The record-union., 1891-06-17

be repaid within two or three years.
SOME RECOMMENDATION.
'If for any reason this cannot or will
not be done, then relief so far as the
drainage system is concerned, cannot be
hoped for until the next session of the
Legislature, when it may be possible to
amend the present law SO that cities may
incur an indebtedness greater than fifteen
per cent. OF their assessed value. To sum
up the committee find as follows:
81. That the Funded Debt Commission
cannot legally cancel any of the bonds
now in its possession.
''2. That the bonds and coupons in the
hands of the commission would in all
probability be considered in a court of
law as public debt
SO. That in this event the city under the
law cannot legally issue any more bonds.
II. That the plan Of raising the assess
ment-roll to SI8,000,000 SO as to legal
so materially add to the city and State
tax as to meet with determined and pro-
nounced opposition on the part OF the
great majority OF the taxpayers.
50. That the committee does not see its
way clear to recommend any plan toward
the issuance of new bonds.
"6. That under the circumstances the
Trustees should continue to levy for the
next several years taX-rate Of no less
than fifteen cents on the 500 to be used in
improving our levees.
81. That arrangements now pending be
speedily perfected with the bondholders
SO that the gross water revenues for the
next year or more may be used toward
Water Works improvements.
''S. That 100 citizens each consent to go
security for the city in the sum of 81 COO,
the money thus borrowed to be used for
drainage improvements; and lastly, ii
this cannot be done, that an effort be
made at the next session of the LegiSla-
ture to amend the present law so that new
bonds may be legally issued"
JUDGE BEATTY'S IDEAS.
Judge IL. o. Beatty made few re-
marks after the report had been adopted.
He did not agree with the committee that
the raising OF the assessment roll to SIS
900 would meet with objection. Still
he did not believe in putting the city
assessment above the State assessment
and he was confident that the next state
assessment would be SlS,00O000. The
people would not object then TO putting
the city assessment up to equal that OF
the State.
In reference to the plan of renovating
the sewerage system MIR. Beatty said he
was satisfied from Investigations he bad
made that complete transformation
could be made for SD, ,0C0 Brick sewers
would keep out ali smell, and the sewage
could be run into big tanks at Front and
streets for purifying. This SYSTEM of
purifying Mr.. Beatty described at length,
and was the same he referred TO at the
last meeting.
CONDITION or SEWERAGE.
Dr. J. H. Parkinson, of the committee
appointed to report on the condition of
the sewerage, reported as follows:
Your committee, appointed 'to care
fully examine into the condition Of the
city's sewerage and drainage, TO get in
formation concerning the different sewer
age and drainage systems now III opera
ton in other cities, to determine upon the
system best adapted TO the requirements
of our city and to get an estimate OF the
time and cost in introducing such system
in our city; and also to recommend such
temporary means for diVerting the sew
age from the country Immediately
south of the city, and the probable cost OF
the same herewith submits lis report
The committee finds that the considera-
OF permanent system Of sewerage and
sewage disposal is impracticable III the
time assigned.
"Jhe committee has aScertained that the
inauguration of q permanent system,
even for portion of the city, will neces-
state the expenditure Of q large sum of
money. 1t therefore deems it inadVisable
to devote considerable time and attention
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suTance that the money can be raised.
The first step in this matter should be
the employment of competent sanitary
engineer to make the necessary investi-
cations and surveys and to procure data
The committee before incurring this and
other expenses, desires some authority
for eXpending money that may be fur
nished, as well as an understanding as
to the amount available.
Regarding the temporary diversion of
sewage from the drainage canal, the COM
mittee finds that the only immediate re-
lief attainable is by pumping directly
into the river. For this purpose a new
pump and new discharge pipe are abso-
lutely necessary. 1t is contemplated to
use the present engine, boiler and dis
charge pipe, and therefore TO locate the
new pump at Eighth and \ streets.
THE COST.
''The cost of this work is estimated, ap-
prOXimately, as follows: New pump and
connections, 81 COO; digging ditch for
pipe and filling in same-4, 600 feet, $3.50;
iron stone pipe, lS-inch, 4, 600 feet 81 200;
iron stone pipe. 4-inch, 1900 feet, 81 900;
laying pipe and cementiug joints, $50;
rivetted No. Is iron pipe, IS-inch, 1000
feet, dipped III asphaltum and laid 81 800;
rivetted No l6 iron pipe, 24-inch. 1900
feet, dipped in asphaltum and laid, S., 500.
| Total cost. with lS-inch iron stone pipe,
s., 600; with 1S-inch rivetted iron pipe,
Sc, $50. The present discharge-pipe leaks
in several places, and tends to weaken
the Y-street levee. 1t is therefore adj
visable, when laying a second pipe, to
repair this defective condition. The COM
mittee recommends that at the point Of
discharge into the river both pipes be
turned downwards below the surface of
the water, and that the discharge be so
arranged as to be downstream in the di-
rection of the current. 1t also recon-
mends that riyetted iron pipe be used, as
being ultimately more economical. IN
conclusion the committee desires to ex-
press its willingness to aid in the solu-
| ton of this question when the necessary
means have been provided"
ABOUT LEVEES.
A. 4. Van Noorhies, of the Committee
| on Levees stated that that committee had
no elaborate report TO make, but what it
would report would be practically an in
! dorsement of the Ways and Means Com
| mittee's report. superintendent J. b.
! Wright of the Southern Pacific had in
! formed the speaker that the railroad COM
| pany intended to raise Front street as far
down as x, and the committee recon-
mended that the city take care Of the rest
of the leyee down to \ street, and face
the entire levee with granite. This fac
ing could be done for about $4,000.
The report of the committee was re-
ceived, and then Health Officer Nichols
who threw such bombsheu into the
silurian camp at last weeks meeting-was
called upon for some further intorma-
ton. The doctor said he had not been
notified until a few hours previous to the
meeting that a report was expected from
him. He was preparing report for the
City Trustees, but was willing to en-
tighten the present meeting as far as he
had gone in his researches.
SOME PLAIN FACTS.
"A prudent man foreseeth the evil