Evening star., 1921-12-31
Preparing to Study Request
for 100000 for New
Water Line.
WASHINGTON SUPPLY
RANKS HIGH IN PURITY
System Called Perfect for Main.
tanning Standard-Disinfect-
ants Unnecessary.

thairman Davis of the House sub
committee on District APPROXIMATIONS
today called upon the officials of the
D'strict water department to furnish
MN information regarding the cost of
Inc original aQueduct which carries
water nine miles in brick and stone
conduit from Great Falls to the Dis
trlct line, together with the cost of
improvements and extensions made in
the nineties, as well as the cost of
erecting twenty-nine sand filters at
lst and Douglas streets northwest,
each Of an acre in area.
me chairman requested that this
Information be accompanied by a rec
ORD showing from what funds these
costs were paid. whether entirely by
the FEDERAL government, on a $3.50
percentage by the federal and District
governments or from revenues of the
water service This data is desired
LOT stud! preliminary to consideration
OF the s5,O00.000 asked of Congress
ior building new aqueduct from
treat rails to give adequate water
supply to the District.
Water supply Ranks High.
The National Capital has as pure
and high standard water as any city
in the country; no disinfectants have
to be used and the machinery is per
iecl Tor Keeping this supply pure.
This statement was made by Chair
man Davis and Maj. NJ. c. Tyler, rep
resenting the District water service
at hearing on the District appro-
priation bill today
Maj. Tyler testified the $4,000 au-
thorlzed for the water department for
the current fiscal gear to be paid en-
tlrely out of the revenues of the
water Service by water consumers,
Will be sufficient to carry the depart
ment through the present season He
estimated that similar amount will
be suffcient for the next fiscal year.
Maj. Tyler emphasized that during
the war period on account of the in
creased cost, the water plant ran
down considerably. but this is gradu-
ally being repaired out of the reve-
nueS of the water department
Chairman Davis put into the record
that If at any time the water depart
ment finds the revenues from water
users insufficient to meet the cost of
proper maintenance and repair, the
District officials have sufficient au-
thority to increase the water rates.
Built From 1856 to 1863.
In reply to questions from Chairman
Davis. Maj. Tyler said that the Wash
ington aqueduct was originally built
in the years 1856 to 1863. down to and
including the Georgetown reservoir,
which was then the distributing sta
tion. The water service system was
completed in 1905, with the erection of
the filtration plant Since that time
he said the city has received very sat
isfactory filtered water.
Maj. Tyler suggested that the word
ing of the District bill should be
changed SO as to allow the department.
when necessary. to purchase and install.
additional meters on service to the
various federal establishments. As an
illustration, he pointed to the addi-
tion service now being installed al the
Soldiers Home. Chairman Davis said
he considered this very reasonable
request, as without such additional
meters the meters already installed
would not furnish the water depart
ment with an accurate record on water
| consumption.