The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
CYPRESS POND TO BEDRAINED Tentative Plans Arc
 Matured. BIG cULvERr IS PLANNED Project Broaehed by Letter From
 First National Bank. vank. Western Railroad, Traction Company, City and County to
 Get Tegether--Bix sewer
 ts Empty Ia River.

The plan to drain Cypress Pond has been revived by the receipt by Mayor Teague of proposition from the First National Bank, in which 1t undertakes to build that portion of the neces- sary sewer running through It's prop erty.
 The city has for years been agitat- ing the building of q concrete culvert where the North Court Street bridge now spans the ravine which drains Cy- press swamp. That the officials of the First National Bank approve of this plan means that the <ulvert will be ex- tended through the banks property which lies between North Court Street and Perry Street.
 The Western of Alabama Railroad. 1t Is understood. are agreed to the plan and will further extend the culvert un- der It's property from the line of the First Nationals holdings through its property and under It's bridge which crosses the ravine. A small portion of the work will be done by the Mont- gomery Traction Company at Perry Street, where the proposed sewer will run under a corner of it's property. So far as known the only hitch now inter- ferins with the completing of the agreements between all parties con. cerned is . difference of opinion as to size of the sewer to te built. The city is holding out for 6 twelve foot sewer, while it is said that the Western of Alabama thinks a ten foot sewer Is all that Is required
 The ultimate plans are to make the sewer a general drainage canal for the Montgomery district. running through the length of the canal which now drains Cypress Pond, and emptying into the river. The sewer, If ever complet. ed along these Anes, will extend from the Hartley bridge on Coosa Street tc the Lower Wetumpka road. It Is plan. ned that all lesser drainage sewers now emptying into the ravine in which the sewer will lie. shall connect with this main sewer and finally reach the river through 1t.
 Plans for the culvsrt have been in preparation for some time and esti- mates for part of the work have al' ready been gathered.
 When completed 1t win make avail able a great expanse of land that is now useless and will drain Cypress Pond that now fnenaees the health of Montgomery.
 Mayor Teague said yesterday that he had hoped to mature the plans for the sewer and have the city begin work on 1t before his administration closed but pressure of other and more important works had made 1t impossible for him to realize this wish. :
 The city and county oficiais have had frequent conferences on the ques- ton of the sewers construction. the city contending. that the county should bear a portion of the expense by req son of the benefit which the people of the county in general will derive from 1t. It Is now undrstood that the county has agreed to bear it's part of the ex- pense.
 All the country trade coming down the North Court Street road will be immensely benefited by the construc- tion of the sewer, it is believed. and another advantage of the proposed work will be the fine dumping ground for the city's refuse which it will af- ford for many years to come.
 The tentative plans provide for the construction of a culvert of concrete with brick flooring. In many places 1t will be necessary to sink piling upon which to build the culvert.