Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-11
Compliments and Regrets.

returned to the city today. He at once
had a consultation with Colonel John Bid
die, the Engineer Commissioner who con-
graduated him upon his good fortune, and
at the same time expressed regret at losing
such a competent city official. Mr.. ingalls,
has made arrangements to leave Washing
ton the first of next week. En- route to
San Francisco, where he will embark De-
cember 1, Mr. ingalls, will stop over sew
eral days at New Orleans in order to study
the drainage system of that city. Many OF
the conditions to be met with at Manila
are like those at the crescent city. Mr..
ingalls, will be accompanied by his wife
and family.
Although at the head of the plumbing
department only since February 10 lastsrMr.
ingalls, has made a most creditable record
there He was appointed inspector of
plumbing to sue eeed Charles B. Ball, who
resigned to accept position under the
Low administration in Greater New York.
The salary of the plumbing office is $1,000
a year, so 1t will be seen that the promo
ton which has come to Mr.. ingalls, Is al
most as important financially as it Is pro-
fessionauy. The Commissioners have as
yet taken no actual steps to find a sue
cessor for Mr.. ingalls,, but the officer will
come from the District service. That point
has been settled in advance, and is in line
with the policy of the Commissioners to
promote deserving officials whenever the
opportunity to do SO presents itself.
Native of New York.
Mr.. Ingalls, is native of New York. He
was graduated as civil engineer from Cor
nell University in 1856, and is now a mem
Der of the American Society of Civil Engi-
neers. Immediately after his graduation
Mr.. Ingalls, spent two years in railroad
location and construction work on the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy railroad At
the expiration of that time he resigned to
accept an appointment on the new Croton
aqueduct in New York city, where he was
chiefly engaged upon the extensive masonry
repairs In the aqueduct tunnel near larry
town. After one year of service in this
capacity he was granted six months leave
of absence and came to Washington in the
capacity of assistant engineer to the
board OF sanitary engineers Messrs Her.
ing, Gray and Stearns, and was engaged
with them in the work of preparing plans
for the sewage disposal system of the Dis
trict of Colum bia, which Is now being grad
ually carried toward completion.
Upon the completion of the plans Mr.
ingalls, returned to New York, and again
took up his duties in connection with the
Croton aqueduct. Soon after this Col Iusk
of the army, who was then assistant to the
District Engineer Commissioner offered Mr.
Ingalls, a position in the engineer depart
ment of the District government, and upon
his acceptance assigned him to duty in the
sewer department under Mr. D. E McComb.
the superintendent of sewers
His Previous Duties.
Since his appointment in 1890 in the Dis
trfct service until taking charge of the
plumbing office Mr.. ingalls, was continuous
ly employed upon construction and main
tenance of public sewers, making the pre-
liminary surveys, plans and estimates and
supervising the construction of new work
He served as engineer in charge of the con-
struction of the + street and Easby's Point
high-level intercepting sewer, the Rock
creek intercepting sewer and the Tlber creek
and New Jersey avenue high-level inter-
cepting sewer. He was also In charge of
all the work being done on the uncompleted
contracts Of John Jacoby lately deceased,
which included the east side intercepting
sewer from the foot of New Jersey avenue
southeast to near 21st and A streets north
east; the Trinity College trunk sewer near
the Catholic University, and the extension
of the Boundary sewer, which has diam
eter of twenty-five feet, and Is by far the
largest sewer in the District.
Mr.. Ingalls, acted superintendent of
sewers in 1899 during the absence of Mr..
McComb in Havana, Cuba, where the latter
was engaged in preparing an elaborate re-
port upon the most satisfactory drainag e
system for the Cuban capital.