Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-03
SHOWS COST TO DATE
OF LOCAL WATER PLANT
Col. Newcomer Reports Expenditure
of $685., 9o1 for Aqueduct and
Filtration System.

According to Col. H. C. Newcomer. the
engineer officer who has Just been re-
lieved by Lieut. Col. c. A F. Plagler,
Corps of Engineers. from duty in
charge of the District water supply
system. the net amount expended to
cate for the construction and opera
ton of the Washington aqueduct and
its auxilaries Is s9142.s14 of which
amount sS.i76.5s9 was paid by the
United States and sc.6ssos5 by the Dis
trict OF Columbia: and the net amount
expended to date for the construction
and maintainence of the filtration and
publication plants is s4.S15, 027, paid
for equally by the United States and
the District OF Columbia:
Average Daily Consumption.
The average daily consumption OF
water during the past fiscal year IL
stated at 54,54o.000 gallons. a decrease
compared with 1914 and previous. years.
The average daily per capita consump-
ton OF water during the past year was
lo4 gallons, which is six gallons less
than for 1914 and is lower than for
any year of which there is record In
lSos the daily per capita consumption
averaged 1872 gallons. There has been
a gradual decline in the amount used
since that year. These calculations are
based on population of 353,664
During the last year 19,9OS,S90 gall
IONS or water were pumped to the FL
ters, being less in amount than for any
year since the plant was put in op-
GRAFTON. The cost for last year vas
III per million gallons filtered, a
sisnt increase compared with the cost
Tor previous years. with the exception
OF last year. when it was 81 s6 per MIL
hon gallons. Since 1896 the average
number OF deaths per year from ty-
phold fever in the District has been
il.e. The number of deaths from that
cause during the past fiscal year was
thirteen. the smallest number during
the period named and one less than for
1914.
Cost of improvements.
During the past year considerable
progress was made in matchmaking
the Conduit road and s21.s14 was ex-
pended on that account Most of the
operations was on that section of the
road between the Anglers Club and
Great Falls and most of the stone used
was obtained by quarrying in that vi
cinity.
Considerably work was done in i'm
proving Mcmillan Park, in which the
filtration plant is located 1t consisted
mainly OF grading in the southern part,
planting shrubs and trees. building con-
crete sidewalks and placing drains.
During the year $4,000 was expended
in lining the section of the Aqueduct
tunnel near Great Falls.
The sum of $1,000 was expended last
year for the purcha Sc and installa ton
of water meters on the service pipes
supplying the bureau of engraving and
printing and the Department of Asri-
culture. Col Newcomer says there are
256 known services yet to be metered
for the various United States buildings
and reservations in the District The
government printing Office last year
consumed 3,3s3.o00 gallons of water,
and the navy yard used 1874. 900, being
large increase in each case These
statements are made in the annual re-
port of operations during the fiscal
year ended June 80 last, which report
was made public at the War Depart
ment today.