San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-06

tary condition of the city, which
was bad at that time and has be
come worse since, and which viii
convey the necessary information
to those who have not given tn,
matter consideration and which
we offer as part of the report"
Drs. Cupples, Watts and Hadra
and Mayor Paschal and Mr.. H
p. Drought spoke to the
question, Mayor Paschal, on invita-
ton making a lengthy explana'
ton of the sewerage plan as con-
templated by the city administra'
ton. He began by stating that il
San Antonio wanted to write
its population with six figures it
must first have sewerage as the
large death rate is published the
country over. He told of how
strangers invariably flung into his
face the taunt of a city like this.
with $4,000 population, not having
sewerage. Then he recounted the
history of the preliminary sewer
age work, saying that the last por-
ton of Engineer Gray's report had
been mailed four days ago and was
expected here daily.
He also pointed out what portion
of the city was intended to be sew
cred, the following being the
boundary of the several districts:
Bounded on the east by Pine
street and New Braunfels avenue,
on the north by Grayson street and
San Pedro Springs, on the west by
the Arkansas Pass railroad track
and on the south by Nevada and
Labor streets, taking in from So to
80 per cent of the city's population.
This would give about seventy
five miles of sewerage.
1.-THE system devised by Mr..
Gray will come up to the scientific
standard of any city in America or
Europe. We are in a great basin,
with more basins in it, and to get
the sewer out of this basin by grav-
itation was quite an engineering
feat and was, will say, the cause
OF the delay in getting the specifi-
cations. We are so situated that
we can get rid of the storm water
with but little expense, for the San
river is fully adequate to
carry il Off"
He pointed out the lesser cost of
what is known as the separate sys-
tenn sewerage. In further eXpla-
nation of the system devised,
Mayor Paschal presented the fol-
lowing statistics:
"The system devised for present
needs will consist of about seven
ty-five miles of sewer mains. They
will be divided into sizes as fol-
lows: Two hundred feet 4S-inch,
1890 feet 40-inch, 9065 feet 3S-inch,
2755 feet 36.inch, 1850 feet 32-inch,
lilo feet 30-inch, and $40 feet o.
inch brick sewers; 67,140 feet s.
inch, 20,3l0 feet 10.inch, 1866 feet
II inch, 2l,260 feet 15-inch, 1926
feet lS-inch 1896 feet 20-inch and
$3.50 feet of 24-inch pipes. There
will be 20S automatic flush tanks,
800 man holes and all necessary
catch basins and ventilating appli-
ances, also an appliance to prevent
the escape of sewer gas.
"This will carry the system
south of the city TO a line where
the Southern Pacific track crosses
the San Antonio river. 1t is esti-
mated by Mr.. Gray that the sys-
tenn | have outlined can be COM |
Dleted to the point indicated for |
5he sum of 1914, 52660, to which he J
added 10 per cent for contingencies, !
making total of $37S,979.26. The |
disposal point will in all probability |
have to be carried several miles |
below the point indicated and it is |
estimated that this work will re- |
Iuire 100000 additional. This |
sum includes cost of pumping |
station, with is found to be abso- |
-utely necessary"
In reply to the question whether !
1t would pay TO put in a sewerage |
system he asked if it paid to be |
cleanly. off cleanliness is next to |
gOdliness then it pays, and sewers,
ike soap, must be a means of |
grace. From standpoint of sordid |
cash it does pay" Then he re-
'erred to the limit of bonding the |
city, which he said was s per cent |
on $3l, 100000, or $2,4S0,O0O. "The |
outstanding bonds amount to ST.
273 800, leaving the amount of ST.
O6,50O, to which extent the city |
can still be bonded. Allowing them
round numbers for sewerage bonds
there is still limit of $706,50O in
which to issue bonds after the city
has been severed. He also stated |
that about 100000 worth of bonds !