The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-08
Samuel N, Gray Employed BY
Jefferson County Santa
~ Commission
WELL KNOWN EXPERT WHO
WORKED FOR GOVERNMENT
Designed Sewerage System for Ha-
vana-Employmen Here Grows
Out of Agitation Started by
Medical Society.

Mr.. Samuel NJ Gray. an expert sani-
tary engineer of Providence. r. l., has
been selected by the Jefferson County
Sanitary Commission to make an exami-
nation OF the Birmingham water land
sewerage system, for which preliminary
plans have been made by Engineer Ken
drick. The decision to employ Mr.. Gray
was made at last nights meeting of the
commission.
Mr.. Gray is one Of the best known sani-
tary experts in the United States. He has
mad an extended experience in civil en-
cheering and in sewerage and sanitation
work. He has been employed at various
times by the leading cities of the country
and by the government for special work.
Prominent In Engineering.
Mr.. Gray was city engineer and chief
engineer of the water and sewerage sys-
TENS at Providence. r. l., for thirteen
years. He designed sewerage and sew
age disposal system for San Antonio,
Tex; was employed on commission to
design a system OF sewerage and sewage
disposal at Toronto. Ontario and de-
signed and superintendent the construc-
ton of system of sewerage and sewage
disposal for Chautauqua, N. Y lie has
also made complete systems of sewerage
for Meridian. Miss. Macon. Ca. and
Huntsville, Ala.
When Baitimore's system. yet to be
selected on a commission to design the
sewerage system and the system of sew
cge disposal and to reconstruct the wa.
ter works system. During President Har-
rison's administration he was appointed
on a commission to make an examlna-
tion of the Washington water and sewer
age systems and to design complete
system for the District of Columbia At
Philadelphia he was on a commission to
consider the sources Of contamination of
the water supply Of the city and to de-
wise and report q remedy. At Havana,
Cuba, he was selected by the United
States government to design a system of
sanitary sewerage. This system is now
about to be constructed.
Mr.. Gray is Here.
Mr.. Gray is In the CITY, and will be in
consultation with the officers of the COM
mission during the day.
Mr.. Alexander Potter of New York, and
Mr.. J. L. Ludlow of Winston, N. c., two
prominent expert sanitary engineers,
were also at the meeting last night, and
propositions from them were considered
The regular business OF the commits
sion was not given attention owing to
the length of time devoted to the consid-
Grafton of the question of employing
an expert. More than twenty applica-
tions from engineers were received.
An adjourned meeting of the commits
sion will be held this afternoon at
o'clock when the annual report of the
president will be filed. and when En-
gineer Kendrick will mako report of
the preliminary surveys of routes for
the sewerage system.
Started by Medical Society.
The employm ent of Mr.. Gray for the
examination of the water system of the
city and the proposed sewerage system
of the county is the result of the work of
the Jefferson County Medical Society This
society appointed commission which
made an examination of the water sup
ply and reported it bad. The physicians
made report to the commission and re-
commended the employm ent of an ex-
pert At the time the secretary of the
commission was instructed to open cor
respondence with engineers. AS a result
Mr.. Gray, Mr.. Ludlow and Mr.. Potter
were present at last nights meeting and
many letters from other engineers. were
in hand. The work Of the examination
will begin within a short time