The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-09
COMMISSION FORMALLY INSPECTS
 COUNTY SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
Continued from Fifth Paee)

1OHttHuc0 ITOfu TIttU Fo8oJ -~~-~~---~-~-~---------- the purification plants. It has secured by purchase two and one-half acres of land at the end of the Village Creek sewer.
 The Valley Creek sewers will afford sanitary drainage for Birmingham, Ely ton. West End, Smithfield. Fairview. Brighton and Bessemer. The following towns will be connected with the Village Creek system: East Lake, Woodlawn. Avondale, East Birmingham, North Bir- mingham, Pratt City, Thomas, East Thomas and Ensley.
 The sanitary commission has managed the finances in a masterly manner. At a recent meeting of the commission it was not only shown that there would be suf- ficient money to complete the construc- ton of the sewers and erect the purifca- ton plants, but after all the proposed work had been finished the commission would still have money in the treasury,
 Cost of System.
 The entire system, including the sewers and purification plants will represent an outlay of nearly s5OO0oO. The Valley Creek
 
 Village Creek division will cost about $125,- GOO.
 From the recent reports of the treas- urer it was shown that after the com pletion of the Valley Creek and the Vil- lage Creek divisions there would be about $5o,00O remaining in the treasury, Of the S504,749 realized from the bond issue the commission has practically s250O0 left.
 Up to October l the commission had realized from the special tax $79, ,63S. .32. The disbursement from this fund had amounted to $3e,54l.l3. leaving balance of $4S,09719 for repairs and maintenance and caring for the watersheds.
 The Bessemer branch of the Valley creek ulvlson has been completed and paid for. The brancnes contemplated are those of Woodlawn Avondale, West End and Elyton. The Birmingham branch has not yet been finished. The total estimated cost of these branches Is about s33. 900.
 By contract made with Adler & Co., the commission realized a neat sum from the sale of the water running through the Valley creek sewers. The Adlers agreed to construct the purifcation plant and to pay the cost of maintenance for the use of the water after the run through the tanks.
 The water will be utilized for manu- featuring purposes and it is expected that in few years the quantity of water from this source will furnish a supply ample for number of manufacturing plants.
 The sanitary commission of Jefferson county was created by special act of the legislature in 1901. The plans of the commission were to construct a sanitary sewer and branches from Birmingham down Valley creek to a point below Bes- semer and a trunk sewer and branches from East Lake along Village creek to a point below Ensley, as health meas ure to protect streams and the domestic water supply of the county from polu- tion.
 kendrick Appointed.
 Shortly after the commission was ere ated steps were begun to carry out the plans. Julian Kendrick was appointed chief engineer and with competent corps of assistants began preliminary work on the Valley creek division.
 MT. Kendrick made survey and sub mitted a complete report on the sys- tenn which resulted in the adoption of the present sewerage systems. In January, 1902, Samuel M. Gray, an eminent en- gineer of Massachusetts, was employed to go over the plans outlined in MT. Ken drtck's report. After full investigation of the plans and an inspection of the proposed routes and the industries locat-