The morning times., 1896-10-04

In his annual report. submitted yester-
day, from which extracts were printed In
the Evening Times. Capt. Edward Burr
assistant engineer commissioner, says:
The street lighting service, so far as the
appropriations permit Capt. Burr regards
as having been satisfactorily executed.
With the abandonment of the moonlight
schedule and the substitution of a schedule
of $3.50 hours per annun, Capt. Burr
deems that an important advance has been
made. This number of hours. he thinks
should be exclusive of the time required
TO light and eXtinguish.
Capt. Burr says, among other things,
respecting the street lighting, that the
| heavy shade of trees makes the use of
J large electric lights at long intervals geuer-
ally unsuitable. and the limited appropria-
f; tions maze it impossible 10 extend the
! system even to ali the streets where the
! trees Will permit.
Some experiments have been made with
/ view 10 change in the type OF lamp
posi- and lantern To obyiate this difficulty
but SO far without developing anything that
can he considered satisfactory solution
OF The probelm.
MORE MONEY WANTED.
\ marked increase is asked for in the
appropriation Tor street lighting. The eX-
istlng service is not regarded us satisfac-
tory, or in keeping with the high standard
! maintained IL the other branches of the
government.
The installation of electric service GU II
street and on u portion of the Metropolitan
Ra,lway lines Will be accomplished during
the coming year.
An increase III the salary of the super
utpnuent lnmns recommended
In speaking OF tie water supply Capt.
Burr says that so per cent OF the water
furnished tie District is suppnaG by grav-
ity TO the low surface area.
The distributing reservoir for this area
has d water level OF LAG feet above mean
high water, and gives fair service when
the mains are not overtaNed TO localities
as high as 90 feet above datum. Under
conditions such as now exist with the
supply mans overtaNed, the service IN all
Localities between SO and 90 feet above
datum is at times very inadequate. Much
of Georgetown, small portion of WASH
ington proper and the greater part of the
remainder of the District lie above the
Level OF 100 feet above datum, and for
these areas the water has to be pumped
considerable part of the northwest sec
tun of Washington lies between So and 100
feet datum, and in this area. under present
conditions, the water supply from the gravity
system Is precariOus.
Some extensions OF the high service sys-
TEN 10 this area have been made, and
with increased pumping ard reservoir facili
ties ii is expected to make further cXteD-
sions in the future and until the general
supply of water is increased.
GREATER RESERV OR FACILITIES.
A new reservoir with at least 20 ,00U.O 200
gallons should be constructed, the captain
THINKS flp hi oh nf
center OF the city at an elevation of about
260 feet above datum. Several sites have
been under consideration, and ii had been
hoped that its construction could have been
undertaken at the present time, but failure
to collect a considerable portion Of the
revenues of the department has caused an
indefinite postponement.
The Commissioners have ordered ac
ccptance Of proposals OF lowest bidders for
contracts as follows: Pavarni x Green, to
construct frame school house at Langdon
for the sum OF So, SAG.
C.. Thomas II Son, to construct an addi-
tionai story-dnd tower to the Congress
Heights school building, for $3.50, the
work to be begun not later than May l,
1897, aud the building completed by
September l, following.
john F. Tonilinson was yesterday added
to the list of additional privates on the
police force, for duty at the Weather
Bureau, while the commissions of John B.
Hogan and Madison Greene, serving as
additional privates with the National
Steamboat Company, were revoked.
Building permits were issued yesterday
as follows: To Martin Wiegand, for two
dwellings, at Nos. 1121 and 1928
street southeast, $4,000; John S. Miller,
$4,000; Robert Cook, stable in rear of No
l243 street southeast. $500