The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-14
TO PUSH HOUSE DRAINAGE.
DECISIVE ACTION TAKEN BY THD
CITY COUNCIL.

The Work to BE Done Under the
Committee and the Director of
Public Works and to BE Under the
Supervision of WarinR, Chapman
q Farquhar-WOrk VIII Begin as
Soon MS Machinery and Materials
Can he Obtained-The East Broad
Street Outlet and Sewer to BE
Taken Up First.
The city viii at once proceed to com
plete its system of house drainage. The
work will be done under the direction of
the Special Committee on House Drain
age. appointed some time ago, and the
director Of public works, and will be SUI
pervised by the engineering firm of War
ing Chapman & Farquhar
The work is to be undertaken as soon
as possible and pushed rapidly. AS al
ready stated in the Morning News, the
committee decided some time ago that the
work should be continued by the city. This
decision met with the approval of the Com
mittee of the Whole. and Director Gads-
den of the public works department was
given Instructions last week to make ar
rangements for securing the necessary ma
terial and machinery.
The Special Drainage Committee, which
has held almost daily meetings during the
last week or two met yesterday after
noon and prepared Its report to the Com
mittee of the Whole. The latter commit
tee met at o'clock. After hearing from
the committee and approving the conclu-
sions which it had reached the commit
tee session was converted into a meeting
OF Council The following resolution
which embodies the conclusions of the
committee, was submitted and adopted
without discussion:
Resolved by the Mayor and aldermen Of
the city Of Savannah, In Council assem-
bled, That the Special Committee on House
Drainage, appointed by resolution of Coun-
ell July 6, 1899, be and it Is hereby author
lied and directed in connection with the
director of public works, to proceed at
once to complete the work of house drain
age abandoned by the contractors, Miles
& Bradt.
And resolved. further, That Warning.
Chapman & Farquhar be employed as su-
perVising engineers to continue to suDer-
wise under the following terms:
They are to be paid at the rate of 9is
per cent. upon the entire cost of the work
to be hereafter DONE including the cost
OF labor, material and such implements
as may be necessary or incidental to the
prosecution of the work
They are to supervise the work as vvas
originally agreed, furnishing such assist
ant engineers and inspectors as may be
necessary and meeting the incidental ex-
penses connected Herewith.
The entire work shall be completed by
the city of Savannah on or before Dec.
81, 1901.
The payments to be made to said enoi-
neers under this agreement are to be made
on the 18th day of each month, as here.
torore made, for and on account of all
work constructed and labor performed
during the preceding month.
Acting Mayor Tiedeman presided at tha
meeting, the other members present being
Aldermen Thomas, Mills, Schwarz. Dixon,
Doyle, Bacon, Haas and FARRELL
Inc work will be taken up and pushed
TO completion as rapidly as possible" said
Acting Mayor Tiedeman. I'VE hone To he
gin on or before Dec. l."
Alderman Thomas, chairman of the Sne-
clal Drainage Committee said: Director
Gadsden Is already arranging for the nee
essary machinery and materials, and we
nope to begin work before Dec. l. The
hrst work undertaken will be the East
Broad street outlet and the completion. of
the East Broad street sewer in order that
connection may be made with sewer pip
ing already laid. The West Broad street
outlet was completed by the contractors
but the connection has not been made
We will probably find it to advantage to
carry on the work at a number of places
at the same time
Alderman Thomas Is thoroughly Of the
opinion that the work should be pushed
70 completion as rapidly as possible. 1T
Is practically agreed that an appropriation
OF $4,000 will be made for house drainage
IN next years budget, which will be avail
able at once. believe it to be good policy
TO use this entire amount by May l. Coun-
ell might then be able to arrange for the
resumption of the work In the fall and the
entire system, with no Unforeseen inter-
ruptions, might then be completed during
the winter of 1900-19O1"
Alderman Thomas said he had no idea
how many men the city would employ on
the work. There is $4,000 In the treasury
to the credit of house drainage, and this
VIII permit of considerable work being
done. For the work the city needs iron
ana earthen pipe, brick and cement pump
ing machines to keep the large sewers free
OF water, and tools of various kinds Much
of this material viii be obtained here
There Is stu large quantity of clay pipe
on hand, which was bought by Rourke &.
Mitchell when they undertook the work
some OF this pipe has suffered from bad
treatment, however, and its condition NAV
not impress the COMMITTEES favorably.
TO TRY For THE TROPHY,