The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-11
VALDOsTA's SEWER TROUBLE.
Work on N New Artesian weII-Put-
ting in WATER Meters.

work on n New Artesian WeI1-Put-
ting in water Meters.
valdosta, Ga, Aug. 1O.-The workmen,
who have been engaged in digging the
system of sewers here, have had a great
deal of trouble recently, but it is believed
now that the worst part of their work is
over. In the western part of the city they
encountered a flow of water that knock
ed them entirely out for awhile. AT a
distance of twenty-six feet below the
ground they struck strata OF hard.
PAM" a substance resembling a mixture
of iron, sand and rock. The crust was
about four or AVE- inches thick, and SO
hard that It seemed impossible 90 pene-
trate 1t for awhile. When 1t was pune
tured stream % water broke through
with a flow of four hundred gallons
minute To get rid Of this water a TWEEN
ty-fve- horsepower engine and pump had
to be operated continuously. After sew
eraI weeks of this sort of work, the pip
ing has been laid there, and the tunnel
under the Savannah, Florida and Western
road, another difficult piece of work. has
been effected. The piping under the road
was laid yesterday, and only four hundred
feet more of the twenty-six feet ditch
remains to be cut After that is finished,
a quarter of mile of piping will have
to be laid. al a depth of from twelve 10
seventeen feet, to connect with the oufail
on the south of the city. The sewerage
people are boastful Of the work they are
doing and all declare that the system
here will be second to none in the coun-
try.
Work has been commenced on the new
artesian we'll here, and il to be pushed
rapidly through. The machinery was
placed in position early in the week and
began operating yesterday. The new
well is to be bored at the water station,
and a large reservoir is to be placed in
the street adjoining. The reservoir is TO
be covered over so as to hide 1t from view
and TO leave the street open for travel
II is estimated that the well will cost
about 81, 500. and that 1t will double the
clty's water supply. The contractors be-
Heve that they will succeed in tapping a
vein OF sulphur water as strong as that
from che old we'll No trouble has been
experienced in boring so far. and none Is
apprehended, as the other well was made
In short time and with no trouble at ALL
The city plumbers have been busily en-
gagged in putting in meters where water
is used for street sprinklers About sixty
pa rites in the cty use water for sprnk-
ling their lawns, and the CITY Council re-
Gently decided 10 adopt the meter sys-
TEN where the water is used for these
purposes. making each citizen pay In pro-
norton to the amount of water he uses
Another advance step upon the part of
the municipal government here II an In
crease In the number OF arc lights here.
In the past Valdosta has been lighted by
thirty-hve arc lights, but the town has
expanded to such an extent that twenty
Ave extra lights have been ordered. max
ing the number In the city even sixty.
It IL believed that this number will give
the town much better lights than they
have ever had before.
I. c. Dees and his son, Arthur Dees,
went hunting one day this week and found
a monster wildcat killing a sheep. They
set chase after the animal and captured
It about Ave miles away. The dogs and
the cat INDUCED in a terrific battle, but
after a half hours time the cat showed
signs OF weakening. One OF the party end
ed the fight by killing the cat with club
II is said to have been the biggest ami
NAL OF the kind that has been found in
this county.
The City Council will meet next Wednes-
day to dispose of the new issue OF bonds
which were recently voted to complete
the system OF sewerage. Sealed bids have
been received end these will be opened al
the Councils regular meeting. the high
est bidder 70 take the issue Of $4,000.