The Washington herald., 1922-08-31
Urges District Set Aside
5 Per Cent of Budget
For Purpose.
PAST YEARS RATIOS
CUT NEARLY HALF
Work of Department System.
atically Divided Into
Sections.

Construction of storm sewers,
sufficient To care for waters during
heavy rains. was recommended by
= z. Gordon, District sanitary en-
giEser. In his annual report filed
with tho District Commissioners
yesterday. +. ~
Particular ,atteniion is called to
the fact that the extension OF the
District sewer question has been
allowed to lag considerably behind
the growth of tue city, and due. to
the lack of storm water sewers the
problem OF handling Surface water
Is becoming more and more diffi-
cult" SAID Ar. Gordon.
1T is believed that a more lib
era. allowance should be made for
the extension Of the storm sewer
system: and 70 permit keeping
abreast OF other Developments, II Is
suggested that possibly about 5 per
cent OF. the entire District budget
bo allotted to the drainage system
in the past ten years the ratio has
been reduced gradually from ~ to
:l< per cent"
Urges Gonfinuing Work.
The sanitary engineer also called
The attention to the need for "mor,
vigorous prosecution in continuing
work on. the construction Of the
trree principle interceptors-Uppe
Potomac. Anacostia main and Rock
Creek"
Completion of tine main intercep-
tors will cost approximately $780,.
O5O. according TO Gordon's estimates.
The Oxon Run interceptor. which
IL Is recommended Re- commenced al
an early date. will cost an addi-
tional s1.eO0,O00. This interceptor.is
needed to. care for the large are.
east of the Anacostia River. which
at present is without sewer facil-
tiles.
Among the needs Gordon points
to the serious situation facing the
city. in that II Is unable to provide
the service sewers necessary in con-
nection with building activities in
progress or contemplated. For the
fiscal year tust ended building per-
mits OF $36,ls7,056 were issued
which exceeded by s15.537.so4 any
previous year.
Gordon states he has adopted the
system Of dividing the sewer de-
psrtment into sections.
go. Names section Chiefs.
A. E. Black was placed in charge
of ONCE engineering.
The section on survey and con-
struction engineering issunder c. o.
Baden. During the year 3.3 miles
of contract sewers were completed
at cost of s165.000. Only 3I4 feet
of interceptors were constructed.
the construction being on the Up
per Potomac at the cost of s4.Ss5.71
The day labor section was placed
in charge of T. Lanigan. His force
constructed 1.54 miles of main sew
ers and $50 miles of pipe sewers.
J. H. Dick was placed in charge
of the chief clerks division. The
operation and maintenance section
has been under the charge of H.
Garner.
Only Had One Rain storm.
But one storm of excessive pre-
cipitation is reported for the year
just ended. that storm having oc-
CURED on July Is. 1891, with a
maximum precipitation during fve
minutes of SIS and during twenty
minutes of 4.74 inches
The section of pumping service
engineering was in charge of r. s.
Chaplin and the section OF master
mechanic in charge of F. K Steele.
W. NJ. Barnes was placed in charge
of the section of shops and yards.
A. c. Dunn received the assign
ment as head of the section of un-
dersround construction. public serv-
ice corporations.