The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-10
waco Drainage.


,nose snd grading of Waco, ant
.;ow of the approaching municipa
n - I.c'ion Big space to offer few sug
u ,o.tion upon the subject.
rbsn. no one has failed to oh
.,rye t1At from Dickey's hill at The
IS s'' corner of the city there il
& .niar descent to the mouth of Waco
aor at the eastern corner. BY an
IL ,o,i,u of the map it will be seen
IT. ,bo line of fall lies about dlago
WIZ nr across each block from It's west
o.s, corner, hence the natura drain
of eacA block should begin at the
corner and run nortne asst and
southeast around two sides of
,tork to the east corner, the north
.oor being cut OIL cicculsr so that
ara would be az little resistan ;e as
so.,ibIe and no lmpediment 70 the
~ "a ~ ot water presented as Is the case
tn,o the corner is square. Like wise
IT, drainage should run from the
~ corner southeast aud northeast
md the south corner in the same
s"ner meeting the draining brought
"nrd .tc north sidO of the block at
.bO e,,t corner. 1t should then he
4 eanduc,ed straight to the river III q
e. or fresh water sewer running
I,ns the north side of each street.
Sb;.voull make one ditch or sewer
cscb tier OF blocks runnllfg
cr from the river; would do
- with all CUTTERS or box
sSrains running across Austin and par
XIII streets q d leave just one
ia each street crossing on the street.
rnnuing north and south. There
"a: ~ ond be great saving i'll lumber
Ind stone used Ia the most expensive,
md greatest MI ,auce we havo-our
advert, at street crossings. Oicourse
fhe local topography in certain loca-
alons would require ST ght departures
from this general system; for instance
fhere should be drain down both
ssides of Washington street and an
Other down the alley between Ausun
And Washington, but not one drop Of
mater should be allowed to cross
austin street TO flood the fla land
Mouth oft, where it is most troubl p
eome and expansive t. drain Off
A Auothcr feature to be observed al
Waco, common along the banks of
Texas streams, is that there is ridge
of high land near the bank of the
ttream " 1ich forms kind of rim,
/ throwing the water back next to the
hills. In Waco tins ridge from
Dicklcs HILL runs down Bar
fon'S branch, and down the river,
along Fourth and Fifth streets and up
I N AGO creek near Cleveland, forming
q basin from Fourth 10 Ninth street,
and from Franklin to the old corpo-
!. Patton line near Col. Gerald's Into
this basin no water should be turned.
es 1t VIII challenge the skill of
i RacO's best engineers to drain off
We water that falls upon 1t
SEithout having to contend with
Goods t1rneG upon ii from the
Hills There is suggested to
ny mind but one plan to drain this
pssin, that plan is simple and can be-
economically carried out 1t is to Gus
Gown this rim and fill up the basin, 1t
Gan be done without expense, from
the fac that Third and Fourth streets
gre sandy soil, Just such soil az the
n people back i'll the basin want II put
~ their black mud yard,
M The city engineer should designate
Ne lots requiring fl ling and the
amounts aud whore the sa I'd could be
got,ten, and thes people would cheer
luiiy pay the expense Of excavation
I'M uu hsulng to get the dirt. In t is
way, when bitches were dug in t. e
4lnuy pari OF town, i"stead Of pilelpg
luz sand up IN Ihe middle of TIE street
~ Amt, or be immediately washed
~ d INTO the bitches, il would go to
~ give firm dry yards in the black
suu part OF the city This plan is
spv VlaI can be carried OUT without
money but ii the city wll put up Il
&suSii amount Of money to pay for
aAunhg, 1t would he economy to use
us sand herself. The best road that
Sl De ma e Tor light commerce upon
Es Ua'e OF black mud is sand. of course
IN VIII not d. FIR heavy travel, stone
I 10. ,ae only thing that VIII stand heavy
I'M and Eighth street from Jack
III sIa 10 Austin must be paved with
N XII, ou for side streets, for light We
1,v'es aud general travel the hard
SH a'I iorm d by the lime in the
kan luud and the sand makes tue
kT sreel knOWu. Respectfully. T.,
H. 10y ~, : Kne pants at % cents per pair
80 week only at LEVINE BROS.