Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05

water main to Congress Heights. The
work was begun early in the fiscal
year and practically completed to the
south wall Of the Government Hospital
for the Insane. located on Nichols
avenue Under the appropriation act
for the fiscal year 1912 a further ap-
preparation was made to extend this
main to Benning. This main extends
from the intersection of Kentucky
and Potomac avenues southeast, with a
thirty-inch pipe to the Pennsylvania
avenue bridge. across this bridge and
in Pennsylvania avenue extended south
east to Minnesota avenue. From the in
! tersection OF Pennsylvania avenue and
Minnesota avenue, the line extends along
Minnesota avenue to Good Hope road
14th street. w street and Nichols
avenue with a tventy-inch pipe The
to- al number Of feet laid under this ap-
preparation was IL. 400. The twenty inch
main will be extended to Benning during
the fiscal year 1872.
Under special approximation, q
twelve-inch water main was also laid
in Conduit road, between Elliott place
and Weaver terrace northwest. to serve
the subdivision of Potomac Heights. and
eight-inch lines were laid in the streets
also laid to serve the subdivisions Of
American Tn versi'y Park. Drook and
and vicinity. and the territory east OF
Connecticut avenue extended.
was completed.
Water Consumption and Waste.
The mean daily consumption Of water
during the year was 60.3S0,00 gallons,
which, on the basis Of population of
$40. 600, gives a per capita consumption
Of ITS gallons per day.
By means of the pitometer service fol-
Detection a
leakage was found and stopped during
the year amounting to 6.921.900 gallons
per day. Over half of this leakage was
due to defective service pipes. At the
rate charged for water of cents per
1000 gallons. the prevention Of this
waste resulted in the saving of s101,-
059.74. The expense of operating this
service was $29. 262.97. The mean total
rate Of Of &C. con SUI during the year
gallons for the fiscal year 1910. $780,
! 900 for 1909, and $4,000 for 1908.
The total pumpage of water in the year
was 9,100,594.000 gallons. which is e5.-
$4,000 gallons more than was pumped
during the preceding year. The cost
of operation. supplies. repairs. includ-
ing coal, of the pumping service was
$37,002.S3, making total operative cost
of pumping 100000 gallons of water
43 cents per million gallons more than
| in the previous year, which is prin-
| cipally due to the increase in the cost
| of coal, being IA cents higher per ton
than in the previous year.
Water Revenues.
The cash collections during the veal
| amounted to 1888. 45s. 20. This sum is ar
| increase over the revenues of the previ
| Gus year of $33 269.34. These revenues
are made up from assessments levied fol
water mains, water rents, sales Of water
| tap and stop-cock boxes, charges fol
| water for building purposes and sale oil
| old material.
| Water is furnished free Of charge Il
orphan asylums. hospitals. schools ant
charitable institutions. under authority
of law, to the extent Of IA, $50, $50 cuDit
! feet.
| Seventy-four thousand dollars was ap
propriated by Congress for specia
projects of Waterman extensions, ant
these, together with the unexpended bal
ance from the preceding year, etc.
brought the total available funds for tn,
| year up to $S1S,O92. The total disburse
ments during the year amounted to $3.50.
S93.5S, leaving a balance to begin tn
! fiscal year 1912 of $S7, 1882. OF tn
amount expended 59.2 per cent was 70
new work. 29.6 per cent for operation, s..
per cent for repairs. and 2.S per cent 70
! replacing old work.
Water Meters.
| Three thousand and sixty water meter
were installed by the water department
in private residences during the year; ~
water meters were installed by private In