Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-05
THE SEWER COMMISSION,
Major Raymond Suggests Names Of
Three Civil Engineers for Appointment.

At the last session OF Congress a bill was
passed appropriating s15, 900 for the expenses of
three competent engineers, whose duty it.shall
be to examine into and report TO Congress upon
the system Of sewerage in the District Of Co
lumbia. As heretofore stated in The STAR the
Commissioners some days ago called the Presi-
dents attention to the facts. The bill provided
that the appointments should be made by the
President.
In reply to the Commissioner letter the
President stated that he would be glad if the
Commissioners would make suggestions and
recommendations upon the subject The
matter was submitted to Engineer Commits
sioner Raymond for report. To-day he sub
mitted his views to the Commissioners in the
following memorandum:
II recommend that the board suggest to the
President the names Of Rudolph Herring of New
York, Samuel NJ. Gray of Rhode Island and
David L. McComb Of the District of Columbia
Tor appointment as sanitary engineers to exam
inc and report upon the system of sewerage
existing in the District of Columbia, in accord
ance with the provisions of the appropriation
''The records Of these gentlemen are as fol-
lows: Rudolph Herring, New York city, men,
Der of the American society of civil engineers,
hydraulic and sanitary engineer, author of Re
port on sewerage works in Europe (for Ma
tional board Of health, 1881, of articles on
drainage Of Washington. ID. c., 1882 and Of
numerous other papers on questions relating to
sewerage. Engineer in charge of surveys for
additional water supply for Philadelphia,
Pa, 1856. Chief engineer Chicago
drainage and water supply commission,
1856. Member OF commission OF Ameri-
can society Of civil engineers to examine
and report upon plan Of samuel NJ. Gray for
sewerage Of Providence, r. L, 1886 Consulting
engineer on water supply and sewerage OF
Toronto, Ont, 1888; and designing and con-
sulting engineer on sewerage systems of many
towns Engineer OF sewers, New York city,
O'samuel M. Gray, Providence, r L, member
Of the American society Of civil engineers, for
many years city engineer of Providence, II. l.
Designing engineer of adopted plan for inter-
eepting sewers and sewage disposal, Provi-
dence, h. l., 1884. Author Of History Of Town
Sanitation" and Of Report on Disposition
and Treatment of Manufacturing Wastes, 1884"
Engineer In charge Of sewage disposal of
Rhode Island state penitentiary and insane
asylum. Consulting engineer ON water supply
and sewerage OF Toronto, Ont, 1SSS-Sa. Now
city engineer, Providence, B. L
"David McCone, member Of the American
society Of civil engineers, for many years as
sistant engineer In the engineer department
District Of Columbia, March, 1887, superinten.
dent sewers District Of Columbia, has visited
and inspected Dune, 1887 many European
systems Of sewerage and sewage disposal Has
designed and superintendent the construction
Of many Of the new sewers in the District Of
Columbia, and b recommended a. being fully
conversant with the existing local system q
drainage and it needs.
Il am not personally scqnaintsd With Mesws.
Herring and Gray, but know them we'll bv
reputstion, and have no hesitency in sayinr
that they stand at the head Of their prufoc.ioo
in the United 6tatss. Al these gentlemen have
both in its thsoreticai and practical aspects.
They are intimately acqusinted via the
practical conduct Of municipal enginoerine
works ON large sale. and their plans and
e.timates vin Be worthy Of The highest oon-
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