▁Inter ior . ▁He ▁had ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁R . M . ▁Hall , ▁assistant ▁quarter master ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army , ▁and ▁Army ▁Colonel ▁Henry ▁N aylor . ▁Hall ' s ▁idea ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁and ▁beautiful ▁bridge , ▁one ▁which ▁would ▁also ▁carry ▁large ▁pip es ▁of ▁fresh ▁water ▁to ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁An ac ost ia ▁suffered ▁extens ively ▁from ▁lack ▁of ▁fresh ▁water , ▁and ▁Hall ▁called ▁for ▁extending ▁the ▁Washington ▁Aqu ed uct ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁A ▁large ▁res er voir ▁would ▁be ▁constructed ▁at op ▁the ▁Washington ▁He ights ▁( near ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope ▁Road ▁SE ▁and ▁Alabama ▁Avenue ▁SE ) ▁to ▁receive ▁this ▁water , ▁and ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁gravity ▁would ▁in exp ens ively ▁deliver ▁it ▁to ▁homes ▁throughout ▁the ▁area . ▁But ▁Hall ' s ▁idea ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁Union town , ▁who ▁fe ared ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁ret ail ▁and ▁carriage ▁trade . ▁Hall ▁abandoned ▁the ▁proposal , ▁and ▁moved ▁away ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁Form ation ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Washington ▁Cit izen ' s ▁Association ▁About ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁development ▁known ▁as ▁" E ast ▁Washington ▁He ights " ▁began . ▁Int ended ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" sub urb " ▁of ▁" the ▁city " ▁c ater ing ▁to ▁wealth y ▁individuals , ▁it ▁never