Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-14
FOR INCREASED WATER SUPPLY.
Col Elliot Reports Progress In the lay
Ing Of the big wsser Mains, Etc.

The work on The laying Of the new water
main, according 70 Col Elhot's last monthly
report 70 the chief Of engineer. progressed
very fsvorably in February. At the end Of the
month the contractors for furnishing the Is and
so-inch pipes had nearly finished their con-
tracts and all the specified castings required for
cepton Of the 30-inch ~ branch required for
the connection between the old S0-inch main
on New jersey avenue and the new S0-incb
main on Capitol Hill number Of special
castings Tor cross connections with the old
mains have not yet been cast, but il 10 expected
'us' oy the END OF the present month all mate
riA under existing contracts will be delivered
TIE woRk OF kAHISs THE <s-INca MAIN
was continued at the distributing reservoir on
.ne canal road between college pond and the
bridge and on NJ street between SOth street and
ROCK creek bridge. At the distributing reser-
voir the 4s-inch cross CONNECTICUT from the
new gate chamber to the auxiliary gate house
vas commenced, and the work of replacing the
Jam OF the reservoir over this gate chamber
was we'll advanced toward complet ton On the
eanai road between College pond and the
4s-inch main has been e1cavated
Tor about LOCO feet and about 600 feet of the
main has been laid aud caulked A large
amount OF hard rock has been encountered in
excavstlng this section. which has materially
delayed the work. On NJ street between the
creek and Soth street the trench has been com
pletely excavated and go feet of 4s-inch pipe
has been laid.
MUCH DELAY WAS occAsIoNEp
here by the unexpected meeting of old sewers
across the line. The filling of the gap in the
4s-inch main at Rhode Island avenue and h
street has been completed The 2O-inch
blow-oh on Il street between 9Th
and 9Th streets has been laid
and connected. The length Of 4s-inch main
laid during the month was about l,622 feet
The 30-inch main has been completed. Tn,
total length of pipe laid to March / has beer
q, sos feet Of 4S-inch and 5,542 feet of 30-inch
II Is PROPOSED DURING MARCH
to continue the LAYING Of the 4s-inch main OF
Bridge street, on the canal road and for the
connection at the reservoir, to make the con
nection of the mains at New Jersey avenue and 1
street; to insert a valve on the old 30-inch mali
on New Jersey avenue; to insert l2-inch blow
on In the same main near ID street; to commence
work on the by-passes across the old main or
New Jersey avenue to connect the low levels Of
Northeast Washington with the low service oil
the rest OF the city; to complete the
connection at r and 18th streets between the
4S-lnch main and the old 20-inch pipe of the
distributing system; to place two 4S-inch valves
IN the new main in Georgetown and TO build q
masonry gate chamber over them; to lay
S6-inch valve in cross con.
nection with the old thirty-sx inch main al
the same point; to complete the masonry Of
the abutment of the new Rock Creek bridge
te complete the replacing of. the portion of the
dam at the reservoir that was excavated
for making the connection, and to
provide extra pipe, lifting jacks. efficient pumps
and other articles required for any breaks tina,
may happen in any of the mains, with the
view Of avoiding the delays that have hereto
fore occurred from the want of them