New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-08


ground sewerage system. For nearly two centuries
the chief metropolis o. the South has USED rs
streets 70 drain its houses and until recently eIe
recrs SAID this The only way Ihe CITY vas
80 nat It's height above the Mississippi 50 nt'ie'
IN. xVa-s- t.-oe--esfh the ground near the sur
@aoe that even = sewer pipes were laid beneath
TIE pave-aenrs. they declared the Drainage "ouio
only srsgnate n then from lack OF grsVita5ioa.
IN order 70 cross these gutter trenches the CITY
,srhe-S have b-isred them at the Intersections OF
streets and sidewalks with nagstones- Venture
scne BOYS step across them; but Il is dangerous
business so- unsteady feet They are about the
size O. The trenches wcrl--en dig for gas pipes N
rainy weather q water rush through them
and often spread over the streets and inlnoate
the H-st floors o. adjacent houses Visitors 10
Nezv-Crleans are always cautioned not n wander
about the town late al night For the same res-
son the police boast THAT there are fewer drunken
men on the streets of ew-Orleans almost than in
any other city n the United States
Accustomed 50 long to su-face sewers. the people
@ New-O-lea1s manifested little enthusiasm on
crst learning q plan which would enable them 70
Use their streets entirely for commercial and social
purposes The French creole discouraged such a
reform merely a reform Re talked OF the good
Ole tines before the levee was built when ne
Mississippi poured with every food into the second
story u1ndcvs- The pure black African darkey
ely laughed The harder The scheme seemed at
e-st absurd an5 Il 4 wasn't absurd he knew the
contractors would want hin - work for them
Dis va ant 10 ockerpashun 70 white folks, he
sd lie ses' KANT las - desc var trenches.
oavse oars -ralay'T 6evaA, chiIls fevsh- 3es
lzy1n' ysnde- 70 &c white man
And even after certain leading citizens became
gIv aroused over the subject. AID said that New
orleans vas century behind other cities and that
= bad ole Havana. which utilized the
c-ttors so- sewers politicians delayed the Under
taking Il took three years 70 obtain the
necessary legislation an6 Z was until June .
last year that the enterprise formally started
OK Mayor Pau Cspdeviclle and RS silver SPADE
Th-z occasion caused the pleasure loving New
Orleans people almost much UirUh as llelr
Nz-di Gras- The Mayor hcs a 1.-THE silver SPADE.
which he said reminded him o. the tine RE and
he other babies used 70 build sand mountains and
make mud pies" Since tae tine q those infantle
eporcs be admitted he had had little occasion 10 use
shade sn6 tats fact he fully demonstrated when
re a-sl moment came for hin 10 dig At--ed II 4
4-ock coa. as becoming his dignity as Mayor and
straw hat II Difference the tropical rays q he
suu he struck the attitude y gof player
Are you trying 10 dig sewer or make stroke
eo- hole II the ninth green2" remarked q nearby
member q the Sewerage and Water Board
TIE Mayor dis not lose his temper. and with
CHEEKY smile. ne -opped his forehead. and turned
u spoonful OF c-t- TIE little silver pick % the
--e--tne--. and its Vlelder held i Up % read
SIS f-scr1ptiC1s ne remarked
after TIE performance In going 70 have this
secured and use L tcr toothpick-
TIE nan who las done most 10 shatter the Old
ealacv that New-Orleans was too fat 70 have an
underground sewer IS George 9. Earl When told
f---- - 70 that ire high
est part o. New-Cr-=a~s was only o feet inches
above TIE Nisstssir- nd mat drainage would not
Only stsEnzte r. I'll -eVer pipes when the river
was a. It's norma GIT but would rush back
iu-o ne houses whom TIE spring foods cane he
said
Then We VII have 70 pump the drainage TIE
river car furnish unlimited volume o. water
% flush TIE mains. and with its 20 feet depth the
Mississippi can carry away The sewage almost as
vel as the -des OF New-Yo-s Har5or purge the
sewers OF that city.
NJ Earl vas made supernt endent q the Board
- Engineers. AID took charge q survey q TIE
city Re finally deno1s-rared the Feasibility O.
gravity sl6 pump system. and WORKED OF an
elaborate pan OF draining the Fl square niles.
~ means o. sewer mains n showed that the
drainage HAY be carried 70 certain 6ePressions, and
ron there Ee-ed by pumps 10 higher points. By
means q gravity the sewage. he said. would then
Cow 10 other basins, here 70 be pumped again 70
higher levels The sewage is 70 be discharged
f-aLv under high pressure into the river far below
SIS surface Hardy Eve niles c. the -sw sewerage
system has been laid thos Ear bur stiu the great
vC-k is IL progress.
VITA che installation 60 this sewerage system.
e-eu-crlez-s also proposes TO build z new water
system C lis own Heretofore Il las procured its
water from private company. q supply SO made
cua-e than 6-ou-h seasons pa-- q the city often
rms dry. n their desperation many inhabitants
90 these aric districts said 70 Clip the water
cut q ire g4lte-s which IL front OF their
homes and even drink o. TIE filthy streams Il is
10 wonder. therefore. that q dry season always
brings wiki Il -h= terror OF pesrilence- The new
water system vii take rs Supply from the i1ez-
hauszele Mississippi. Though IT has drained hun
d-eCs Of cities 70 -he uur5va-E engineers say -ha-
SIS waters Re purified for household purposes
hy means q = filtration pant The water station
vii be situated rae upper part or the city.
where The river begins -ha- bend around the me
tro1oLs which has given T. The name Of The Cre--
ce-t City. and here --e za-e- WILL be pumped Up
into towers 20 obtain enough pressure 70 reacn
rae highest buildings In the CITY. ~ NeW-Orleans
hss skyscrape-s this phase Of the undertaking
p-ese-ts 10 great difficulty.
According 70 the promises q the CRY authorities.
r-eu--C-les1s VII longer have gutter sewers
eight years from now. Ee- mere are many who
snzEe -her heads The undertaking might be ac-
cc-pIshed n Nevv-Eork IL -haJ --re. these con-
se-vs-ives say. but not IN se--i--roplaaI Nev-Or-
leans. Sorae sober citizens even predict that open
sewers WI be running certain streets Of The
Crescent City twenty years from row. one ey5-
cerce q The slow way In which tie Work VII be
cone they say. is be found in The way il started
TIE z-sr contractor 70 appear O. the ground began
work Vl-h q "dluky' engine auL ABOUT dozen
v1-z-en. II twelve days he dug trench - fes-
lrlE Al THIS rate nla-hennatIcla1ls nave conput-
81. . EiL complete his contract by Tie time tle
Panama Calzl is DUG. NtW--rleals has lo cel-
lars. and SC the trenches VII not oe deep. Fo-
-l.s reason. even with Tagging methods, the work
0lET- proceeC Win ral5iC--E-
S1ch q contract liz New-YC-k would arouse
sraI army u plumbers. al eager Tor work Not
gay Nea-C--ea-s. 4 -eW Ier WIN solder
11lrs erou- c1-i5s-,y tlan to- commerce. reasons
A-lo.gL there AL ~ ~ enormous l-rI--i-- -'f
articles have mace 70 preFaI-.lgrs -or manu-
-E -1eE 81 AeU-l-.el--s. The cement ana -f-ch
according - present -il--al--1e WIZ t5 i5,--7 - -
where il ,le -llrtl. ana -1en Eoat@- cow - t-.e
e-e-e--. Aese-C--=-Es -as So miles 81 street. ~
Etl.- - are i1ve- a-- a.Llo-6L ~ L--t ----
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