Wichita eagle., 1888-08-15
GO EASY.
SHALL THE SEWERAGE COST
$4,000 WITH 4 POOR
GRADE,
Or $4,000 With a Better Grade.
Guaranteed TO Work Success
fully?--Censider This
Matter.
GO EASY.

perseverance with which they have investi-
gated the local phases of sewering the city
and are now about to expediate matters as
much as possible, there are even other
things Of equally as great importanceto the
city in general, and the severed districts
in particular as to these Yaestions Of law
and haste.
In the first place the present law IS
defective IN the way provided for paving
off the bonds. 1t now provides that one
tenth Of the principal shall be paid each
year, for ten years. The bonds should
run about thirty years and at the end Of
say fifteen years, begin to provide sink
ing fund for paying the principal.
1t is an open question whether or not it
would be best TO load upon the people OF
the city here today 2 debt which they must
begin to pay even before the work can be
completed. or the property itself should be
made TO pay for it in the years to come.
Would it not be better for the city to wait
few months until proper legislation can
be had, than TO plunge into such a condi-
ton as paying back the money every year?
As TO the matter Of haste there is this ID
be said: No estimate Of the work will ad-
nit any other conclusion than that it viii
require from twelve TO thirty-six months
10 complete the work and the system to Be
put in cannot be OF any service in time TO
do good this year or perhaps before the
summer Of 1890. Legislation of the desired
sort may be obtained the first thing
when the legislature assemblies this win
ter and then the system proceeded with in
ample time for the work to be completed
By the summer Of 1890.
As it is. dirt cannot be thrown within
less time hardly than sixty days. if pro-
ceedings under the present law. be insti-
tuted. From then until the legislature
convenes will only be lapse of some sixty
days. which represents the actual loss Of
OF time by waiting until proper legislation
can be had. In the meantime the nego-
tiations, placing of bonds, receiving Of bids
etc, or any other preliminaries may be ar
ranged and things put in such shape, that
work can be concluded just as soon
as the law goes into effect With the
work then pushed little more vigorously
there viii be no time lost.
In the meantime nay be accomplished
the pressing need OF the hour, the abOli-
ton OF the the uusightly rock and no rock
cutters on some of our thorough fares
can be removed and new ones made.
This idea is not original with the EAGLE,
but is simply repetition OF the judicious
recommendation of his honor, Mayor Al
len, whose business sacgcity teaches him,
that such a measure is expedient at the
present time. As the summer is now al
most past there no be no benefits 10 accrue
from any thing else before another year,
than from the work suggested By his
honor.
There are two other things to consider,
which are greater than any other two
features.
They are. first, the character Of the
system, with regard to its ultimate and
certain Success
Second, the ultimate possible cost Of the
same.
In regard to the first question, there IS
no one can deny that sewerage system
with a seven foot fall VIII do better work
than one with four and half foot,
Elen the mains, curves, etc, are the same
in each.
And as to the second one, there is no
doubt in the mind Of any one, that If the
city can be given a good and sufficient
bond Tin every sense that the term implies)
that one system viii be put in properly
and operated successfully, they would pre-
fer it TO one the success OF which Is very.
very doubtful The difference between
such systems IS set forth by Prof Herring
in his report to the city council, published
in the EAGLE Of April 2. 1885, IN which he
said. speaking of what is known as the
gravity sysIomr or the one which the
Isl Iaa i III
little more than d grade Of four feet 10
the mile.
1t is true, that the above mentioned
grades are only barely enough, and the
grades which might be obtained bv
pumping project would be highly desir-
aOe, yet there i a circumstance which
makes such a project very expensive -
He then proceeds TO point out The eX-
pease Of laying the mains deep enough TO
get the desired fall Of a pumping system,
on account Of having 70 encounter quick
sand AT that depth.
That is the only objection he offers TO a
pumping system. That is entirely obviated
by a proposition made TO the city council
last night by a representative OF q COM
pany which agrees to pat in 4 system
which they guarantee VIII be a success.
=
out their contract N building such a
sewer system. They also agree to operate
the system successfully, Tor a term Of ten
years at an annual cost almost as slight as
the flushing alone under the gravity
system: this bond TO be approved by two
of the best banks in the city. Not only Go
they agree 10 do that. but they positively
agree TO put in the 81 miles for price
much less than the estimated cost as
stated by the city engineer.
Whether or not they can afford TO this
for the sum named, ! none of the ciUy's
concern. but strictly thar OF the company
and lis bondsmeu. This company how
ever IS no new one II that Quick-sand bust
ness. The city's interest II the matter
viii be TO see that the WORK : thoroughly
and promptly done and that the sewerage
OF the city for the ten years mentioned IS
properly carried or.
Three hundred and seveuty-tive thousand
dollars IS the price stipulated q the entire
cost 70 the city for putting il the entire
eighty-four miles as provided in the Rcse-
water and Christie surrey, As per their
proposition 10 the city. published in the
EAGLE o. May 3. and supplemented b.
the lester presented 20 the city council
Monday night and published in yesterdays
EAGLE
At recent n4etjaE o. the city council,
City Engineer MGlvey submitted his essj-
mates OF tie cost OF ~about eighty miles Of
sewers which ne said VIII cost, Including
engineering, 80. go This does not IL
elude flushing apparatus. which Is neces-
sary with the gravity" system This