Evening star., 1901-11-22
Subject Considered in Report of Board
of Trade Committee.
PLANS As OUTLINED BY CAPT. BEACH
Commissioners Estimate for Add
tional Sum of Y2r62o,0o7.
OF COMMITTEE

An Interesting and complete account OF
the present condition of the work OF carry
ing out what is known as the sewage dis
posal system is given In the annual report
OF the committee on sewers OF the Board OF
Trade, Of which Albert NJ. Read is chair
man. As Is pointed out In a summary sup
piled by Commissioner Beach, and given IN
the report. work upon the project has fol-
lowed the general lines Indicated In the re-
port of the board of sanitary engineers OF
1890. with such modification as additional
study Of the situation Indicated
Some of these changes are mentioned by
Capt. Beach and include an enlargement
Of the trunk sewer in B street and New Jer-
sey avenue In order to provide amply for
the rainfall, and the capacity of the pump
ing machinery at the pumping station has
also been increased; to avoid the crowded
streets adjacent to the Center market and
the Pennsylvania railroad depot the line
has been changed from Il street eastward
at 10th street and crosses the Mall joining
the line originally proposed In Sd street.
near Maryland avenue. The outlet section
of the AZ street sewer has been changed in
location from NJ to L street
The location for the inverted siphon has
been changed so that it's axis is about
normal with the proposed channel lines,
and its length considerably reduced, and
project.
The Trunk Lines.
These latter are enumerated as follows:
A trunk sewer to provide the properties
within the low section of the city adjacent
to Pennsylvania avenue northwest between
list and 10Th streets with adequate sewage
facilities for cellars; the extension of the
east side intercepting sewer for 18th street
east to 21st street and the extension OF
he or
ent outlet to point near 2lst and A streets
northeast.
Capt. Beach further stated that work is
now in progress upon the east side inter
cepting sewer, the extension of the boun-
dairy sewer. the lower section of the sewer
to drain the low area and the outlet sec
tion of the Tiber creek and New Jersey
avenue high level intercepting sewer. II is
further stated that contract has been
made for furnishing pumps, boilers, etc,
for the pumping station and plans for the
building are being prepared.
The amount estimated by Captain Beach
TO be required TO complete the project, In
addition to the amounts heretofore appro-
priated, is 81 2620O97, while the expenditures
to date on account of completed work ag-
gregates $500, 473, and the appropriations to
date on account of work in progress aggre-
gate s., ,362,0 900.
Committees Comment.
In commenting upon this account OF the
mittee adds that the Commissioners, in
their annual estimates for the year end
ing June 80. 1903, have asked Congress for
the sum OF $4,000 to be expended on the
sewage disposal system. 1t is hoped that
in addition to this, Congress will authorize
the Commissioners to enter into contract for
the entire work necessary to the completion
of the system. If this is done the District
will be relieved within the next three or
four years of the fostering mass of sewage
now moved back and forth along it's water
front by the tides.
Recognizing this as consummatfon
devoutly to be desired from every considera-
ton of health and decency, your commit
tee would earnestly recommend that the
board Of trade use its utmost endeavor to
induce Congress to place in the hands OF
authority to prosecute the work to sue
cessful termination at the earliest possible
day compatible with efficient construction"