The morning news., 1889-04-12
THE WORK ON THE sRwERs.
The Clogging of the West Boundary
Sewer Explained

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Sewer Explained.
Work on the West Boundary street sewer
is progressing much more favorably than
had been expected, from the nature of the
work required to be done. In company
with Alderman Harmon, chairman of the
street and lane committee, a MORNING
NEWS representative went over West
Boundary street yesterday, to find that high
tide had interfered with the men as far
south as Margaret street, but a force of
about eighty men we're at work
south of Margaret street. Between
Margaret street and the river
the work of cleaning out the sewer has to
be prosecuted between tides, but no time
has been lost, and part Of the time as many
as 100 men have been employed, but owing
to the character of the work it has been
hard on the men, who have had to be nearly
up to their knees in the water, sand and
sewage, and some of the laborers have sue
cumbed to the exposure and abandoned the
work. 1t is believed, however, that the
worst of the work is over, and Mr.. Gran
vile Bevill, who has charge of it,
said yesterday that be hoped
to have the entire sewer cleaned out next
week AS there are about 120 openings in
the sewer it will take about ten days to re-
place the masonry, but the earth excavated
can be put back in a week. From Little
Jones street northward the masonry and
earth-work have been put back within
block of Railroad street, the low places of
which have Teen filled UP under the direc-
ton of Alderman Harmon, and the low
places which have accumulated water be-
tween the two railroad bridges is to be
drained into the sewer by tiling.
The cause Of the West Boundary street
sewer filling up from time to time, necessi-
tating the most expensive work every three
or four years in excavating, masonry work
and working in the sewer, 1t Is believed has
been discovered, and plan has been
adopted which it is thought will obviate
such work in the future.
1t has been discovered that lateral sewers
discharge their sewage with a fall of about
a foot, the lateral sewers opening
squarely into the West Boundary
sewer, and fragments of bricks and
heavy deposits of sand from these
termini have caused the West Boundary
street sewer to foul. The lateral sewers
Margaret, Williams, New and Railroad
streets. the Margaret, Williams and Rail
road street sewers being the worst.
1t is proposed to go east in these eight
lateral streets twenty feet and put in man
traps SO that they can be kept clear, and 1t
is believed that the West Boundary street
sewer Will not be such heavy expense to
the city hereafter. The heavy iron water
gate at the terminus of the sewer will be
removed, so that the sewage will have free
outflow with the tide.
A twenty -six-inch sewer is being laid On
Bull street from Liberty to Harris street,
which will drain into Perry street lane.
This sewer will accommodate the drainage
of tee DeSoto hotel.
How is the paving work progressing on
Jefferson streetW Alderman Harmon was
asked.
81 will drive you over the street and let
you see for yourself, " was his reply.
A force of men were found removing the
cesspools on Jefferson out to the curbS, which
is to be done from Broughton to Liberty
street. There are eighteen of them, three
of which will be abandoned. They were
located back the width of the sidewalk from
the street and lane corners. The work of
grading has begun, but it will be week or
ten days before the work Of paw
ing will begin. Two carloads of the
graywacke are on the way. The ap-
preparation will take the pavement
south of Liberty street, it is thought,
as far as Charlton street, and the friends of
the measure want to complete it to CASTOR
street at the earliest possible time. JEFF
ferson street will require but little grading.
The ceSspools are all in on Randolph
street. the grading is nearly complete, and
the work on the cutters has begun.
The debris of the fire ruins which blocked
up Broughton street lane was all cleared
away yesterday and the force are now at
work clearing up York street, and when
this Is finished State street will have atten-
tion. The streets and lanes in the central
nart of the city are getting a good cleaning
up, and the streets and lanes of the city
will be found in the best sanitary condition
early, and before the approach of hot
weather.
mayor Schwarz is giving attention to the
matter and it is said he will have the house
to house inspection by the police begun
earlier, so that the extra and expensive san
itary work Of last summer will not have to
be repeated. The city is looking clean, but
the Central railroad folks have not yet
given attention to the unsanitary condition
of their property abutting on West Bound
ary street, south of Railroad street. An
investigation yesterday showed that foul
cesSpool on the property needs cleaning
out, which Mr.. Bevill, who discovered it,
says would require but little work and he
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