Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-10
EXTENSION OF SEWERS
Annual Report Of Superin-
tendent McComb.
M ORR D Y LABO R
CHANGE RECOMMENDED IN MAX
ING ASSESSMENTS.
Expenditure to Date Aggregates
&S20 AIR.
Expenditure to Date Aggregates
$500, Appropria-
ton Needed So, 1es,oe7.

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D. E. McComb. superintendent of sewers,
has submitted to the Commissioners the an
nual report Of the operations Of the sewer
division OF the District government. Re-
ferring to the construction Of main and pipe
sewers the report says:
THE sewer in NJ street northwest be-
tween 7th and 9th streets, and In square
44 was constructed by w. F. Brenizer.
These two sewers were constructed under
contracts for the fiscal year 1901.
Sewers were constructed under contracts
In q street southwest between Delaware
avenue and James Creek canal, square $50,
ana Florida avenue northwest between 10th
ana 1lth streets and in street southwest
between 9th and 10th streets
There were constructed by day labor 1855
linear feet or sewers, varying in size from
inches to ~ feet diameter (43 manholes),
divided among Al jobs. the average length
per job being 1916 linear feet, the average
cost per job being S514 COS
The sewer in 10Th street northwest be-
tween X and L streets and in K street
northwest between 10Th and 10Th streets,
under contract with Adam McCandlish, was
completed by day labor. 10 linear feet pipe
sewer and linear feet of bell section were
constructed, costing s216.27, which
charged to the account OF Adam McCand-
lish."
Suburban Sewers Constructed.
With regard to suburban sewers the re-
port states:
Sewers were constructed under con-
tracts for the fiscal year 1901, in Nourse
road between klingle Ford road and Con-
nectlcut avenue. oath street northwest be-
tween Massachusetts avenue and Bancroft
street. Howard avenue between Anacostia
river and Nichols avenue Nichols avenue
from Howard avenue northward Hartford
street between 9th and It'll streets, and 18th
street between Hartford and Galena streets,
charged to the approprjation for suhurhan
sewers. 1901.
Sewers were constructed under con-
tracts. in 18th street northwest between
Florida avenue and Clifton street, Con-
hectlcut avenue between Cathedral avenue
ana ROCK creek west abutment of Massa-
chusetts Avenue bridge over Rock creek
ana Sth street northeast between Hartford
and Joliet streets
: e There were constructed by day labor
5,6o9 linear feet pipe sewers, varying in
size from to "a inches in diameter go
manhoiesl. divided among &c jobs, the
average length per job being 1858 linear
Ieet' the average cost per job being 1896 81.
Sewage Pumping Plant.
The tide gate chamber, outlet section
etc. were In course of construction under
contract with Andrew Gleeson. Work still
in progress at end of fiscal year.
THE pumps and engines for the tempo
rary pumping station were placed in posi-
ton under contract. by the Camden iron
works.
Under the appropriation for the 'prepa-
ration of detailed plans and specifications
for sewage disposal system complete sur
Veys for the various trunk sewers the in
verified siphon crossing the Anacostia river
and the pumping station ha
pleted The surveys for the land to be ac-
quired for the construction of the outfau
sewer have not been fully completed.
Designs for Trunk Sewers.
THE sizes, gradients and sections of the
trunk sewers and inverted siphon have been
designed and the estimates of cost have
been made. Detailed sheets of the various
portions Of the work and specifca lions for
the same are being prepared and they will
be completed, in all probability, within the
present fiscal year. The work upon the
project has followed the general lines indi-
Gated in the report of the board of sanitary
engineers of 1880, with such modifcat lions
as additional study of the situati indicat-
ed For example, the amount of rainfall to
be provided for by the large trunk sewer in
B street and New Jersey avenue has been
increased thereby increasing the size of
that sewer and also the capacity of the
pumping machinery at the pumping station.
Changing the Line.
The line has been changed from street
eastward at 10th street to avoid the crowded
streets adjacent to the Center market ard
the Pennsylvania railway station, the new
line crossing the mall and joining the line
originally proposed in Sd street near Mary
land avenue The outlet section of the AZ
street sewer has been changed IN location
from NJ street to l. street. The location
for he Tod simon has baen ri ar god
that its axis is about normal with the
proposed channel lines and it's length has
been considerably reduced. Several trunk
lines have been added to the project. First,
trunk sewer to provide the properties
within the low section of the city adjacent
to Pennsylvania avenue northwest between
1st and 18th streets, with adequate sever
age facilities for cellars. Second, the eX-
tension of the east side intercepting sewer
from 10Th street east to 21st street. Third,
the extension of the northeast boundary
sewer from its present outlet to point
near Dist and A streets northeast. Work
is now in progress upon the east side inter-
cepting sewer, the extension of the ooun-
dairy sewer, the lower section of the sewer
to drain the low area and the outlet section
of the Tiber creek and New Jersey avenue
high-level interceptng sewer.
To Complete the Project.
1.-The estimated amount required to COM
plete the project in addition to the amounts
heretofore appropriated is 81, l6S O97 so The
expenditures to date on account of COM
pleted work aggregates $500 47304. The
appropriation to date on account of work
in progress aggregates s1,s14,00o.
Upon the subject of the construction of
service sewers, L again invite attention to
the absence Of equity in the charges
against property benefited thereby The
benefit to any piece ofEproperty by the con-
struction of sewer bears no relation to
the cost of the portions of the sewer ada
cent to the property. because the size Of
the sewer is determined by the amount of
drainage contributed, which varies, being
small in amount at the upper end and in
creasing in volume until the discharge end
is reached. Properties connected with the
smaller portion of the sewer as fully
served thereby as properties connected with
the sewer further down the line, where the
size has been INCREASED. 1t would impose
an onerous burden upon the properties
abuttlng upon the large sewers. to assess
the cost of the sewer construction against
the property. To obviate this the larger
sewers are constructed from appropria-
lions of the general funds and the abutting
properties do not pay any share of the cost
although they receive the same amount of