Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-11
DISTRICT REPORTS
Sewers, Water and Plumbing Treated
by Superintendent.
some IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS
The Good Results From Careful
Inspection OF Sanitation.
THE DISTRICTS NEEDS

Three annual reports of considerable local
interest have been submitted to the Com
missiorers. They are the reports Of the
superintendent Of sewers, superintendent
of the water department and the inspector
of plumbing.
The Water Department.
The report of Superintendent Hayden
opens with the statement that complaints
of the scarcity of water on the higher
elevations in the gravity service have been
more frequent than during the previous
year, due to the rapid extension of distri-
button mains in the high and low service
system, excessive waste and increase In
the daily consumption of water.
The average daily pumpage OF water at
both high service stations was 2,l2i3S'
gallons. Since the commencement OF the
present fiscal year the daily pumpage has
Increased to 3,236S73 gallons, due to the
extension Of the high service area south of
Florida avenue from 9TH to 18th street
northwest, and north of Florida avenue
from eth street to Connecticut avenue, and
in the northeast section to lexington and
Brookland.
There are LAOS fire hydrants in service;
Ill of these were erected in new locations.
There are 81 street hydrants in use in the
city. and sixteen new ones were erected
during the year. There are siXty-two
drinking fountains for animals, six of
which were erected during the year. The
District has at present PIG public pumps
and wells. During the year thirty-nine
pumps were removed and the wells filed
and abandoned, and twelve new pumps
erected.
Sewer Department.
Superintendent McComb, in his report Of
the operations Of the sewer department
under him, states that during the year
there were constructed under contract H.
twelve to twenty-four inches in diameter;
1,2O4 linear feet Of six-inch lateral con-
nections, and S794 linear feet of pipe sew
ers varying from eight to twenty-four
inches in diameter, were constructed by
days labor. The work performed under
the permit system included the construc-
ton of 12,6l5 linear feet of pipe sewers,
varying between eight and twenty-four
inches in diameter. Under the compulsory
permit system there were constructed u.s.
CPS linear feet of pipe sewers, varying be-
tween eighteen and twenty-four inches in
diameter. Sewers were constructed at
whole cost to applicants aggregating .33
linear feet, varying in size between six and
twelve inches.
The following is list OF the sewers
recommended to be constructed by Superin-
tendent McComb: Suburban sewers-Con-
pletion of Rock creek intercepting sewer,
Linden street northwest between Wilson
and Pomeroy streets, Morris road. Ana
costa; BroOkland system, Quincy street
northeast between Sd and 4th streets. 9Th
street northeast between and Albany
streets, Lyons tract between Park drive
ana Rock creek, Lincoln avenue from r
street northward, Massachusetts, avenue
between Kalorama avenue and Rock creek,
Meridian avenue between Huron and Erie
streets, Anacostia sewer at south end of
bridge Brghtwood Park system, 10th
street between Grant and Kenesaw streets,
West Petworth system, lexington valley
between Florida avenue and street, Pet
worth system, Flagler place sewer. upper
Piney branch system, Grassland avenue
sewer, Kenesaw avenue sewer.
Superintendent McComb says all of these
sewers are absolutely necessary TO provide
sewerage facilities for growing communi-
ties.
Plumbing Department..
This report was made by the late Samuel
A. Robinson, but has just been given out
for publication. The report says:
1.-THE discussion Of sanitation as applied
to house plumbing took shape in this city
about fourteen years ago, when, through
the efforts of few friends of the i'm
portant cause, Congress was induced to
give the District Commissioners authority
over plumbing introduced into new houses.
The action CT Congress in the beginning