The evening times., 1896-02-28

The most important sewer of all those
asked for by the Dis. rict Commissioners
for the territory beyond the city boundary
is the one projected on Fourteenth street
extended, from Whitney avenue northward,
the purpose to be subserved by it being the
diversion OF large part of the sewage from
the other conduits In that vicinity that are
now oYercrowded.
The engineer department made a careful
calculation OF what would be required for
county sewerage. and estimated for $121,-
900 as the sum needed for the work
The House OF Representatives reduced
this sum To $4,000. and there is an effort
being now made to have the item increased
when the bill shall come ia the Senate,
the hope being TO have the original item
restored. The cost of building the sewer
on Fourteenth street extended will amount
upon a close estimate TO S14,4OO.. This
will leave but $4,000 for the remainder
Of the outlying territory.
That the construction oil this conduit is
necessary is stated by the engineer Off
GERS to be evident to even a casual OBJ
server. The section to lie served is an i'm
portant one, they argue. and is rapidly
becoming more SO by reason of the rapid
increase in construction and population.
The sewers which are now receiving
the outflow are Inadequate, ard there is
a necessity for almost constant inspection
in order not TO have he coEduits choIed.
1t is necessary at times even to relieve
them from the flow from house CUTTERS
and there is i broad cxpanse that is COW
cred with pools of wafer for the want
OF an outlet for the drainage.
The ground floors of the Capital Trac-
ton Company power house are said to be
often covered with water for the same
reason.
The drainage from Park street. Kene-
saw avenue. and other adjacent thorough
fares flows southward at present through
insufficient sewers, and the object is to
divert il 10 the norihward to connect with
another branch Of the system, whereby il
Will be given natural flow way and serve
large area, while at the same time the
press upon the other channels will be
relieved.
The citizens of Mount Pleasant are di-
rectly concerned in the effort to secure
this additional outlet, AMI it is understood
they will aid in the movement to have the
item restored to the appropriation bill
when it reaches the Senate. .
Forthc purpose of repairing large wGter
valve in front of the U-street pumping
station, the supply of water in the high
service area north of u street, from Con
necticut avenue TO Seventh street north
west, including Columbia Heights, Mount
Pleasant, ,Brightwood. EckingtonaDd Brook
land will lie considerably reduced from
p. m. today until 5 a. M. tomorrow
The force of workers in the department
of street and alley cleaning, whose enl-
p!oyment depends largely upon the weather,
and who have been idle for several months,
will go to work on Monday next for a
brief season in order to clean up spaces
that are badly needing attention. They
will be occupied in this work for a week
or ten days, possibly longer.
The municipal building will be closed at
O'Clock tomorrow, BY order of the Com
niissioncrs. as mark of respect to the
memory of the late Thomas p. Morgan,
and also to enable the employees of the
District to attend the funeral of the ex-
Commissioner.
The Commissioners today appointed D.
c. Smith a patrol driver in the police
department, to succeed ". H. Adams, who
was appointed yesterday to the police
force.
The commission of John Trammell, an
additional private on the police force, was
revoked today.