San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-23
SANITATION
The City Council Decide to Recommend
the Sewage Farm System.

A special session of the city council was
held yestcrdds afternoon TO consider the
sewer question, with the following members
present; All members being present except
Hambleton and Mackcy.
The mayor stated the object of the special
session had been called and on motion read
the report of the sewer committee
The council went into committee of the
whole, with Schrciner as presiding officer.
Dcgencr called for the engineers report
which was read, and which recommended a
partially combined system, in order that nor
tons of the city may be drained from storm
water, and that they be temporarily cmptied
into the river below the populated portion of
town, on the assumption that the combined &C
ton of the sun, air and water will purify the
the sewage The river plan, the engineer said
was the cheapest, but the sewage farm was
the best.
French moved the adoption OF the engineers
report and the report Of the sewer committee.
Gallagher wanted the resolution and engt-
neer's report FIRST to which French said he did
not object.
The engineers report was thed adopted, and
French moved to adopt the committee report.
Callahan opposed the use of the river rs a
sewer, and asked the engineer il those cities
usips strains were not sorry of IL The enRi-
neer said he believed that their eXpe-
rtcnCe. Callahan was in favor of sewers, but
was opposed TO using the river.
Lockwood wanted to strike out that portion
of the report referring to the use Of the river
as sewer. BClknap moved that the city pur-
chase 2N acres for a sewer farm.
French moved that the city council dissent
from that part OF the report recommending
the use of the river, and take immediate steps,
after adopted by the people, TO purchase not
less than 20 acres, and not more than 500
acres below the city for a sewer farm, which
was unanimously adopted.
French presented the following resolution:
BE IL ordained by the city council of the city
Of San Antonio that the report submitted by
the special joint committee on sewers. as mod
flied by the council of this date, be and the
same is hereby approved and adopted; and
that his honor, the mayor, Is hereby directed
and authorized to order an election at such
date as may be determined by said committee
to ascertain by vote of the property taXpay-
ers, as required by section q, of the city char
ter, whether or not the city council shall Dor
row SiOOOOO on the credit of the city and issue
Il per cent ten thirty year bonds therefor TO
carry into effect the object contemplated, to-
wit: the establishment of Il system of sewers
in accordance with the plan of the city en-
gneer as recommended by the sewer commit
tee and approved by the council.
McAllistCr was in favor of a sewer farm, but
believed the people would vote against ID IL
city does not purchase the waterwOrks.
French suggested that 200 copies of the city
engineers report be published in pamphlet
form.
After more discussion the resolution was
adopted, McAllister voting no.
French moved thanks to the sewer commit
tee, and IL was carried.
The council adjourned with the understand
ing that the engineers report will be published
in pamphlet form, though no vote on that
point was taken.