The record-union., 1894-09-19


iron pipe provided with suitable gates
and valves into the sewers when de-
sired, and ought TO be as easily con-
trolled for the line of sewers desired to
be flushed as turning oil or on the water
from any block or street in the city.
Provision is made for four inch drainage
tiles in the walls and bottom of the
sump to drain sipage water extending
down to fourteen feet below the bed OF
the river. Manholes are placed atIhe
intersection OF main streets with catch
basins at the corners.
The grades for the sewer system as set
forth in these plans have been extern
slveiy looked into and are found TO be all
that could be desired, making connection
with our present system easy, and afford
ing ample and sufficient protection TO the
sewers below street grades.
The estimates of the cost of the work
are conservative and are fully set forth
in the report. Cost of the entire works
are placed at Sl72,946. Respectfully
submitted, DAVID EALCoNER.
JAMES SEADLER.
W. w. WAGGoNER.
Committee of Reports on Sewerage
System for the City.
sacramento, Septem ber Is, 1894.
THE EXPERTS SUMMARY.
w. w. Waggoner then read the follow
ing summing up of the experts investi-
CATION:
Your committee appointed to examine
the competitive sewerage plans submitted
to your honorable board, herewith max q
the following report:
They find the city is partially severed
by what is known as the Combined
SYSTEM" covering about 80 per cent of
the territory and etecting 90 to 90 per
cent. OF the population.
To provide Tor the growing demands OF
the city you have advertised Tor plans Tor
its proper sewerage. Six plans have been
submitted Tor consideration, upon which
we are asked To report. The reduire-
ments of the city may be stated as fol-
lows:
tirst-For economic reasons the ac-
cepted plan should include the present
system and be In harmony with 1t.
Second-That provision should be made
for the area OF the rainfall and sipage
water.
ThIrd-That the plans be worked out
for the entire city SO that the system may
be extended commensurate with The Ge-
mands.
Concerning the plans submitted, two.
those Of h. McCullOch and +. Ball
are upon the separate system. They
ignore the present system, RELOCATING it
for the care of storm water, for which
they advise conduits in addition to the
works proposed. The plans are well
worked out, but too expensive.
The plan OF w. K. Campbell is in
complete. He has good specifications Tor
pumping plant, that Will probably meet
with the entire needs the city tor pump
ing works; ne designs an interceptiug
sewer and two mains, but does not go
into detail.
Mr.. Miller's plan is also incomplete.
On the whole it Is very good, but he fails
70 provide tor the entire city, especially
Tor that portion east OF Agricultural Park
that is now rapidly hllIng up. He does
not leave the mains IN a condition To be
extended upon gradients reasonably to
be expected.
l.. +. Bassett submits two sets of
plaus, one with pumping station on
Sixth and \ streets; second with the
pumping station on sixth and W streets.
The second has also better grades. His
plans cover the entire city, and has de-
signed his intercepting sewer to care for
one lnch OF rain III twenty-lour hours.
The second set OF plans alone Will be
considered.
The gradients of his mains through
out the city are exceptionally good He
has also designed them that the velocity
shall not be less than one and one half
loot per section, and generally over two
feet or more.
1t is considered that the location on
Sixth and W streets is an error. 1t would
pe better to locate the plant on 5 street
near the railroad, for the convenience of
fuel, and place the intercepting sewer on
street connecting with the city's Seven
teenth street sewer at 5 street.
Also, his mains are too small in the
light of past experience with the existing
sewers. Ii they were made larger the
plan would be all the city could desire.
MIR. Newbery's plan covers the entire
city, and is worked out with great min
uteness and skill. lie provides disposal
plant and sewage system, having a capa-
city OF q 900 gallons per minute.
Ii Is unnecessary To go into detail as the
report covers ali particulars. Respect
fully submitted,
w. w. WAGGoNER,
JAMES SEADLER,
DAVID FALCoNER.