Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-21

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Ions we're used, 12,332,O0O more than
was used on the preceding Sunday A
total of 99,651 900 gallons was used
Saturday, IS compared with 92.1S6,00o
last Saturday. The Sunday decrease is
attributed to the closing of Office build
ings and the fact that many residents
are out of the city on the Sabbath.
5 While Mr. Morse was submitting his
recommendations to the Sanitary Com
mission work was being rushed on the
connections between the commissions
mains and the District water system
at Chevy Chase Circle. 1t is hoped
to start pumping water at this point
tomorrow night.
Rainfall Is Needed.
The 100000 gallons which can be
pumped daily through the Chevy Chase
connection will delay for but few
days the ultimate exhaustion of the
reservoir at Burnt Mills, which supplies
the metropolitan area of Maryland
Mr.. Morse said the only hope for more
than temporary relief lies in the pos
sibility of heavy rain.
ut was said when the present six
day supply in the reservoir is exhausted,
the consumtion must be cut from half
to two-thirds the present rate. The
chief engineer pointed out that If Mr.
Morse's recommendations are put into
effect the time will be delayed when
all water for sections of Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties adjacent
TO Washington must be pumped directly
from the Northwestern Branch and the
Districts mains.
The recommendation was to prohibit
eli sprinkling and other of the less
necessary uses of water. The commits
sion has authority to issue and enforce
such regulations, violation of which is
punishable IS a nnisdemeanor.
If the drought does not break Mary
land must rely more and more on its
own resources and depend less on help
from the District. This is clear in that
the water pressure in the Districts
mains is decreasing and less water is
being forced into the commissions sys-
tenn, Mr.. Morse said
The connection at Rhode Island ave-
nue. and the Maryland State line al
first furnished 100000 gallons to
Maryland daily but now delivers only
5000. Due TO low pressure, the water
is pumped through the connection at
the low-consumption period during the
night. Mr. Morse was informed that
when the Chevy Chase main is opened !
water will be allowed to flow through it /
for only OF the "a hours
Feet Below Crest.
The water level on Burnt Mills Res !
ervoir IS now feet below the crest of /
the dam. while the flow in Northwest |
ern Branch, feeding the reservoir, has |
decreased from 10000 900 to 1000 900 |
gallons day. The reservoir capacity is /
51,000,000 gallons with retainer boards |
in place and 2s,oo0,0O0 gallons without !
them.
Mr. Morse estimates that $500, 900
gallons are necessary for household use i
in the territory served by the Sanitary /
Commission. He thinks this amount /
can be supplied by running Hyatts- !
vile and Burnt Mills filtration plants |
10 capacity and getting as much water I
rs possible from the District.
II Northwestern Branch, however, !
should dwindle much further, it may
become impossible to supply even this |
amount The consumption has dropped !
compare lively little, although repeated |
warnings have been issued by the COM
mission.
In Takoma Park. residents are de-
pending largely on water taken from
spring on Ray road near the Mont
rornery-Prince Georges County line,
carrying it to their homes in containers.
This practice was started about week
ago when the water from Burnt Mills |
Reservoir acquired an unpleasant taste !
from vegetable algae in the reservoir. |
The algae was eliminated through treat |
ments of copper sulphate and the |
taste disappeared.
Thousands Sleep in Parks.
thousands sought relief in the parks !
last night, sleeping in the open on cots, |
automobile seats or on newspapers /
spread on the grass. The largest num- |
Der went to Rock Greek Park and to |
Hams Point in Potomac Park, but |
nearly every other park in the District |
had its quota.
Representatives of Col. Grants Office
were busy today and yesterday clearing !
great quantities of newspapers and other |
litter left BY the sleepers Two truck
loads of trash we're carted away from |
Hams Point this morning.
Park officials requested that the pub !
lie cooperate with them in keeping the |
parks as clean as possible.
Virtually every inch of parking space |
IN Rock Greek Park was In Use last |
night. many persons remaining all |
night The same crowded condition |
existed al Hams Point, and every van
tsge point along the water was occu- |
pied.
Cold Wave in West.
The Rocky Mountain West buttoned |
up its overcoat today. and f1eece-lined |
slickers would have been appropriate in |
spots, Associated Press dispatches said.
From Montana on the north to ex- |
trene West Texas on the south, tenn |
peratures took on an october complex |
ion, and Colorado, New Mexico and |
West Texas got rain.
It was the second rain for Colorado |
within a week, breaking long, hot |
srell which had all the earuarkS of |
drought.
Temperatures in the region ran from !
a. degrees at Lesdsville, Colo. high |
, upon the Continental Divide, to 10 at
Fl Paso. OTTER marks included so for |
Denver, so for Albuquerque, Sc for I
Cheyenne and 50 for Helena, Mont. !
at am. ''-'-'' .'''' - ]
The forecast was for continued I'M
! settled weather tonight and tomorrow.
Kansas CoOIs OF.
A cool wave was creeping eastward
over the Kansas plains today on the
heels Of temperatures which reached
lot at Mcpherson, Manhattan and
Emporia yesterday. Accompanying rains
broke A period of drouht which has
caused serious crop damage. The fall
was LII inches at Norton, LAG at Good
land. O.S8 at Concordia
Clouds and threatening rain brought
relief to Kansas Citians after a sleep
less night and in Western Missouri
modified the temperatures, which reach
ed 103 at st. Joseph yesterday.
The scores of deaths and heat pros
| trations in the last two days In the
Chicago area were added fve more
deaths today, all attributed to the ter
rife heat.
The growing plains States were