The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-05
The new SEWER SYSTEM
Engineer In Charge Gives Some Facts Con-
corning the Matter
why CHANGES WERE MADE NECESSARY
manner I'm which Bids Were Adver-
tised For--Nccessity for the
Work in Hand.


Sir. william Mackintesh, who is acting
for Mr.. Alexander Potter OF New York
in he matter of the construction o.
Houston's new sewerage system, furnished
The Post with the following statement
yesterday;
.'As there seems to be wrong impress
sion in certain quarters in regard to the
new sewerage improvements now being
built for this city. III justice to all eoa-
neuted with this project, wish to give
the following facts in regard to the mat
ter.
THE object Of the sewer improvements
under construction is to provide TOT
nermanent and satisfactory disposal OF the
sewage of this rapidly growing city. The
present method Of emptying an the sc"
age into the bayou directly IN front OF
the CITY was only intended as a temporary
exnedient and has already become a Sc
rious nuisance in times OF low water anu
a constant menace TO the health OF tnS
CITY in case any epidemic should Dreah
out.
THE last census showed an increase N
the population OF houaeoh N -.
go per cent in the past ten years mere
seeins every reason 10 believe that the
next zen years will show an even greater
percentage 0. me- 80 -. s..tfons
addition 10 this. there are large sec',yns
OF the city not as yet provided with sew
erage facilities II Wou'u' ,lo.,ta,,
provements. therefore De only d yUe1
of very short nme WHeh DOen ~ wi
large increase oil the u'S'IloI %" -,
Ne, increase UO0ula-
tion, the volume oil sewage ulscu" seN 'Nso
Buffalo bayou would become so s'e"l 40
to render It little short Oh an open So" e. /.
The actual amount oil water lh Dulal'
bayou Is quite apt 10 deceive any onc ~
has not made an inFes gailon o. tn7
stream. If one takes the ,roaoie 20 loi-
low the bayou up above me water "9iNs
dam and also notes the size Of the va. .
Oak bayou where the Houston helSA's
railroad crosse. one gets better luea III
the small amount Of water there Is ae-
tnally flowing in these streams Tue mo'l
Of the wator In Buffalo bayou below iAe-e
points is in reality siaEnaut water nache
up by the tide and osciilates back ana
forth in front OF the city. I. Is INTO TINS
dead water therefore that the entire sew
age of this city IS being discharged. WINE
I'm euch years OF heavy rainfall, ike the
nresent. and With the comparatively small
amount OF sewage now being discharged
tbs nuisance may mot be yory evident, j
"a certain. in an ordinary dry year anC
with the constant Increase OF sewage, ina
the conditions would become very mucl
voree
at was these facts which we're care
fnflr examined into hy the United state
govornu1ent engineers. that led them t.
ME, AZ me condition precedent 10 IN
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