Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
A WORLD OF WATER,
The Double Pond, Lake Joseph and 9th
or Watering Places.

DOOHllHBs 50 10 speak, 1Hc OOuplS
Pond is higher than it has been for
years, and the water is running
smooth, in places, over the fill made
by the city on University avenue
through the sink on the south side
of Franklin street. The water
reaches to the floor of the old Car
Isle mill, and several cottages in the
neighborhood are threatened. Fred
l.. Smith d Sons lumber yard at their
mill is covered and some of their
lumber is enjoying good bath.
The plank walk on University ave
nue., on the north side of Franklin, is
covered and pedestrians have to take
roundance to pass.
ON MAIN STREET.
A glance at Lake Joseph and sur
roundings this morning revealed
people sitting on fences looking
back at their homes, from which
they had been run by the rising tide,
All the cottages on the north side OF
Main, in the lower portion of the ter
ritory, are submerged to the floors.
The water is spread out over the
whole country, and is higher than it
was last winter during the freshets,
Fred. l.. Smith d Sons lumber yard
between Main and College is under
the water and a fine lot of bees that
were kept there are drowned. The
condition in this locality is worse
than it has ever been and the water
does not seem to be running off,
either.
The Mcdaniel pond fronting about
300 feet on Commerce and extend
ing to the Franklin street fill is GER
tainly fine body of water and has
come 10 stay white. in the basin
between College and Main, in front
of T. II. Hyman's residence, the wa
ter is fine, but deep, almost covering
the fence tops. Lake Gilbert over on
Marion street is also on a tear, and
claiming attention from the citizens
living on its shore.
THE SEWER GONE.
About 170 feet of the sewer is
sloshing around in the raging Cum
berland this morning, ostensibly on
a dive for suckers. That much of the
lower end of the system" was torn
out by the immense volume of water
and it will cost somebody over a
thousand dollars to put it back. An
interview with Contractor Brennan
this morning throws some light on
the way this work has been man
aged. Stewart d Quinn began their
work some $40 feet from the river,
leaving gap there to be put in at the
last, presumably. Mr.. Brennan
took the contract to finish that work,
connecting the sewer with the river
so water could run out. About a
month ago rs or 80 feet of his new
work was washed out. He traced
the cause of this to three connections
that had been made by Stewart &
Quinn with the main sewer. One of
these connections is at the intersec-
ton of College and First streets, one
on Spring, near Kicks residence and
the other at the Planters warehouse,
Mr.. Brennan claims that he did not
know these connections had been
made, consequently he was sur
prised at the first Washout. He says
that about three weeks ago he notified
Chairman Gilbert to have the
closed, as it would be I'M
possible to protract the new work
when it was exposed to the heavy
volume of water these three conneC-
tons would put into the main sewer.
He went to work and only lacked
last evening about 35 feet of having
the work completed. Out of
the 900 feet thai had been
only about 40 feet is
this morning. Everything
is gone but the ditch, and it is grow
ing larger every again, and if it keeps
on the Planters Warehouse will be
into an underground
summer resort.
There are two sides to the question,
however. Some claim that the wa
ter that runs down the ravine would
do as much harm to the new work
on top of the ground as it would un.
der it. The water has to pass out,
and it is serious question whether
Or not the sewer can ever be made to
stand the pressure. 1t is also assert.
ed that the cement used by Mr..
Brennan was not good and gave way
easily to the pressure of the water.
ANOTHER BREAK.
a break, serious in its nature, oc-
'urred on College street little west |
Of Second. The dirt from the exca-
Vation had been piled up against |
Mrs. Hugh Drane's fence, and the
braces giving way, let it down into
he sewer ditch, carrying with it lot
If timber and rocks that were on top
If the ground. The break seriously