78.32 56.67 64.22 0.644 0.092 0. 436 21.55 120.0 12.0 8.1 9.8 64. 651. 458.8 70.33 54. 82 62.59 .691 .012 70.52 54. 44 61.05 .466 .198 63.62 49.52 57.91 .353 .005 70.76 53.03 62.77 .310 .065 December. 1 Corrected for increase or decrease in ash and British thermal units as determined by United States Geological Survey. TABLE 12. (A) TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM TYPHOID FEVER, BY MONTHS, IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE FIFTEEN FISCAL YEARS PRECEDING THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. Fiscal years. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. Total. TABLE 12-Continued. (B) PRECEDING TABLE OF TYPHOID DEATHS REDUCED TO DEATH RATES PER YEAR PER 100,000 INHABITANTS. Annual Fiscal years. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. death 10. PRELIMINARY TREATMENT PLANT. Proposals for furnishing all materials and erecting the building for the preliminary treatment plant were received on August 8, 1910. William P. Lipscomb & Co. was the lowest bidder, and the contract was awarded to this firm for the sum of $16,272. The pit, grading, foundations, and drains were done by day labor, and the heating plant, the supply of sulphate of alumina, and pumps were furnished under separate agreement. Work on the grading and foundation was begun in July, 1910; that under the contract for the building in October of the same year. In January the building was so nearly completed that sulphate of alumina was applied to the water for a few days during that month. The cost of the building and coagulant was as follows: The remodeling of Georgetown Reservoir was made necessary by the present system of coagulation in order to flush out the sediment deposited from the coagulated water. This feature was discussed under the head of "Maintenance and operation," pages 2365 to 2372, Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, 1908. The estimated cost is $108,000, of which $50,000 was appropriated in the District of Columbia appropriation act for fiscal year 1912. With the funds available for next year this work can be well started, but $58,000 in addition will be needed to complete the work. 13. PARKING GROUNDS, MCMILLAN PARK RESERVOIR. Complete plans for parking the whole area of McMillan Park have been prepared by Olmsted Bros. This park has an area of 118 acres, including the reservoir, and when the above plans are fully carried out it will be an attractive park as well as an efficient and economical filtration plant. The area south of the dam has been graded, 249 trees have been set out, and 424 square yards of sidewalk have been laid. The appropriation of $2,000 made by act of Congress approved May 18, 1910, was expended during the fiscal year 1911 in prosecution of the project. With the appropriation $2,000 for fiscal year 1912 it is proposed to extend the walks, cover the whole area with about 1,000 cubic yards of soil, seed it to grass, and purchase part of the shrubs. In order to complete the whole work of parking it will be necessary to purchase 16,000 cubic yards of soil, 1,252 trees, 20,600 shrubs; to lay 17,300 square yards of concrete walks, move 15,000 cubic yards of earth in grading, and carry out many minor improvements. The time required for doing this work will depend on the rate that funds are appropriated. 14. MCMILLAN MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN. The act making appropriation for the sundry civil expenses for the fiscal year 1911, approved June 25, 1910, contains the following item under the head of "District of Columbia." "For preparation of site, etc., for fountain in McMillan Park, D. C." As the appropriation was made under the head of the District of Columbia, the Comptroller of the Treasury rendered an opinion that there was no authority to transfer the appropriation in question from the District of Columbia to the War Department. As the site of the fountain is under control of this office, and as the location of construction of the fountain had been subjects of correspondence between this office, the sculptor, landscape gardener, and McMillan Memorial Association, it seemed advisable to have the work done under this office. On recommendation of the Chief of Engineers and at the request of the Commissioners, District of Columbia, the work was so assigned, payments being made from the appropriation for the maintenance and operation of the filtration plant, and reimbursements being made to the latter appropriation by transfer of funds from the appropriation for the fountain in the regular manner. The site of the fountain is at the top of the slope on the west side of First Street NW. in prolongation of the axis of Channing Street. The preparation of the site, the concrete sidewalks, foundations for the granite approach, and walk around the base of the fountain, the foundation of the fountain, water supply, and drainage was done by day labor. A contract for the construction of the granite approaches and walk around the base of the fountain was made with the Norcross Bros. Co., Worcester, Mass., which company was the lowest bidder for doing the work, their bid being $8,400. All the work by day labor was completed before the end of the fiscal year. The work to be done by contract was incompleted at the end of the year. The following is a statement of expenditures and liabilities: Granite work (contract)...... Foundations.... Concrete-sidewalk approaches. Water supply (including meter, $55). Engineering and superintendence. $8,400.00 1, 189. 93 1, 165. 36 16.59 2, 256. 82 848.25 267.05 751.00 105.00 15, 000. 00 15. EMERGENCY FUND. It was not necessary to make any expenditures from the appropriation of $5,000 for emergency use during the fiscal year 1911. Before the custom of making appropriations of $5,000 for use in emergency was established, when a break or other contingency occurred, necessitating any unlooked-for expenditure, it was necessary to stop ordinary operations so as to cover the extraordinary expense. Should, however, a serious break occur during the last part of the fiscal year, the funds available might be inadequate and a disastrous condition result. A continuation of the appropriation of $5,000 is recommended to constitute an emergency fund. TABLE 13.-Appropriations for the Washington Aqueduct, District of Columbia filtration plant, dates of acts, and reversions to the Treasury. 1 Unexpended balance of appropriation of $90,000, act of Congress Mar. 2, 1907, reappropriated for park ing grounds, McMillan Park Reservoir, and expended under head of "Washington Aqueduct." 10822°-ENG 1911-197 Expenditures on account of the Washington Aqueduct, exclusive of the works for the puri. fication of the water supply. 1900-1910... Expenditures on account of works for purification of water supply. Total expended to June 30, 1911 (one-half paid by the United States and one-half paid by the District of Columbia), $3,851,363.59. CONTRACTS IN FORCE. Contractor: Merchants Coal Co. of Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Md., for coal. Amount: 3,600 tons (10 per cent more or less). Date of contract: August 31, 1910. Approved: September 19, 1910. Date for commencement: October 16, 1910. Date for completion: June 30, 1911. Rate: $3.29 per ton. Contractor: Camden Iron Works, Philadelphia, Pa., for iron castings, etc. Amount: 1,000 castings (10 per cent more or less); 17,000 bolts (10 per cent more or less). Date of contract: June 8, 1911. Approved: (Emergency contract.) Date for commencement: July 18, 1911. Date for completion: October 8, 1911. Rate: $46.50 per ton for castings; $4.07 per 100 for bolts. Contractor: Skinker & Garrett, Washington, D. C., for extension to storehouse. Amount: $2,259. Date of contract: June 12, 1911. Approved: (Emergency contract.) Date for commencement: July 3, 1911. Date for completion: August 12, 1911. Contractor: Merchants Coal Co. of Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Md., for coal. Amount: 3,600 tons (10 per cent more or less). Date of contract: June 15, 1911. Approved: (Not approved by end of fiscal year.) Date for commencement: After July 1, 1911. Date for completion: June 30, 1912. Rate: $3.17 per ton. |