The herald., 1894-03-19
ABOUT THE INTERNAL SEWERS.
The Sub-Drains That Connect
With the 0utfall.
A Big Engineering Work for SAM,
tary Objects.
Something About the frsrsnt SYSTEM
Which Will BE linn ,diatsIy Con-
structed In Order to UtlIize
the Big OutfalI Sewer.

RoleB, Wnlcn Will make the Outiall sew or
the grand stem OF one OF the most per.
feet drainage systems in the United
States, is one OF the subjects that is en-
gaging the minds OF the city council and
the city engineer.
In order to make the outfall sewer of
utility the internal sewer system is an
absolute essential. Already contracts
have been let for the Hill street system
and the Maple avenue system, which
will cover large section of the thickly
populated regions OF the city, and during
the coming week contract will be let
for what is known as the Downey avenue
system No. 2. The contract for the Hill
street system will involve the expend-
iture Of $57, 900, and it is expected that
the work on the Downey avenue eystem
No. will cost at least $4,000, making
a total immediate outlay OF $123,000 for
sewers, including SOL 900 for the Maple
avenue system.
As the general sewerage plan OF the
sewer system of the city is outlined it
will comprise four main interceptors-
central, western, southern, and the
Arroyo de los Reyes main sewer-built
under the bonded system OF sewer con-
Htruction. The Downey avenue sewers
will run into the central interceptor,
while the Maple avenue district will
drain into the central interceptor at
Washington and Central avenue and the
Hill street system will reach the central
interceptor at Washington and Grand
avenue.
The general sewerage system COM
prleee complete system for the BOYLE
Heights district, and further extensive
developments on the east side, which is
touched at first by the Downey avenue
system No. 2.
A description of the streets and the
sizes OF the sewers covered by the dis
tricts in which immediate operations
will be commenced is given below:
The Hill street district is comprised
as follows: The Hill street main inter-
ceDtor will be 27 inch brick from
Washington street to Pico and Hill
streets. From Pico to Seventh and Hill
it will be "a inches, and from there to
Spring street it will be 20 inches in
diameter. On Seventh street from Hill
to Broadway it will be 20.inch pipe, and
from Broadway to Spring street 16.inch
pipe.
The Grand avenue sewer from Eigh.
teenth street to Pico street will be an
eight-inch sewer. The Eighteenth street
sewer extends from Hill to Main street
and is an eight-inch pipe. On Seven
tsenth street there will be two laterals,
from Hill to Main and the other from
Hill to Grand avenue, both eight-inch
sewers. On Sixteenth street an eight
inch running the came as on Seventeenth
street. The Fifteenth street sewer car
ries two laterals between the points
mentioned above, and the Fourteenth
street runs from Hill to Main street and
from Hill to Palm street eight
inches. The Carr street sewer runs
from Hill to Main, 8 inches. The Pico
street sewer runs from Hill to Olive, IA
inches, and from Hill to Main IL
inches, being intended to carry the Main
street sewage. The Twelfth street sewer
runs from Hill to Main, inches, and
Eleventh street is the same so does the
Tenth street, which, however, runs
from Hill to Broadway. Palm street
from Fourteenth to Pico, 8 inches, South
Olive street same as Palm. Olive street
from Pico to Seventh, IA inches for the
full length. Main street from Pco to
Ninth, l6 inches to Eleventh, and the
balance 15 inches. There will be another
sewer on Main street from Ninth to
Seventh, inches. On Spring street
from Ninth to Seventh, there will be an
8 inch sewer. On Broadway the sewer
from Main to Seventh street, and 10
inches.
The Maple avenue system is made up
as follows: The Maple avenue main IN
terceptor runs from Washington street to
Fret street and Los Angeles street, "a
inches in diameter to Winston and
Los Angeles street, and from there 16
inches. East Pico and Maple avenue to
San Julian street. 10 inches. San Julian
street sewer from East Pico to Seventh
street, 10 and inches. Twelfth street
from Maple avenue to Myrtle avenue, s
inches. Myrtle avenue from Twelfth to
Ninth streets, 8 inches. Ninth street
runs both ways from Maple avenue to
Los Angeles and from Maple avenue to
San Julian stree t,8 inches. Eighth street
is the same aH the Ninth street. Wall
street from Eighth to Seventh street, s
inches. Seventh street from Maple
avenue to San Pedro, IA inches. San
Pedro street from Seventh to Second
street, IL, 10 and s inches. San Julian
street from Seventh to Fifteenth, s
inches. Wall street from Seventh 20
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avenue from Seventh to Fifteenth, 8
inches. Winston street from Wall to
Los Angeles street and from Wall to
San Pedro street, inches. Fourth
street from Wall to Los Angeles and
from Wall to San Pedro street, inches.
Boyd street from San Pedro to Omar
street, 8 inches. Fourth street from
Los Angeles to Main street, s inches.
The following streets comprise the
Downey avenue system No. 2: The
Downey avenue main sewer will extend
from Hellman street to Griffin avenue
and to Workman street, Is inches, and
from Griffin avenue TO Hellman street 8
inches. Pasadena avenue and DAILY
street sewer will run from Downey ave-
nue. to Primrose avenue, s inches. The
Workman street sewer will run from
Downey avenue to Angel north of Prim-
rose avenue inches. Tyler street sewer
from Primrose avenue to Griffin avenue
8 inches. Sichel' street sewer from
Downey avenue to Sigler street, 8 inches.
Griffin avenue sewer from Downey ave-
nun m (1randin street inches