The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-14

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point Of difference among those in au-
thOrity seemed to be whether there
should be but drainage system for the
entire city with the outlet at Tenth
treet, or two systems-one for the
upper portion Of the city with its out
let at Twenty-eighth street and the
other for the portion of the city below
Twentieth street, with its outlet at
Tenth street. The attorneys could do
nothing until the council had decided
his point and made its plans fully on
paper The work of paving Ohio street
and Twenty-e ghth street would soon
be entered upon. Two ordinances
would be required for the latter, one
| for the portion west of Washington
avenue and another for the portion
east, because Of differences in width
| etc The cost of these two improve
ments would be approximately S31 600
AS part of the drainage proposition, or
preliminary thereto, the council should
| des gnate all the streets that We're tc
! be filled or paved, also those where
brick should be substituted for pres
snt gravel The sewers, water mains
gas mains, etc. should be placed be
fore the surface improvements ar
made in order that the latter may no
be disturbed shortly after being com
oeted. Paving should not follow
fresh filing till from to IL months
afterwards. House connections should
also be provided for in the ordinance
Members of the council who are not
on the board of local improvement
should express themselves in order
that there may he no misunderstand
,ng on whatever plans the board might
after much labor and expense agree
upon, with the result that such labo
be all put to naught by the refusal o!
he council to approve it.
Judge Lansdan declared that he
favored the formation of two district
as against one district for the entire
city-one comprising about 600 acre
10 be drained to Twenty-eighth stree
and the other, comprising about 500
acres, to be drained to Tenth street
II would be easier TO make two dis
tricts. There was already a system Of
drainage in the lower part OF the city
which could be made adequate for al
needs at a comparatively small cost
and il would be difficult to adjust tn
to the conditions that would meet thf
one-district plan; while the upper par |
Cf the city could also be easily al !
iusted to the two-district plan. The |
upper part of the city is naturally a |
district by itself the natural drainage |
being to Twenty-eighth street The |
down town district had difficulties OF |
its own which should not be increased I
by efforts to adjust it TO conditions in |
he upper part of the city. The obiec |
ton raised to the Twenty-eighth |
street outlet that il was too near the /
water works intake was not tenable |
The intake was more than half a mile \
above the sewer outlet. No one had |
ever seen water in the Ohio run up |
stream; but If AT any time ii should |
10 so, the saving of the cost of making |
two drainage districts would more |
than pay for the extens.on Of the |
water works supply pipe up stream a
sufficient distance TO insure the |
security against contamination. Two |
districts would be preferable TO one
for the following reasons: !
1st--A smaller main would serve
The purpose on Commercial avenue.
2d--H would be easier to adjust ex /
sting sewers.
3d-More efficient drainage.
4th--Better work would be dons n 1
each district because of more efficient
drainage
5th-There would be less danger OF
overtsxing the outlets and less dang er
RON accidents.
Gth-There would be a large saving |
in the cost
7th-Any difficulties in enc district 1
would not affect the other.
Sth-The ranges east and vet ati
the court house naturally divided the
city into two districts because Of a /
difference in grade.
Alderman Neff said the one district 1
plan contemplated the retention Of /
the Twentyeighth street outlet for I
emergency use. and that the Tenth i
street pump would be supplied with /
all the water it could handle which 4