The morning news., 1888-11-05

streets or lanes and find their way to the
large brick storm-water sewers by
surface cutters on the sides OF the streets
or lanes, or a separate and additional
system Of drains must be provided for these
purposes Then also the waters pouring
down from the yard slopes. the roofs Of
the houses, as well as the waters accumu-
lating in ones yard from rainfalls, must
also find exit With a 12-inch pipe / can
provide sufficient outlet for all these pur-
poses, where 6 or perhaps an S-inch pipe
will prove insufficient; and | do not think
that in matter so important to the safety
of our lives as the complete outflow of all
impure fluids, a mere few cents per foot
cost in the size of the pipes ought to
make any serious consideration. Take
Bay lane, for instance: New and large
buildings on Boy and Bryan streets
are taking the places of smaller ones ex-
tensive fish markets exist on the line
already. requiring large exits for drainag 4;
several hotels already pour large quantities
of water Into their drains, and no Cne can
tell now how much. more exit space will be
required for the increased outflow ten years
hence. We are safe in saying that l2-inch
pipe viii suffice. Are we safe i'll saying SO
of smaller ones There are those who
will say that flush tanks and an
or 10-inch pipe will do. | am sure
that a 12-inch pipe from West Br ad
to East Broad win do, with such reliable
and extensive flushing power as | propose
to give it. There is no douot about its
efficiency. An or 10-inch pipe may do on
some OF the shorter lines.
l am not in favor of turning any foul
lUdterS of any kind into our large storm
water brick sewers. but the rain water.
which may run from the roofs of our
houses, if turned into the house dram, not
only ScourS the hodSe drGiil-a very valu-
able servioe in itself-but this very gutter
leading to the top Of the house, serves also
as ventilation pipe for the house drain.
What do you think of Col Winn's remarks
about an Immediate resurvey of the levels
| think they are most excellent and
timely. He should be given sufficient
| assistant engineering help at once, and the
work should begin Immediately. The leve
of every intersecting lane and street should
be carefully taken, and then we will have
something practical to work on. Where
grading or sloping is to be done allowance
should be made for the change to bt
wrought thereby.
In connection with this work | want tx
make suggestion: The public, and per
haps | may say councils also, want these
house drains in the lanes. Now as my
ground plans provide for tie use Of th
lanes, why not re-test tier levels. and i
proper grade falls can be obtained, as | an
sure they can be, why not give my FLATS {
| fair, candid. earnest studvs | am confiden
| their adoption will save the city many ten
| of thousands of dollars, independent of tn
| fact at the sewers are almost uniformil,
| in straight Iines-which all engin
| eers will tell you are most desir
| able \ / have nsver at any tim
asserted that the exact depth OF any line OF
| pipe as given by me might not be more oil
less varied by resurvey of the levels; but
have always asserted, and repeat it now
that my GROUND PLAN for the section be
| tween Bay, Anderson, West Broad, ant
| East Broad, as laid out by me, cannot b.
much improved upon, and is infinitely su
| perior in an engineering, sanitary anC
| economic sense to any other in existence
| Nor do see how they can beat it.
| How long, doctor, do you think it woult
take to complete your system?
Col Winn very happily expresses it b.
| saying that sit is a matter of men ant
| money" II they will give me the me
and the money, the section named by MI
! can be drained Lefore next summer. Iher
is one excellent feature about my lane sys
tenn in this connection. Almost every Ian
| from Bay to CASTOR street, or perhaps
should say from Bay to Taylor street, is
| system to itself, SO that when the line
completed from West Broad to East Broac
with laterals to the trust lots,
| IS system 10 NSeII, cOmplel
| in itself, and totally indeDendel
of and separate from any proximate sy
tenn. Suppose now that this winter "
should only bu d lines in the lanes froi
| Bay to Taylor street, or from Bay
| Liberty street, or IRON Bay to Charlie
lane. Wherever we have to stop for war
of money or want of time, t0iadterer
done is complete. There is no stoppin
in the middle of an incomplete worl
| And again. when we have constructed OF
lane system, we have experience in th
| working of that ~. an t. guide us in COZ
structing the 1r, g. 4 possible defe,
could be at on .-tmedied, and provide
against afterward. The rODlems of I'll
eastern and wester slt c,eS, east of Ea!
Broad and west of West Broad, will Ill
doubtedly have to go over to another season
thus giving us plenty Oh lime to study then
That should not prevent our sewering tn
great central body of the city this season.
l will make this offer to council: Tht
upon the resurvey and readiustment Of m
levels for any lane system from West Broa
to East Broad, if they will lay it down III
der my directions, and it proves failure,
will deed the city my land on Andersc
street from Bull street to 100 feet west
Barnard 0ithout compensation, the Ian
being worth as much as such lane syste
would cost. LOUIS A. FALLIGANr.
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