Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-06-07
CITY SEWERAGE.
Rates Which MesSrs. Twitchell and
OterO Propose Charging i'll Case
They Secure the City
Franchise.

Santa Fe sadly needs a new sewerage
system. At the last meeting of the city
council Messrs. R. E. Twitchell, of this
city, and NJ. A. Otero, of Las Vegas, pre-
sented an ordinance granting them the
right to establish and maintain a private
sewer system, the city to have the priyi
| lege of purchasing same at the end of
fifteen years. The matter is now in the
hands of the committee on public works
for their investigation and report. The
NEW MEXICAN publishes below com
munication handed to the committee
yesterday:
Hon. Committee on public works, city of
Santa Fe, New Mexico:
Santa Fe, N. M. June 6, 1S94.-Dear
Sirs:--We have the honor herewith to sub
NIT schedule of tariff to be embodied in
ordinance granting undersigned right to
build, operate and maintain sewer sys-
tenn in the city of Santa Fe, to witt
Every building used for purposes Of
business not below enumerated per
month, So.
Every building used for purposes of
business and also used for offices, per
month, 81.
Every hotel having more than twenty
rooms &c.
J Every hotel having less thar twenty
rooms, So.
/ Every saloon So. ....
Every residence of not more than four
a ,rooms, 81.
Every residence of more than four
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Every residence of more than seven
rooms, So.
Livery stables having twenty stalls or
animals, So.
Livery stables having less than twenty
stalls or animals, 81.
Every other class of business and char
acter of building at price to be agreed
upon between the persons desiring sewer
connection and the undersigned, and ap-
proved by the city council.
For your information will state that in
considering the tariffs above suggested
consideration must be given to the first
cost of a sewer suitable for the present
and prospective uses Of the city. 1t is
contem plated by the promoters to place
a sewer of sufficient size on Palace aven-
ne beginning at a point near the res
idence of Amado Chaves and running
thence to the corner of the plaza, thence
south to Water street, therce west OF
Water streetto point opposite the Santa
Fe southern tracks, thence by the mos'
feasible route to point in the Arroyo
Mascaros near the city limits. This sewer
to be of no less than twelve inch stone
sewer pipe or similar material. Lateral
to this main sewer to be built on Wash
ington avenue to its junction with Palace
avenue; on Water street above its juno
ton with street running by Exchang
hotel, lateral on San Francisco street from
Exchange hotel to Sandoval street will
connections to Water street main on al
side streets If practicable and necessary. l
is the intention of the persons interested
/. in this enterprise to build system no
for day, but for the future and tn
depth of excavation for the main sewe
will be sufficient to meet the necessltie
of any and all buildings having cellars o
rooms below ground used for purposes o
! business. The cost of the main sewer a
above set forth will not be less than SIS,
900 and of laterals not less than fv
thousand dollars. Of course it is paten
to your committee that should every elias
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which is located along the route of tn
D sewer and its laterals make connection
C with the sewer at once after completion
c the tariff might possible be reduced, bu
&C it is impossible to estimate in the presen
C situation just what the income would bt
C but it is certain that it must be demon
C strated that the plant will pay eight pc
c cent net. The costs of operation an
C maintenance would be not less than $75
c per year. Yours truly,
C r. E. Tw1TCHELL,
&C NJ. A. OTERo.
c In connection with the above the Ne
y MEXICAN would state that there ia yer
y general public sentiment prevalent tina
:, the city should build and maintain it
y = own system of sewerage. Last year, a
the expense Of nearly $1,000, Civil Er
gineer P. O. Gaynor was brought her
from Pueblo, Colo, and employed t
draft plans for system of sewerage COY
ering even more than is contemplated i
the above plan, and which, it is estimated
Al can be constructed at cost of abor
$1,000 or nearly one-half less than tn
estimates in the proposition now psnt
ing.
Business men who have figured on til
sub ject contend that, by the use of piE
made of fire clay at the penitentiary, a
excellent city system can be laid, an
they calculate that it would be far cheapt
in the end to vote $4,000 or $4,000
city bonds and have the city control i
. own system than to let it out to priva