Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-30
MONEY FOR SEW Frs
ESTIMATES SUBMITTED TODAY TO
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
Pumping Plant Expected to Be in
Operation Late in 19O5-New
Work Recommended.

Superintendent d. F.. McComb of the
sewer department today submitted to the
Commissioners his estimates of funds re-
quired for carrying on the various sewer
projects and for the operation of his Office
during the fiscal year 1906 Mr.. McComb
mentions that 1t has been found necessary
to Increase the estimated cost of several of
the items of the sewerage disposal project.
The cost of labor. he says. has risen in this
locality, presumably on account of the
large amount of work in progress.
Upon the sewerage pumping station
work Mr.. McComb states. ut has been
found necessary to reinforce the footings
of the slip walls and of the chimney,
account of the character of the earth sup
porting these structures.
Several items, such as electric plant.
sluice gates and screen hoists. were origi-
nally estimated for upon the basis of ike
installations on other sewerage works, but
the detailed plans for electric plant and
contracts made after competition for screen
hoiSts and sluice gates involve the ex-
pendture of larger amounts for these items
than was originally contemplated"
Mr.. McComb says that it is expected that
the sewerage pumping machinery will be
in operation about the end of the calendar
year 1903. and that SO goo is required To
provide for operating expenses during the
latter half of the fiscal year 1905-1GO6.
Some Items Among Estimates.
Among the items noted in the estimates
are the following: Fifty-eight thousand
dollars for cleaning and repairing sewers
and basins; $J0cG0 for main and pipe sew
ers and receiving basins; $50, 900 for con-
STRUGGLING suburban sewers; 81 coo for pur-
chase or condemnation of rights of way
for new sewers; $40 .0GO for completion OF
sewase-disposai project, at New Jersey
avenue and b street; $4,000 for compile
ton of outfall sewer, sphon and outlet:
$4,000 for completion of lower section OF
Rock creek and street intercepting
sewer; $14S.0t0 for completion of Water
and l. street intercepting sewer: $4,000 for
completion of ~ street intercepting sewer:
$4,000 for completion of outfalI to old h
street sewer; $4,000 for construction OF
dykes: 800 ,00O for continuing construction
of sewerage pumping station.
For completing the Arizona avenue
trunk sewer between Funlaw road and
Tenleytown 100000 Is requested and a
like amount is asked for constructing the
proposed new Ivy City trunk sewer For
sewer service to serve portions of the
District which are rapidly developing
Mr. McComb makes the following recon-
mendationS for new work:
Jntercept1ng sewer along west side of
Rock creek between p. street and Mill
tary road, SOS 100. This sewer is re-
CURED as an outlet for sewers in the ter
rttory between Wisconsin avenue and
branch, and in the territory between
Finey Branch road. BrightwOod avenue
and Rock creek north of the Brightwood
reservoir, including Brightwood.
Broad Branch Valley Sewer.
Sewer in valley of Broad branch be-
tween Rock creek and Soapstone branch,
and in valley of Soapstone branch. s2S.-
500. The sewer will serve a portion of
Armesleigh Park and Reno
Sewer in valley of Falls branch $780,
go. mis- sewer viii serve American Uni
ersity Park and American University
Heights.
Extension of east side Intervening
sewer from Boundary sewer to Brook
land, S3420Oo. This sewer is required to |
serve Langdon, Monticello, South Brook
land and University Heights. ..
Sewer in proposed extension of Cali
fornia avenue between Rock creek and
High street, and parallel with and east
of High street, between California ave-
nue. and the naval observatory SO 900
This sewer is required to serve both sides
of High street from L street northward
to the naval observatory.
Mr.. McComb recommends the following
increases in salaries of employees in his
Office: Assistant engineer $500 increase;
two clerks, $500 increase each.