Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-12

UNDER: CONSTRUCTION
Eastern Branch Terminus OF
Boundary Sewer.
Observation-Disclosures
REGARDED AS LARGEST SUBWAY
IN UNITED STATES.
Constructed Upon Paris Plans-Drains
Portion Of District North Of
Florida Avenue.

The largest sewer In the United States
and one of the largest in the world, is in
the course of completion in the District of
Columbia. There Is so much work of CON
struction Of various kinds in progress in
the District that what has been going on
at the Eastern branch terminus of the
Boundary sewer has attracted very little
attention. For two years past the contrac-
tors have been engaged on the Eastern
branch end of the structure, the main line
having been completed more than twenty
years ago. Some idea of the great size of
the structure may be gained from the fact
that the inside diameter Is % feet inches.
and the walls of the arch are over six feet
thick, the outside diameter being "a feet a
inches. The structure Is SO large that two
ordinary passenger locomotives could run
through 1t side by side.
Inc construction of the BOUNDARY
~ Vas commences almost a generation sever WEI
=. =, was designed to drain all that nnnt; ego.
the District north Of Florida au POI. ion OF
east OF th street west. The countr,, aiu
VI .he Ola mouth was not settled wben tho
sewer oes,, was begun. and trench was due ' te
T@iiy the waste TO the Eastern he ~
There was drain of about baie uiahch.
TINS open country, or Commons " ar, o I'VE.
Is the section which is being u tiiis
tba orlginai contractor for the completion ~
WORK. and his estate did not un1ont isnceo
compete 1t. The District relet .ha Ae 70
tract. and this time Mr.. Arthur co me CON
cured the award. t1 No"siii Sc
Damage Caused by Inaction
90 much time had elapsed since the fire.
contractor quit and the new contractor he
san 'hat the excavations made bv tho
former were in poor condition. and no,,eh Ne
the work that had been done bod ~
zone over again. The start wa, 49,
the eastern extremity Of the cove -.
years ago. and now there is left but a,o',.
4oo Feet more toiexcapate. It ,s Tho a.,oa
tatlon OF the contractor that he u,u e.,
the contract next spring. He could do :. -.
ten weeks. he says. If the weatbar -
good. 'her hoids
The work is being done ,,nder 49,
oidte supervision of the officers Of tn ,iilae-
gineer department of the Dfstrict NE Ne en-
a a. aelpiey OF .he Engineer Commission
ers ONCE Is In charge, and is assstea ~
Mr.. j. L. Smead. Mr.. A. G. Dunn insnoa. %
OF sewers for the District is q fran,,e,,t
visitor at the works, and Mr., r n NJ
Nerny Is the inspector the snnerintanda,,t
OF sewers of the District keeps on dutv Of
me sewer al or the time The sewer is
being constructed by Land work n migbt
be said. and In this day of machinery the
way the laborers on the BOUNDARY do tb,ngs
is something to excite wonder Construnt
ing engineers have been manufacturing CO..
several years past that in attacking a tasl,
VI the magnItude Oh TINS particular sewer
proper progress can only be made with the
use of machinery for all departments of tbe
work. But this assertion is eyidenflv dc
proved by the manner in which Contractor
Cowsill Is getting over the ground. He is
making such time that he will finish up the