The record-union., 1894-10-17
4 MEETING TO DISCUSS SEWERAGE sew EERAAGE.
The City Fathers WrestIe Again With
the Problem.
1t Looks as If the Old Pump and En-
gine Will Be Made TO Run
Another Yenr.

On lHOtlOu Oh 11aWUoD, fenulSn IN the
chair, the gas company was requested to
place electric lights ut Twenty-fourth and
I and Twenty ninth and d streets.
Devine stated that he had found that a
former Board of Trustees had, by Ordi-
nance No. S07, in 1892 decided away all the
land west of Seventh street and north of
the railroad shops to the railroad COM
pany. He moved that the Corporation
Counsel be instructed to investigate the
matter aud see if Trustees have power TO
deed away the property of the city with
out compensation, according TO OrdI-
nance No. 307.
Kent offered resolution to create the
position of day patrol driver from now
till January l, 1895. He said much COM
plant had been made of there being no
day patrol, and he wished 10 try 1t tor
short time to see If the city Will be
gamer.
Leonard asked if the condition OF the
police fund would allow the extra eX-
pense, which would entail d new horse as
we'll as a salary. He had never favored
carrying wounded persons i'll hack or
an express wagon. Every city OF this
siZe In the country mas a patrol wagon
day and night.
Devine opposed the motion. The funds
saved that is possible.
Kent withdrew his motion till he could
Investigate the state of the police fund.
SEWERAGE MATTERS.
Leonard said he, i'll connection with
most of the other members, had been
looking into sewerage matters. The En-
gineer of the Water Works estimates that
Jor $500 the old engine can be repaired
and put in order. The citizens in that
part of the city pay taxes and ought To be
protected. he did not think, even If the
pump and engine were repaired, they
could handle the water this winter. AM
other pipe to carry the water from Sixth
street can be put III for $1,000, or, 10y NOV
ing the pump down TO Third street, S2,-
600 would furnish the pipe The moving
will cost $500 and repairs $780, and II the
pump is put in now 1t Will handle the
water.
Lawton said that the engineers who
had examined the plant and who had
prepared sewerage plans are all opposed
to the removal and think that Sixth or
Seventh street is the best place. Ii it is
placed al Third street you must either
run water up hill or dig down about fifteen
teet for a sump and raise the water that
much higher. Engineer Wolf estimates
that repairs to the machinery will cost
about $l56, and if that is done it viii ham
die more water than last year. He did
not see any use OF going TO any expense
except TO put the plant IN order and save
The money in the sewerage fund TO start
with next year TO put in good plant,
The Board OF Health las approved the
plans selected and advocates that the
work be pushed right away.
pevine favored moving the plant to
Thrd street. The ground seems low and
the water will have TO be lifted anyhow.
No matter what is done with the ma
chinery, it Will not handle the water if
we have much rain. The citizens will
not vote for bonds now; when the other
bonds are out Of the way they may do so.
Bragg said he had looked over the
ground, and thought the engine should
loo repaired. He moved that lhe engineer
of the Water Works be instructed TO pre-
pare specifications Tor repairing the
pump, boiler ana engine. and also the
t!oodgate at Front ana streets, and that
the Clerk cali for bids.
Leonard thought there could not be
fifteen feet fall IN the three blocks. There
is ditch along the line OF the levee now
10 carry the water. he did not think the
fall is over five feet. He favored new
plant, the best that could be got, but he
did not-think the people will vote bonds.
He thought that with the repairs and
compound pump with capacity OF 5000
gallons per minute the sewerage can be
handled.
Kent thought the Third street plan the
only one to be adopted this year. He did
not think there was SO much fall as had
been stated; there is probably three 10
i've feet. lie thought the board should
advertise for pipe enough to go from Sec
ond or Third To the river, and get an out
let before the river rises. The pipe should
be put on the south side of the levee, and
only covered up where the road crosses it.
The motion of Bragg was carried.
Devine moved that the City Engineer
be instructed to prepare plans tor revers-
ing the grade of the ditch at Sixth and Y
streets and widening the ditch, so that
the water will run to Third street.
LawtUn said it is very evident that
Third street is higher than Sixth, because
water runs from there to Sixth, and the
city will have to dig down lower if the
plant is moved. III the pump Is put there
it viii make an outlay OF thousands of
dollars before II Is completed. 1t is
against the opinions of all the engineers.
Besides the cost of a sewer plant at Y
street will be $50 900 more than If put at
r. The Bond Commissioners have plenty
of money at present, and in January will
make demand on the bondholders for
surrender OF bonds, which will probably
be refused and Il suit lasting TWO or three
years will ensue. during which time the
commissioners will probably be willing
TO allow the city to use the money III the
mean time.
Tozer said it would be only a tenn.
poray arrangement anyway, and he
favored keeping the pump where it now
is and get sufficient pipe to carry the
water over the top of the levee for this
year.
Leonard said he would never favor
keeping the pump at Sixth OF Seventh
streets. People Will not build where a
sewerage plant is, no matter whether
there is an odor from il or not 1t will
be better 10 put it nearer the river. Ii a
new, first class pump is put there now
IL Will be available as part OF the new
plant when 1t is procured, and an ex-
Dense of St, 900 or -, 600 now will tx the
plant so it will last for several years
Pennish said the people along below
Ninth and w streets will not stand it to
have the water run down on them am
other year, and many have told him So
They will not allow it to be pumped into
the lake any longer.
Bragg was opposed to open bitches for
conducting sewage anywhere in the city.
and would not vote Tor 1t.
Leonard said there would be no more
omen bitches than there now are. He
moved to add to Devine's motion a pro-
vision that the engineer estimate the cost
f, of widening and grading the ditch from
Sixth to Third. The amended motion
was carried.
Leonard said he proposed to submit to
the board on Monday night an estimate
of the cost of the necessary 3o-inch pipe,
compound pump, house Tor ltand moving
the old plant, and he hoped that the other
members would also figure on 1t.
OTHER MATTERS.
Tozer said that printer had told him
that the Great Registers could be had
more cheaply from the printers than from
the County Clerk. and could probably be
on for ahOnt fNvaiva CENTS name. II