St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-20
The City Engineer Informs
.Aldermanic and Assem-
bly, Committees
On Matters of Public Welfare
Connected With His
Business.
Sixth Ward Sewer System
Explained, and Plain
Suggestions Made.
Underground Conduit Fran
chiseS Reviewed for the
Assemblymen.

The committee on streets from the
board OF aldermen met yesterday after
noon. AT recent meeting Aid. Frank
lin wanted information from the city
engineer relative to the sewer system in
the Sixth ward and the reason why so
much damage was caused by overflow
Of water.
The city engineer submitted COM
munication which explained the matter
to the evident satisfaction of the Sixth
ward alderman. The difficulty i'm the
ward. Mr.. Rundiett's report said, was
that the graded streets had been extend
ed too far in advance Of the sewer sys
TEN. On account of the steep grades
the water is rapidly collected from a
large area and brought down in such
quantities to the upper end Of the sewer
system at the intersection of George
street and Golf avenue that it is im-
possible to take care of it.
The remedy will be, according to the
engineer, to extend the sewer system
SO the water can be brought in through
the catchbasins at every block, instead
of allowing it to accumulate in large
quantities at the foot of steep grades.
The main sewer should be extended up
to the intersection of Sidney and Bid
well streets. and sewers should also be
built on Stryker, Hall and Golf avenues.
As an illustration of the benefits to be
derived by the extension of the sewer
system attention was called to State
street, which has sewer extending to
the city limits. Although it receives
large drainage area beyond and on each
side, but little damage was reported
from the heavy storms Of July % and 81.
Golf avenue had been recently graded
and ally storm of more than ordinary
violence would, in the opinion of the
engineer, damage the street greatly.
BY building the sewers suggested
nearly all the damage along the line of
Wabasha street would be obviated. 1t
would not be wise policy in the Opjn-
ion of the engineer to construct sewers
Of size to carry the water of such
storms as occurred in July last, as he
does not think the city liable for dam
ages from storms of such exceptional
nature, and even if the city was liable
it would be cheaper to pay damages
than the additional cost of constructions.
On motion the communication was
handed over to the alderman OF the
ward.
In the matter of the petition sent to
the council by Mrs. l.. b. Augier. ask
ing for sewer on Front street, the ell
gineer submitted the following:
The locality bounded by Rice, Gaul-
tier, Atwater and Front streets is very
thickly settled, and is very much i'm
need of drainage; was formerly an old
tamarack swamp. That the sewerage
system cOntempiateS q large nine foot .
sewer on Atwater street, with lateralS
on Albemarle, Woodbridge, Marion and
Gaultier streets. The main sewer on
E..rn t1v,
an appropriation from the sewerage
bond fund. The sewer on Marion street
cOufd be easily constructed by an as,
sessment on the property if the Atwater
street sewer was constructed. a tenn
poraIy sewer might be constructed OIL
Atwater street if there were any funds
available for the purpose. The cost of
nine-foot sewer OH Atwater street
from Rice to Gauitier would cost ap-
proXimately $4,000.
The ordinance introduced by Aid.
Franklin, making it penalty for the
owner of any realty in the city limits to
allow burdocks or thiStles to remain
uncut after fve-days notification, was
laid over. Aid. Conley thought the fine
for violation of the ordinance rather
high, and said further it would work
hardship on property owners who
owned acre property in the city limits
on which weeds grow.
W. 2. Murray, who was present, sug-
gested that the ordinance be fixed so as
to apply to the grass which he had been
informed had hegvn to grow in the
streets. This suggestion was not acted
uDon: in fact, none of the members of
the committee appeared to notice the re-
marks.
The bicycle ordinance was up for con-
sideration, and in order that Aid. Inger-
soil might be allowed to roll his baby
carriage on the sidewalk, the word
vehicle was stricken out. This practic-
ally allows the bicycle riders the use of
the sidewalks.