Morris tribune., 1906-02-03
MUDHOLES WILL
BE DRAINED
SEWER COMMITTEE DECIDES ON
NEW ROUTE FOR SEWER.
East Side Principal Sewer to Run on
Oregon Avenue-A Forecast of
the Report and Something About
How the Sewer VIII Be Paid
For,

Our sewer committee-than whom
there has never in the knowledge of
the writer been more careful pains
taking and intelligent body of men
devoting their attention to a public
question-are now about ready to
make their final report, and that re-
port will contain surprise to many OF
our readers in that the committee has
decided to change the route of the
principal sewer on the East side SO
that it will be on Oregon avenue in
stead of on Atlantic avenue, as has
been heretofore planned. The
advantages of this change are too
many to discuss il a few words, and
many of the advantages are SO
obvious that they need no discussion,
as, for instance, the fact that the lay
ing of the main sewer on Oregon
avenue-and subsoil drain with it
will mean the permanent elimination
of the mudhole where the engine
house stands, also of the mudhole
near Mrs. Darling's and perhaps most
important of all, the effective drain
ing of the public park, and the poss-
ibility of making it real park.
But it would be too much to be-
gin discussion of the report, so we
will only mention the salient points
of the forthcoming report, and re-
commend the same to the careful
perusal of our readers
At it's last meeting the sewer COM
mittee unanimously agreed upon the
following points:
/. To locate septic tank near to
the ravine twelve hundred feet more
or less south of South street, with its
outflow into the ravine for at any rate
the present, and construct general
sewer therefrom northwardly to South
Street fifteen inches in diameter.
This sewer, including the septic
tank etc. etc., will be denomlDated
a general sewer for the whole city OF
Morris because no part of 1t speclnc-
ally relates to nor specifically serves
any particular lot or property but
serves, generally, the whole city,
hence its name, general sewer, and
its cost of construction, expected to
be substantially ss5oo.oo, perhaps a
little less, will be paid out of the gen.
eral revenue fund, or general sewer
fund if such fund is created, OF the
whole city.
2. To lay Joint district sewer in
Atlantic avenue from South street to
Fourth street of diameter or capa-
CITY conforming to the general sewer
already referred to.
This sewer will be denomlnated
Joint district sewer because altho IL
primarily and specifically benefits and
serves all lots abutting Atlantic aven-
ne between South street and Fourth
street, it serves also the entire city, as
the avenue or outlet through which
all sewage of the entire city must
mass in order to reach and pass thru
the general sewer already referred
to.
The cost of the construction OF this
Joint district sewer which is expected
TO be about $1,000, will probably be
in part to the lots abut-
ting Atlantic avenue between south |
street and Fourth street and in part to |
all the rest and residue of the city |
sarvad by the entire sewer system |
for the whole city which is finally |
adopted,-n the proportion probably
If about two fifths TO the lots referr-
al TO and three fifths to the residue of
the city.
2. To lay an east side main district
,ewer. beginning in Eighth street, in
md along Oregon avenue southwark
y TO Fourth street, thence westward
~ in and along Fourth street to q
.onn ectaorl in Atlantic avenue with
he ;oint district sewer already referr.
ed to.
u,b;s sewer will be denominated
,;atrict sewer because it will specific
,l,v serve all the territory on the east
,;ae abutting Fourth street, Fifth
,t.ast sixth street, Seventh street,
1;natl, street, Ninth street or Tenth
,traet. excepting the lots north of
ra.rth street which abut Atlantic ave-
ne because it will serve district en-
,.acing the territory indicated; and its