Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-11

ington circle, s3i O9s; improving various res
ervaiions, $4,000; paving with asphalt 90
Mansion, si3,919.5o; improving Scot. .u.lxe
10 harmonic with statue of Ge- sSguaIe
Pherson, in accordance with 90, ~ C1 No. aS
aPFrnTt1 ,e c ,, rh,', 100 incosing and
Massachusetts an" 'ns InlersectlOn OF
music stand Ssr1ction of two ornamental
inn u' and -, 80 be placed in the Smithson-
tax executive Mansion grounds, 5000;
-i's Town the old brick building in Armo-
~ quere, the materials to be sorted. sold at
auction. and the proceeds applied to improve
nrent OF square: 81 200; PEDESTAL of statue Of
Gen. George II. Thomas, $40 600; the illumi-
nation of the Executive Mansion and
grounds on the one hundredth anniversary
81 the the ,Independence of the United states
monte with the grades around il as estab-
hshed by the Commissioners of District of
Columbia, $50 600; grading and inclosing with
IRON FENCES reservations as follows: Rhode
Island avenue, 18th and streets, Massachu-
setts avenue, 18th and q streets, New Hamp-
shire avenue. 10th ana . streets, and Penn
sylvania avenue, 81 and Il streets north.
$1,000; grading and lrclosing, with post and
chain, the following reservations: Maryland
avenue. 81 and Il streets, Pennsyi vania ave-
nue., Sd and streets east, Maryland avenue,
"a and Il streets, New York avenue NJ aud
LIST streets north, So 900; 5000 ya4ds of asphalt
walks to be laid in the Smith SOnian grounds,
THE WASHINGTON AouEDUCT.
Inc rel orr OF the e. 5ineer of the Washing
lEfAft.
sets forth in detail the usual annual repairs
for the preservation of the property. \ wood
en- fence has been built around the govern
Gnent land at Great Falls; dwelling and
Office has been erected at the same place. the
roadway paved with asphalt over Grifii n
and Cabin John Bridges. &c.
CONSUMPTION OF WATER
The consumption of Potomac water was
greater during the past year than at any
tine since IT. Introduction 10 the aqueduct
Several times the conduit was shut of from
me distributing resel vO.T for the purpose OF
aSceE J3.Hlp9 the quantity consumed. The
results showed that in the two cities of
NaShlL gtCn ard Georgetown the consunp-
ton OF Potomac water was between twenty
one AMI twenty three million gallons daily
IA lSI2 the consumption averaged q little
over twelve million gallons. showing that il
ma nearly doubled since the completion OF
me DlSf'lCt OF Columbia 56-inch main.
IMPURITIES IN POTOMAC WATER.
The Potomac water, i'll tie river at Great
falis, IN the reservoirs and in the pipes ma g
recently been affected with impu rifles which
nave given 10 II the odOr ami taste of fish.
Numerous Complaints have been made by
me consumers, and il is the prevailing Opin-
ION That tie OflensiVeneSS proceeds from fish
ana pines. To Obviate the difficulty the mains
throughout the cities Of Georgetown and
ash1ngtOn have been frequently flushed.
Ire Pushing did not remove the fShy odor
and taste, and am of the opinion. from the
examination that : have had made, that the
Impurities are not due to fish, either in the
-
other cities have recently been affected in a
similar manner.
Beeming il important to discover. fl pOssi-
bic. The true cause Of the Impurities affect
lN4 the Potomac water, requested the Sur
gcon General of the United States army to
make an analysis OF the water in the POt0-
mae Yer. reservoirs and pipes. During the
past two months lie has obtained samples If
Inc wafer from each source. and is AT present
continuing his Investigations. Since the
recent rains the fShy OdOr and taste have
suddenly disappeared.
WORK YET TO BE DONE
NJ Great Fails the Potomac dam should
DC Quilt entirely across the river 10 the Eir-
gina shore. The necessity Of CONFLICTING his
structure Is every year becoming more
obvious, and has leen fully shown IN pre-
ElOuN reports. The receiving reservoir should
Le lncio~eL with a substantial wooden fence
he Iefualuder of the roadway over the con-
dUlt should be macadCmiZed and the en-
bai klEenJ wideHed. The slopes of the en-
hahknent along the conduit and The outer
slopes OF the distributing reservoir should ne
SodGei, soiied and seeded, to prevent wash
inE by the rains.
The grounds surrounding the gate Keeper :
dwelling at Great Fails and at the recei living
reservoir should be further improved by
grading and planting trees. The wooden
bflpge over the waste channel at the receiy-
inE reservoir should be rebuilt.
The estimates for which appropriations
SLould De made for the next fiscal year az
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