The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-01
THE
COMING CITY
Of GULF
Engineer Hatton Believes Great
Future Is, in Store for Deep
Water City.
WILL BEGIN ACTIVE OPERATIONS
ON SEWER WORK IN sEPTEM-
eER-ExPuAlNs CONTEMPLATE
ED PLAN OF DIsPosiNe OF SEW.
ERAGE BY GRAVITY.

Chief Eng neerT. Charley Hatton who
will have direct supervision OF the san
itary work which will soon begin in
this city, left last night for his home
in Wilmington, Del, after spending
week in Pensacola making an ex-
animation of the plant of the Pensa-
cola Water Company, which it is pos
Sible the city may decd TO purchase,
in accordance with the provisions or
the measure by virtue Of which bonus
were issued for public improvements.
Mr.. Hatton was seen shortly before
his departure by a Journal represen-
tative and talked Interestingly on Pen
sacola and the great future before 1t,
the gulf coast in general, and OF the
work contemplated to place the city
in sanitary condition.
''Mr. Hatton," quer.ed the reporter,
what are your impressions of Pensa-
cola in general and with reference TO
the future possibilities of this city
and port?"
Il am much impressed with Pensa.
COLA replied Mr.. Hatton, land some
of these days you are going to nave a
large and important city. Pensacola
and Gulfport are the coming cities OF
the Gulf coast, but the Mississippi
port is lacking the natural advantages
of Pensacola. However, they have
railroads, which is something that
Pensacola needs, and are making the
best of the facilities they have. Pub
tic spirit, energy and capital will work
wonders in that city in the course Of
the next few years.
Pensacola has a magnificent har-
Dor and It is but natural that the
facilities here afforded should attract
an immense amount of shipping. The
climate is all that could be desired.
was a little afraid, before starting on
this trip, that l would not be able to
stand the summer climate of the gulf
coast, but since / have been here
have not suffered in the least from
the heat-in fact l have fe:t it less
than in cities of the north.
There is one thing in particular
that impressed me and that is your
city officials. l have had charge Of
work in over seventy cities but never
has it been my good fortune to find a
city where the officers were such rep
they worked together in such har
mOny."
81 understand, Mr.. Hatton, that &C.
tive operations on the sewer work will
begin early in the fall?"
Yes, We expect to get started in
September. The first work will be
done in the upper portion Of the city
and it Is estimated that practically
a year will be consumed in the sewer
work alone. AS soon as the sewer
work is well under way the paving
can begin and the whole thing ought
to be completed in about two and a
half years."
There has been some criticism OF
the plan of disposing of the sewerage
of the city. Some claim that it would
not be advisable to dump the sewer
age into the bay above the city, as
contemplated, as it would pollute the
waterfront, whereas, if carried into
the bay below the city 1t would flow
to the gulf without passing the city.
What is your opinion on this?"
THAT matter has been carefully
considered and l have found by max
ing tests that the water some distance
below the surface flows constantly
towards the gulf, and is also consid-
erably cooler than the water on the
surface. The sewerage will be car
ried out to a point where there is 20
feet Of water and will be carried past
the city far below the surface. One
thing in particular which made the
present plan of disposing of the sew
erage desirable was the necessity of
securing a gravity system and not
one where pumping would be neces-
sary. If the sewerage had to be pump
ed 1t would result in an enormous and
constant expense to the city. BY the
plan adopted the sewerage Is dispos-
ed of entirely by gravity"
Mr.. Hatton expects to return to Pen
sacola in September and will be pres
ent when the work Of installing the
new sewerage system is commenced.