Evening star., 1902-01-01

During the meeting in June the Easterns
and Business schools dropped away to The
rear, the former scoring by points. while
the latter got 3i5. All these points were In
the field games, not a point being scored
on the track. Dick Dear was again a not
able figure in the contests. winning three
races for the Centra.s and incidentally
lowered the scholastic record of the United
States for 10e yards to 10 seconds fiat.
Bowling.
The bowling season was finished up last
spring and proved unusually interesting,
all the teams contesting making good
showing, but the Young Mems Christian
Association representatives carried off first
honors. The bowling was of a very high
class, and several sensational scores were
recorded by the different teams in the
competition.
Basket Rail-.
The superiority of the Washington Light
Infantry team retarded somewhat the pro-
gress of the basket ball game, although ali
the contests were witnessed by large
crowds. This team has carried off the
chief honors in the District for the past
three years, and it seems an impossibility
to gather together a team strong enough
to Wrest the championship honors from
the Infantry boys. Last year the Infantry
had almost walkover. All the games
were played in the Infantry Armory anu
great enthusiasm and interest was display
ed over the different games.
Sewage Disposal.
The sewage disposal system, which has
been authorized by Congress, occupied the
attention of the engineer department of the
District government great deal during the
past year. Congress provided an appro-
priation of more than 100000 toward the
construction of the sewage pumping station
which is to be located at the foot Of New
Jersey avenue. A contract for the pumping
machinery was entered into. The system is
an extensive one and will require several
years for its completion. All of the sew
age of the city Is to be conveyed in large
trunk and intercepting sewers to the pump
ing station. Much of the sewage system
will necessarily be on low level when it
reaches New Jersey avenue southeast, and
therefore the authorities have had to re-
scrt to tunnel construction in a number of
instances. The pumping machinery at the
station will lift the sewage from the low
level and discharge it into a syphon which
will convey it across the Anacostia river
and discharge it into an outlet sewer on
the other side. This big outlet sewer will
discharge into the Potomac at Magazine
Point, where the river is very wide and
where the volume Of water will so diffuse
the sewage matter as to make it unobjec-
tionable.
General Health.
The general health of the District during
the past year was very good. Early last
January there was great deal of grip. 1t
was the annual visitation of the disease and
there were several fatal cases. During the
year there were several sporadic cases of
smallpox. The patients were carefully han
died by the health authorities and there was
at no time a danger of an outbreak
Much of the work of the health office
outside of routine matters. was directed
toward securing pure milk for the District
Several cases were made against dairymen
whose product, it was alleged, was not up
to the standard set by law. In a number
of instances fines were imposed by the
judges Of the Police Court