The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-24
ENGINEERS REPORT.

GREENVILLE, MISS, Aug. %, 1901
TO the Honora BILE Mayor and Coun-
Gil, Greenville, Miss:.
Gentlemen:
The undersigned, whowere selected
by your honorable body TO examine
the sewer system of Greenyille and
furnish the Council with an estimate
OF the cost of completion of same, beg
leaye to submit the following report
In compliance with the above instruc-
tions.
We have made as thorough an ex-
animation personally of the entire sys-
tenn as the present conditions would
admit, and have gathered information
from such sources as were available,
both from the City authorities ana
others, In order to arrive at q full and
clear understanding of the present
status of the system, so as to recon-
mend the most economical and salts
factory plan of putting the system I'D
operation.
TERRITORY CovEBRD.
In the original plan proposed prac-
tically the entire City was included.
The principal streets, where built up,
have been covered, with the excep-
ton of Broadway from Valiant 10
Deaton street, which was abandoned
on account cf lack of funds to COM
plete this sewer, which was included
in the original plan. An estimate OF
the cost Of building this sewer Is IN
cluded In the report. With this sewer
constructed the entire populated paII
of the City will be provided with
sewerage. aud there will probably 0e
no necessity for any further extensions
except occasionally for q block or Sc
as the City builds up, for some years
to come.
CONDITION OF LATERALs.
So far as our examination has exten-
ded the lateral sewers seem TO DC ~
fairly good condition, although ~
some, even at the present low stage o.
! water. which is from 28 to ~ feet De
low the surface of the ground, coli
siderable amount of leakage is shown
THESE sewers are obstructed more OF
less by deposit thought to be out
principally to dirt washing In thfougi
The manhole covers, which In TN
large majority Of cases are not Prov
ded with buckets TO catch the Stree
washings after a heavy rain, or dir
forced n by ordinary traffic.
4, FLUSH TANKS.
The ,ystern is fairly we'll supplie'
with flush tanks, but IT Will be ioun'
thai occasional hand flushing will D
rennired to maintain the system i
onerarion and keep the sewers ire
from deposit.
BROADWAY MAIN SEWER.
The portion of the main sewer
: broadway from Valiant to Alexan9e
street appears to be in good conoItlo
; except that there is considerable oe
noSit in the lower part Of this section
which II is believed can be remove
hv hand flushing as soon as an outle
ia ohtained. The section of the MAJ
sewer from Alexander street to Las
!, street. is in very bad condition. thel
!. are not less than five breaks DetWee
p Alexander and Lake street..
Levels taken show that there ID
heen general settlement OF the 81
J. t;ra sewer between these two pom
S from two-tenths of foot at one
, street to one and q half feet at Glo
cester street, indicating that repai
on this part of the sewer would an
4 omnt practically to reconstruction.
o On lake street, from Broadway.
e Theobold. a similar condition exls
brought by iniudlclous attempts
repair a break or breaks near broa >
is way by excessive pumping during
|. time when the earth was saturat'
-e with ground water, probably unoe
n,,nine Ihe sewer for a distance
loo feet or more each way, and dl
iointing many of The pipes. Fhe q
1empt 10 repair this part of the sew