Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-20
Extension and Improvement Of the
City Water System.
The new RESERVOIR At BRIGHFWOOD
The Current Demand for Furnished
and Unfinished Houses.
NJ ALTERS OF INTEREST

| During III" past summer the reser-
volr at Brigiltwood has been finished more
| completely in some of It's details. and now
! those driving out :hr l4th street road find
| that they can get in close proximity 10 this
| attrac tiVe basin, where can be accImu-
| lated twenty million gallons of water. An
| other basin Of the same q mansions is 10 be
| built before this section of the water
| wee Of the DistrIC; IS finished. Like the
reservoir which has been IN for sew
eral years near TenleEtown This new ad-
| junCt is for the accumulation "t water so
| that in the event the pumping station on L
| street near 10th street is for any reason in
| operative the service in the section of the
| city above the sea level of ninety feet can
| be served from the store house at Bright
wood.
| The completion of what is known as the
| Lydecker tunnel and the putting into ser
| vice of the reservoir at Howard University
| shows that the demand for water is increas-
| ing and that the population of the city is
! expanding. The official figures also contrib
| ute TO the same conclusion. According to
| CAPTAIN GallarL. who has charg" of thar
| branch of the admins zion of the office
| of the Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
| trict. where ten years ago one million OF
! gallons of water was pumped, now ten
| millions are artticia!ly forced above the
! level Of the gravity system.
| Increasing the Pressure.
| 1t is the intention. AS is we'll known. TO
| build the pumping stauon-plans for
| which have recently been accepted-on the
| brow of the hill near the Howard University
| reservoir. which. like the reservoir in
| GEORGETOWN, is to he for storage purposes.
! The pumps in that event will he near the
| source of supply, and in the course Of the
| next two years. when this entire new sec
ton of the system will be in operation, it
| is expected the supply OF water will be
sufficient to permit an addition to the guam
| tity now distributed through the section of
| the city south of the heights and i'll This
way the pressure through the pipes 10 Cap
tol Hill will be increased.
| While these improvements as well as ad
ditiOns to the water SerNlr" arc being made
| or are in contemplation. il is also realized
| By those who familiar Win the capact-
| of the present system. INA; to supply the
| needs of a growing city duplicate Of the
| present conduit To Great Falls must be
| built in the near fsture. The attention of
| situa ton by Gen. John N. Wilson, the chief
| of engineers of the army. who has recon-
| rlended that preliminary s.cps he taken so
| that the actual work Of making this en-
| largernent can he soon begun. The Great
| Falls conduit was finished some forty odd
years ago, and it Is acknowledged by Of
| fical authority that The Gay - near at hand
| when another work similar N size must be
| built to supply the wants of the population
which now makes lis home i'll The District
| of Columbia
| The Rental Market.
! While the market for rented houses is
| somewhat slower than wa the few
| weeks ago, the dealers are moderately busy
! showing property and endeavorinE to find
| homes for people who are anxious to get
| this phase of their domestic affairs settled
| for the winter. 1t is expected that after
| no 81 al al l,I,Cj Of N
| will be done, as then those who by tenn
| permanent always defer matters until the
| close of a national contest of this character
will feel free to 90 ahead and attend to
their private affairs.
| The demand is still noticeable for houses
| OF moderate rental. and it is said by i al
ers that practically there are hut f4w
| dwellings of this class now on the market.
| Anything below $tu month in rent seems
| to meet the needs of the ma jority of home
| seekers. The higher priced houses are also
| sought for, and the list of these is much
| smaller than was the case few weeks
| ago The market Cor furnished houses is
about opening. and ii is thought by dealers
| that there Will ha an active demand for
| dwellings, of this kind The tenants for
| this class of houses do not usually put in
| appearance until about this time of the
| year, after the rush fOE vacant houses is
over. It is believed the conditions existing
| at present, Which indicate :; good demand
| for houses, viii lead TO rather extensive
| building operations during the coming sea
| son. In some c&S.$ it is the intention TO
| begin active work this fan. in order to take
| advantage Of the favorable rates now pre-
| VailinS for building material
| Residence al the Misses CUMMING.
| The residence of the Misses Cu-~,r7in~s
| 1927 Massachusetts avenue. which was com
| pleted the carly part Cf the present s,-sor,
| is an exampl" of "A class Of private resi-
| dences in this city which is bee min. moro
| general. Only a part Of the frontage of
| the lot is occupied BY the house ard ;b.ra
| are lawn spaces 50 that there can be WIN
! dow openings on the sides of the house as