Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-26
WATER, SEWERS AND LIGHTS.
Capt. Lusk's Estimates for Important
Departments Of the District Service.

Capt. Lusk's Estimates for Important
Departments Of the District Service.
Capt LUX today, I'm obedience 70 the orders
OF The Engineer Commissioner, submitted his
estimates Of the amount required for the sup
port OF the water department during the fiscal
year ending June %, 1891.
Gas srrxEr LroHlISe.
Under the head Of gas street lighting sl5l,-
100 10 asked for. This includes . superintend-
ent of lamps at o., 200 per annum. and one in
spector At $500 per annum- This 10 an increase
OF goo IN the pay of the superintendent and
the addition OF an inspector, both OF which,
Capt Lusk says, the extension OF the service
warrants. For Illuminating material lighting.
extinguishiug. repairing and cleaning iamps on
avenues, streets, roads and alleys, together
with purchasing and erecting new lamp posts.
and replacing lamps and lamp posts, ELS, 900
Is estimated for.
This estimate, he says il based on the sup
number Of hours Of lighting to GOO per year.
IL S believed that the companies will be will
ing to maintain the lamps for 5000 hours per
annum at cost Of s22 per lamp. Upon this
basis the appropriation for gas and OF. lighting
should be $l5l, 100.
ron ELEcTRfc LraHr.Na,
including necessary expenses OF inspection on
ono or more Of the principal streets Of Wash
tngton and Georgetown, $4,000. This. he
says, 10 the sum appropriated for the current
fiscal year The service can, with advantage,
be extended on 14th street from New York ave.
nue. to Florida avenue at an additional cost Of
$1,000. and on Pennsylvania avenue southeast
at q further estimated cost Of ss,54l.
PUBLIC PrNPs.
For the purchase, replacement and repair Of
pubic pumps Cleaning and protecting public
wells) and filing abandoned public wells an
appropriation Of $4,000 is requested
SEWERS.
For cleaning and repairing sewers and basins
$4,000; replacing obstructed sewers, s25.-
600; main and pipe sewers, including s22s.-
600 for an interccptiug sewer in tho
lower portion Of Rock creek valley,
S347, 500; suburban sewers, Sl12,3 $50;
for gauging sewers and rainfall, s2,5oO: con-
domination OF rights Of way for the construction,
maintenance and repair Of public sewers, Sl5.-
600; total, S547, 800.
1t is to be hoped, SAYS Capt Lusk. that these
estimates may not be reduced. They might
we'll be increased Every foot Of sewer con-
templated is needed at the present time The
most important single item is the proposed
intercepting sewer on Rock creek between the
street bridge and the mouth of the creek
The construction of this sewer 10 urgently
needed to prevent an aggravation OF the
already bad condition of the part Of Rock creek
In question.
Among the sewers. he continues. the most
important item is the proposed extension of
the unfinished Rock creek least side) inter-
cepting sewer. II funds can be obtained this
should be pushed during the fiscal year 1892
as far as Quarry road. Unless this sewer be
rapidly extended. Rock creek and Piney branch
will be exposed to serious pollution from the
thickly settled heights north Of the city.
SEWER DIVISION REORGANIZATION RECOMMENDED
He submits again the oft-repested recommen-
dation that the sewer division be placed upon q
permanent footing. No branch of the District
government has more continuous or more i'm
portant work. The failure to establish this
division on permanent basis is q serious him
drance to perfecting its organization and gives
rise to no small difficulty in adjusting accounts
The proposed roll is as follows:
One superintendent OF sewers (submittedO
g, 400; one general inspector OF sewers Submit
ted, $1,000; two assistant engineers at 81 500
(submitted), $4,000; ono draughtsman (submit-
ted, 81, 500; one leveler (submitted), 81. 200;
three rodmen at ESQ each (submitted). q, $40;
three axemen at $3.50 each (submitted), 81, $50;
two clerks at 81, 200 Zone submtted), e., 400;
one clerk (submitted), $1,000; two inspectors
of property at 1854 (submittedD, Sl,S6S; two
sewer tappers at $1,000 (submitted), S2.O0O;
one permit clerk at 81. 200 (submitted), Il. 200;
one assistant permit clerk, $3.50 (submitted),
WATER DEPARTMENT.
The following changes are recommended
under the head of salaries: Instead of lone
engineer Sunday at sl56" insert zone extra
engineer for such times as his services may be
actually necessary, not to exceed $40" In
stead Of 1.-TWO assistant machnists at 5000 each"
inser. "two assistant machinists at ESQ
each" instead Of lone property keeper at
5000 insert lone property keeper at 500. 7"
Total for salaries, S40,256. Contingent ex-
penses, including books, stationery, forage, adj
vertising, printing and other necessary items
and services. "a, 500. For extra clerical serv-
ices in transcribing water rent books to serve
for the three fiscal years next ensuing, s.. O50
To provide a numerical book for the county
S175. Fuel, repairs to boilers, machinery and
pumping stations. pipe distribution to high and
low service, material for high and low service
including public by drants and fire plugs, and
labor In repairing, replacing, raising and
lowering mains. laying new mains and
connections and erecting (and repairing)
fire plugs and public hydrants, $50. 600;
interest and sinking fund on water stock bonds,
S44,6l0; interest on account of increasing the
water supply, as provided in the act of Congress
of July 10, 1892 $50, 499 4S; sinking fund ON ac-
count of increasing the water supply, under
act OF July is, 1892 s5s,50zT. Total water
The estimates for the water department do
not differ materially from the amounts appro-
priated for the current fiscal year except in the
single item OF pumping expenses and pipe dis
tribution, in which provision is made for much
needed work in laying reinforcing mains, es-
pecially in the northeastern and southeastern
sections Of the city.
The Case OF Lieut.. Guy.
Commissioner Hine this afternoon called for
all the papers in the Guy case and spent some
time il the board room looking them over. 1t
is understood that the case will be