The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-26
CITY ENGINEER
TELLS OF SYSTEM
1t is Now in a Very Good
Condition All Over
City.
WHAT REPAIR WORK COST
Mr.. WyiIy Sends in a Lengthy Report,
Covering the Condition of the
System in Every
Detail.
WHAT REPAIR WORK COST
Brunswick, Ca, July %. 1903.


Hon. M. Kaiser. Chairman Sanitary
Committee:
Sir: Since May 10th 1 have been
engaged under instructions from your
committee in a thorough cleaning OF
the sewage system. My first point
was the removal 0f the sand that had
accumulated in the 18 inch main,
which runs from G street to Glouces-
ter and from thence to Mansfield
avenue.
| found the sand to be IA inches in
depth from G to Gloucester, and 8
inches in depth from Gloucester to
Mansfield street.
In no possible way could | remove
1t but by a hovel worked on a rope
532 feet long, and from this seton, a
distance of 1902 feet | removed 225
cart loads of sand, accompanied with
many distractions that it is incon-
ceivable could ever have been found
in a sewer pipe. From the ection be-
tween Gloucester and Manstield,'I Il re-
moved 115-eart loads; and from tn cor
ner of Mansfield and Cochran avenue
to the pumping station / used the 20
inch ball, which gradually pushed
the deposits to the well, at which
place the suction pump easily dis.
posed of it.
The Mansfield main being thus
cleared | turned my attention to the
Reynolds main. This main was clean
ed November, 1902, under the direc.
tlons of Mr. j. E. duBignon, then chair
man OF the sanitary committee. | had
no difficulty whatever here, the balls 2
inches smaller than the diameter of
the pipe were easily passed through
the whole length, leaving an absolute
ly clean sewer 5000 feet long.
I then took the G street sub-main
5000 feet long, and found it somewhat
clogged, l used the securing balls
again, and in two days work | passed
that absolutely clean.
The Bay street sub-main found, as
Mr.. Johnson reported, almost phe.
nomenally clean.
The Prince street sub-main was
much clogged with sand, 1t took three
days to get this main in proper order
The only remaining main, the Rich.
mond street sewer, | found in abso-
lutely good condition, but | passed the
10 inch securing balls through it to
insure my conviction, ON it's extreme
easternaend.
found on Carpenter street a seri
GUS obstruction | dug out the sewer,
removed the pipe. and found it to be
d growth OF tree roots, certainly four
feet long.
Having completed the mains, an
would beg you TO notice that all these
mains and sub-mains, except the
NA02SAVpt AFehAIA, HSlS t1SdnSu III LllS
fall OF 1902 which accounts for the
comparatively good condition in whch
] found them, turned to the II Ia
miles of laterals. every foot OF which
has been flushed, inspection pipes
opened and secured with the balls and
all flush tanks adjusted.
The whole system is now absolutely
clean and in no case did l lind any
serious deposits in thee laterals.
AS TAR as possible I examined the
home connexions, and | lind them Iii
good order. Finally l can say, as /
have before stated that the sewage
system IS now in perfect order, anu
that while the cost has been large,
there has been corresponding benefit
received.
The cost of the work has been as
follows:
Labor. ........... ....S az W
Rope and lines, balls, etc;
lumber for piling; hauling
bill (McCreary); tools anu
buckets -. .............. 52 II
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; now state that this examination
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