The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-07
THE CITY ENGINEERS VIEWS.
What is Necessary Properly to
Sewer the City.
Two Hundred and Five Thousand DoIy,r
Would be Sufficient TO do the Work
Thoroughly and well-A Large Por-
fion of the City Already Severed.

ton of the City Already Severed.
The publication of an Interview in
Tue TINES with Major Newly upon the
needs OF Roanoke. with reference to
sewerage, attracted considerable atten-
ton and caused much comment.
Mr. Dunlap, the city engineer. was
called upon by reporter for this pancr
and asked what he thought of the mat
ter in the light OF such an opinion from
so eminent source.
Well said Mr.. Dunlap. 'sNIsior
Newby probably proceeds upon tho
premise that there arc no sewers worthy
the name ut present existing in Roa-
noke. That is Il mistake
I'VE have now about $50 600 in sewers
already constructed: there are terr,
Gotta from inches to ~ inches in dia-
meter. One of them drains tho terri
tory east of Park street. between Salem
avenue and Church street. down to Roa-
noke street; then it goes along Campbell
street to Lick run and in the same TO
the brewery.
Then there are two sewers-one ro-
ing west into Trout run and tho other
east into Lick undertaking tho GROUND
between Salem and Railroad avenues.
There il one on Nelson. irk and
Robinson streets, east of jefferson
street. There is one ON Commonwealth
avenue. with trenches from the east.
There is ono ON Gilmer street. almost
finished. Those wero built by the CITY.
Tho Land and Improvement Com
pany built one along Rutherford street.
Tho Hotel Roanoke has one which &C
modatcs the Norfolk and Western
Railroad offices and the Hotel Felix.
The Gale building has one on jefferson
street. also the City Hotel or Exchange
building.
These. Of course. must he subtracted
from any estimate of cost FOR Il general
sewerage system
What, then. asked the reporter. lis
your individual opinion OF the present
and pressing needs of the city in this
rcSpcct?'
II think The creeks through the city
should be reconstructed into outfaiI
sewers. The continuous flow OF clear
water would disinfcct and carry off
everything coming into it from the
branch sewers. To change these
branches into covered sewers will cost
about SlT5,000. which would consist i'm
grading uniformly, making hollow con-
crete bottoms. stone walls and covering
with brick arch. except along Campbell
street. whore il should have Il flat cover
OF iron. all done in cement and made
smooth This should be done from
Tinker creek To its junction with Lick
run ut HOLIDAY street; then Lick run
to Fcrgnson's foundry; then Trout run
To Moorman's spring.
1.-The urgent denim MI ,,o,x il IN cn,,n,.
the water shed OF Luck, Johns and
FRANKLIN road i'll the southwest section;
that Holiday, Hullitt and jefferson in
the southeast section. These two will
accommodate all the territory from
Church street around east to The GENE
terry, in the Lick run shed. All south
of that will 90 to the river. Wells
street, just east SSof Lick run: Kimball
avenue and the swamp near the rolling
mill.
Those will cost So, 900 or $40, 0oo,
and should be built as soon rs possible
Tho other parts of the city not reached
, Ny these sewers should employ dry earth
closets till the sewers reach them. and
/ no cess-pools should be used except for
! waste water.
w hen tho city grows larger towards
I the west. intcrcepting sewers will have
, to be constructed to take off the storm
water to the relief of Tire flat ground
below Commerce street, or else the pres
/ ent water ways enlarged.
1T would require. then. about $500, 900
to construct the sewers and change tho
/ creeks as mentioned.
These. of course" continued MIR.
! Dunlap. are my individual opinions.
and should not be understood as being
/ those of Mr.. Herring. lie may adopt IL
similar plan or ono radically different.
The date for Mr. Herring. the SAM
tary engineer, who has been engaged to
make plans to sewer the city, will be-
forwarded To him in New York on the,
10th. Then by the middle OF january
his plans will he ready
MIR. Herring came here in 1881 and
made plans FOR East Roanoke for the
Land and Improvement Company, and
inclndcd in his plan the business por.-
zion Of the city from Commerce street to
Holiday street
The dry-carth system for closets.
should be rigidly enforced: it is simple,
Inexpensive. and the most effective plan
Tor thinly settled communities; this,
with the speedy construction of the sys-
tenn have outlined. will insure the
community from many Of the prcvcntia-
bic diseases which cause so much Sick
ness and DEATH