The record-union., 1896-02-01
TO DISPOSE OF SEWAGE
Trustees Will Negotiate for a Large
Pump.
Planning to Dig Ditch Down S Street
and Bring the Water to the
River LeVee.


A special meeting Of the Board OF
CITY Trustees was held last night Iof
the purpose of considering the question
OF the sewage that is flooding the south
western portion Of the city, trustees
Leonard, Wachhorst Kent, DAVIS, NC
Kay, Devine, Bentley and Tozer pelng
present and Leonard presiding.
w. r. Campbell addressed the board
telling them the condition IN when the
citizens Of that part Of the city were
placed. He favored the digging OF
sump at Front and S streets ana rig
ging temporary pump. He thought
it would not cost much to dig oltch
from Fifth or Sixth street down TO the
ammonia pond, and thence close to the
river levee. The necessary power coulo
be easily and cheaply procured, either
steam or electricity
Tozer said that Mr.. Newberry pro-
posed to force the water from sixth
and S streets to the levee, ana Mr..
Campbell said that Mr.. Newberry had
made a great mistake, which would
cost too much. Tozer said that was
strange. as Mr. Newberry IS consld-
cred to be a very able engineer.
Devine moved that steps be taken by
the Sewage Committee at once to pro-
cure a suitable pump Immediately ana
place it at Sixth and S streets as soon
as possible, and to dig ditch from
Sixth. to Front. Not seconded.
Street Superintendent Murray IA
vored7digging an open ditch and plank
ing it over at the street crossings.
Kent said that he had been Informed
that the gas company would furnish
an Engine and either steam or electric
power to run It.
Mayor Hubbard said that he thought
the most feasible plan was to dig a
ditch for the water and thus avoid the
cost and delay Of getting pipe. He
thought that Front and S streets would
be the most feasible place for the pump
Devine moved that the Superintend-
ent Of Streets be instructed to COM
menee digging a. ditch as near as pos
sible to the levee, in order to lead the
water to the pump.
Bentley said that before the motion to
dig the ditch was carried, he would like
to know what kind Of pump the Sew
erage Committee proposed to get He
did not think it would be good judg-
that would simply keep UP with the
water, but that it would be better to
buy with an eye to what would be Of
use Ia the future. Another thing, he
did not think it would be wise to be-
gin the ditch until the board had ascer-
tanned that it could secure a place for
the pump and a right Of way. At pres
enE it had not even the privilege Of US
ing the ammonia pond.
Devine included into his motion that
the Sewerage Committee should sscer-
tain what could be done toward seour-
ihgfa. place.
Tozer said that all the engineers
agreed that the pump should be placed
at Sixth street.
Mr. Campbell said that Mr.. Newberry
would, if he made plans again, not
place the pump at Sixth street. Mr.
Bassett had told him (CampbelD that
his plan was right, but that he had to
make his plan for Sixth street, as Pen
-nish, the Chairman Of the Sewerage
Committee, said that he would never
vote in favor of a plan unless it would
drain the Isttle pond on his property.
Kent advocated getting the price from
the san Francisco pump men for a cen
trifugal pump that would throw 1000
to 10000 gallons a. minute. He moved
that the Mayor do so.
Tozer did not object to the ditch as
a temporary arrangement, but he would
pin his faith on practical engineers for
the permanent plant.
"These practical, scientific men are
great bunglers," said Kent. Most Of
their knowledge is got by reading and
they cannot apply it. I don't have any
faith in them"
That's so; that's what's the matter, y
ohimed in Devine.
Bentley thought they should know
where the ditch was going to before it
was begun. He would move, as a sub
stitute for all the motions, that the
Mayor and the Sewerage Committee
negotiate with the owners of the land
at Front and S for either the purchase
or lease Of the land, at their discretion,
and report on Monday night.
Devine moved, as a substitute for the
whole, that the Mayor, Chairman of the
board and the Chairman of the Sewer
age Committee be authorized to buy or
lease what land is necessary, and when
satisfied. to have the ditch dug immedi-
ately.
Bentley still thought that his mo-
tion should prevail 1t was not yet
known where the permanent pumping
plant would be placed.
Devine's substitute was carried.
Kent thought tha the Mayor could
correspond with the different land own
ers Of the lands below the city and find
what arrangements could be made with
them toward allowing the water to run
down over their lands through the ca
nal. He moved that it be done. No
second.
Devine moved that the Mayor see if
the property owners below the city
would not allow the gates to be opened
and the water be allowed to flow out
for day or two.
well" said Kent, Il think that a
man would have an awful lot of gall
to come to me and ask to let the water
run off his place onto mine, in order to
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