The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-19
Ten Miles of New Mains
Laid During Year,
WORK AT U STREET STATION
Over Two Billion and 4 Half Gallons
Pumped, or 100000 Gallons 4 Day
The CITY Reservoirs Separate High
Pressure Fire Service Needed

Pressure Fire Service Needed
Mr. " l. Mcfarland superintendent
81 the Water Department, has submitted
10 the District Commissioners his report
OF The operations of the department for
The fiscal year ended June 80 last The
report refers 10 the distribution branch
- the water service. The total length
2 mains laid during the year was "a
200 feet. equal 10 about ten miles. as
against 65.Sl2 feet the previous year.
There we're eighty-three hydFants set
bringing The total number in use up
10 2.IIL
3Ir, Mcfarland states that there were
no changes Of any Importance made IN
tie equipment of the L Street pumping
station ION July - he says. the
S.G00. GC0-raIlon pump was disabled by
The parting of a number Of steel studs
connecting the upper ard lower sec
tons of the intermediate water cham
Der, repairs were at once begun On
The morning OF July 20 the auxiliary en-
sine CT the T,oG0, 00o-gaIIoR pump was
wrecked by the breaking Of the beam
at the trunnions. This left an area
with population of about $4,000 people
and & normal water consumption OF
S.o00.060 gallons day dependent On a
reserve supply OF 24.600 600 gallons in
Brightwood reservoir and the pumpase
of two small pumps with q combined ca
AS many. extra machiuists and help
ers as could be used on the work We're
at once employed, and by / O'Clock
a. n. on the 51st sufficient repairs hau
been made on the 7540 Geo gallon auXll-
larry 10 enable the starting OF this pump.
Some three days later the S.oHo.ta9-g gal
Ion pump mas started.
The work Of repair 0-az made partle-
ularIy difficult by reason CT tle small
amount OF space available, and thc eN-
tTame heat
Ccat Of Pumping.
Appended tatIes Show that there were
1865 otB.Gu0 "a Ions of water D.,-agcd
during The year in the middle Service,
and III 100000 gallons Tor The h.Eh ser
vice The Der cent Of increase IN the
middle service was I.25 ard IN the high
service 2IsS- The water pumped each
day was 1911 gallons The coal
burned during the year Yves 5,4s5. rs
pounds. costing 1896. The ccat burned
each day was 15,Gz9 pounds, and the
cost each day was S21-7s. The 59st Of
running the station during the year IS
shown in the following statement:
Labor. 81, 829 II. coal EI55. oil
S5I79I, waste SZTI-gC- uIsceI I1ueCus
supplies. 1856. 40: material for repairs,
S1,064-gS; total. SO 1855
Mr. Mcfarland says that the Ana
costa Pumping station was in conJiEu-
Gus use during The year, delivering
water BY direct pressure. 70. Z Insight OF
about 1a5 feet above tide, and giving ex-
celIent service. The pump, NJ says.
used. Is an old direct-actIug Blake o,
low efficiency; 1t is hoped that n tn
near future the Water Department may
be enabled TO replace this pump with =
modern one Of high iuIv type and buIll
. permanent station building in place
Of the present temporary wooden struc-
lure
The amount OF water pumped al this
station was 141o55,596 gallons Tor the
year. and 600 gallons per diem The
coal burned was S9S.5f5 pounds f0r tne
year. costing s1-a4S-Iz- The cost of coal
Ft.--il i-- WIS 300 4 he COS. o. I--su4lE
The 30. = shoua below
Lab--r Szg4S-Q1- oil S5a53- coal
S1zfs-75- waste S16-zg- miscellaneous
items sl9ZS5: material for reUairs, $I6--
-; total. S5.6S6-z5.
The City Reservoirs.
Reno and Brightwood reservoirs
continues the report, have been IN con
;inuous service during the year. Ad-
joining Reno reservoir the Water De
Eartnsat has acquired a parcel OF land
sec feet square. on which 10 build Z
water tower for The better supply Of
Iau- lgl1 above ehe 350-foo5 contour
i IS aaHzd 70 commence this work dur
ing thu current year At BrIghtwool
reservoir Two gateh0uses OF granite have
blel completed iron-rziling basins
built AID roaEWays kept il good coudi-
toE. IaIs wos6 10 now practically
complete
The ereetio2 Of The T5umbuH Stree
pumping staten under contract Viii
she George = Fuller COMPANY IS vel
under way. tholgh . decay ol some three
mocIhs has been caused by difficulty Il
securing material ri the present time
June 20. the wallis are up 10 the Ieve
81 GEzt-iigCr beams Contracts have beer
made Win Westinghouse. Church. Kerr
q, Co EGr sleam-g generating equipment
with iaRiiGg < EaTnischf5Eer fol
rEeHr--JUu electric crane. with Michigan
BRASS and Irol Works for large waite
gates. with the UEited States Cast-Irol
Pipe and Foundry Company for danget
-ayrr pipe specials, with the AlIis
Chalmers Company Tor new wateE-eE
far s.e0e Ggo-Eallon pumping engine, witt
I5caTi kaEnDmann for coal pockets o
Geo tonss storage capacity and wit
johnson ( Morton FOR switeb00ards.
During the ensuing year contract
VII be made Tor coal ana ash conveying
machinery. elevators for storage rooms
steam heating equipment, etc
Electrical generating machinery wa.
bought il open market. one 150-K.-W
ard one 50-E--W machine being pur
chased.
The Office Records.
''The work Of preparing q card indie
record Of water gates showing exact 10
cation AID giving all available data, il
progressing IL a Satisfactory manner. IL
70 the end Of the year about !, 85y gate
had been SO recorded and iHdexed. Il
the older parts Of the city this has prov
Cd q work. OF much d5fFcuItv Other rec