Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-03-07
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Ossaa. Prsssedisgs ot Thsrs1ay Evsniss's
Msstisg.
Council Room, City Of Yanktop, Thurs.
day. March Q. 1884. 7:30 O'Clock. p. M
Council convened in special session pus.
suant to call Of the mayor. for the pur.
pose Of receiving and considering the
report Of the committee on sewerage.
snd was called to order bv Mayor Dewey
in the chair.
Boil called.
All members present.
Committee on sewerage made the fol-
lowing report. which wss read:
Yankton. Dakota-Te the Honorable
Mayor and City Ceuncil-Oentlemep !:
Your committee to whom was referred
the matter OF sewerage beg leave to sub.
NIT the following plan, and report: The
necessity OF some sewerage must be an.
parent to oil, for without sewerage il
will be impossible to utilize the water
from the water wsrks. Individuals or
families cannot use the surplus water
from the water works without sewerage.
Again, We have here in the city several
arteslan wells the water from which is
fast becoming Q nuisance. and complaints
are made every day Of the flooding of
yards. private property. &C.. from these
wells, therefore it becomes duty to
provide an escape for these waters
Others OF our citizens have aud are ex.
pending large sums in improvements
that will prove worse than useless il tie
city does not make some corresponding
improvements to carry of the waste
waters.
In view OF all the above facts your COM
mittee have taken into consideration a
plan for sewerage on the south side of
the Rhine, as that on the north will at
some time be an independent system,
The plan as you will see by reference
to the map herewith attached-see map
OF plan-wili be one main sewer up Third
street, from the river at Barleigh street,
west to Green street. Que smaller main
on Second street from Broadway and
connecting with the Third street sewer
at Pearl or Plcotte street; and an.
other main on Fifth or Sixth street from
the river west to the bluff. these to be
connected with laterals of from six inches
to eight inches IN diameter, for house
connections.
The main sewer up Third street from
the river to Broadway they would recon-
mend to be constructed of best vitritied
salt glazed stOneware sewer pipe not less
than twelve inches in diameter. West
from Broadway to Green to be not less
than eight inchee in diameter
Your committee are of the further
opinion that IN future there should be
some storm water sewer constructed for
the waters from the bluff or rolling
ground in the western portion of the
town and that these mains would then
take care of the rainfall of all ordinary
rains falling on or draining of the lands
outeide of the water from the higher
ground west. A twelve inch main pipe
on Third street from the river to Broad.
way would be, IN the opinion of your
committee, ample to take care of an Or
binary rainfall of all that should be al.
lowed to run into any sewer and also
take care of the water from the artesiap
wells at the Jencks hotel, Germania house.
and the Bradley hotel. The water from
these wells running into pipe sewer,
would keep it flushed and free from ali
tolid matter. In future when it became
necessary to supply the wants of the
town. to build malns on 2nd street and
and on 9th or 9th street, the water of the
we'll ut the Germania house could be
carried into the Second street sewer, aud
the one on tue corner OF Walnut and 4th
could be taken into the 9th street sewer
and thus those nains be kept in good
sanitary shape, free from all solid de.
posits, etc.
Your committee would therefore re-.
commend the construction of u sewer In
accordance with the above specifications,
from the river at or near the intersection
to BurleiRh street With the river; thence
weet up Srd street to Broadway, with all
the connections necessary, being of tue
opin on that that amount would he sufti
clent for tue ci,y's present need4. and
that it could be extended whenever the
wants of the city required it. II from
any cause the solid deposits were not
carried freely of from lhe lower portion
of sewer during high water of the river
in the June rise, there could be settling
basin built back from the river far
enough that the water would not inter
fere, to provide for sure How until the
river subsided this. however, could eas
ily be done afterwards aud at but little
extra expense, when found to be needed.
The mains should be laid at the expense
of the city, while all laterals will be
taxed up to the property owners ada
cent, &c.
APPROXIMATE COST OF SANE.
The estimated cost of II inch sewer
pipe in Omaha was el.0O per foot, pro.
perly laid aud constructed; of 10 inch,
soc, and 8 inch. Soc per foot. The
Columbus, Ohio. sewer pipe company
offers Is per cent. discount, and 49c late
per 100 lbs to Yank,on. Seventy five
cents per foot with IS per cent discount,
equals cost of 2Oc per foot in round
numbers, and 40 lbs per foot weight. at
49c, say 5Uc per 100 lbs. equals zoe per
foot freight. Total cost of pipe and
freight, 40c per foot. leaving 6Oc per foot
for excavation, laying aud filling, which
seems ample. There would also require
q few man holes at cost of say $500.
Total distance from river to Broadway
$500 feet, at 81 o.. W.....................&s Of
Man holes and fresh air inlets, say -. 400 OC
Superintending construction and epgi-
neerlng. 400 Of
I. $4,000 *
Contingencles. ............ 400 y
The probable total costof construc.
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