New-York tribune., 1873-06-14
THE COST OF A RING.
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a., ~ ,it the scbemers who prated about the advan-
to- arising from permanent improvement, such az
main sewer; and further represented that the cost
ond be elght not more than f250oo or 100000 at the
most BY representations such as these the Ring IN
duoed the taxpayers TO petition the Legislature 10 pass
Law authorizing the Controller Of Brooklyn to issue
bonds Of the city, principal and interest payable IN ten
annual nsaIments for the purpose OF enabling them
10 proceed with the work. The petition was
Eranted and the billi passed by the Leg
atnre The sewer, designed, was 10 begin
u the junction Of Montroseave. and New
town Creek, extending thence along Vandervoor'
and KnckerbOckeraves 20 Green-ave thence to WOOD
binest and into Ccntra-ave; easterly TO Margareua
IT., thence across Broadway and through Halsey BAN
bridge and Maeonsts to the junction of Rochester an"
Atanuc-aves In addition, branch OF the sewer was
70 extend through WoOdonest., across Broau"HS' "u
another from Chestnutst., across BroadWay 'nIoue"
DeKalb and Reid-aves.. 20 Gatesave
Immediately after the passage Of tne pii'' INC
schemers called for estimates and IL was ouhu that te
appropriation was too small This put stop TO all pro
eeedipcs for nearly year It said by many that
the Sewer Ring had estimated thar the Total cost
Of the sewer would be much below the appro-
4oriaton leaving a snug sum 10 be DIVIDED among
the projectors The estimates nonplussed them, ana
hev were temporarily foilcd in their designs In jan
aarv $50 the Ring framed bill to be pushed through
By the terms Of this bill authority given for the
pedcne OF the ctys credit to unlimited amount to
be used m furtherance the enterprise The property
owners in the nehborhoOd Of the projected sewer hear
ing Of the matter became alarmed, caused investga
ton 70 be made, and beld meeting at which 1t was
stated that the first estimate 100000 and that the
Ring had ma e false statement in order to put in the
smaller amount entering wedge. The nature OF the
bill being thus brought TO the notice Of the people.
remoDgfrance aranst massage sgued several
thousand propertyowners living in the Eighteenth and
Twenty first Wards and the vicinity. The effect Of it
was that the original bill, granting $4,000, was
amended 60 as 10 authorize the issuing Of
bonds to the amount Of $5OQ,OOO IN all. Bids
wore then called for, and the work laid out.
The work on the sewer begun in March, 1871. 1t
was divided into two sections, Of which built
by p X. and J. A. Horigan, and the other by Edward
Freel. HorigaDs portion Of the varied in sec
mons from 100 TO "a inches while Freels ranged from
as to so inches Horsans section comprised slOO, and
Freels l40O feet, making D. $40 mea feet No unfore-
difficulties during the progress Of the work,
which, soon begun, rapidly pushed forward.
and Is now completed. steam engine was constantly
employed keep the bottom OF the excavation dry for
distance 1000 5000 feet Several large ponds
travcrsed in the building Of the sewer two Of which
covered of 20 80 each. The deepest
eavatOn along the line Of the % feet. The
sewer constructed Of brick supported by side
walls, the whole resting sinch planhDg-twO
courses of inches each. The sewer, at its
outlet IN Newtown Creek, is IL feet in
width, and feet inches in depth. About 70 culyers,
each four feet in diameter by eight feet deep
pected with the sewer at different points The nature
the ground through which the passes is in
era mixture OF gravel powders and sand, except at
the ponds. which had stiff clay bottoms The mechan-
zeal work well done, but in the engineering work 10
has been found that the lands ,he creek not
drained because she is above their level and also
that the sewer at It's junction with the creek is below
the hghwaor mark and at the time OF high tide the
Is washed back into the sewer until u reaches
abe same level Moreover, at the point where the
empues the there is hardly current,
and as branches joined with the main
the latter Will have to be extended further into
the creek 10 meet current strong enough to away
The refuse.
Some curious circumstances have lately been brought
10 hight relative the cost Of construction and the
award Of contracts. When the bids called for the
following the bidders and the amounts respect
lively oferod