Wichita eagle., 1888-05-15

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mencement of the sewer begins at the well
| The said system to be put up in work
manllke manner and TO be perfect III every
detail in SO far as is necessary to receive
and dispose of all the Sewerazg &c of said city
together with perfect draining OF the
houses and buildings and the Cellars. OF
pumping the same into the Arkansas river
at or near abe well.
The said well in its construction is TO be
durable ana perfect in every way. free
from nuisance to any one residing near Oh
far away from il, without being deleterlou;
to the public health, comfort or conven
fence to any one living within radius OF
ten miles, and in architecture to be har-
monious and handsome.
The site upon which the well and pump
ing station is to be built must be furnished
| blythe city.
The Pacific Sewerage company to have
the use of all the city data, Surveys, etc, Jo
prosecute its work.
! The Pacific Sewerage company proposes
| the Atlantic City system IN all its perfect
details as an example or rather as sam
pie" and will guarantee that the plant
| and system TO be put into Wichita IS TO be
alike perfect and its very counterpart IN
every way, except the iltering beds.
To this end committee appointed by
the honorable mayor and the board OF
trade and city council Of Wichita IS IN
| ylted to inspect the system at Atlantic
| City and TO afterwards watch the progress
| of the construction of said sewer at
! Wichita and judge its perIectness as IN
! comparison with that at Atlantic City,
and when so adjuGged by majority OF
! said committee the plant to be considered
! perfect.
| The Pacific Sewerage company as a fur
! Their guarantee of its good work and the
! efficiency and perfecuneSS OF the sewer as
whole, will bind itself TO the amount OF
500, 900 to the corporation of Wichita. said
! obligation to be null and void only after
the plant is completed inentirety and
when the majority of the committee pro-
nounce the job complete.
The Pacific Sewerage company has no
debts excepting the 500, 900 full paid stock
which it has issued to its members, and all
of this stock the company will put into the
hands of your honorable mayor as a collat-
eral to the said obligation of 100000
The terms to be 100000 in bulk, the
same, however. to divided up into miles
and distinct price set upon
the well and pumping station,
so that the payments may be made lntelll-
gently and as the work progresses.
That is, the price per mile will not be an
average one, but SO much for the first mile
and so mnch for the second mile &c, and
70 much for the jumping station and well
&c, but as whole only to amount to
$500, 900
This is necessary because the outlay in
the beginning is very large and the first
miles of sewerage will be much more ex-
pensive than the last miles.
Whatever the price may be there will be
put upon the we'll andpumping station and
upon the first mile and upon the second
mile and so on, is 80 be paid as the same
is completed, less 90 per cent which is to be
retained by the city as an earnest of our
fnit of lt,.an
only to be paid to the company at the
completion of the same.
When the well and pumping station are
finished they are to be paid, less 20 per
cent as said before, at such price as was
fixed in the contract.
When the first mile of pipe is laid and
the same connected with the houses, it is
to be paid in the same way, and so every
mile on to the end, until final compile
ton.
In other words we are paid but so per
cent of the price agreed upon and this only
as the work progresses and Is finished
mile by mile.
until the full eighty-four miles are con-
structed whereupon the balance of 20 per
cent is to be paid as per contract.
The expenses to Atlantic City by your
committee may be deducted from the said
20 per cent. All constructions or connec-
ton from the main line of sewer to the
property line shall be under the super
vision of the Sewer Co. and the price there
for not to exceed one dollar per foot, all
said connections to be measured from the
center of the street to the property line.
DEwALT, SIMPSON & SNYDER,
Attorneys for =. c.
When the proposition had been read Mr..
Healy said he had met quite number of
heavy tax payers who were favoring the
trust system and had the proposition sub
mitted. 1t as read he did not consider as
favorable as it had been represented but
wanted it read so that fact could be seen.
On motion of Buckridge the communi-
cation was placed on file.
Mr. Healy then suggested that it was
time to commence work on the sewering
of the city and called upon City Engineer
Mulvey for some data concerning the sys-
TENS recommended.
The city engineer said he had examined
the question of quicksand and had found
it out of reach of the Herring plan and
it.
Buckridge moved the gravity system be
adopted with Pratt a second.
English-The Pacific sewer company
agrees to put in eighty-four miles for
500, 900 and insure its success, Herring
said the grade was minimum grade for
the gravity system. Rosewater & Christie
are about the same in saying the grade is
the smallest that will possibly do for the
work The West system gives seven
Or eight feet more than any
other The bid to do it
is less than anyone tells us they can put in
any other system. Let US have certainty
at a smaller price.
Buckridge-I have had little to say about
this but done a good deal of thinking
There's JOB. What's the security worth
That watered sewer stock. For these pump
ing fellows we sent for, hurrying to
satisfy them. He came here and he favors |
the gravity system. think we have fooled |
long enough about it, but let Us build I
some sewer.
Mr.. Harris-The bond we are willing to /
file is one that the city will accept. You |
are not bound to accept any bond until it |
S satisfactory. We propose to give you a |
bond that will be good.
Healy-The history OF this thing is Nj
Moore, of st. Louis, three years ago gave
plans which did not amount to much, fav-
,ring the pumping system.
Next come Robinette who worked out
$50 tworth. Then we got RoseYeter s.
christie for =, 900 for comprehensive plans,
Is you all know. Then ii was Mr.. Herring
or so per day to examine all plans and
avors the gravity system. Mr.. Maddox
Ilso favors the gravity system which you
emember appeared in print. l never
avored the gravity system here until |
lad studied it and have never changed my
mind.
Engiish-Herring said that a certained