The record-union., 1899-10-12
expert forthwith, the sooner the bet

expert forthwith, the sooner the bet
ter.
General Tozer thought $4,000 or
$4,000 would be cheap preliminary
expenditure, for the water works
would ultimately cost $500, or more.
NJ. S. Holman OF ST. Louis, G. ,.
Benzenberg of Milwaukee and Rudolph
Herring of New York were experts Oh
national reputation. He did not care
whether Hazen or these men be hlred'
but some one or more should be.
Mr.. Hall believed in an expert, but
he feared there were not enough data
at hand for the expert.
Mr.. Fox agreed with Mr.. Hall anu
felt sure that there should be far more
work by every committee before the
experts arrival.
Mr.. Spillman frankly confessed thai
neither he nor anybody on the COM
mittee knew how to collect data for
an expert-nobody knew what an ex-
pert wanted.
Mr.. Hall felt sure that the we'll prop
osition should be investigated; it was
the sticking point because OF people
who believe in wells He would ike
to know the experts advice as 10
whether the wells should be investl-
gated-that was important.
Mr.. Arnold asked where the money
would come from to pay the expert,
and Chairman Tozer replied that there
would probably be no question about
the funds.
DR.. Power moved that Allan Hazen
be employed, subject to approval OF
the Board of Trustees.
Mr.. Lindley thought the committee
should go slow until Rudolph Herring
now in San Francisco, be communicated
with as to his surveying the field.
Mr. Hall offered a suggestion that
the motion be worded, IAN expert ana
that the person be named by COM
mittee.
DR.. Power therefore moved that an
expert, to be selected by a commlttee
of three, be employed.
General Tozer, DR.. Henderson ana
Mr.. Hall were appointed. They were
instructed to wire Mr.. Herring at once
and the committee adjourned subject
to the call of the Chair.
Rudolph Herring, who will be con-
suited on the question. is now IN San
Francisco. morning paper OF that
city yesterday contained the following
concerning his mission there and ms
standing in his profession:
1.-The eminent civil engineer, Rudolph
Herring of New York, is at the Palace.
Mr.. Herring is an authority on the
sanitation of cities, and as consulting
engineer has been interested in the
drainage, sewerage and water supply
system of the leading cities OF TINS
country ard Canada. The sewerage
system now being constructed In Hon
olulu is under his supervision.
He has been employed by the mu-
nicipal authorities of San Francisco 10
prepare plans for a sewerage system
for this city and county in conJunc-
ton with the well-known local en-
gineers, Messrs. Manson, Tilton ana
Grunsky. Their report will be SUD
mitted to the Board of Supervisors
within a few weeks, and 1t is prooaD DIE
that a bond issue to raise money with
which to commence work on the new
drainage and sewer system Will be
presented to the voters on December
18th.
L
system for San Francisco said Mr..
Herring last night, are being perfected.
No idea of the cost can be gwen yet.
The plans will embrace the entire city
and county. 1t is not the intention 10
construct the entire system all at once
Certain sections of the city, like the
| Mission. require immediate relief. the
present sewerage system is bad. Ihe
place where Immediate relief is re-
quired will be given attention first.
=. The topography of the city is very
| favorable for a complete and modern
| system. 1t is this fact that has en-
/ abled the city TO put up with its pres
! ent system as long as it has.
! Mr.. Herring has recently completed
plans for a new water works system
for Philadelphia, which is TO cost S1Z,-
| 600. COO 1t involves the filtration Oh
the water of the Delaware and Schuyl-
kill Rivers. He says Philadelphia uses
/ more water than London. He was con-
/ sllting engineer for Chicago IN the
matter of it's big drainage canal, Whlcn
/ is to carry the sewerage of that city
| into the Mississippi. He pooh-poohs
/ the idea that St Louis will thereby
have it's supply of water from the river
! contaminated. In his opinion city
using river water should have II
! filtered.
Most of the large cities of the
! country said Engineer Herring are
pretty well equipped with drainage ana
/ sewerage systems. Baltimore ana New
/ Orleans are exceptions. Baltimore l.
now considering the problem. Ne"
! Orleans is having a drainage system
/ constructed, but the proposition OF a
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