Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
NEW SYSTEM
Of DRAINAGE

The formal report of Borough Sur
veyor George F. Keefer relative to the
! subject of drainage and the full cost
of getting rid of the old canal was
presented to the borough council at its
special meeting last night. Independ-
ent of the action taken by council re-
lating to it, the report is of interest as
showing what an important and almost
indispensable factor the old canal is
i'll the draining of town and what an
elaborate and expensive system will
have to be devised to conduct the
drainage to other outlets.
The surface water on the wide area
between East Market street and the
canal naturally drains into the latter
channel and thus finds its way into
Mahoning creek. The capacity of the
various pipes and drains required to
meet conditions shows what a factor
the canal is.
At Cook S court 15-inch pipe drains
the water from each side of East Mar
ket street to the canal.
From Cooks court the water drains
for a distance of III feet to the east
ern side of Beaver street, whence it
flows through box culvert and "a
inch pipe to the canal.
AT the alley east of the residence Of
Jacob Dietz the water is carried from
East Market street to the canal through
24-inch terra Gotta pipe. This pipe
also receives the drainage from Honey
moon street. From this point the wat
er flows eastward in an open gutter, a
distance of 3l6 feet, to l2-inch terra
Gotta pipe in an alley at the northern
end of Mowrey street, discharging into
the canal. This pipe also receives the
drainage of Mowrey street for dist
ance of 600 feet, also the water from
each side of East Market street from
Wall street, II distance of $50 feet.
The drainage on Church street, be
tween Market street and the canal,
open gutter and box culvert. Pine
street for the same distance drains in
to the canal by open water way. Ferry
street is drained III open ditch to a
point near the canal, thence by means
of a box culvert into the canal Drain
age of the first alley east of Mill street,
at the rear of the opera house, is con-
veyed i'll an open water way directly
to the canal.
The water on Mill street from Mark
ct street is conveyed in open gutter to
the stone culvert at the canal by means
of basin ON either side of the street.
PROJECTED SYSTEM.
After investigating local conditions
existing along Sechler's run and with
information gained by general sur
yey of the contour of the ground the
borough surveyor has laid ont a gen
eral plan for the distribution and div
erting OF the surface water from the
streets, or section of streets, above
mentioned
At Cooks court he recommends that
the present pipe be replaced by a 30
inch terra Gotta pipe to be continued
IA distance of 400 feet crossing the can
al and discharging into Sechler's run
Immediately north of Railroad street
e At Beaver street "a 24-inch terra cot
70 nj no is rnc,,npap1oI bov;n,, ;,s n,,+
let i'll "A large manhole or basin op-
posite the northern end of Honeymoon
street; the water from Wall street to
flow westward to Mowrey street in
open gutter, here to enter 20-inch
pipe and be conveyed TO the basin
above described. From this basin a &C.
inch terra Gotta pipe is to convey the
water through Honeymoon street, a
distance of 1850 feet, to the Susque-
hanna river
On Church street an open gutter is
recommended to point near the can
nj, thence the drainage is to conduct
ed through 24-inch terra Gotta pipe
! to a point in Sechler's run west of
| Church street.
On Pine street drainage under the
new system would be conducted from
| Market street to southern bank of can
al in open waterway, thence through
an lS-inch terra Gotta pipe over priv
! ate property to Sechler's run. On Ferry
street there would be an open gutter
] TO the canal; thence 24-inch pipe to
+ Scchlers run. An iS-inch pipe from
alley at rear of opera house to Sech-
| ler's Run is recommended
| On Mill street the water now dis
charging into the canal at the stone
culvert in the new system would he
carried i'll two 20-inch pipes to Sech-
ler's run or westward along City Hall
to Mahoning creek.
To complete the above designed svs-
tenn Mr.. Keefer, estimates that ii
would cost approximately. $40. 600.
His estimate Tor filing up the canal
in detail is rs follows:
Section between Mill street and
Mahoning creek 5000; between Mil
street and Ferry street, 81, 500, between
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