Evening star., 1905-08-01
ON THE RIVER FRONT
BLACK WATER FROM BUREAU
FOULING YACHTS BOTTOMS.
Eastern Branch Sewer Work-Lone
Boat Peri on Marine Railway
Personal and General.

The waste water from the bureau of en-
craving and printing. which empties from
the sewer at the foot of 1917 street south
| west, comes out as black as printers ink
| can make 1t. and emptying into the river
makes the water of the upper end of the
harbor. about the railway bridge a Jet
black in color. also. The black water COW
! ers an area about hundred feet from the
mouth of the sewer and does not mix read
lily with the surrounding water. The line
between the inky water and the ordinarily
clear water of the harbor is very sharply
defined. 1t is claimed that the bureau
i waste contains nothing deleterious to the
fish. and this is probably true as dead fish
are but seldom seen floating about on it
| 1t may not harm the fish, but it is de-
ciared by those interested that it certainly
does harm the looks OF the hulls OF the
pleasure craft that berth about the upper
end or the harbor by blackng their newly
painted hu1ls until trey look like they have
had a hard seasons work. Therefore the
pleasure craft owners do not like it. but
can do nothing to stop it. If they do not
wish their boat hulls blackened thew can
take them to another anchorage and this
Is what has been done with most of the
pleasure craft that formerly berthed at the
foot of 1914 and 14th streets
There was a small supply of fresh fish
on sale at the wholesale fish markets on
the wharf this morning while the de-
mand was fairly good, and prices keen
above the average. But few fish from
the nets in the river We're on sale the
bulk OF the stock coming from the At
iantic coast fisheries Crabs were scarce
this morning. while the demand was fair.
they are selling at about 81 so to s.. so
per barrel.
Watermelons are in fair demand. at SIS
to SO per hundred, and the supply at the
wharf fan is ample to meet the demand.
CLAIMS are on sale and are in good de-
mand at 0J cents to 80 cents per hum
dred. "
The sloop c. T. Derry. which was brought
here from the north for service in laying
the big sewer pipe across the Eastern
branch, is busily employed in that work
The pipes are loaded on the vessel at the
ice "narf on the Eastern branch and car
RED out to where they are wanted and
tnen by means of the powerful derrick
ABOARD the sloop the pipes are lowered in
position where wanted. The Derry, it is
stated. has been found very advantageous
in the work.
General River Matters.
The pleasure sloop Culprit Fay will be
put overheard from the marine railway at
Bennetts boatyard today, and the long
boat Peri Will take her place on the dock
As has been stated the Peri will be out of
service for about two weeks to receive a
general overhauling to fit her for the Ium-
Der and wood freighting business between
river points and this city.
Ine steam launch Commander, belonging
10 the United states coast survey service,
which has been lying at Benefits since
she was given general overhauling In the
spring. is still lying at the boatyard wait
Ing for some call for her services. It was
first proposed to send her to northern
point for service In survey work on the
Atlantic coast. but this plan was finally
abandoned and the launch was left here
and here she will probably remain until
next spring.
/ Capt william Robertson, master OF the
steam yacht 0iavota. has gone to North
umberiand county, Va. to Join his family,