The record-union., 1899-04-08
WILL DO The BEST IT CAN.
TEMPORARY PROTECTION FOR
THE CITY WATER.
Board of Health Accepts a Plan for
Dealing With the Garbage
Dumps.

The City Board of Health met yes
terday for the purpose of considering
plans for abating the nuisance at the
dumps at Twelfth and North Is
streets. There We're present Drs. PARK
inson, Nichols, Wizard, Henderson am
Ross.
BY request of the board, Mayor Lana
recently instructed City Engineer Null
lenney to prepare a plan or plans Ior
the abatement of the nuisance, ana MS
report having been received py ihe
Mayor, and by him transmitted 10 the
board, was taken up and considered
The report of the Engineer embraced
three distinct plans to relieve the cry
from the danger of garbage-contdil-
mated water, and accompanying 1t was
an exhaustive drawing illustrating each
plan The report, which will be OF IN
terest to every one, follows in full:
ENGINEER MULLENNEY' RE-
PORT
Hon. Mayor Land-Dear Sir: In pur-
suance of your instructions l have eX-
amined the sand pit in which were To-
Gated the city dumps at TWelfth anu
North B streets Have run lines ana
taken soundings and made necessary
estimates upon which the following hg-
ures are based:
By referring to the accompanying d.
agram the line of proposed impounding
levee is shown in straight blue lines,
extending from point of dump 10
Twelfth street The lire of materiai
showing above water, that has already
been dumped there and covered with
earth being Indicated by green line.
CThe digram referred TO is the one
handed to the Mayor with the En-
gineer's report.)
While it is practicable to construct
levee of the character indicated, 1t can
only be done after the expenditure OF
a considerable amount Of money, ana
its construction will probably occupy
some weeks.
The proposed levee extends north-
westerly from Twelfth and North ID
streets in straight line about oOo leel
to point of dumps. If constructed Oh
earth it will require base or neariy
seventy feet, and crown OF fourteen
feet. with slopes about two to one, ana
will require about 10,OD cubic yaros
at rs cents per yard, on account OF the
difficulty in putting in place, or nearly
81 500. If constructed of sacked eaftn'
about so 600 will be required at LIZ
cents each, which amounts to Si,ooo'
adding $3.50 for bridge channel, equals
S1.S15.
1t will probably be necessary IN eltner
case to block the flow of water at the
bridge on the county road With plank
ing and sacks of earth at an adultonai
cost of S315, making total cost lot
this plan, which I have designated on
the diagram as proposition NO. l. ol
$7.S15.
In our examination of this pit L nnd
that there has already been very coH-
siderable deposit of sediment extending
over the entire bottom of the area COM
planned of. This will average from
nine to fifteen inches, and will be fur-
ther increased by deposits 'from the
water already standing there
Inquiries of those familiar with the
ground show that in ordinary winters
there is a deposit in these sand pits oi
from one to four feet, and 1t is thefT-
fore quite certain that before the pres
ent overflow subsidies the existing de-
poeit will be substantially increased
This may possibly alter, to some eHteH''
the views of the Board OF Health as u
the necessity of an lmpounolnS iefee
of wider scope, and as time is OF lne
greatest Importance in dealing with the
nuisance. have to suggest an alterha-
tive plan that l be lieve will prove per
fectly effective.
This is, to fill in over the base OF tne
existing dumps. as shown IN the an
nexed map by blue line, Tor uis-
tance of several feet into the ueel
water. the outer edge of this filling pc
ing indicated approximately by tne
dotted blue lines. This, as our SOUND
ines show, will certainly cover al
material that has loosened from tne
face of the dumps and settled IN the
water. the profile of the pile OF refuse
being indicated on the map. In order
to protect the face of this new dirt IRON
possible wash, a brush mattress can oe
constructed or single or double rows
of sacks filled with dirt can be useo
for facing the outside OF the same
The amount of material required TO;
this plan, which I have designated d.
.'proposition No. 2 is as follows:
1900 cubic yards of earth at soc. 80, sl,oo'
Brush mattress, 1850 square 1eet' oo,
at &c ...................-.. ..-.....--...---- M oSl
1900 sacks of earth at 1Oc...-.--...--. zV'
,o.o, ........$2,5s s., ,5sl
The approximate cost of S2391. whilf
greatly less than the longer levee, Is
nevertheless, a considerable sum- Il
appears to me that the purposes ii
view would be amply met by the fol-
lowing plan, namely = fill 10 deei
water. from the face of the existing
dump pile. with loose dirt, as already
indicated. and then, in order TO Ell
fectually prevent possible wash by the
current later in the year-there being
no appreciable current at this date
temporarily block the bridge under the
county road with sacked dirt ano
planks. as in first proposition. This
will defect any stream of water thai
will pass directly through the dumping
pit. and will at the same time allow the
water to enter and deposit over the en-
tire area of the pit a large amount ol
sediment before the overflow has en-
tirely disappeared.
The material required will be 3,0Ot
cubic Yards of earth filling at 90 cents
which EQUALS $1,500; cost of closing
opening under bridge, S315, making
total of 81 .S15, which therefore shows
a very large reduction from either OF
the other plans, and the work can pe
prosecuted with greater rapidity.
When the overflow water has hnalls
receded, the dumping pit can be treatee
in any manner that is desired ana iol
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