The morning times., 1896-08-14
CAUTION ID WATER USERS
Commissioners Issue an Order
Forbidding Waste.
GUARD AGAINST ACCIDENT
supply Is Sufficient II Householders
ing Use OF Street Hose No Longer
Permitted-Hospital Get Supply
OF the Ardent.

The present term of heated weather Is
causing heavy inroads TO be made on the
District water supply. The Commissioners
say there is no scarcity of water for
ordinary purposes, but wanton waste
from the mains must be stopped, or there
may be occasion for more strict rules.
The situation Is such that the board
felt called upon yesterday to issue a
warning, and at the same time to promul-
gate an order, upon the subject, which
were as follows:
In view OF the diminished pressure on
the water mains, resulting from great
increase in the use of water during the
heated term, the Commissioners earnestly y
request that all hOuseholders and others
will avoid the unnecessary nse of water
at this time, and avoid the waste caused
by pipes or hose being left open and
running.
by reason of this situation, they have
been compelled TO issue today the fol-
lowing:
"Ordered-That the regulation per
mitting water renters to use Potomac
water through exterior fountains, street
washers, and other hose connections, be-
tween the hours OF 5 o'clo ok and
O'Clock a. No., be suspended until further
orders"
EVENING GsUPPLYALLOWED.
1t was stated that this order is not
intended to interfere with the ordinary
use of the street hose at the ordinary hours
of evenings, but that the regulations
against reckless misuse OF the privilege
will be rigidly enforced.
The Engineer Commissioner has also
issued an order to the effect that the
flushing of water mains and sewers will
not be done. especially during the heated
term, unless necessary and in any event
will be limited to the time bet weeD the
hours of and and and 12p.m.
There are sewers that require and re-
ceive flushing and water mains which,
when they become stagnant or choked
from any cause have also to be flushed
occasionally, but the work under this
order will be restricted to occasions when
the same is actually necessary.
Commissioner Powell said yesterday
that there is plenty Of water if the people
will be careful In the use OF it, but that the
pumping station is now being worked toits
ulIDOsI C8pdClty VI O,OOO,sOO 6dhObs.
When thecontract twasmade for the big new
engine it was not supposed its capacity
would be tested in the next twenty years,
but the time has already come when it
barely suffices for the drain upon it.
DANGER TO UPPER AREAS
The present danger concerns those who
reside in the high and middle service areas.
be nls q n Ia the
daily consumption, and there is no reserve
accomplishing Should break occur 20
cause stoppage OF the engines, the people
would have to depend upon two small res
ervoirs, one at Reno, the other in West
Washington, and the latter was never in
tended as a receiving reservoir. but was
employed merely to give head to the
water flow Nor is the Reno reservoir
much larger, and both together will hold
but scant supply.
This state of affairs renders caution
very necessary. The same condition viii
exist until the District can utilize the big
reservoir near the Soldiers Home and
get an additional reservoir for the middle
service area.
Strange to say, that now somewhat
famous Burgdorf decision, under which
great many assessments We're annulled aud
the collections lost to he District, has been
the means OF defeating the purpose the Com
missioners had in view with respect to that
middle service reservoir 1t was their in
tenton to have provided for one long since,
but the loss of so much o. the revenues
through the operation of that decision has
indefinitely deferred the project.
Users OF water will receive the caution
given by the Commissioners and act accord-
ingly.
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Inc s"ihp.es "eAe p"' iD,o '
several, ana were theh tfahsieIreu W 'iie
health office for analysis by Prof. Hird, the
District chemist. Inasmuch as it would
require nearly a year TO analyze it all, the
cbem,st selected at random about 100
sa.,,,ias and snb,ected them tn the tests