The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
MORE SERIOUS OBJECTIONS.
The People Down On the Inter-
ceptor.
The Times Interviews Prominent Citizens
to Find Them Against Mr.. Hering's
Expensive Plan-Bankers. Engineers
and business Men Talk Freely.

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the expensive interceptor proposed by
Mr. Rudolph Herring, the sanitary engi-
neer, the more they arc convinced that
the plan is not the best one for this
city.
A careful canvass of the citizens es-
tablshes the fact that the concensus of
opinion is in favor of Tinker creek as
sewer, which is admitted to be the
natural drainage of this city.
THE TIMES presents this morning
citizens of Roanoke, who give very per-
tinent reasons for opposing Mr.. Her
ing's plan:
PROMINENT ENGINEER.
&c. Rawn, manager of the Gas and
Water Company: II am opposed to Mr..
Hering's interceptor for the following
reasons: First, because of improper
location, the drainage being diverted.
Second, because the sewage and storm
water can be more readily and cheaply
taken care of by its natural channel,
via Tinker creek. Third, because the
proposed plan does not provide for TAX
ing care of the sewage after it reaches
the river, but after emptying it into
slack water leaves it there to putrefy
and become menace to the health of
the city and damage of improved prop
erty. Fourth, because no provision
has been made for so improving the
channe, of the river below the mouth of
the intercepter that the sewage will
be quickly carried off and disintegrated.
Fifth, because by the proposed plan
Lick run and Tinker creek will be de-
pended upon in seasons of high water
and rain to carry off both the
storm water and the sewage Sixth,
because greater velocity can be given
via Lick run and Tinker creek, and dur
ing high water, in both the river and
creek, q less area will be endangered.
Seventh, because the proposed plan,
with an equal or greater expenditure of
money, cannot be made as effective as
the plan proposed by the city engineer.
Eighth, because if the Herring plan is
the correct one. it is started backward
the 1000 feet laid from the river north
being comparatively Of little or no use
until the interceptor Is built"
VIEWS OF A bank PRESIDENT.
Hon. II. S. Trout, president First
National Bank: "My opinion about the
oke had about half million dollars to
expend in sewerage system it might
be we'll to try the experiment of the in
terceptor, but as only Sl5O,00O was the
total appropriation for sewerage, and as
considerable amount of this has
already been expended, it would hardly
leave sufficient amount to build the
interceptor, thereby leaving about four
| hfths OF tho city without sewerage.
| Again, do not believe that $1OO, 900
will built tho interceptor. From the
topography of the country through
| which it will run L am sure it will
strike solid rock nearly all the way,
some of the cuts being as deep as
as twenty eight feet, which must be ex-
ceedingly expensive.
The strongest objection I have is
/ the great outlay Of money and so small
portion of the city being benefited
In regard to Tinker creek, l have al
ways believed that the natural outlet
for the sewage are the waterways
Through the city. These. no doubt, can
be made to answer for far less cost than
the interceptor. At timo when we
should probably have the greatest use
tor the interceptor to carry off the storm
water would naturally he when the
river is high, and l am informed that
with moderate rise of the river the
inteHrptor would be no good, as water
would back up into the city. Again, I
think that one of tho best parts of the
city will be the southern portion and
would regard it as exceedingly obiec-
tionihle to have the sewage dumped
into the rive- at that point, while by
carrying it into Tinker creek, which is
very rapid stream, with no buildings
on its banks, and none likely to go
there, it cannot be Objectionable"
II. WEBSTER cRowf..
81 have not studied tho plan, but it
seems to me the natural drainage should
be the most economical 70. sewer, and
If Tinker creek is the natural drainage
then it should be used"
K. H. STEWART.
When the reporter called on Mr.. e.
III. Stewart he was quite busy, but on
being requested to give his views
readily consented and spoke as one who
had given the matter more than ordi-
nary thought Said he.
1T do not question Mr.. Hering's
ability as a sanitary engineer. but
think there are fact, connected with
this matter which have not been brought
to his attention and which he has failed
to consider.
I'm formulating his plan he seems to
have done so regardless of cost. TO
city inclined to grow ic seems best to
I adopt natural system. The one along
Lick run has the advantage OF all the
fall between the mouth OF the proposed
interceptor and the mouth of Tinker
creek.
while the water of the river Is of
suffcient nron0rtioD Tn diluta tho oo,yor
ago. provided there is sufficient fall, it
is the opinion Of men who are, or ought
to be, in position to judge that, in
pinu of tho laol of fall In tho ri.ro. he