Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-28
SEWER WORK IN THE DISTRICT
IMPROVEMENT IN FACILITIES
THE PAST YEAR.
Report of Superintendent A. E.
Phillips Submitted-Cost Of
the Service.

Asa E. Phillips, superintendent of sew
ers of the District. in his annual report
submitted to the Commissioners tells of
the many improvements made in the
sewer facilities of the District during the
past fiscal year.
In speaking of some of the work done
by his department he called attention to
the reinforcement with concrete of the
thirty-foot arch span of the Tiber sewer
in Canal street at cost of ST, 100 and of
the improvement to the outlet channel of
the northeast boundary sewer at 21st and
A streets northeast.
He also said that trunk line service
sewers were constructed in Massachusetts
avenue between Waterside drive and OBJ
servatory circle, in 10th street between
Van Ness street and Yuma street. in
Wisconsin avenue between Van Ness and
River road, in Both street between Tun-
law road and Fulton street, in Wisconsin
avenue between 31th and Garfield streets.
in Fulton street between Wisconsin ave-
nue. and 39th street, in 3Sth street between
Garfield street and Fulton and in Gar
field street between Arkansas avenue and
3Sth street. Service sewers were con-
structed in various streets of the Ivy City
subdivision.
Contract Work.
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were under construction in Arizona ave-
sets avenue between Observatory circle
and Wisconsin avenue, In Connecticut
avenue between klingle road and New
ark street and in Beach drive between
Piney branch and Broad branch.
Under the permit system sewers were
constructed by contract in the various
streets of the Chevy Chase subdivision
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of 1O-inch diameter pipe sewer, 2,O43.9
linear feet of 12-inch diameter pipe
sewer, including fourteen manholes.
Also. under the permit system by day
labor, there were constructed 4,O9S linear
feet of pipe sewer, varying in size from !
to II inches in diameter and including fiji
teen manholes. divided among twenty
three jobs, the average length being
1854 feet and the average cost $319.dO
The average cost per linear foot for this
sewer was S1.1A.
Under the assessment system by con-
tract. service sewers were constructed in
Morris road between Spring street and
Bryan place. in Georgia avenue from
street southeast between 23d and 25th
streets. In addition to the above the
construction of service sewers in Emer-
son street between Arkansas avenue and
Iowa was in progress at the close of the
fiscal year.
Electric Generating Units.
A number of tests were made to de-
termine the efficiency of the several cleo
trio generating units and successful tests
were made of the coal handling. electric
cranes and the hydraulic elevator install
lations. Preparations for the duty trials
of the sewerage and storm water pumps
installed were in progress at the close
Of the fiscal year.
Throughout the year pumping service
was maintained without interruption on
the ordinary sewage. the special separate
system and on the storm water system
The total quantity handled by the sew
age pumps for the year was 25.O16. 147 600
gallons, or an average of 6S,31O,OOO gal
Ions per day. Six million five hundred and
thirty thousands pounds Of coal were con-
Sumed and there were used 1853 gallons
of cylinder oil, 1.122 gallons of engine Oil.
3.I61 pounds of cotton waste. ITO gallons
of lard oil, 60 gallons of crank case oil,
80 gallons of coal oil and LAO gallons
of gasoline. the latter including the gaSo-
line used by the towing launch engaged
in the removal of wastes from the sta
ton. The station was placed in actual
service under working conditions for the
first time at the beginning Of this fiscal
year, and its operation was conducted
without interruption. meeting all the re-
quirements of the usual pumping service,
as we'll as handling without difficulty the
rainfall on the low district during a num-
Der Of storms of exceptional precipitation.