Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-03
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Total cost of Supplying Al ,OO0,:
600 gallaus to all parts of
the city. .......... ........ 81 ,30' DOL w
OF the sum given for distribution above,
only $500, 900 would be required for the next
two or three years, to supply all parts of the
city, exclusive of the Sixth ward To the
total amount are to be added such incidental
damages to private owners as may accrue from
the construction of the works. The cost OF
distribution will be substantially the same,
whatever system may be adopted.
The undersigned have given no consideration
TO the project of pumping from the Mississippi
river to St Paul, owing to the impurity of the
water, caused by the discharge of sewage and
other debris from the towns and cities above
us into the stream, and the enormous prospec-
tive annual expenditure as shown by the report
of Mr.. FriZell.
1t is only necessary to repeat, what mas been
shown by the. analysis male by the state
board of health, Incorporated in the report of
Mr.. Frizell, that the quality of the lake water
is fully equal, if not superior, to that of the
Mississippi river, three-fourths of q mile
above the Falls of ST. Anthony.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY II. SHELLEY,
Jos. P. FRIzELL,
PATRICK II. KELLY,
GEO. L. OTIS,
JOHN d. LUDDEN,
st. Paul, February 21st, 1882.
REPORT OF ENGINEER FRIzELL.
Gen. H. H. Sbley, President of the Commits
sion on the Future water supply of ST.
Paul.
DEAR SIR-The undersigned, Engineer mem
Der of the above Commission, was authorized
and requested by resolution of May 18th last,
to make the surveys and examinations neces-
sary to enable the commission to deciCe the
oracfinpc cuhmiftnd IN its iudpmpOt
Pursuant to that request, have since given
the greater part of my time and attention to
the examination of different projects for the
future water supply of the town; and after an
amount Of labor much greater than was orig
inally anticipated, beg leave to submit the fol
lowing report:
Let us first describe, as briefly as possible
the general situation of st. Paul with reference
to water supply, and distribution. The river
at this point flows nearly northeast, bending
to the southeast imme diately below the city
which is mainly on the left bank of the river
looking down stream, though three or foul
square miles on the opposite side are in
cluded in the city limits under the name OF
West st Paul.
The immediate valley or cannon of the river
is something like three-fourths of mile wide
opposite the city, containing considerable
area of bottom land, submersible at extreme
high water, vet largely occupied by CHEAP
class of dwellings. Something like 100 feel
above the low water surface of the river are
terraces of greater or less width, being at this
point not far from half mile wide. These
consist, generally, of bed OF limestone
twenty or more feet in thickness. Below this
limestone, the entire region, where not erodeo
by wster, consists, TO an indefinite depth, OF
soft sandstone. The terrace is bounded by 6
range of hills, or bluffs of drift formation
leading up to the general level of the country
some two hundred and forty or two hundred
and fifty feet above the river. Toward the
easterly part of the town, these bluffs have
been broken through by a stream which enters
there, called Phalen creek. The limestone
has disappeared over large areas. and extensive
foundations stretch northeast and west fol
several miles. These valleys are occupied by
railroads leading into the city from the NORTH
and east, and the headwaters of the creek arr
intercepted by the present system OF wate1
works, which supplies limited portion o
the city. The plateau to the eastward OF tn
ravine of this creek Is called Dayton's Bluff
to the west, St. Anthony hill.
The region to the eastward, as far as tn
st. Croix, nowhere rises much higher than II
the Immediate vicinity of st. Paul. The lakes
of which there are great number, are gee