Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-06
District Government Affairs.

The Commissioners have appointed Charles
T. Smith as foreman on the new school build
irgs under direction OF the inspector Of build
fhe number Of drawback certificates issued
oy Mr.: Roome, clerk in charge OF revisions of
up to 9eeee ea were
Health O1icer TowDshend left this morning
for Fortress Monroe. to be absent for q few
days.
THE NBw STEAM FIRE KNGrNE.
The District Commissioners are in receipt of
bill OF lading from the Silsby manufacturing
company, Seneca Falls, n. Y, Of the new steam
waTded Thursday last to CHIEF Cronin. Eng1-
neer James P. Teller, Of that firm ACCOMPANIES
the engine to this city, for the purpose Of Civ
ing public trial and exhibition of its workinp
qualities next week. A note from the manufac.
tuTers states that great pains have been taken
In the execution OF the work on this engine.
THE WATER SUPPLY ON CAPITOL HILL.
Twining as follows: II have Considered the
plan for increasing the supply to Capitol Hill
by shutting off the 36-inch main from the 80
inch and l2inch mains. and reserving the
the low grounds. This was to be effected by
Gilosing Ine SO.lncn stop at intersection of New
Jersey avenue and Massachusetts avenue and
tne ZO-lDch stop at the Intersection OF Della
ware avenue and B street, and laying 12-nch
main on LIST street west, from Massachusetts,
avenue to Pennsylvania avenue. The closing
OF the so-inch stop at New Jersey avenue and
massachusetts, avenue, and of the 2O-inch stop
at New jersey avenue and street northwest
.5mpletes the isolation of the 3O-inch from the
ply TO the Island and to raise the head Of water
on Capitol Hill about seven feet. 1t
ais. also cuts off the supply which reinforces
from inc OMAN NAN ~
This is all the incre ase OF head that can be
given On Capitol Hin by the separation of the
and turning the supply Of the former to the
northwest section OF the city and to Capitol
Hill. The flow to the island through the so
inch main sa, down New Jersey avenue being cut
inch main at Pennsylvania avenue and 1st
street northwest, these quantities must be sup
piled by other connections between the so-inch
main on street. the Pennsylvania avenue
main and the Island. Assuming the quantity
to be about 600, 900 gallons per diem, the loss
OF head Tn delivering it through the sO-inch
closed stop at street, to the 20-inch Island
main, is about IS feet, and the elevation at
which 1t is delivered is none too high. TO re-
fSe sn1s gEany OF wafer 70 the Island ana
same loss OF head, will require two 12-inch
mains laid upon the line OF 1st street west. II
only one main be laid, the 2Otnch stop must
uon OF the seven ~ feet additional head on
Capitol Hill. Seven feet additional head on
capitol Hin will be OF little practical benefit II
supply OF the low grounds, it would have to be
further reinforced from the 36-inch main with
further reduction OF the head on Capitol Hill.
II not at once the case, this would happen
sooner or later LIST street west is not the proper
line for either one or two circulating mains
The line Is too near the parallel line of New
Jersey avenue, on which is the sO-incn main
To accomplish the better circulation OF the sup
ply OF the 30-tnch street main, three 12.inch
mains are necessary to be laid at proper inter
walls from the street main to the Pennsylva-
MIA avenue main, and the Island; say on 4th
street, 18th street and 18th street. The aggre-
gate length OF pipe Will be - and the cost
about $21 900. These mains will form part OF
the permanent distribution system and should
DE put down. They will fail to give the desired
relief to the high grounds, because that relief
water supply; by universal reduction OF the
consumption OF water throughout the city; or
Dy pumping the entire supply for the high
grounds.