The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-22


ted, further that the number OF yards In the a.
grseate. when the sewer wonld be completed, would
cost between $50, 900 and $40 600 ihis MAS saving
to The contractor, and The work Was done accord
ing to the plan ne would have 10 use the concrete
ALLUDED TO aud thus considerably reduce his profits
But This Is al. The tractor driven piles
where they were most decidedly unnecessary
THE WAYS or CONTRACTORS.
'Csrtainiy not; ne was allowed 50 90 Tor sacn ple,
some OF which were only q couple Of feet IN length
and were driven win . siedge And not only ms,
but II ~ my belief that he Is allowed Tor piles that
were never driven. shortly after took charge o.
THIS sewer found the greater portion BLOCKS
the sewer which was built aud fully completed under
the supervision OF general superintendent and an
cases, and am not surprised tina. we have SO many
oau sewers when sucn As nave mentioned are psr'
m. ..Ts 70 oe pull t.. , ., ,,., ,,o,a ara
numerous detective sewers IN tne cityr
"ASs. certainly there are, Out among the many
tna. nAve come unues my ooservauon :. " s ~
course oe diincuit ior me now 70 remember nem Al.
In Lexington avenue, between Sixty-second ana
ox'y ntn streets we LOOK w smAn pipe Sow. ~
put IN one OF grea'er sapacty ano even r .no" ~ o
found the larger one insdsaaa'e 70 NEE. the nov" ns
pipes being continually iul me cellars ~ ma S
heignoornooo conunuea 70 oc nneo win wa'e', A ",
the department al iass concluded 10 ouhd o''oA
sewv! mere. . , .., ,.x.
Wouia ~ no' Law ooou so.' sAs.ns W s"o ,ho
payers nso .h's o'cA so"'r ooen CONSTITUTION IN '"'
n's' P'aSs Low r.v xp.xYs .,r v,yvcxo
now THE TAArAfEks AXE FLEkckp 49,, 49,
"Decldsdly u would nave been u savlns' ou. NY NY
failure 10 maze ne necessary cnahgo a. once 70 =,
sewers Mhen we .oon ou. anS srna'r pps o uu
s.uteu me iaIge. ono 'ne t,onon a. ny 10y S",,
nea un. we nAo asaln W u's Wy tug sssuor ,ooI
Tue ctIcN sewer. au oAas'i, , , "ns on
pace on Niutn nveuue, ~ w 80 - ~
tue same avenue NJ N'uet -seconu s"es- - . ".,
manner 'nousanas y, uSa 49,, W., ,oi, von nov
snAen HouA sao S~ApAJs.s' ".u :. -. ~.
Wnen inc hIst cou.Iaos WAS @"a'aeu ~ ,,n
construction .nese r. ,a, ra..
70 os ."ea .na uo ppos n ~ .srs a,tsr
aoxesne. 700 s.aA, auu WEI I'm pa,,,n, ,or,n .S.,
walo u1ao w wy piope..S ,.. ov;aa,, ~ h.S 10
.neIr ce''Ats welo nooaeu' ~ so.araI yasLs n,
ue lauc Ing 'oPa' 500 49, .sss,, n,rnnwr ~
somo VI ,nese P.aSs, ~ ~ r"nn,ran ,nnrovsment
mo .ney la1so ~ n,1Ao ~ 49, $500 CO.
ana the Joos nao nnaiy W w ~ go ,hara
slae.. Aou eau sA.oy say "saiass sswors msan
Dy oroSen tna. me Ssowu W 'u n a asann or Inc
ana ~ 'mis MANI 1arat nscss IN wS,ch ,hare
svwel. W. ua.' ,ns, ~ a. IN "ver tha sewer rho
was uosu'us ~ ~, y. W. S.osas, a., ,, 80 -'
"'Su nasinR ~ 70 ,,.cos he,o tha onlv
Naa wv -. ~ ~ s.,sar 80 - ,hs q, REQ, w
0oso'ins WV 'A 80. .r,c vp ,rn
,.rh c.s. nv his r,nd NJ James, slio but
w~0 .,rcmus,a nee r.. m. 10 n,
.S.,.,.. $500 10 ran.,r gang IN 1877 mile ioox.
IN W., $500 ~ Six,,a,p "r NV, s,raet l ha 70
10y w. - rn To- ,ho nurnosa al connect,nr n win
49, 100. 80 EI.v.n,h avenus was surpri.ed after
s 10 Inc snnnosed denth To dIscovsr that
49,. 49, M swsr A. Xii There "a All appearance
80 axc.va,,on had M an IA tma bec made
..Wnna So' I'VE ~ inierred lhmt The excavat,ou
,s m.as "a hiica m aga,n with eartn leaving out
'na sa~sr siI.ssthcr ~,
,h., 90 done and Ihe proDcrty owners paid Tor u
sowar thai wss never Instructed. You may b. sure
NOR. was "A good laugh among the boys at the dis
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