The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-22
SEWER IS NOT
LARGE ENOUGH
THAT Is THE OPINION OF SUP
ERINTENDENr PHILLIPS.
Present Head of the Bureau OF En-
cheering Says Plan Suggested by
Select Councilman Chittenden
Will Not Cure the Difficulty.
Lackawanna Avenue Sewer as 1t
Stands Today Has Not suffi-
cient Capacity-size of the Pro-
posed Additional Sewer.

Select Councilman G. T.. Chittenden's
arguments against the construction of
the proposed additional sewer for
l.ackawanna avenue has in no wise
changed the ideas of Joseph +. Phil
lips, superintendent of the bureau of
engineering.
"Mr. ChittCndcn ought to be fair in
this matter" Mr.. Phillips said yester-
day. Il proposed to him that the mat
ter be referred to any practical cngi-
necr for a decision as to the necessity
for this Improvement. ! have not heard
that he has accepted my suggestion.
Engineering has advanced materially
since the LaCkawanna avenue sewer
was built and whereas about that time
il was thought sufficient by most enGi-
nccrs to plan sewers to carry OFF an
inch of rainfall an hour over given
territory, it is now thought essential
to build a sewer that will carry off
three inch rainfall and in some in
stances they are designed for an addi-
tional inch. Costly experience has
taught cites that sewers which do not
make provision for unusual and abnor-
NAL demands will not do
Mr.. Phillips then went on To explain
that the largest size pipe in the pres
ent LaCkawanna avenue sewer is eigh-
teen inches, "A section of that size cx-
tending from the "N" To the river. This
is capable of carrying off only lit
tie more than one-quartcr of an inch
an hour from the territory it drains.
above the "Y" the pipe is fifteen
inch one tn Wyoming avenue. and
twelvc-inCh from that point to Jcffer-
son.
RAILROAD ALLEY SEWER.
SupplomcntinC this sewer is one in
Railroad alley. This joins the Lacka-
wanna avenue sewer at the "Y,' 50
that at that point two fftccn-inCh sew
ers are dscharging into an eighteen
inch pipe, which is supposed to carry
the sewerage from both to the river.
AT times of even mild storms it can
not do it, and as a consequence. even
back traps are unable to save the
buildings on LaCkawanna avenue from
damage.
The Railroad alley sewer is fifteen
inches to Penn avenue. and from there
TO its terminus in the middle of the
block between Washington and Adams
avenue Il tWclvc-inch pipe is used. y
pipe runs from the end of this sewer
10 drain the basin at Adams and Lack
awanna avenue. which Mr.. thittenden
wants To connect with the Tenth dis
trct main sewer and thereby cure the
trouble.
The plan of the city engineer is to
allow the present Railroad alley sewer
to remain AS it is east of Washington
avenue. From Washington to Wyom-
ing lie proposes to use a fiftcen-inCh
pipe and from Wyoming to Penn Il
nd pDy
inches. From Penn TO the "Y" it is to
be 27Xi0ia inches. 70 avoid tearing up
the pavement, the sewer will run un-
der the sidewalk on the south side of
l.ackawanna avenue from the "Y" to
the alley between the Duffy ~ Wcntz
store and the Lackawanna road. II
will run along this alley to Railroad
alley and from the "Y" to this point
will be 32XiS inches.
REST OF IT'S COURSE.
For the remainder of its length it
will be 34x51 The sewer will go down
Railroad alley to cliff street, Cliff
street to Lackawanna avenue. and in
front of Roche & Fadden's empty into
the big box Culvert through which the
sewerage from the present Lackawanna
avenue sewer is carried into the river.
The new sewer will be connected
with the present LaCkawanna avenue
sewer at Washington, Wyoming, Penn
and Franklin avenues, thus assisting
the Lackawanna avenue artery to car
ry off the water brought To ii in times
of unusual storms.
II do not hesitate to say" was Mr..
Phillips remark yesterday. that the
cutting off of the water from the basin
at Adams avenue and LaCkawanna
would not be of any considerable re-
lief to the condition of affairs that
exists in Lackawanna avenue.
Il planned the proposed sewer TO
avoid the necessity of building large
and costly sewer in Lackawanna ave-
nue. which would keep that important
thorouGhfare torn up for months.
Lackawanna avenue has been crying
for relief for several years and | be-
licve this proposed sewer will furnish
all the relief necessary.
Mr. Chittcndon has complained that
the basin at Lackawanna and Adams
was not connected with the Tenth dis
triCt sewer, as required by rcsolu-
tion of councils. That could not he
done, for the simple reason that the
resolution in question was not signed
by the recorder until Friday"
PETITION SIGNED.
The following have signed petition
urging that the proposed sewer be
built: John Jermyn, James Linen for
the First National bank; Victor Koch
Cleland q Simpson, II. G.. Durham. for
the Dime bank; {. :. Woolworth, Mycr
Davidow, Krotosky Brothers, j. d. Will
liams & Bro, John Lohman, Samter
Brothers, Fred Durr Casey Brothers, NJ
IL. Higgins, William Kelly, Goldsmith
Brothers and p. II. Coyne.
The ordinance providing for the con-
struction of this sewer, which will cost
about $4,000. has passed select council
and will come up in common next
Thursday night.