear ir, ieurrt q +.af z. .-. - -
Diameter tn. MOI ,p-sr.'ip = t,.ir ay..,.. .,-
,iet4c-= e-btrb v-iii h.. y..t,,..,i.'t -. .' ''
zetttapterf H. male N go. - i, ,-F g. -
sections is ample. aud 1 sf.i.rss,pd ,.l ..-..s,,f
trCuhls from lie igyyer sections @ -"'
1,hc ssctigr nn,if D. CAM rg a,...,-,,,.,
arI eers 70 he we'll eor'.t,urtst M, .-.-,i 80
vii De cout,,s-t.. within . q a d. a-.f tss
.traarn yrfirt fb,s se-r,-r ,,,,.rr..,.ts s',.t t
Flis IS tle ,-Tt..r se.ri,r or - fr.,,,.' -,
ever
From tie lower extremity AZ FrIN afr.-f
east IN nearly ia lI .tra-r go a. y-l r-.., a.,
completed on tnr Sth o' Iulv. a dis+qrr. I'd : ~
.ett having A diameter OF s te.f 41F "A f..l ,f a
lfttls over s inches in a minded fs-- a. re
stream ybich rs seyy.r 81. .,,, So =. ,z,[
ruint a fau OF e. inches in l00 fsst. ..fa ,irains
a. Q 7. b. q
he sewer 10 -arTv on tte .t,r tn +4. 80 a.
4 heavy rain fsll.- lTtereto-e ircr-ssel =. if.-
me trr Il : FEET ans ft, yrsi- a. ip,f al s- T.,,
-set ard sUrCvfF.a to- a. ,,,..t...-- f-.-., tt-.
Tiher s,.yytr rsl-UIst,g to rs,.f-.. So I'd
.Rce IN yClrDie OF vg,.,r a. me t,.rr ., 80. Ia.
.sctiGrsI area clArpes. TWsr.iy ar d .-,Ir.d
tesrtf tta ircfsasa ..tarr-rlT "a IN 900. =
setn tui.t 20 tlG -ray,I I'D hTEfn..s. .r 7 ~
teet Of !cOt sewer Tor tht. orarf,yr. h1- 81 tar
Conditions were more fQrDrslre rasr. I,. m rbs
over part OF rbs sewer s,.,fsT f"-r,,. ~ re-
agreed mon snf tho u1irgi ,,.. r5- ,.-,-4 ,,.lr
lTeal foot II =. 40 lgea than taa sy.t sf fIa
lover portion
The PROJECTED outlet of tie TaTrfarv .trpet
sever i sbt ut , IgU feet h-v0ul zoe I.--.r .er.
minus in The AuaeOst.a creek. l. deliver "a.
this pOsnt into \ march, ulf tn lrsf1t-- cree
Esiny entirely vi.LCut a., layl.. .fa-g ..--ra b.
no sewAEe viii De cOuyeved tor sDh8 ne ID
-ome. 4 his line OF se yCT arswsrs 4 ytrv asatul
,urpose in relieving the Tibsr ss y-r ana - for
iulr stely completed N advance of tar.yssr .e,-
ton Of the latter
The Slash Run sewer vas co-nsletol b.fl-e
The present season. with the ,,.st.rinr 81 80
gravel pit ana -I0 FEET of tour-t.ot ssva- AZ the
Gpper extremity. There is no eEi.fi-,s, ,,ntrt,.t
toT his work tut n sbouli i.e .g,ps T,ripg "a
yoTahle weather tnig Writer a ralzs M tbs
-trear- which now rms thro.rb the r,frb Eesr-
-rn section of tie cirv Fha ssti rnarsf r1.. -
- i61 IS TIE lower f,srt Of ms sever Es- been
csTetullv fDepecs-g sd arpes-s 2, 49, b.. 80