The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-06

Million Wanted to Construct the
Needed Sewerage System-No Mean Be
tween IN Total E.aciS and Proper Sewers
Should he Sought.
Maj. Newly, what is your opinion as
to tho suiiicicncy or insuiiicicncy Of tho
proposed ordinance appropriating $780,
0Go for street improvements and so, Gao
for sewer extension during the coming
year? - was asked Maj. Il. ". Ncwby.
engineer of construction o. the Roanoke
and Southern r;ilroad, b. TIMES re-
porter yesterday.
"Wcll," said Maj. Ncwbv, las 30 the
street improvements. that is IA thor more
y matter OF convcnencc and beauty than
utility, but the sewer question is one Of
the utmost gravity.
y do not wish to cnter into IL cpniro-
vcrsy with those who deem $50. 900 as
sufficient IL construct Il sewerage sys.
TEN for Il city so laryc and 50 scattered
as lioanolIc is, but in my Judgment tho
amount is not enough to even mako II
beginning with.
1t is Il singular fact that nov cities
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the gravcst problem y city has TO solve
until they have been commanded by the
presence OF an epidemic III their midst
to do So
Let us look at the matter in IN
economical light. have not studied
THIS matter OF sewerage with references
particularly 10 Roanol;c. bat have had
SuihclonS cXperlcncc To enable me To
know about what proper system would
cOSJ
Let the physician. head Of the
family and Iii" property owner whose
Interests arc ~ stake, deal with This
question q IL Giio!id no dealt with:
that -. c0ntcinp!R;H What III epidemic
world cost, and what il wouid result in.
The engineer VIII tcii then what IL
Will cost to dc the work OF prevention
property.
DO not know the scope or purpose
Of Mr. iierings proposed plan, or
whether the contemplated appropriation
is p;.Sc0 upon inc actNa. needs OF the
Guy or not, hnc 10 know That 7"0."O0
w!,i only 'ncreiSe the danger which
VIII confront Us IN the spring, hT turn-
lnS Lick Kun or Whatever stream ia used
to sonduct the sewage 20 Il e Roanoke
river, into an Open sewer restoring III
the sun
NOW, considering the fact that there
exists All over the city porketS OF rock
oi Ni'riouS uiihchsloils' "hich VIII nave to
DC niastc" IN orlcf to lay the lateral
PIP" sewers cohIecSlng VITA tho inaln
OF outlct sewer III VIII ne impossible To
'ohSorucO U'c sewers ~ chc&ply rs they
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