Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-09
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keeping the sewers open, much less
than the average Of other cities
showing that the sewer work has
been well done.
There is now II, 1916 feet Of main
sewers in the city mot including
that part OF Court street sewer be-
tween Summer street and Mill creek,
which cost the city twenty eight
thousand dollars CS2s,O s,OOO) There Is
I2.ss7 feet Of lateral sewers, not in
Guiding those not on record, the cost
of which was Sll, ,738 5-lOO, making
a total Of $50, 7S0. .45-lOO for 4 0-lO
miles Of sewerage in the city.
Memphis, a city Of sixty thousand
people, has about forty miles OF
sewers constructed, considerable Of
which is only six inches 10 diameter
and only an average depth Of six
feet, which cost S747,OOOO0, while
the average depth Of the Salem sewer
Il something over twlye feet.
As there has been some criticisms
regarding the sewers Of the city, ]
will compare them with that Of
Memphis, which is claimed to be a
model.
The Memphis sewer requires one
hundred and 6ny flush tanks to
keep IL clean. Although none Of
the surface water runs In the Mem
phls sewers; there are five food
gates along the line Of the switch
and main sewer to allow the sewer
age to flow into the street at such
times as IFS capacity IL oyertaxed.
It Is claimed by some, who don't
know, that the grade Of the city
sewers IL insufficient. The greatest
grade Of the Memphis sewer is only
equal TO the least ia any sewer in
this city.
Col. Barring. who planned and
constructed the Memphis sewers,
had every facility for planning and
and carrying cut his work that any
man eyer had He called TO his IA
sistance many able engineers Of the
country, aud Memphis paid the bills.
IL has cost hut a nominal sum- foI
the city TO maintain and keep in re-
pair its sewers, since their construc.
tion.
There Is not flush tank connected
with the sewers Of the city, but
there should be several. The health
Of the city requires that the sewers
be kept clean and free, as possible
from poisonous gases.
VENTILATION.
cannot urge too strongly the ne
cessity Of ventilation In the sewer
Of the city, especially to those whC
have and are contemplating con
Meeting with city sewers, for all sew
ers, TO some extent, contain poison
Gus gases. by the proper use oI
ysntilatlng pipes, traps, etc, nearly
all gases can be excluded from
houses aud other buildings having
sewer connections.
ann aware that populous cities
have expended large sums Of money
experimenting on ventilation, but as
yet, there has been no system OF
ventilation that has proved entirely
satisfactory.
All sewers should be provided, at
frequent intervals, with man. holes,
with perforated covers lamp holes
with grating, etc, for ventilation as
we'll as other purposes.
The Minneapolis system have
man-holes on the lateral sewers
every 100 feet
Col. Barring who planned and su.
perintended the Memphis sewers,
urges very strongly ventilation In all
sewers, particularly the house con-
nections, which are regulated 10y
city ordinance Ia Memphis.
PERMANENT MONUMENTS.
city Surveyor Greer Ia June 1851, 4,
established five permanent monu.
menis at the intersection OF state
aud Commercial STREETS, Union aud
Commercial strcels, aud Commercial
aud Leslie stp'c,s La excavating
for street Improvements the latter
monument has been destroyed.
! have established monuments the
same aud Ia like manner OF those
previously established by city sur.
veyor Greer NJ the intersection OF
i2th and Mil streets aud Oak aud
iilh streets la the uniyersity addi-
ton 10 the city. There should be
Others established as soon as conven.
lent to do M.
tutodRArhN.
Salem, under lis present charter
contains an anea Of about one aud
one-half squap miles of territory,
much of which territory DOES not
yet pnsent much OF an urbane APP
peaFanee. There have bccu mauy
additions laid out la the past few
yeaT outside Of the city limits which
are fast settling up With good aud
substantial citizens
PAVING,
With the progT,ss ~ the ciylllxa.