The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-12

work was done all over the city, in crown
ing streets, cleaning cutters, opening in
terSeCtiOnS banking up permanent walks,
and hauling thousands Of cubic yards Of
soil and cindeTs in the streets until our
streets in the interior Of the city are grad
ually approaching grade and becoming
more susceptible of easy maintenance.
IN THE CARPENTER DEPARTMENT..
B. NJ.
Five pile bridges were repaired as
lumber used ........................,. 1903
II bridges were repaired in a good
lumber used ........................ 1O,447
267 new Oak street crossings We're
lumber used .......................... 77513
amount Of lumber used ............. 3,152
Three scale frames and tops re-
Der used ............................... 1,54O
Lumber used in fire department...... 766
Total amount of lumber used dur
ms year ---.....-.--....-.... lUi f5l
Thirty-seven miles Of condemned wood
en- walks We're thrown from the streets.
As a result Of turning over the wooden
sidewalks as a last resort, the citizens
Of Wichita. who are always equal to any
emergency, have responded promptly and
more permanent sidewalk was construct
cd the last year than during any three
and the good work IS still going on, and
the coming year bids fair TO see more eX-
tended construction than even that of
SIDEWALKS.
Total IineaI feet of cement sidewalk
constructed during the year 40, S54
Total HneaI' feet Of brick sidewalk
constructed during the year, $40
hneal feet, or ...-............-.:-..... 1.69
Total ineal feet of Cinder sidewalk
constructed during the year, 1850
Ieel, or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. OH
Grand total Of all kinds Of sidewalk
constructed during the fiscal year.17 f6
OF which the city put down 81 100 miles
of cement sidewalk which was charged
to abuttlng property owners, ana 6,4tZ
square feet of cement street intersections,
which has been charged to the city at
large he city constructed 50o35 lneaI
feet of cinder walk for property owners
and the same has been taxed thereto.
There have been 2lS lineal feet of peTma-
nent sidewalk re-adjuSted to conform 10
established grades; there have also been
= 20 teFt OF curblng put IN by the prop
crty owners at their own expense, thus
them to park and otherwise i'm
prove and beautify their homes, move
ment which receives every encouragement
from this Office.
SEWER SYSTEM.
Wichita has u sewer system consisting
of 81 10 miles of mains and lateralS,
with 9N3 man-holes. 1926 observation
holes, go automatic flush tanks, and 81
catch basins, all of which require con-
slant watching. Considering the Ignt
gradients that were necessary to adopt,
i'm the laying Of the mains and lateralS,
il is remarkable the eXCelicntCO nditIon In
which we find them today. and the good
service they perform. in relieving the city
of Unsanitary matter and the good assist
ance rendered To the surface drainage
problem.
the accumulation of tallow in the north
ern stems of mains b and C. caused
by Objectionable matter being sent
through these mains, and not properly re-
lieVed Of fatty matter gathered at the
packing houses. With coolingvats, suffi-
GENTLY large and ample grease traps,
this in my judgment, would be alleviated,
If not wholly, to very great extent IN
as much as the packing houses pay no
sewer tax. it seems to me IL would be
as little as they could expect. II they
were required 10 pay for the labor neces-
sary. 10 keep these mains in good saui-
tary condition.
WICHITA'S EXTENT.
Wichita has an area of 17ia square miles
within its corporate limits. This, In
square, equals Quadrllateral OF 20
miles. II no other than section lines
We're streets, We would have fOrtY-two
miles of streets; multiply this by Q and
YOU have approximately our street mile
age, 3iN, double this and You have our
sidewalk mileage. 756 miles. Multiply half
the street mileage by 80 and You have
lte number of street crossings. $500. and
possibly half as many box culverts are
requirCf. I make this calculation so that
residents who live remote from the bust
ness center may undertand why that
sometimes, urgent request for relief from
standing water. or some other grievance
they may have, is often delayed not in
-entionslly, but by reason of prior claims
ahead OF theirs. owing To SO large ter
-itOry, covered by so small a force.