Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-08-22

tractor was Obliged under his contract
g. protect his wCtk t all times free of
charge tu the city.
THE police committee recommended
that the marshal appoint dog catcher
aud furnish him with n badge different
from those worn by the policemen.
The following report ot William Kler
sted, consulting engineer ~ the sewer,
VAS read, and continued Tor action until
the next regular or special session
ALBuQrERQuE, Aug, II.
To the Honorable Board ot Aldermen, Al.
buqu-tque, y, NJ.
Gentlemen: In pursuance with my
contract with you | have made u final
inspection Of the sewer system Bs con
struct-d aud desire iu submit a report
aud final estimate ot the zane. An 10
,p-oilUn has been made ot all the lines
at sewers, and they ARE generally found
IN gund condition. In several blocks the
sewer was found olHtructsd; these places
we're noted and the contractor requested
To remove the obstruction, which he has
done, Or ~ nov doug, the obstra'tlon IN
nearly every casa be;ng dirt that bad nc
cummulatTd IN the pipe during the con.
stFuctiun and which can doubtless be re-
NOV, II 10y flushing with water. In the
main pipe along Third street and the
railroad right ~ way, the water stands
ut considerable height, due both 10 III.
ubztructeJ outlet amt 10 seep water, from
the porous ground through which 1t Was
Ia ~ coon M practicable Clear out
fBll should Os gwen the sewer. either
10y extending the 9th line ~ u grade
less than that ~ tue river or by deepen.
q a.
winch the discharge now takes place
This will greatly relieve the man sewer
aud the water level will be reduced.
From the nature ~ things IL has been
impossible to prevent sand entering this
I,ue ~ plp- during construction, aud nj
though II hn' be- u cleaned 10y ropes and
rods there undoubtedly remains por.
ton scattered along tho liue, which will
gradually work down to the manhole
where It can he thrown out The flush
tanks work veil and ~ control the sys
TEN that II IL safe Ia predict few obstruc.
,lpns 10y deposlt from sewerage. a pan
suspended ~ the mHnhole viii catch the
sl'lings through the v.n,ila,lng holes ~
the covers aud greatly asslst in MAINTAIN
INK the lateral sewer clean and unob.
structcd, the cases are very rare where
n sewer system has 10 be constructed un.
der 90 many and such varying diilicul.
ties as have developed through low
ground ~ this city. IL il seldom indeed
that We meet With combination ~
difficulties that Rrc considered most SER.
Gus III sewer uOusttu ton, snCh Hs un.
stable ou,fall, Hn exceedingly Hat town
site at "a level but little above the only
stream suited To receive sewerage, an un.
usually high ground water level and u
cub soil that wares In its composition
WI h most eurpassing frequency from al
exceedingly porous gravel, pouring out
Hoods Of water to u huc uustaple ve.e-
table soil. but It ~ ptecise!y these con
ditiona that las confronted the work
through the low lands, delayed progress,
endangered tn. lives ~ men, dis our ,
aged them because ~ the peculiarly try
my circumstances under which the work
must advance and give rise 10 one diiii
cuity after another, that demanded IRE.
quent changes IN the manner uf construc
ton in order To secure good results.
As an incidental To every piece OF dlfh
cult work butt under couditions that
could not bc wholly anticipated, u few !
changes have been made as the work pro
gr-s-ed. The most important one be
ing the rise oi Is IN tue Second street
main which lesssned sumewhat the OK
pense ot the work aud was practicable
only 10y raising the grade Of mountain
road 10y al equal amount. III this plan
ot raising the stre cts ~ carried through
the northwestern part OF the city II viii
assist very greatly IN the extension Of
the sewer system, IN that II will permit
ot hettsr grades and q construction in
dryer ground
THIS sewer system, an others, where
lightgrades only are possible, must receive
car" and attention to keep II in proper
working prdcr, aud ! would particularly
smphasize this IN reference 10 the long
lateral sewer extending from Sixth To
Twelfth atreets. Az originally planned
u portion OF this sewer was tributary to
a man lead, ny down Barelas road and
with heavier grade. but the change to
discharge into the man on sixth street,
required the grade TO be reduced 10 snch
the ktent, that frequent hushings with ,
cltlar will be necessary - maintain the
tim, clean and pure.
-. Jow desire 10 turn the work over To
''ity, as | see nothing IN the way OF
"hltity accepting the work from the
fore -Hctor ~ soon a. he hns complied
cute the requests made tO remove the
uuflpDbtructIouh Iouuu hUu w uutrh
lean ,ther things To which h's attention
run. been called, at various Lolnts along f,
good ne - the sewer.
closiag | desire 10 ackno~ledge
thanks the courtesy at all times ex.
j. III toward mo aud the others con !
,lis Il with the work Rs assistants.
have az E's,,pr,, r1,,,.,
"'"''e board adjourned
P'an'e board u aldermen are in special
IN on the sewer business this after
Mast
cu2y
his n To be at the fAir.
tho, Apou ARTERs DEP'r of ARIZONA,
-. ~ ASGEI ~, Cat. Aug, Is, 1871.
we! ial Orders, No o.
',"N' The commanding officer at Fort
'"a' gate, y. NJ, will designate two troops
h'e 81 cavalry, TO proceed by easy
''ouS hea To Albuquerque, y, NJ, so ss to
that city not Ia or than September
In proXimo.
Aldeter having carried out the verbal in