Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-03
MIL 4. Build 1R PLANT
Council Decides to Construct Sew.
age Disposal System on Its Own
Responsibility.
Services Of Competent Engineers
Accepted and Work Will Be
Pushed From New on.
1t is Hoped to Have Actual Con.
struction Under Way Within
Three Weeks.

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The failure of contractors to bid on
the proposed sewage disposal plant has
not scared the council one bit, and that
body has now decided to go ahead and
do the work itself under the supervis-
ion of competent engineers. The offers
of two engineers to draw the plans and
supervise the construction have been
accepted and it is the hope of the city
officials to have the actual construction
|. work under way within three weeks
and the plant completed before snow
I flies.
An adjourned session Of the council
was held Thursday night, for the pur-
pose of meeting Professor Marston, of
1.-The Ames College, who had charge of
the preliminary surveys and bacterio-
! logical analyses and taking definite ac-
ton as to futNre proceedings. The sit
uation was gone over at some length,
as We're the plai.5 submitted by some of
the nated sanitary engineers of the
Fcountry. The general plan favored is a
settling tank and filter beds, or double
| filtration. Mr.. Marston explained that
The did not believe the installation of a
small pumping plant could be avoided,
as the natural fall of the sewer is not
sufficient to raise the sewage into the
settling tank. He said such a pumping
plant is not expensive either in original
cost or in operation, as the city under
any circumstances would have to e1,-
Il pioya one or two men to look after the
! plant He suggested a gasoline engine
1 for the purpose.
/ On motion of Dr. Harris it was de-
icided to employ Engineer Pierson. of
Kalamazoo, Mich, as the sanitary en-
7 gineer TO draw the plans for the plant,
and he was telegraphed to come on at
once. Mr.. Persons bid for furnishing
plans was $500. Mr.. Marston was asked
/ to act as consulting engineer. to visit
/! the city at least once a week and look
lover the progress of the work and
make suggestions. The work will be
superintendent by some otherscompetent
/ man, under the direction of the sewage
! committee and Professor Marston
/ Mayor Pierce stated at the meeting
that the glucose company was awaiting
1.-The commencement of actual work on
the sewage plant before proceeding
With the enlargementsoft their plant and
1.-The making of other improvements.
/ Therefore the council will push the
work with all the5ha possible from
now on.
DOG FEES REVOKED.
DR.. Harris offered a motion revokine
THE rule5of allowing boys 80 cents per
head for untagged dogs captured. and
1.-THE same was unanimously agreed to.
I This Is to head off the work of boys
who have been in the habit of remov-
I ing the tags and reaping an undue re-
ward
Mr.. Good. OF the streets and alleys
5,comnaittee. addressed the councilin fa-
voa. of abandoning the consideration Of
/ bids Tor cement sidewalks. because of
1.-The lateness OF the season. Mr.. Mcclure
4 said contractors aresnnt disposed to
aneement. Because they can not
realize on the certificates. but must
Icarry them until due When the sitna-
ton was thoroughly understood that
the city was only proceeding under the
Iold#pla Of dolrg the work after thirty
3EdaSs. time VAS given the property own
Y ers toHSdo 1.-THE council agreed to
a 60 ahead with the walks ordered the
Il StfeetSS ana alieS'S5 committee pelngs dele
4 gated With the power To receive and
decide on bids.
A BROKEN SEWER.
Mr. Good asked the council TO go In a
boGy on Sunday next to investigate the
\ Soldiers Home sewer. Hs reported that
Il Dunn N Gilman We're ready to proceed
with their contract of taking up the
4 iron pipe OF the old Bunce water ex-
tension. bur the sewage from the Sol
L diers' Home sewer filed their bitches
and interfered. The council agreed to
go as a smelling committee.
THE, WATER EXTENSION.
4 Mr.. Benson. of the water committee
1 told the council that work on the water
5Iextension is pending the arrival of some
4 of the smaller pIpe to connect the wells
but that ii was expected soon. He re-
4 ported further that the early crops or
the land purchased. and on which
# George Cation has a lease, We're being
i harvested and the damages from this
.|3cause would not be great.
THAT MINE TRAGEDY.
Particulars OF the Death OF Two
Former Marsl,nlitoSvn Boys.
The Oskaloosa Herald of Thursday