The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-10

The bill TO dispose OF the sewage of the
city, introduced 10y Senator Proctor, yes,
terday, VIII be taken up by the District
Committee very shortly.
The plan which he suggests is that recon-
mended several years ago by the com
mission appointed by President Harrison
TO report on that matter He proposes that
the cost shall not exceed 50 $50 900, ana
bonds 10 that amount are To be issued.
The proposed plan includes deeply-laid
intercepting sewers TO carry practically
ali the sewage of the city 10 suitable
outlet in deep water OF the Potomac River,
storm water sewers TO drain the low dis.
tricts and TO intercept the waters which
would otherwise reach il from the higher
districts. bikes 10 prevent The entrance OF
river water during freSEets, and pumps to
lift the sewage at all times and the storm
water OF the low districts when the river
is unusually high. The pumps for both
purposes are 10 be at one station near
The foot of New Jersey avenue. The large
sewers designed primarily for storm water
removal, serve also as sewage intercep
tors.
A PUMPING STATION
The pumping station Will contain pumps
for raising the sewage into an outfall
sewer, which viii carry IL To suitable
outlet. and other pumps for raising the
storm water into the Eastern Branch. The
combined capacity OF these pumps will be
sufficient To meet all demands caused by
the heaviest storms occurring when the
river Is above its ordinary stage.
Tide gates will be placed at the outlets
OF ali sewers connected With the pumping
system. They are to be restricted in
size 10y subdividing the large sewers near
their outlets, and should be in duplicate
,tf he. pslta no oar
ricd not more than three feet below low
! tide. and grooves provided outside, in
which stop planks or wooden gate may
be lowered TO keep the tide water ont,
and make the gates accessible for repairs.
Nearly ali OF these gates are very near the
pumping station and can be conveniently
| inspected TO insure their efficiency.
Up To and including a diameter of 81
| inches the sewers are TO be vitrfied pipes
/ laid in a bed Of concrete, and to have their
/ joints covered with the same ma tcrial to
prevent the intrusion OF roots OF trees.
! This practice has prevailed in Washington
for several years. Above "a inches in diam
eteT sewers are designed TO be OF brick
material.
| A dixie is to be built on the line Of Vir
| ginia avenue across the low land 20 the
Monument Grounds. II is 10 be at least
/ 90 feet wide, at an elevation OF feet
above the freshet height OF June 2, 1889,
J with slide slopes OF three horizontal to one
vertical. Another dixie is TO cross the val
] ley OF the James Creek Canal at y street.
! Ii viii take in the whole width of the street,
/ with lis top six feet above freshet height
! in the Eastern Branch.
The Rock Greek and b street intercept
tor sewer will commence at the Boundary
| at or near Twenty-second street northwest,
and after receiving the discharge of the
new Rock Greek valley sewer IL Will pass
I
Twenty street TO street, and
there intercept the large Slash Run sewer;
thence it VIII pass through NJ street TO
! Twenty street, uniting there with
/ the branch interceptor from Georgetown;
| thence through Twenty-siXth and Twenty
| seventh and upper Water streets To TWEEN
| ty-SecOnd street, there intercepting the
| sewa &c from the 7 street and Easby's Point
! high level interceptor, continuing through
upper Water and b streets TO Virginia
| avenue, where il VIII discharge into the
upper end of the trunk sewer.
GEORGETOWN BRANCH.
The Georgetown branch of this inter
| Ceptor viii start at poin on Bridge street
| about ESQ feet west Of Twenty-cighth
/ street, there intcTCeptingt the presentSe wer,
/ and pass through Bridge street and across
! II street bridge TO is junction with the
4 main intcrCcptoT at Twent y-siXth and NJ
streets. II win be supported al the cross
/ ing Of Rock Greek on truSScs erected on the
I abutmcHts OF NJ street bridge under the
south sidewalk in the same manner that
the 4S-inCh iron water pipe is supported
under the north sidewalk. The sewer viii
not below the level Of the bottom of the
! existing roadway trUSseS. A lateral on
/ Twcnty-seventh street in Georgetown Will
/ intercept the sewage coming from the
! northwest. Another large regulator Will
/ lee placed upon the interccptor just above
! Virginia avenue to keep the sewage from
! entering the trunk ewer in the low dis
/ trict during storms and force il TO dis
charge through the street and Easby's
Point iHterceptor into the Potomac.
The east side interceptor will run about
as follows Starting at the Boundary sewer
! on L street, between Seventeenth and
/ Eighteenth streets, thence via L TO Seven
/ teenth street, Seventeenth street TO ID
| street, d to Twentieth street. Twentieth
] to c street, c to Twenty-first street,
/ Twenty-trst to East Capitol street, East
| Capitol TO 7 wenty-SeCund street, Twenty
second to 4 street south, 4 to Twenty
4 third street, Twenty-third TO the Jail
| grounds; thence its course will be due south
across the jail grounds to q street, through
/ q street to Twentieth street, and Tween
J tieth to the southeast corner of the Con-
I greSsional Cemetery, skirting the Gene
/ terry To Pennsylvania avenue. 1t viii
i lltil pass through water street 10 n street.
and through n, Ninth and NJ streets to its
confluence with the b street and New Jer-
! sey avenue trunk sewer.
The Water and NJ streets interceptor
will commence in Water street, South
! Washington, 100 feet west of Thirteen
and-a-half street, and pa SIS southerIythrou
Water street to NJ street, where it will
unite with a branch running northerly
on Water street from o street, thence
after intercepting the sewage of the
Four-and-a-!ialf street high level interCeptor
il Will pass through NJ street to its junction
with the trunk sewer at New Jersey
avenue.
+ STREET SEWER.
The F street sewer will take the sewage
and storm water from 637 acres 1t
will commence at Seventh and F streets