The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-19

pare plan of sewerage for tho city.
This was after Mr.. Iering's plan had
been made known, and which, from is
ponderous construction, was considered
to be unfeasible by some members of
the Council, seeing that tho appropri-
alton for sewerage was limi ted.
Mr.. Dunlap accordingly mado his
plan and based it upon tho natural
sewerage which nov drains the city
He began at the mouth of Glodo creek,
and surveying tho bed of Tinker creek
up as far as the intersection Of Lick run,
found that by lowering tho bed of
Tinker creek, for thousand feet below
tho mouth of Lick run, an excellent ia,l
could DO secured for the latter stream.
In fact it would be just four feet lower
at the mouth than it is at pre- seat
BY lowering the bed of this Stream on
regular incline as far up as tho
Machins Works, all that portion Of the
city between the Grocer Furnace and the
Machine Works and tho whole city ac-
cessiblo to these streams could be
thoroughly drained. Tho fall thus Sc
cured would be two feet to tho ,OOO
while Mr.. IIcrings intcrc Dtor is only
ono foot to the 1000
Mr.. Dunlap does not propose an inter
coptor. After n careful survey and es-
innate he finds that all the storm
water from the West End can, if properly
handled, be carrie off through this
medium.
Mr.. Herring proposes an open sewer
from the intersection of Trout and Lick
runs, about twenty-four feet wide, to
rinly c,n -
closed sewer for the same distance. 1t
is egg shaped and measures nine feet in
diameter. II it becomes necessary, this
sewer will be extended down Tinker
creek.
The base of the sewer is square and is
formed OF concrete about five feet high.
The profile which has been made by Mr..
Dunlap shows tho entire plan. 1t is
simple and easily understood. Over the
sewer would be a small reservation
twenty-five feet wide all the way to
Tinker creek. He proposed to fence
this, and thereby add much to the at
traction of The landscape through that
locality.
West Of Holiday street and north Of
the railroad tho sewer has been GOV.
cred. Should Mr.. Duniap's plan be &C :
cepted, the Trout run sewer would be
remodeled and changed to suit the
drainage of the business section of the
city. The large terra Gotta sewer pipe
now laid alongside of the sewer would
be removed and the whole turned into
one common channel, making it practi-
cally an oifal sewer the entire distance,
the natural streams serving to keep it
thoroughly washed out.
AS to the plans for draining other
portions of the city, Mr.. Dunlap has
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part of the work is very simple. Tho
problem to contend with is Lick run
and its ability to carry off the sewage
and storm water. Mr.. Dunlap's plan is
constructed with this end in view. 1t
is less expensive than the Herring plan,
has better fall, and shuts the dirty
water and filthy banks of these natural
streams forever out Of sight.
Mr.. Dunlap has forces OF workmen
engaged in lowering the bed of Tinker
crock and Lick run. They began on
Tinker creek at the mouth of Glade,
and are now as far up as the Roanoke
and Vinton dummy line bridge. Two
forces are now at work lowering the
mouth of Lick run. This is being done
according to Mr.. Dunlap's survey, ard
when complete will be just that much
done towards his plan Of sewerage.
This work is meeting with the ap.
proval of the sewer committee, and is
being pushed right along.
Mr.. Dunlap's plan has provisions for
north interceptor connecting with
Lick run near the Lynchburg turnpike
in Old Lick and discharging into
Tinker creek above the furnace. This
part of the plan Is only provisionary
and would DO used in case 1T was found
that the storm water in that scction
was too great for tho lower sewer.
The extension of the system through
the city as far west as Moorman's
spring was surveyed at the same time
by Mr.. Dunlap and an estimate of the
entire cost of the whole system was
compiled.
This compu tation of the cost is as
follows:
1. To lower tho bed Of Tinker
creek |, 100 feet below mouth of
Lick run ............. $4,000
2. TO lower bed of Lick run
5000 feet above mouth. 6,G00
3. TO build Lick run sewer OF
brick, three rows, egg-shaped,
about 0 and 10 feet in diameter,
and also to lay two 1O-inch
drain pipes on each side. 49,. $4,000
4. TO build Upper Lick run sewer
$500 feet long, AZ feet in
diameter, two rows OF brick. 1880
5. 10 build Trout run sewer $500
to freight depot. g. Is and 5 feet
dia@eters, three rows of blick. 10, 100
6 TO baild Upper Tout ruM sewer
to aoorman's Spring, 1900
feet, "a feet in diameter, two
rows OF brick. ................ Is, 700
Z. Manhoses for above. .......... 500
s. Total coat OF north interceptor
from Old Lick to Tinker creek. 3O.O11
0 One storm Soter sewer on Sa-
lem avenue 1000 feet long,. 2.25O