The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20
COMPLETE THE TUNNEL
Experts Recommendation Re-
garding lydecker Aqueduct.
WILL NOT COST A MILLION
Report of the CommhssiOn Of Expert
Engineers TO Gen. Craighili-Secre-
tary Lamont Refused to Give Out
the Paper for Publication at This
Time-Their Action unanimous.

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The Commission of civil and military en-
gineerfng experts called upon by Gen. vii
liam p. CraigbiII. chief of engineers OF
| she army, u devise some means whereof,
the water supply of Washington NAV bs
increased, have handed in a report unani
| mousIy recommending the compIction oil
the great Lydecker tunnel.
They estimate the cost M considerably he.
low q million dollars ana announce that
| the work could be .compIeted within one
years time.
Their report was made TO Gen. Craig
MN last SATURDAY morning. IL is eX-
tieheiy brief Tor 80 Important subject
ana Is coHiprised In seventeen typewriter
| Pases' -,
~ nust YET go before Congress and Gen.
eraishih' "hae beiievi1g thae should
pe gwen 10 the public before sent before
Sopsress was unable TO talk or It's con-
tents Until ne mad had a conference with
oeeie."'' VI war Lamont
in". 'onAeiehee was beiu this Ihofhihe'
"".n '"e Seeietary refused 10 hlake known
"' .s .iie 'ne iuii cob'ehts Oh the re-
poi. '"ae 40 VI such ineefesl 10 tue resi-
uen.'oi ihstoa' pu.said
MAJ De announced that the committee
Vi e1per's nas hahded In It's report on the
ASoeehef 'uiihei' anu tney unanimously rec
oniiiiehu its coihPetioh.
"e"' 1ia's"'i' VIII make MS iorhlai re-
port on '"e h'a'ter 10 the secretary oil
war 'iiis afternoon. Whiie ne, OF course
ie,useu 10 state what the nature oil MS
o"n iepolt Wouiu Dc, IL may De iahen as an
ainos' apso'ute certainty thaI ne VIII
eunpis mum sc the Recommendations mace
W 'Ne eNp
orr AlAl. lNDORsEMENTS-
The Secretary OF War will In turn be
called upon TO pass on Gen. Craighil's re-
port, and the matter will go to Congress
as his own report. 1t is even less proba BILE
that Secretary Lamont will make recon-
mendations contrary TO those made by the
experts than that Gen. Craighin viii do
it. 80 that the report made by the experts
will he the one Congress will have to deal
with.
The members Of the commission are well
An""u as engineering experts one rhein
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Il Will tell you TINS nuch' san ten.
Cralghni, tnat they esthha'e III TO cost
less 'han si'ooo'ooo TO ihish
me tunnel HOW thuch Vi oeoucuoh on
81 .OOO, 600 "cOnSlOefaDiy feSs Woulu De,