Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-04
SEWER ESTIMATES
CUT TO ESSENTIALS
Total Increased, But Less
Than Half Needed for Con-
StruCtion Is Allowed.

total increase of 100000 in the
new budget over current appropri-
ations, but as in the case of many
other departments, even the new esti-
mate does not provide for the current
needs of the sewer system.
Officials of the sewer department
have figured out that $500, 900 a year
should be spent on sewer construc-
tlon for the next four years to bring
the system up to date.
The amount allowed in the new
budget for construction is $S92,500.
1t will be seen at glance that this
is far short of what the sewer de-
partment regards as necessary.
On the other hand, this 1892, 900
estimate is $4,000 more than was APP
propriated for sewer construction in
the current appropriation act.
Glad of Increase.
J. B. Gordon. sanitary engineer,
stated today that he is gratified over
the increase granted by the Budget
Bureau, even thought it does not meas
ure up to the Sewer Departments
four-year program.
Mr.. Gordon said he felt confident
that the Budget Bureau was aware of
and sympathetic to the needs of the
sewer system and that the cuts which
were made in sewer estimates were
due to the necessity faced by the
budget office of keeping the total
figure for the District of Columbia
down to a stated limitation.
The hope Of the Sewer Department
now is that Congress will not further
reduce the new estimates. If the
construction item of $s92, 500 now in
the budget is left untouched by the
Legislators some Roadway will be
made during the next fiscal year in
bringing the sewer system up to
where ii should be.
Needed for New Homes.
OF the total sum allowed for con-
struction work. $4,000 is for small
sewers to furnish service to new
houses. While this is an increase of
$4,000 over the current appropria-
ton, it Will not enable the Commits
soners to keep pace with building
operations next year.
During the first five months OF the
current fiscal year, applications for
sewers to serve new houses have been
coming into the District Building at
the rate of $4,000 a month. On
yearly basis. this would call for an
appropriation of 100000 to provide
sewer service to new houses.
The current appropriation for such
sewers is only S250,000. and the new
estimate is $275,000. 1t is probable,
therefore, that a deficiency appropria-
ton will have to be sought for this
work.
One of the gratifying items in the
new budget is the $4,000 for the
Rock Creek interceptor sewer, de-
signed 10 free Rock Creek of the pol
luton which flows into the stream
north Of the District OF Columbia.
Maryland plans to build sewers on
its side of the line to connect with
10 r of far, eff h
provement and save Rock Creek.
The $4,000 in the estimates will
complete the main line of the inter-
ceptor in the valley of Rock Creek
as far as the District line and take
care Of a large portion of the pol
luton. 1t viii still be necessary in
succeeding years. however, to con-
struct two branches running from
this main line. one to take care of
tho sewage from Sligo and the other
from Woodside.
Keeps Project Alive.
\ small allowance Of 10000 is in
the new budget for continuing work
on the upper Potomac interceptor
This will build only a email new section
of pipe, but sewer department Of
fcials say it will at least keep that
project alive.
There is no provision in the new
estimates for the Anacostia inter- |
ceptor
The lump sum for maintenance of |
existing sewers in the new estimates
is S2620o0, or about the same as the |
current allowance. This, added to the
$4,000 for new construction, gives
the Sewer Department a total in the !
budget Of $1,154,500. This is said to |
be about 100000 short Of what the
District authorities deemed necessary |
for this department.
Here are the locations of some of !
the suburban sewer projects the de- |
partlnent will be able to carry out !
next year if Congress appropriates the I!
amount recommended by the Budget |
Bureau:
From Eighteenth street south
cast between S and T streets to |
Nineteenth and Good Hope road; Por- |
ter street in Cleveland Park, between |
Thtrtieth and Thirty sixth streets; |
Georgia avenue and Fern street TO |
twelfth and Holly streets; Thirty |
ninth street northwest, Jenifer to |
keokuk streets; Seventeenth street |
northwest, Piney Branch Valley to !
Webster street; Fourteenth street /
northeast from between HamIin and |
irving streets to Franklin street: |
hamilton street northwest between |
ruth street and Kansas avenue: I<e- |
cation street between Nevada and |
Connecticut avenues
Newark street from between |
thlrty-hfth and Thirty sixth streets |
10 wisconsin avenue; Minnesota |
avenue southeast, Sixteenth street to |
GOOD Hope road; Seventeenth street |
southeast. from between and T. |
streets to Good Hope road; Georgia !
avenue between Webster and Buchan- (
an streets; outlet IN Belmont road
between Twenty-fourth street and
ROCK Creek; Colorado avenue between
Longfellow and Montague streets:
sixteenth street northeast between
Lawrence and Hanlin streets.
The largest quantity of amberrris