Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17

DRIED AND SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS SAVED FROM
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INCREASED WATER
SUPPLY FOR CAPITOL HILL.
Col. Geo. Fl. Elliott's report Of operations in
the increase of the city's water supply during
the month of March, made to the chief of engi-
neers, shows the practical completion Of the
work of laying the new 4S-inch main from the
reservoir through the city. 1t presents a
money statement, indicating a balance on
hand at the end of the month of S19O, 237 80,
of which S26, SOC. 20 is covered by existing con-
tracts leaving an available balance of $685.
l3, which is the sum which has been saved
in the execution of the work from the amount
appropriated. During March the work of fill
ing the gaps in the line of the main was rapidly
pushed forward.
THE LAST PIPE OF THE LINE
remaining to be placed was laid on the canal
road on the 14th ultimo and the 4S-inch main
was completed on the 18th. The total length
of the 4S-inch main is %, 1888 feet and OF the
new 3O-inch main on Capitol Hill $685. feet, a
total of %, sos feet, or about so miles The
total weight of iron in these mains is
about 70, 225,0O0 pounds. The total number of
working days, excluding Sundays. holidays
and stormy days, occupied in laying the mains
was l49 The X street section between 4th and
mains February q. The New Hampshire
avenue section was filed March /. The reservoir
section between the reservoir and the valve on
the Canal road near Foundry branch, was filed
from the reservoir March Is, and the George
town section, between the Foundry branch
valve and that on NJ street, was filled on the
18th.
THE PIPES FULL OF WATER AND NOT A DROP OF
LEAKAGE.
''The filling Of the different sections" saws
Col. Elliott in his report, chad driven the air
from the entire line through the air valves at the
summit of each section and the entire length
OF main was under static pressures-at the low
places on the line of nearly fifty
pounds per square inch - pressures
greater by several pounds than with the water
IN motion. These pressures severely tested
the work Of Mr.. Cunningham. my principal
master caulker, Of the master caulkers OF the
different gangs, and of the workmen
and to them the credit is due that
not the leak of a drop from any of the
nearly 500 joints on the new 30-inch main on
Capitol Hill was then or has since been dis
covered
HIGH WATER ON CAPITOL HILL.
early on the morning of the Goth all of the
great valves on the line, except one valve on
street, Georgetown, were opened, and at
1910 on that day this valve was raised and the
entire body of water q. IA, 900 gallons) con-
tanned IN the 48-lnch main was started in mo-
ton. At the same instant that this valve COM
menced to open the pressure was transmitted
to Capitol Hill and the water commenced to
rise in the houses there. Capt. Lusk of
the District engineer Office, who had kindly
stationed himself with gauge at the fire hy-
drant at the intersection of and LIST streets
east, reported that in the two hours from lO:4O
to 12:40, when the opening OF the valve in
Georgetown was fully completed, the pressures
had risen from IL pounds TO 2211 pounds. corre-
spending to rise of more than "a feet
in the water in that vicinity. Since
this the connection has been
made at New Jersey avenue and street by
means OF a curved with the new 30-inch
main and the pressures have risen still more,
so that II may be stated in general terms that
| the water on Capitol Hill is now from thirty to
thirty-four feet higher than before the water
was turned on through the 4S-inch main"
THE WORK THIS MONTH.
During the month of April it is proposed to
| construct the two masonry valve chambers re-
| quired at the corner of New Jersey avenue and
b street, to complete the connections at 18th
and X streets and at 18th and L streets, the by
| pass at New Jersey avenue and street and
| the connections in NJ street. Georgetown,
| in the order named, and to stand the masonry
| valve chambers required at these places; to lay
| a 24-inch connecting main in 18th street be-
| tween the 3O-inch main in X street and the &c.
inch main III l. street; TO commence the con-
| nection between the 4S-inch and the 36-inch
| mains on the Canal road near Foundry branch,
| and to construct a masonry valve chamber at
| the same point; to continue the work Of the
| 4S-inch connection with the auxiiary gate
house at the distributing reservoir; to con-
| struct the wall required to close the end Of the
/ new gate chamber at the reservoir; to complete
the grading and the sodding of the grounds;
| 10 complete as rapidly as possible the repair of
| the streets and roads through which the
| trenches Tor the new mains were excavated; to
| place small valves along the line OF the
| 36-nch main for use, If necessary, in dividing
| the city into high and low service areas and to
adjust as rapidly as possible, in connection
| with the water department Of the District gov
eminent, the dividing line between these areas
by means OF the city's stop valves on its service
| mains.
Rev. Or. Chapelle lectured yesterday at the
| Catholic University on st. Basil and St Am
| brose. This was the first Of a series of We'd
nesday lectures on The Great Fathers of
! Patristic History"
MFR. and Mrs w. g. Barker. daughter and
| son-in-law of Mr.. Chas. II. Miller OF Salem
Mass, who died suddenly at the Normandie
| as stated in yesterdays STAR, arrived in town
last night and left at 3:l5 today with Mrs.
| Miller and the remains Of her husband
In the Criminal Court Chief Justice Bing-
ham, yesterday the jury in the case Of John II.
Sis, charged with keeping an unlicensed bar,
] failed TO agree and were discharged.