National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-24
THE WATER REGrsrR4R's REPORT.
Miles aud Miles OF Pipe-Tho Demand FOR
an Increased Water supply.

an Increased Water supply.
The report of Water Registrar Cox for tho
year ending with Juno 80, last was submitted
to the District commissioners yesterday.
According to the report tho total length Of
wator.mains laid in the District of Columbia Is
02l,06Si feet; laid by the United
States government, 30.inch, 12.inCb 6 inch
aud inch mains, 93750 feet; laid by
the District of Columbia, 80, 30 and 90
inch mains 81 $50 feet; laid by the late corpo.
ration of Washington, 6 and i-inCh mains,
$4,000 feet; laid by the va Ter department since
its organization to juno 80, 1879, r. 9 and 4.
inch mains, TAXATION feet. OF the above there
were laid in the last fiscal year Is, SS7 feet in
various parts of the city; 1924 feet of 8 inch
pipe was laid in place of old cement
pipe on Road street, Georgetown, and 1, 52l
feet Orwater mains were lowered. During the
year 10 fire-plugs were erected, making Il
total OF S20 now in use. Sevcu fre.plngs
have boon removed TO new curb line. One
hundred aud eight repairs have been made to
1re.plugs. The plugs have been flushed about
1000 times. aud oiled about 81 900 times.
During the year there were inserted II stop
cocks and boxes, II Stop.Cock boxes have been
raised aud lowered, "a repairs have been mado
TO slop.cOcks, and stop'cocks have been oiled
$500 times. Thirteen G.inch, Que 12.inch
and one 12N30.inch "T' branches were
inserted. There are in use In Washington 265
hydrauts, in Georgetown 40 hyGrauis. Twelve
old hydrants were replaced with new ones, aud
Is new ones erected during the year. Six
hundred ANA thrty'seveu repairs have been
made 10 hydrans, aud three hydrants have
been removed to new curb-lino. During the
year 600 taps Z, I, and 1.inCh In diameter,
were made Twenty-Five repairs were made
to public fountains, Loss services were
measured and examined, and 90 repaired aud
lowered. On Tenth street, between b. and G..
streets southwest, there were 40 feet of ser.
vice pine lowered. Twenty-Five leaks in
mains were repaired. There are 4I2 pumps in
uso in the District of which were erected
during the year, pumps We're removed to
now curb, G29 repairs were made and 10 wells
were cleaned out During the year Sl96, iO959
was collected for tho water department, as
follows: Water tax, S26,9j5I2; water rent,
Sl6j GS331; water taps, Sl,9S0; water permits,
etc, $l,1ST so. The expenditures of the de-
partment amounted TO S166 1913 Is, including
S32, ls0.S3 refunded anl S74025 interest paid
to sinking fund. The total assessment for
water mains laid during the year was 81 4S2.03
Ga June 30, 1850 there was 500 SOP 80 OF water
main tax aud 1913, 4560G interest outstanding
The principal OF watcI-main tax assessed TO
the District Of Columbia and unpaid June 30
1850, amounted to 81 212 -; assessed to the
coorcd school and unpaid, Sil0.52. Water has
been introduced into S65 new places during
GUS places using Potomac river water on June
80 1SSO-domestic, 16,O37; misc rllaucous
2,203; total, 1910. Busing the amount Of
rent on the above places ut the new rates The
aggregate amount will be $l10005l5. The
estimate Of expenses Of the water department
for tho fiscal year ending June 80, 1851
amounts to SlS,19O, which includes 81 500 for
q stop-cock for bUw.UT aud $3.50 for erecting
pumps, etc. The estimates do not include
the cost for laying water'mains, rs they arc
paid for by special assessment. Tho report
says that the affairs of tho department are in
n better condition than they have heretofore
ever boon aud are improving every day.
When the delinquent wacr.man taxes arc
all paid up, which is only question Of
short time, the registrar feels conf.
dent that the department will then
be in condition to reluce the water.
lie thinks if congress takes prompt action
during the coming winter to remedy tho
trouble arising from an insufficient water
supply, the citizens Of Washington aud George
town will have less grounds OF complaint than
in amy other city in the union. II something
is not done soon to give the cities an increased
supply, we will have water famine like that
experienced by many other cities lie urges
the extension Of the dam at the Great Falls,
and the laying Of an additional large pipe 4
feet in diameter from the reservoirs at
"Drovers' Rest" across Rock creek into Wash.
ingtou. The report also speaks of the low con.
dition Of the Potomac during n part of the
year, the distribution Of $1,000 circulars, call.
ing attention to the waste of water, and
recommends the placing Of Il 3O.inch stop. cock
fora bOw-of, as suggested by Inspector Lar.
man, near the intersection of New Jersey
avenue and D streets, for the purpose of flush.
ing the large mains to clear them oil accumu-
iatiCus.