Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-12
lHE GRAVITY SEWER SYSTEM
Clty Engineer DOr,mus Declares It's
Cost viii Not Exceed S325, 900.
INTERESTING IMPORTATION.
$4,000 Acres Of Land Can be Reclaimed
BY the Guys Liquid Sewage
Huge Irrigation Scheme.

sslt Lake City bns ever been con.
f,on,ed IL Immediately before her to.
day. - said one Of the stald members OF
the CITY Council this afternoon, "and,"
he continued, "itis Of the utmostimport-
snce that stops be Mt one taken towards
,tmccessf,il solution. Not n day not an
hour, not a moment should be lost in
making preparations 10 do the pre-.
iimIpary work, which can all he done
under cover where the inclemency OF
winter weather will not interfere.
Then active outdoor operations can be
commenced early In the spring. For
one AIN willing and anxious that all
chickering's and unnecessary troubles
and tochnicaiities should be dropped
IN our Council deliberations, and work,
GOOD, hard sensible and eiiectual work,
tako their place. | refer TO the dispose
ton Of the city's sewage by adopting
the gravity system."
This idea seems 10 conform exactly
with City Engineer Doremus' views on
the matter, who IL more than
anxious that the WORK should
be uninterruptedly pushed to a
rapid completion. The preliminary
euryey OF the route Tor gravity
sew or has already been made. IL will
intercept the present main sewer Al
the Intersection Of First West and
Fifth south streets. From here II Will
extend norihward and westward for
distance OF between four and i've milee,
or A. much further ~ the Council may
direct. II viii terminate ut "a point
north OF the Hot Springs, ut which
placo the city has an option on a forty
aero tract Of ground at $3.50 per acre.
In regard " the cost Of construction.
CITY Engineer Doremus stated TO a
Nrws representative todoy; "From
Fourth North street northward tho
gravity system-calculating upon and
building for aspopulation OF 200, 900
people-wili cost not 10 exceed S32b, 600.
This talk about It probably running TO
100000, or even s50O,OOO, Ia
ali mounshine. Ally estimates
are the result of careful
and considerate calculation, and whom
/ say that the work all told--if my
present recommendation are carried
out-will not exceed s325, 900 / mean
II and know that | am correct. No
piece Of work upon which have ever
figured has cost the city more or even
as much 90 my estimate and / know
that this viii not. Not n thing has
escaped my attention. The purchase
Of land, right OF way, extra engineer
ing, inOIdentals, In fact, everything
has been calculated upon and given
plsce In the estimate"
"How long, Mr.. Doremus," asked
the reporter, "will 1t take 10 COM
plete the SYSTEM"
swell, every detail. ~ TO office
work, which means tho getting
out OF plaza aud specifications, can bo
prepared this winter, no that In the
spring when manual labor will be
necessary II will only he n matter OF
men. | shall recommend that enough
men be employed 10 complete the work
by next fall. | do not hesitate to say
that II this is dono that the system can
he IN use one year from now" 1t IL,
IN my opinion, the only natural course
10 build IL. Along the route are the
railroads by which transportation OF
mains is made easy and convenient,
while the mountains parallel our line
and from which we can easily procure
at much less cost than from any other
source all the rock, gravel anu sand
necessary to secure a solid base Tor tho
mRlns.D
Ia answer nv 10 what disposition
should be made Of the sewage on
reaching the terminal or output, Mr..
Doemue stated that II could bs used
With great success for irrigating upon
barren plain In that section VI cOun-
Try, aggtegating 1000 acres Of land. 1t
would, lac believei, yet be proven that
the Guys sewage would bH source OF
revenue Instead OF continuous OK
pense.
In case, he explained, that the city
should decide 10 convert the forty acres
Of ground referred 10 into four altering
tanks the sediment could be used rs a
fertilizer and the liquid rs an irrigating
stream. The water that would dow
from these tanks. he said, would be rs
clear M where It bubblei from
the earth Ia the mountain
springs. Sand u most thorough
analysis has failed 10 demonstrate, "
said Mr.. DOremus, "thgt II would con-
tain anything that would be deirl-
mental TO tho health OF human beings;
cattle, horses and sheep could drlnk OF
1t with safety. When we once con-
vince the people owning property In
that Vicinity that lhe sewage will be y
blessing to them, inasmuch M arid land
viii he made valuable, our sailing win
DO cleRr.D
"What do you estimate the output Of
liquid sewage VIII he, Mr.. Dofemus?'i
"Well, this most comprehensive way
10 answer that quest on would be 10
ray that when the system Ia complete
All OF the water ot Cily Creek, Emigra.
lion aud Parley's canyon VIII flow in
10 II itom the thousands III pipes In the
olty. Once Ia the malus there eau be
nltle or no loss. fancy that many
men would gladly avail themselves Of
the opportunity 10 uso those streams
Tor reclaimiug land for agricultural
purposes In this the greatest county In
our trrfitofy--and that, to-, Within "A
lev miles OF this city. | am sanguiur
over the results Of the scheme. know
thht u meana nuch to this city both a,
Rhnsncial Investment anu ~ safe
guard for health"
what proportion OF the city as Il
area md population will be- below and
west OF the gravity mains?"
"As To area about Onb tenth, and
10 population considerably less tn /
oue tenth, should say.O
"how do you propose to supply tina,
portion Of the city with sewerage ser
ny laying the usual pipes and
pumping Into the gravity mains nj
me hefest connecting pc Mt. This Is
luN uulV Thing thue a. IA hs dana