The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-29
COL. WARING GETS THE WORK.
COUNCIL AWARDS THE ENGINEER
ING CONTRACTS.

neer's Office by Nov. bids VIII
BE Closed Nov. 15-Drainage Conn
mittee VIII Advertise For Bids
and Report TO Council Nov IL.
A question that has been before the
people of Savannah for many years took
definite shape at the meeting of council
last night, and plans were adopted by
which the city is to be provided with
system of house drainage and sanitary
sewers.
The contract for the engineering work
connected with the construction of the
system was awarded to Col. Warlng aud
his firm of Waring, Chapman & Far
quar-.
special meeting of council had been
called for the consideration OF PROPOSE
tons made to the drainage committee rel
ative to the establishment of the system.
There were present at the meeting Mayor
p. w. Meldrim, Aldermen Guckenheimer,
! Wylly, Reid, Krouskoff, Davis, Owens,
Hamilton, Hull and Mr. B. A. Denmark,
representing City Attorney s. B. Adams.
Mr.. Farquar of the New York firm of
Waring, Chapman & Farquar, and City
Engineer VIM were also present The
members Of council were in caucus for
about an hour and a half before the open
meeting was held. During this
time the reports from the committee and
Col. Waring was considered, and matters
so arranged that they passed in the meet
ing ON motion without opposition.
The meeting was opened by the reading
OF the report of the special committee on
drainage that had gone down to Bruins
Wick for the purpose of examining the
sewerage system of that city. This re-
port which was adopted was as follows:
Savannah Ca. Sept. %, 1897.-To the
Honorable, the Board of Aldermen, City
of Savannah, Ga: Dear tSirs-In pursu.
ance of your request that we should visit
Brunswick, inspect the sewerage system
constructed there and investigate the cor
rectness of the report submitted to your
honorable body, to the effect that the
Waring system had developed some weak
nesses there, was proving burdensome 10
the taxpayers and was not altogether
satisfactory to the city, your committee
begs to report that they left for Bruins
wick few hours after your meeting adj
1ourned, and spent Saturday evening and
Sunday morning there.
We were met at the hotel on our ar
rival by the Hon. Owens Johnston, mayor;
Senator Harry F. Dunwoody, ex-mayor;
Hon. A J. Crovatt, ex-mayor; Hon. e.
II. Mason, ex-mayor; Dr. J. A. Butts,
chairman sanitation committee; DR. D. b.
Atkinson, chairman public works COM
mittee; DR.. H. Berford president board Of
health; Alderman A. V. Wood secretary
board of health; Mr. Charles S. WyIIy,
city engineer; Mr.. Green, chief sanitary
inspector; eX-Alderman Frank D. Aiken,
and others, with whom we discussed, at
length, the system and it's workings, and
from them and others we learned:
That practically no complaints have
ever been made by the citizens. except
ing those who did not want to pay water
rent. That the people generally were en-
tirely satisfied with II. That the present
trouble is with the pumping station, and
not with the sewerage system. That tho
cost to the city for repairs, since the sys-
TEN had been accepted by them (some
two and half years ago. would
not exceed $500 to $4,000. and
that they, in their opinion, almost every
citizen of Brunswick, Endorsed 1t, and were
fully satisfied with 1t, so far as the house
drainage was concerned
On The following morning we made a
personal examination of the flush-tauks,
sewers, etc, which fully corrobOrated and
confirmed the Information given US on the
evening previous.
We, therefore, beg to repeat our recon-
mendation that the Warning system be
adopted here and urge that arrangements
be made TO begin and complete the work
with as little delay as possible.
We have a number of letters from Of
hcials and prominent citizens of Bruins
wick, indorsing the system, but as they
are all on the line, as set forth above we
don't think il necessary TO lengthen this
report by Incorporating them in it, but
desire to say that they are in the posses
sion of your committee, and subject to
your call. if desired
The report was signed by r. S. Wylly,
Jr., chairman; w, w. owens, T. J. Davis
and John w. Smith.
A communication from Mr.. Percy Sug-
den was then received, but not read as the
members of council had become acquaint-
ed with it's contents while in caucus Mr.
Sugden having been present to advocate
the proposals that were contained in the
communication. Mr.. Sugden desired the
contract that was awarded to Col Waring
and his firm. He stated that he had been
working for the past nine years on the
question of an improved house drainage
system for the city, having prepared re-
ports and made plans for the system, and
had borne the brunt of the fight TO make
the outlet of the sewers the Savannah
river.
Mr.. Sugden made four propositions to
the board, his offer regarding the entire
work being for per cent. of the entire
cost. He was willing TO prepare plans and
specifications for $780, or to prepare the
plans and specifications and devote his
personal attention as consulting and chief
advisory engineer during the progress of
the work for 219 per cent. of the total cost.
In the event the city might see fit to have
the plans prepared away from here he was
willing to undertake 20 provide all the
necessary engineering work for supervis-
ing and inspecting. including the map of
the finished system, for per cent. of the
total cost.
The initial step in open council boxing
toward the actual entrance upon the
work. was taken by Alderman Davis, who
moved that the first three of he PROPOSE
tons of col. Waring be accepted. He ex-
planned that IL would net be necessary for
the fourth proposition 10 be then consid-
cred, as there would be sufficient time for
that later. The mayor slated the motion,
saying that the members of the board
were familiar with the re- ure of those
propositions. a second was forthcoming
from Alderman HUH. The question was
then put ana passed without a dissenting
voice.
eve are now entered upon an import
ant work" said Mayor Me.drim, land we
are ready TO hear gentlemen what may