Evening Star Newspaper, July 28, 1926, Page 5

lSTRlBT m BU"_I] CHART OF PROPOSED SEWAGE FILTER BEDS AND TRASH DUMP SO B DUNPSYSTEN ransfer Station Near Névy ard Will Collect Trash to Fill Oxon Run Bay. _(Continued from First Page.) ntinue these dumps for sanitary asons even before they are com- etely filled. Considered Use of Barges. Three general plans were con- dered: (1) Disposal of refuse in the otomac River, using barges; : (2) ansporting material by rail well out- re of the city into Maryland and irginia; and (8) long-haul dumps ithin the District or nearby Vir-. nia. Maj. Covell explains that conference fith the United States engineer for rivers and harbors district vickly demonstrated that the first t these plans was impracticable at e present time. In the first place, ere is no location within any asonable distance where materials an be dumped from barges without e necessity of over-casting. The istrict engineer’s office would also nsist on material being well con- ned, which would add to thq ex- ense of disposal. The transporting of refuse by rail fairly distant points is undoubtedly jre best method which will have to e followed In the somewhat distant uture. ~ At present, however, this ethod is expensive. Land would ave to be purchased for the dump, ‘transfer station within the ecity ould have to be erected, and the naterial would have to be rehandled t the dump. This method would, owever, be perfectly satisfactory to jhe engineer department of the Dis- ict government, the only objection ing the relative cost, Maj. Covell mphasized. Long-haul dumps within the Dis- rict or in near-by Virginia seem to ffer the best solution for the next 10 0 20 years. A general inspection of earby Virginia, as well as the local- Ly adjacent to Blue Plains at Oxon . was made. For various reasons preference was given by Maj. Covell nd Mr. Hacker to this latter location. Tractors Thought Cheapest. The question of hauling the ma- erial to the dump was studied and is believed that transportation by ractor and trailer is more satis- sictory and cheaper than ~ trans- ortation by rail. The cost of lelivering and handling refuse at pxon Run by tractor and trailer is stimated at 25 cents to 30 cents a on. The best rate that the railroad ompany has offered is 70 cents per on for ashes and 76 cents per ton or street cleanings from Anacostia Jniontown) to Shepherd Landing. f the material were handled by the ailroad a loading station would have 0o bLe bullt in Anacostia. It is pos- ible, but neither practicable or eco- omical, to do this. Also, in the pvent of the use of the railroad, here would be the cost of rehandling he material from the railroad cars b the dump, all of which is obviated by hauling it by tractor and trailer o the dumping ground. With a maximum of 1,000 cubic yards per lay in the Winter period (one cubic yard equals 1,350 pounds) it is evi- lent that the saving made by tractor hnd trailer would be very consid- prable. A station where the refuse can be ransferred from the collecting wagons to railroad trains or trailers fis necessary in any method to be fol- jowed. The site recommended near he gas plant, east of the navy yard, faj. Covell believes, is the least ob- ectionable to be found. He argues that if a little time and money are lspent on constructing a good-looking building this receiving station could lbe made not unsightly. This location Is on a direct, line to the proposed ldump. It is on the railroad, so that 'when the Oxon Run dump is filled, in the transfer station jean still be utilized. The site at Oxon Run, as recom- mended in the Covell-Hacker report, seems to the Engineer Department of \\\ 1t is proposed to fill in 300 acres of water-covered land and at the same time provide the most economical dllv:r for city refuse for 10 to 20 years. Insert portrait: Maj. W. E. R. Covell, assistant to Engineer Commissioner, who ad- vocates project for which appropriation of $325,000 TII VENING asked. STAR, WASHINGTO: amounting to about 60 fublc yards a day, is disposed of at thé same dumps as used by the supervisor of city refuse. Sediment Presents Probler. ‘When the city dumps are no more the sewer division wastes could be delivered at the transfer station east of the navy yard, and hauled from there to the Oxon Run dump by the tractor-trailer outfit. The second problem confronting the sewer division is the disposal of sludge from the sediment chamber at the main sewerage pumping station, amounting to about 2,600 cubic yards a year. This sludge is now deposited on barges from an industrial railway in the pumping station. The barges are towed to a poiut of disposal, at present behind Bhe seawall above Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge over Anacostia River, and there unioaded by derrick. This disposal field will soon be filled, necessitating towing barges to Oxon Run Bay, where scows will be unloaded by derrick. No conflict would ensue between the actlvities of the city refuse division and those of the sewer division. At such time in the future as Oxon,Run Bay may be completely filled, it is believed feas- ible to dispose of this sludge at such point as determined upon for generul city refuse. The third problem which it has been anticipated will ultimately confront the sewer division, is disposal of sludge from the sewer treatment plant, which, in all likelihood, will some day Fbe erected at Blue Plains, It was con- templated that a dump into Oxon Run Bay was the ideal method for dispos- ing of this sludge. This dump would in time reclaim the 100 or more acres needed for percolating filters. Assum- ing that under the Covell-Hacker proposition this dump was taken over prior to the installation of the sewer treatment works, it is believed feasible to use 100 acres of the already filled ground for the filters and possiblyya portion of the remaining 200 acres for sludge drying beds. el AR “PROFESSOR” IS ACCUSED Alleged ‘“Doctor of Psychology” Held as Burglary Suspect. GLEN RIDGE, N. J., July 28 (@.— Claiming to be a doctor of psychology, former professor in Washington and California schools, and now a con- sulting chemist of New York, Harry F. Gilbert, allas Dr. Henry Peyton Gilbert, vesterday was held for ar- raignment on a_charge of carrying burglars’' tools. Police said he was a fugitive from justice of Chicago and that they found in his brief case, be- X SOV \ 2 ™ \FM FERRY SLP the District government to be by far the most advantageous. It is now owned by the city, the land Is under water, a mud retaining wall has been thrown up around a large part of the area, and when filled the land will be a very valuable addition to the Dis- trict. of Columbia. The street to be built is part of the highway plan, so that this expense should not be chargeable in toto against the dump, and it is possible that a part of the cost of construction of this road will be charged to abut- ting property. The filling in of this bay southeast of Shepherds Landing, at the mouth of Oxon Run, immediately adjoining the Blue Plains property, will con- form to the plans of the District engineer for the improvement of the Potomac River. This bay has an area of approximately 300 acres, which may be filled to a depth of 12 feet, or say 5,000,000 cubic yards. Such a dump would last this city a number of years and could be avail- able for use until such time as the refuse would have to be transported by railroad trains or barges to some distant filling ground, which has been shown to be a much more expensive method. Would Save Rehandling. Into the concrete bins which it Is roj to construct at the transfer station, the small collecting units cov- ering the entire municipality would deposit their loads of refuse, and from these bins the large units would draw their loads for haul to Oxon Run. Such means of transportation would be the simplest, most eldstic and most economical that could be used. The particular advantage of this plan would be the dumping of this material directly into the low ground without then . necessity of rehandling at the dump site. The details of the estimated cost are: Site, $10,000; concrete road, five miles, $150,000; 10 bins, $12,000; roof and inclosure over bins, $30,000; ramp, $3,000; platform, $12,000; garage $30,000; grading and fencing, $10,000; 15 tractors, $67,500; 20 tractor trail- ers, $50,000; 20 trailers, $35,000; two bulldozers, $9,000, and incidentals, $16,500, making a total of $435,000. In presenting this plan for in- clusion in the District budget only $825,000 is asked, as the engineer of highways has indicated that he will be able to use only $75,000 of the total cost of the concrete road and until this road is completed it will not be necessary to have the 20 tralers, estimated to cost $35,000. ‘Will Handle Maximum. The equipment planned will be suf- ficient to handle a maximum of 1,000 cubjc yards per day. This quantity is based on a maximum output per day, in the Winter season, when ashes are the heaviest, running as high as 1500 cubic yards per day. All of these ashes will not be disposed of in thp Oxon Run dump, but about 50 per t, it is estimated, will still be used for building temporary roads. ete. The material to be disposed of other than ashes will be street clean- ings, residue from the trash plant and cleanings from the catch basins. C. B. Hunt, engineer of highways, says: “The project has been quite fully reviewed by this office, especial- ly by the superintendent of roads. After conference with Mr. Hacker it THE ratio of automobile owners in Washington is l’bout one to every six peo- ple. If you are one of the five without a car, select a car from the large number of all makes, alphabetically ar- ranged, in the Sale Automo- rsnub\]e classification of The tar. 4 sides burglars' tools, drawings of is belleved that its justification i |safe combinations. competently established. Its accom- > plishment _specifically concerns our s & ot BWn activitice In (s matter oft grade | S Many children of Depmank 319 CO0 ing and paving Firth Sterling avenue. | DO tha hiET firioes of. 1t should be pointed out that a large part of this route is still in private ownership and steps to acquire it should be as actively advanced as any other portion of the project.” J. B. Gordon, the sanitary engineer, points out that disposal of waste of the sewer division, including catch basin cleanings, sludge from ink cham- bers at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, deposits from trunk sewers, cleaning from pipe sewers, sludge and cleanings from sub-pumping’ stations, garage trap cleanings, etc., present the same problem as covered in the Covell-Hacker report. At the present time this sewer dlvision waste, ROACHES? 11 JEM! GATOR!!! MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision U. 8. Treasury 1408 H ST. N. W. 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