The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
Innings.
DRAINAGE PLANS READ
The SAVANNAH RIVER OUTLET TIC
BE ADOPTED.

1t Provides for Two Outlets, One at
the Foot of Farm street and the
other at the Foot of Randolph
Strcet-WiIl BE About Fifty Miles
of Sewer Pipe-The Section BE-
tween River and Anderson, West
of Bull, to BE Drained by the Farm
Street Sewer, and the Rest of the
City by the Randolph Street Sewer.
The Larger Part of the system Gan
BE Completed and in Use by Next
Summer.
The plans and specifications for Savan-
nahs system of house drainage have been
completed and are in the hands of the
eprinters. 1t was decided to have printed
copies, on account of the number of con-
tractors who have requested to be furnish
ed with them.
The plans were to have been ready by
tomorrow but the printers will hardly be
able to furnish them before Wednesday,
though local contractors and others on
the grounds will probably be able to Sc
cure proofs Tuesday. The plans and spe-
cifcations have been prepared by Messrs.
Chapman and Farquhar of the firm of
Warning, Chapman Farquhar who have
been engaged in this work since the adop-
ton of the Waring system by council
about three weeks ago.
AIessrs. Chapman and Farquhar and
Chapman have established an office in the
Provident building The plans were eX-
planned to the Morning News yesterday
by Mr.. Farquhar, as fully as possible,
without going into the details which are
mainly of interest to the contractors, who
will bid on the work. As stated by the
Morning News at the time of the adop-
ton of the Waring system the engineers
were required to present two plans tor the
consideration of council. one providing an
| outlet into Wilmington river and the other
providing for the emptying of the sew
age into the Savannah river.
1t is practically a foregone conclusion
that the plan providing for the use of the
Savannah river will be adopted for reasons
| both of cost and convenience. The cost by
the Wilmington river plan is estimated to
he about $4,000 greater than by that Tor
the savannah river, and, besides, there Is
the objection that all the sewage would
nave TO be pumped from pumping sta-
ton in the neighborhood of Bolton street
IN order to give It sufficient fall to reach
the river The plan for the Savannah riVeI
provides for an intercepHng9 sewer TO take
me sewage from the outlets into the river
ana carry it to a pumping station TO De
pumped from there to Wilmington river OF
any other outlet which might be selected
lhle sewer Is to be constructed, however
only in case the discharge of sewage into
me savannah river should prove danger
Gus 10 the citys health Mr.. Farquhal
predicts that once the discharge OF tht
se"ase into the Savannah river is accom-
pHshed nothing more will be heard OF th'
pans 10 carry it elsewhere.
Inc savannah river plan provides fol
TWO outlets, one at the foot Of Farm
street and the other at the foot of Ran
uVph street. The Farm street sewer Il
~ ne il inches In diameter and is to dis
nafse the sewage from the section be
o zen the river and Anderson street ives
NJ Poli street, about one-flfth of the tota
ia included in the system. The S6-inci
~ at the foot of Randolph street vii
to''ue Tor the rest OF the city, including
iseelion south of Anderson street, ant
tva1l VILE, as well as all the section be
ppr ItiYer and Anderson streets east o
PROVISION is also made for carrying