Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01

the CCllcge-6treet Qlll 010JrlCC.
The Arroyo de los Reyes main sewer
has been completed, at a cost of SAC, ,99l,
of which $23, $40 was for pipe and $17 ,O2i
for labor and manholes.
The western intercepting sewer is
completed to about one-half of its
length, that is to say, from Jefferson
street to Pico street, and has cost
$28, ,SS0.53. of which $l7, ,3S7.02 was for
pipe and the balance for labor and man.
holes.
About one-fourth of the southern in
terceptor has been built, viz, from
Grand avenue to San Pedro street,
where it meets the present outfall sewer.
So far it has cost $40, 1857 .46, of which
the cost of the pipe amounted to
$7,202.46.
Only two sections OF the central in
terceptor have been built; but it has al
ready cost $94, ,964.60 for material and
labor. The rest of the sewer, with the
exception of one and half miles, between
Mission and Sixth streets, for which no
arrangements have yet been made, is
contracted for and will soon be COM
pleted, as will also the Mozart street
main sewer, which is under construc-
tion.
Ground has not vet been broken for
the Hollenbeck arroyo main sewer, but
it is to be hoped that the existing
difficulties, which have prevented
its construction, will soon be overcome
SO that the drainage of the territory
on Boyle Heights need not be delayed
when the main system is ready for the
reception of its sewage.
The problem still remains to be solved,
as to the disposition of the sewage when
all these sewers, for which bonds were
issued last year, are completed. 1t will
be remembered that the question OF
building an outfall sewer to the sea, was
submitted to the people in March last,
and by them defeated apparently for the
reason that the expense to be incurred
thereby was too great.
The city engineer in his annual report
for the past year lays before the council
the following proposition for the tenn
porary relief of the city:
The route for this outfall sewer is
practically the same as that OF the plan
of 1887, through Inglewood. 1t will
however, not be able to deliver all the
sewage which the interior system can
carry to it, but it will suffice for popu-
lation of 100, 600 inhabitants, and can be
built for $250,000. He advises the con.
struction of this sewer as planned by
the engineering commission;efrom the
southwest corner of the city to the in
tersection of Wesley and Santa Monica
avenues; thence in as direct line as
possible to Hyde park station. This
section to be OF steel pipe, $3.50 an inch
thick, and So inches in diameter. under
maximum pressure OF 20 feet. Thence
to Inglewood, the sewage would be con.
Quoted ia in cement pipe by gravity
thence through Inglewood to point
some distance away, in another steel
pipe OF the same dimensions, but under
a maximum pressure OF 80 feet; thence
in an open ditch to the ocean.
Whether or not satisfactory arrange.
ments Tor this route can be made with
the property owners along the line re-
mains to be seen; but as the sewage can
be used for the irrigation of from 400C
to 5000 acres OF sandy land en- route, and
in rainy weather can be turned into the
ocean, there is no reason why they
| should be averse to it. OF course
the sewage would have to be carried
into the ocean through an iron pipe fol
some distance, but 1909 feet would be
ample at the beach beyond Inglewood
Steel pipe is advocated because ii
cheapens the construction considerably,
as it can be laid under pressure, and
therefore practically in straight line,
thus shortening the distance. The
sewer can be kept perfectly clean by
turning into it the surplus river water
at Sixth. street, thus creating an esti-
mated maximum velocity of four feet
per second.
The following table shows the amount
of work done during the past year