The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-09

and is held until work is completed and
accepted by the sewer inspector
| In all cases where there is no deter
mined fall from the house to the sewer,
stakes are given with the instrument
SO as to insure best service possible
Three thousand six hundred and
ninety-siX feet of sewer as built and re-
nodded as various places in the city
for which stakes were given during the
last year.
EXCAVATIONS.
Ar witten permit for all excavations
of any nature whatsoever on our
streets or alleys Is required. for which
a deposit of $1,000 is made and held IN
til the street or alley is made as good
in every respect as before excavation
was made. and as a further guarantee
that the excavation will be guarded
until refilicd
AS result not one cent of damage
has been assessed against the city dur
ing the last two years for broken We
hicleS or manned horses.
l wish to tender my sincere thanks
to the street commissioner and sewer in
spector for the prompt report of all
negligence on the part Of any parties
taking out permits without which it
would lie impossible for this depart
nent with present force To do justice.
RIVER SURVEY.
The field work for a complete and ac-
curate survey OF the Arkansas river is
now complete and the office work is
pretty well under way.
This man will show the government
survey as it is now found.
W Nprettdinpdieoic nssSecon
on June 18th, at the time of the high
est water known for years, a very care
full profile OF the bottom of the river
was made; also at the same time and
places took croSS-section measurements
of the volume of water passing and
measurements of the velocity of the
flow. From this data we are enable to
determine the minimum width OF the
channel required to carry with safety
from overflow of the flood water. This
viii also determine the length of bridge
requisites; and thereby large and I'M
necessary expense annually in main
tanning several hundred feet of useless
bridges.
From the present survey Of the exact
boundary or bank lines can be aCCU-
rately determined, and | would recon-
mend that this be done.
Comparative statement Of cost for
past four years for this department:
Year ending March 81, 1892 Si.12S.iS
Year ending March 81. 1885,. S.6lS-25
Year ending March 81, 1881. $.oSs-l
Year ending March 81. 1856. 2.e00o0
From this statement you VIII no
tice that the expenses of this depart
ment during the past Two years has
been 81. I07. o. less than the preceding
two years, although more than four
times as much paving has been laid
10y this administration than by the pre-
ceding one and all other public im-
provements done by this administra-
ton shows about the same ratio in faY-
or of the present one.
REHABILITATION.
The routine work of this department
which is constant consists 81 making
estimates frequently called for. making
maps and plats for opening streets and
alleys. giving grades for street i'm
provements. giving property lines for
permanent iuprOV emsnts. working out
the elevations for gradients. obtainC
same by actual levels run. etsta bliShinS
permanent elevations. DerpeIuating
permanent monuments ana making &C
curate measurements between the
same. keeping up records Of sewer de-
partment including permit record for
Tapping sewer and making excavations
i'm streets and alleys experimenting
all IaIblic works and keeping accurate
account OF the same. Giving general
information. Cali for almost every
hour of the day 10 the public and many
other minor duties
In conclusion. gentlemen. / desire 10
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