The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-03

SewCr-The BIDS In Detail.
All members Of the City Council were
present at the meeting last night ex-
oept Mr.. Thomas, and great deal of
routire business was transaa ted. There
was IAN unusual amount of business
transacted, Ft1t the center of interest
lay'in the probable action of Council on
the intercoptor. The sewer committee
carno armed to the teeSh with facts,
figures anR letters to Sustain rsheir posi-
&,on
Chairman Shechan.opened the ball t5
reading several strong communicates
in favor of the interceptor and against
City Br gineor Dunlap's plrn. The FIST
of these were two letters from C. IS.
Churchill, engineer for maintenance of
way for the Norfolk and Western, On
dor d. to of November 2. Ono letter was
Report on City Engineer Duulaps es-
time ties on &is own sewer plans, and
the'other cN Mn. DunlCp's estimates on
Mr.. Ii ering's plans. Mir. Churchill
siocred Mr. Dunlap's figures too low on
his own plan and found his drains too
in his esicnate on the Herring intercop-
tcr. Mr. Churohill's letters, however,
s-led to give full "details as to how he
arrived at his conclusions
The more interesting com mTdiications
were tho following letters fpouc Mr..
lliering i'm person:
Ng;w.ToRK, Sept, 90 1891.
! Mr.. j. H. SlIinker, Roanoke, We:
MY DE,NH Sir: | returned frcm ELL
rope yeSterday,Whcre / have been look
Ing at the sewerage works .thero in
progress. This morning l find. on nv
desk lust Saturdays ROANOKE TIMES,
'contsininG. on the first page state.
ment thGoMr. Dunlap recommends a
more economical plan for disposing OF
the storm water than / h0ye recon-
mended to you. / have read lover the
article nnd'ihd that | have not only
considered the schemes that sIir. Dun
lap ProFoses,' but also still others, and
aD SrTpriseu that he woalc ad yocate
/. what he "doeg. If he has considered all
Questions tEat are necessary I do not
think 'he woeld hold his present views.
1t is true that by now building large
sewer'to' tho mouth of Lick ran tho in
terceptorwould not be necessary, but
to build the former properly-so that it
wi}l'iE thefr ture DO an eoua,ly credit
more.at tho first than to build the inter
ceptor and-thus give the city all the
relidl necessary for many years. Mr.
Dunlap does evidently not consider the
necessary difference between the cost OF
constructing channel to take storm
water alone and the cost OF e sewer to
talaeGOul,w wafer.
thrust my report has beencpYinted in
fall, so that It will be preserved, as |
am conGdant that in fifteen .oy twenty
years, unless you are willing ..e spend a
good eeal mere money at the present
time than lIaS given to understand
YOU eOald spend, the citizens xyill re-
gHethaving. adopted the combined sys-
temffor thsyalley of Lick run. on ac-
c@Nntcf the expenses which they will
be put to eventually and the leso salts
factory condition of the work when
done.
This" communication is addressed to
You peg sonalE. i spent SO ,mueE time
over your problem that it hes abeen no
SCARCE o. profit to me, and 9,ahoutl not
Gaze to enter in 20 any publie.disouGsion
unless 1t be in the further explanation
OF plansit sent you, which dtswonld be
my,dntyito do. Hoping you dave. been
weE, Il AM you're truly,
RUDoIPa HARINe.
r >S.-Will va kindly favor NOW It'll
anoshen.ocpy of THE TIMES Of iIastSat-
urday' containing the articlep
Mssw YGz:K, October &C, 1891.
Mr. G. J.,Sbeehau, Chairman Sewerage
CoRamitteo. 317 Fifth avenue IN. G..
Roanoke, Wa.
DEAR SIR: l muah regret thntl have
been absent from the city for ,some
time, so that it has not been possible to-
reply to your letter before now. You
state that there is considerable opoosi-
ton to the.Eonstr&ct ton OF the iiete,-