The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-19
COUNCIL TO DECIDE TONIGHT.
DECISIVE ACTION EXPECTED ON
HOUSE DRAINAGE.

Alderman HuIrs Resolution to
Adopt the Savannah River Plan and
Accept the Lowest Bid For the
work Likely to Be Accepted-Mr.
Delaney Says That If He Gets the
Contract He VIII Put 1000 Men to
Work and Complete the system by
May L.
The council will meet tonight to pass
upon the house drainage question The
probabilities are that there will be no fur
Their delay and that decisive action will be
taken.
The indications are that Alderman Hulrs
resolution to adopt plan l, sections A, b
and c, to put the sewage directly in the
river and to accept the lowest bid, win be
adopted.
1t is said that the members of the board
have all practically decided, as to how
they intend to vote, and that they are
agreed that further discussion is unnec-
essary.
Col. Warning left for New York yester-
day. He was accompanied by Mr. Her
bert Tate, who is the fourth lowest bidder
on the list. Mr.. Tate made many friends
here who would be glad to see him get the
contract. Under the circumstances, how
ever, there is little prospect that such will
be the case. McIlvain & Unquefer the sec
ond lowest bidders. have returned
to Pittsburg.
Mr.. j. E. bryan, the leading member Of
the Jacksonville-Chicago combination,
which made the lowest bid, left yesterday
{ for Jacksonville, where he has legal bust
ness demanding his attention. His asso-
ciates, Messrs.- Delaney and Zeipf of Chi
oago, are still here. They are confident
that the contract will be awarded them.
Il am satisfied" said Mr.. Delaney,
that council will do what is right
in the matter. I have been satisfied of
this all along, provided the members thor
oughly understood the situation, and /
think this is now the case"
Mr. Delaney said he thought he could
begin work within two weeks after the
contract is awarded.
If the contract is awarded us" he said.
Il shall go right to the Ohio river and
make arrangements with some pipe fac
terry that is not already overcrowded with
orders, so that there will be
pipe material. 1t is of more Importance
to us to get the material delivered prompt
ly than to get low price. Our intention
is to complete the work by next May, and
II we are not subjected to any unusual de-
lay such as long spells of extremely bad
weather we can do so. Our intention is
to put a force of 1000 men to work That
is big force, but we have a big territory
to scatter them over. 1t is of Importance
both to us and the city that council should
act promptly, as by making an early be-
ginning we shall have a better opportunity
TO complete the system by next summer"
If Mr.. Delaney and his associates can
complete the system by that time, they
will accomplish more than has been ex-
pected, the time specified in the contract
for the completion of the work being Jan.
l, 1899. Its completion by next summer
would give general satisfaction.
DR.. LeHardy's communication to the
city council, reference to which was made
in the Morning News yesterday, is
vigorous protest against the discharge Of
sewage into the river in front of the
city. In 1t he reiterates his opposition to
that part of the proposed drainage plan.
Or. 1eHardy says, that out of the
letters which he wrote to the health Off
GERS of thirty-six cities he has received re-
plies to twelve, and all of these advise
against discharging sewage into the river.
Some of the cities to which he wrote are
on the Atlantic coast, some on the Pa
cific coast, some on streams in the inte-
roir. some on salt water, on tidal streams
and on rivers with swift cur
rents. Four-fifths of the physicians
in Savannah, DR.. LeHardy saws
are opposed TO the river front outlet. He
calls attention to the present sewer out
lets at West Broad street. and at market
dock at low water, and odors from them.
He also calls attention to previous recon-
mendations of Col. Warning for an outlet in
Timber Landing creek, instead of the
river DR.. LeHardy brings to the minds
of the aldermen the danger from cholera,
fever and other epidemic diseases by all
lowing the discharge of sewage into the
river where, he says, it will collect in the
form of sediment and will be a menace to
the health of the city