The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-19
REPORT OF
WATER DEPARTMENT

the occurrence of dead ends on the
boundary line between low and first
high service areas. the building OF q
tower or elevated tank. as stated above,
near Reno Reservoir, and. possibly, pre-
0aration of plans for a high service
reservoir for the territory east Of the
Anacostia River
There Is also under consideration q
change il size of OutieJ opening Of all
fire hy5rants from 2ia to + inches diam
etcr. this change IS much desired BY
the Fire Department. and II would 10
doubt be o. considerable value. Salts
factory plans for this change have not
get been completed
On October 3. 1901 there was sub
mitted project for the installation Of
d high pressure fire service for the
business section Of the city ! copy Of
this report IS appended hereto.
In conclusion I wish to record my
appreciation of the active interest shown
by the employees OF this department ID
the execution OF their work. and OF me
excellent results attained.
FIge Service System
M Mcfarland apDends 10 MS annual
report the report he made TO The Com
missioners under date Of October 3,
1901. relative TO the project Of installing
a separate high pressure fire service
system for the business section Of the
city. In brief this project was to
utilize the water pressure from the
Reno Reservoir. having a mean eIeva-
ton Of I15 feet above the level, By
means Of large trunk mains extending
10 the principal business sections OF the
city. and by special high pressure
( hydrants properly spaced over such ter
ritory as it might be desired 10 cover
! The system was to be used or fire pro-
lection Onlv-
The estimates for expenses for tht
next fiscal years contains the following
items.
! W \ Mcfarland. superintendent, So,
eco, now S2,.50. C D. Cole. craftsman
SE.50g. now 81 soc; John Fitzgerald. fore
man. Sl,5QG; now 81 400; NJ + Boyle
steam engineer, $1,1Oo. now $1,1001 I
( Campbell. steam engineer SII5g, nov
( SI.Ig97 Thomas Il. Jones, steam en-
/ Eineer. SLIGO now 81 100, William Bur
nell, CLERK, $1,000, now SI,o00; C. T
. Owens, clerk. S1,gG9, now 8. 600; Z ?
EaHe. timekeeper. $500, now S9J9, JON
! 3IcliuiTc, assistant foreman. S9tt. nos
$9g8; 2 / Warner Taper and machin
Z ISL 2+-gr now HILN, MatLLsw -NtD1l4i
/ cauIker. ST2G. now 500, c Pulaski
driver. $3.50; James Huclis, h05JIsr
$3.50; --. clerk, 81 $50.
For contingent expenses, includin
books, blanks stationery. advertising
printing. purchase and care OF horse
buggy. and harness for use OF supeTiI
teudant for purposes of inspection, an
other necessary items and services
$500
Fer fuel. repairs to boilers, machin
cry and pumping stations pipe distTi
button TO high and low service. materia
fer high and los service. including pub
Is hy6razts and ere plugs, labor n Fe
pairing. replacing. raising and Iowerin
mains. laying new mains and connec
Jio1s and erecting and repairig fir
plugs. and purchase and maintenance
Of horses wagons. carts. and harnes
/ necessary for the proper execution Q
this work $iG9 Gee.
For continuing the extension Of tn
high service system Of water distribu
ton. ard fer laying necessary trun
mains Tor low service. 10 include al
necessary land. machinery, buildings
mains and Appearances and labor, an
the purchase and maintenance Of horses
wagons. carts and harness necessary 70
the proper execution Of this work, 5
much as may be available IN the waite
fund. during the fiscal year 1904, afte
providing for the expeditures heretofor
authorized"