The Washington times., 1902-06-03
Health Inspector Reports
Everything Being Done
to Abate Nuisance.
USED AS A PUBLIC DUMP
Gradually Being Eliminated by De-
posits of Rubbish--Sewer Being In
stalled to Draw Of Water-Steam
Pump in Use.

TIE District Commissioners have re-
ceived repeated complaints against the
large pool Of stagnant water on the land
Of the Washington Brick Company. on
Trinidad Avenue, near Florida Avenue.
Several persons have been drowned in
this pool within the last three years,
and the pool becomes stagnan. In sum-
mer. causing menace to the health OF
persons living IN the vicinity On May
q a fresh complaint was lodged with
the Commissioners against the nuisance.
owing to the drowning OF boy en- that
date.
The matter was referred to the Health
Department for investigation and action,
and T. s woliard. an Inspector of the
department. has submitted the follow
inG report:
Complaint was received at this Office
in June. 1900. relative to this nuisance.
and an inspection showed that a large
accumulation OF stagnant and foul water
was standing IL. this 1925 acre lot in
the deep depression caused by the earth
being excavated for the manufacture of
brick at the plant OF the company No
tice was served on Mr.. Thomas L. Hol-
brook. president OF the brick company,
to abate the pool os foul and stagnant
water on the open lot.
Used as a Public Dump.
''At that time the lor was being used
as a public dump and being gradually
filled in by depositirg thereon hundreds
of loads of material daily. under the d.
rection of the Street Cleaning Office.
Dumping of rubbish. etc, has continued
up to the present time, and one of the
large depresslons containing water has
been entirely filed in and brought to the
grade Of Florida Avenue.
- steam pump was also installed
near the largest pond of water and thou
sands of gallons of water were daily
pumped into the public sewer in Florida
Avenue. this being necessary on account
)f the level of the depression being be-
low the grade Of the sewer These low
rlaces drain the high ground surround
ng them, and a vast amount of water Is
ldded TO the pool during every rainfall.
THE gradual filling in has raised the
evel of the pond and at the present
ime a sewer across the property is be-
ng laid by the brick company to drain
N the water into the Florida Avenue
ewer.
Nuisance Being Abated.
Repeated Inspections have been made
" me of this nuisance and reports made
ba fro To tif,1a Tn "a
onditions prevailing there. | am con-
dent that everything possible has been
lone by the brick company to cause the
batement of the ursanitary conditions
" pumping the water by a steam pump
rom the low ground into pipes. and
hence across the property into the pub
ic sewer. and the permission TO use
heir property for a public dump by the
district. thereby causing vast amount
( material to be brought to the place,
nd in this way bringing the deep de-
in which the water stands TO
he level of the surrounding ground.
Il am informed by the contractor in
barge of laying the sewer or this prop
rty that he expects to complete the
anne in about ten days. when the drain-
ge will be established. At the present
ime from ,iXty to seventy-five loads
{ material are being deposited daily
4 the low ground.
In forwarding Inspector Wollard's re-
ort to the Commissioners, Health OIL
er Woodward comments upon the mat
sr as follows:
up to tine present time it has been
npossible to connect this pond with
ne public sewer because of the fact
NAT the bottom OF the pond is lower
lan the bottom OF the public sewer
valuable for the property on which said
ond is located. The water has, how
yer. been kept in circulation by means
I steam pump. and the filling of the
md has been going on continuously.
ne fatality referred TO appears to have
cen due to the venturesomeness OF this
rceased quite as much as If not more
ian to the presence OF the pond re-
.rred to-