The San Francisco call., 1909-11-13
DRAINAGE PROJECTS
INVOLVE LARGE sum
Twenty-Five Contracts Neces-
sary to Carry Out Plans for
Disposal of Sewage

are now p contracts for large work
that have either been prepared or are
in prepa ton. The work win be
-7ue in many parts Of the city. Some
Of the contracts that have been pre-
pared represent considerably more than
100000 each. The largest of these
is for the construction OF sewers and
appurtensnces in the Hunters point
district. The estimated cost Of this
work alone is $4,000. Section B of
The North point main sewer is esti-
mated 10 cost $4,000. Two other sec
tions Of the same sewer, sections H and
}. viii cost sl25.0 Some of the con-
tracts have been awarded recently and
involve large expense.
The bureau Of engineering reports
completed contract for the main sewer
in ANA zon street between Athens and
London that cost s12,l3O. The sewer
in Fulton and Devisadero streets, from
Masonic avenue TO Grove street, which
cost little more than $4,000, has been
completed.
BIG CONTRACTS AWARDED
Contracts that have been awarded
since September 1 include:
Construction of A sewer in Four
Harrison, together with lateral sewers;
contract awarded to Peter McHugh Oc-
tober q. 1909. for S3S,97L4S; time al
lowed $50 days The reinforced con-
crete and pipe sewers under this con-
tract are in use. The tracks oL<the
street railway in Fourteenth street
and traffic resumed. The pavement is
being restored between the tracks. In
Fourteenth street, between Harrison
and howard the curbs arc being re-
set and the pavement reconstructed.
other contracts are reported as fol-
lows:
construction of sewer in II street
from Twentieth avenue TO Fortieth
avenue: contract awarded on September
10. 1909. TO J. A Bowling. for SS3,-
6Io.40; time allowed $50 days
Construction of A sewer in Ocean
and Arling gton avenues This contract
was awar6ed September 10. 1909, TO r.
J. Gallagher, for s14.5Ss.9o; time al
tagging in the trench for feet 6 inch
by feet inch sewer in Ocean avenue.
between Arlington and FaNon avenues,
has beeT completed for a distance OF
265 feet. In addition. 500 feet OF trench
has been opened and the excavation 20
per cent completed
MORE SEWER WORK PLANNED
The following contracts have been
prepared
Thirty-first avenue. California to
Clement street: Clement street,
Thirty-first to Thirty second avenues
and Thirty second avenue, Clement
street 10 Point Lobos avenue. Plans
and specifications completed; cost of
work estimated al $4,000.
For construction OF a sewer in
Springdale street from Mission to
Badger. Plans. specifications and cost
estimated at $4,000.
For the construction of sections II
and j Of the North point main sewer.
Plans and specifications completed and
cost estimated at S125.o00
For the construction OF sewers and
appurtenances in the Hunters point
district. Plans and specifications COM
pleted and cost estimated at $4,000.
For the construction Of section b of
the North point main sewer. Plans
and specifications completed and cost
estimated at $4,000.
Contracts are in preparation as fol-
lows:
For construction Of the sewerage
sewers and storm sewers in sections
A. 3. c. y and of the Yerba Buena
district. Plans. specifications and cost
estimate completed
For the construction of section A of
The North point main Plans and spe-
cihcauons completed. Estimate of cost
40 per cent completed
For the construction of section c of
the Channel street sewer. Plans and
specifications completed and estimate
of cost 80 per cent completed.
Sewerage sewers for the Mission
nats district Plans IS per cent com
pleted.
North point main. section \. For
construction of sewer along Islais
creek from Ocean TO Mount Vernon
avenues. Plans completed.
North point main, section NJ. For
construction of sewer from the south
erly termination of Springdale street
10 Ocean avenue Plans 40 per cent
Outlet to Brannan street sewer. Plans
completed.
Fulton street from Thirtieth to
Forty-eighth avenues. Tracings COM
Seventh street from Howard to
channel streets. Plans 20 per cent
Seventh street from Channel to
Hooper streets Plans 90 per cent
For construction of a sewer along
Mission street from Silver avenue to
Sprin gdale street: Plans and estimate
Of cost completed.
For construction of main outlet
sewer for the Ingleside district. across
The Spring Valley lands TO connect with
the sewer being constructed in V
street. The surveys and working draw
ings have been submitted to the Spring
Valley water company for approval of
the route Of the sewer through it's
lands.
For construction Of a sewer from
Forty y-hfth avenue and V street to
Forty-eighth avenue and K street
For construction Of a sewer from
Forty-eighth avenue and K street to
I'orty-eighth avenue and Fulton street
across the park). Working plans 65
per cent completed.
For construction Of the Mile Rock
tunnel. Working plans so per cent
completed.
Plans for construction of section C
OF the North point main. Working
plans 45 per cent completed.
Plans for construction of section D
Of the North point main. Working
plans so per cent completed.
CISTERNS AND FIRE SERVICE
Additional contracts for the auxiliary
water supply system are reported by
the bureau Of construction as follows:
For construction of fire cistern at
Mission and West Mission streets Cis-
tern completed and filled with water
For construction of fire cistern at
Battery and Bush streets. Cistern
completed and filled with water
For construction OF fire cistern in
Market street, opposite Van Ness ave-
nue. Cistern completed and filled with
water.
Other fire service contracts have been
prepared as follows:
For construction of is fire cisterns
in each of the following crossings:
Baker and Greenwich streets, Broderick
and Green streets, Steiner and Union
streets, Devisadero and Washington
streets Baker and Sacramento. streets