Evening star., 1898-08-26
THE DISTRICT SEWERS
Annual Report Submitted to Commissioners
by Superintendent McComh
Amount of Work Done I'm the Fiscal
Year Ending June 3O-Ncw
Construction.

Mr.. H. s. McComb the superintendent of
the Engineer Commissioner of the District
his annual report on the operations of that
department. The report recites that under
the appropriation for cleaning ard repair
ing sewers and basins work was performed
as follows:
There were cleaned lie. .s04 linear feet of
pipe sewers, S,S9S linear feet of brick sew
ers, 6,s45 manholes. 95. .551 receiving basins,
from which were removed 77S3 cubic yards
(estimateO of street detritus; 3,640 feet of
pipe sewers were taken up and relaid, .S9s
linear feet of brick sewers were repaired
SIX basins were constructed, ffty-five re-
ceiving basins were reconstructed, 30 re-
celVlns basins were repaired fifty-two tops
larullclai and blueStone) were replaced
ninety-six basin covers least iron) were re-
placed, eight receiving basins were abandon
ed, ninety-four receiving basin outlets were
cleaneos twelve manholes were constructed
tWenty-three manholes were reconstructed
il6 manholes were adjusted to grade
1875 manholes were repaired, forty-eight
manhole frames and covers were replaced.
100 manhole covers were replaced five al
icy drops were constructed and thirty-three
alley CRATES and frames were replaced To-
53S. - iepoie D
Sewers Constructed
MAIN ana pipe sewers were constructed
III the city as follows: In L street north
west between North Capitol and 1st streets
in AZ street southwest between and
School Streets and the main sewer in O
street, Georgetown, was extended eastward
to Rock creek. Under the appropriation
for 1897, 9,512 linear feet of pipe sewers
varying from II to "a inches in diameter
and under the appropriation for 1895, 5sl 1
linear feet of sewer "a inches in diameter
were constructed. By day labor there were
constructed 1926 linear feet of pipe
sewers, varying from 6 to "a inches in
diameter, 41.5 linear feet of 3-inch diam
eter brlck sewer, Id manholes and 80 re-
ceiving basins.
In the suburbs sewers were constructed
in Lincoln avenue northeast between r and
streets; Meridian street between Erie
and Huron streets; W street between 1st
and North Capitol streets; North Capitol
street between w and Detroit streets. and
Morris road, Anacostia, from Nichols ave-
nue. southwark 500 feet.
The trunk sewer in the valley of Piney
branch, work on which was commenced in
the hscal year 1897, was completed to
point in Brandywine street a short distance
east of 1th street A large amount of
rock excavation was required in the yari-
Gus sections of this work.
Disposal of Refuse.
Mr.. McComb declares that the work per-
formed to date upon the project for sew
age disposal consists in the construction
of the F street and Easily Point intercept
ing sewer the upper portion of the Rock
creek and B street intercepting sewer and
932 feet of the Tiber creek and New Jer-
sey avenue high level intercepting sewer.
Little improvement in conditions of the
drainage system would be effected by con-
structing any one of the remaining por-
tions of the project. The completion of the
project Is required for any further appre
cable benefit.
The report shows the aggregate length of
sewer construction during the fiscal year
1S91'9S to have been as follows: Main
sewers, 13,540.2 feet, 2.564 miles; pipe
sewers, 7S,403.55 feet. 14,Si9 miles; pipe
sewers relaid, 0, 1926 feet. /, 1913 miles; total
length of sewers in the District of Column
bia: Main sewers, 443, 100 feet, So 90 miles;
pipe sewers, 1,57S,215 feet, 29S.91 miles.