The record-union., 1898-11-01
THEY WILL HAVE THE SEWER
PEOPLE IN THE NORTHERN
WARDS HAVE WON 1T.
Zhe New High School Building to
Cost Eighty Thousand
Dollars.

Mckay, Tebbets, Douglas, Paine, Do
Ian, Kent, Brown and Devine being
present.
School Director Ransom addressed
the board, saying that the Board OF
Education had met during the after
noon and felt that it would be best Tor
it to ask for $4,000 for the construc-
ton of the High School building, as
there is no lot on which to construct
it, and no money with which to pur-
chase furniture. They did not WISH
to be left in the same fix as the san
Jose High School. The remainder OF
the 100000 could be used for these
things.
Superintendent of Schools Erlewine
thought it would not be well to ask for
plans for 100000 building, and
leave nothing for a lot. The board
would ask that the plans for the build
ing do not exceed $4,000, as all the
rest will be needed for other things
The architects fees will be $4,OOO at
that rate, the heating apparatus VIII
cost $6,000 and the furniture, labora-
tory, etc, will cost about $4,000. This
will leave only $4,000 out of the SlOo-
600 toward paying for site. The
board has property that will probably
sell for $1,000, making $4,000 avail
able for the lot There are thus three
things to be considered in fixing the
amount for the building.
Trustee Devine moved to reconsider
the action of last week in which the
Clerk was directed to advertise for
plans for a building not to exceed
100000, and the motion was carried
unanimously.
Trustee Devine thought that, as lum-
ber, brick. etc, are cheap, a GOOD
building could be constructed for $1o,-
600, and he moved that the board ad-
vertise for plans for a building to cost
$4,000.
Trustee Tebbets moved that the cost
be set at $4,000 and Trustee Dolan
moved to amend that it be specified
that the heating was to be separate,
so that architects could figure on that
basis.
Trustee Devine insisted that $4,000
for the heating furnishing and archi-
tect's fees would be too small and it
would not be safe to figure on its
being enough. No architect will figure
on a building at lower than the price
set
Trustee Kent moved to include the
heating in the $4,000.
School Director Ransom said that the
reason why the heating was made sep
arate was in order that the most mod
ern heating appliances might be pro-
cured by the Board of Education with
out being hampered.
Tebbets' motion as amended by Kent
was carried.
Trustee Dolan moved that action re-
garding the time given to architects
to present their plans be rescinded, and
the motion was carried.
Trustee Dolan then moved that the
time for passing on architects plans
be made December 9th.
Trustee Tebbets thought that as cit
izens are now paying their taxes and
in the throes of a political campaign,
they would not want to think of an
election to vote bonds. He moved that
the time be fixed for the January
meeting, so that the bond election can
be held in February.
Trustee Devine said that the legal
advertising and other preliminary work
would bring the date of election to
February.
Dr. Tebbets withdrew his amend
ment and Trustee Dolan's motion was
carried.
BRICK OR IRONSTONE.
James O'Neil addressed the board on
the matter of the sewers being made
OF brick or ironstone pipe. He said
that the advertisement for bids did
not give bidders on brick sewers a fair
show. Under it the stone pipe could
be laid on ground that was not per-
fectly leveled while the specifications
for hrickwork called for six inches of
macadam In laying a sewer with pipe
the joints do not always fit we'll, and
as the water leaks out the sewer nat
urally settles, and with an uneven bot
tom the sewage does not run out clean.
The large cities are all building brick
sewers, as being the best. Another
thing he wished to advocate was the
spending of the money for the sewers
at home, so as to furnish employment
to citizens of Sacramento. There are
many vacant stores now in the city,
and a nelicy of home protection should
be adopted.
Trustee Tebbets asked if the iron
stone pipe was not made by close cor
poration, and Mr.. O'Neil answered that
it was one of the strongest trusts in San
Francisco.
Trustee Tebbets asked if the Cham
Der of Commerce had not pronounced
in favor of ironstone pipe and Mr.
O'Nen replied that it had, but that he
had conversed with several members
to-day and they had changed their
opinions. He believed that 90 per cent
of the business men of this city are in
e ~;al-
ter is explained TO them.
Trustee Devine thought that the spe-
cifications were unfair, and that brick
sewer should not be compelled to have
a foundation when the ironstone pipe
did not. The pipe was liable TO settle.
Deputy Surveyor Phinney explained
that it was expected that considerable
water would be encountered and it was
required that a drain pipe should be
put beneath the brick sewer in places.
He affirmed that q pipe sewer would be
watertight They We're smoother than
brick and were impervious to sewage
being glazed. He denied that brick
sewers of small diameters were superior
to pipes The latter would not settle
even if the foundation is not close to
them. He favored the pipe sewers.
Henry Dehn said, as a taxpayer, he
thought that the city should try above
all things to have a durable sewer, as
cheap as possible. He favored the pipe
sewers, up TO twenty-four or thirty
inches. as the best and cheapest
George Murray said Mr.. Dehn favored
pipe sewers because he could not lay
brick sewers. The best, most durable
sewer is brick, and il is as smooth as
any.