The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-07-29
LOCATION OF THE SEWER SYs
TEN
TEN
Where the Mains and Feeders Ar
Being Laid. How the Machine
Does the Work

system now being put in for Black
foot lies along the south and ives
side of the wagon road leading from
Snake river bridge to town, the poin
of discharge being in the little ba!
just above the bridge. 1t is laid
from that point to town with Is Incl
thing, the first reduction being made
at the crossing of the main line oil
railroad on Court street which is two
blocks south of Bridge street.
A 15-inch main leads eastward to a
point south of the center of the Court
house, and a 12-inch main continues
from there to a point south Of the
water tower.
The feeders follow the alleys in
! most cases, the first one starting In
the street north of the Irving school,
extending one block west, then south
to the main.
The second one starts on Bridge
between Maple and Oak and passes
south by the Red Barn to the main.
The third one starts at Bridge and
passes south by the Auditorium.
The fourth starts on Idaho, a
block and half west of Main and
passes south at the rear of the City
building, between Cutters studio and
Mrs. Killion's music store to. the
main.
The fifth starts at Alice street by
Houck's opera house and passes south
ward half a block west of Main.
The sixth starts on Alice street at
the rear of the Catholic church and
passes down the alley half block
east Of Main, the plans showing it
passing through the Court yard and
under the building.
Another feeder on the same line of
alley begins on a line with Curtis
street about block south of G. w.
Berryman's residence and reaches
north to the main.
The seventh starts just south of
Bridge street and east of John Rog-
ers residence and extends south, and
a companion to it begins just north
of Curtis street.
The eighth begins on the south
side of Judicial at the rear of DR..
Mitchell's residence, and the COM
panion line on the south begins on
the north side of Curtis street.
The ninth begins just south of
Bridge street by the water tower and
extends south to the main, there be-
ing none from the south here.
Another main is to be laid along
Bridge street from the water tower
west to within half a block of Main,
and feeders connect with it as fol-
lows:
The first begins just south of Alice
street and extends three blocks to
Bridge.
The second is the same and follows
the alley that ends with Central
school block.
The third extends from Alice street
to Bridge.
Extensions are planned for all of
these lines, but are not included In
this years contract.
The work is being done by the firm
of Lindstrom & Oren, and has been
delayed somewhat by their inability
10 get thing delivered as fast as u
was needed. The trench is cut with
, trench machine that operates with
! set of scoops on an endless link
belt. The scoops fill by scraping the
end of the trench as they rise and
empty themselves upon droper as
hey turn at the top of the elevator.
4 screw device regulates the linear
of the machine, and keeps
!. creeping as fast as the trench is
tut.
Workmen follow up and lay the
lies and do the filling in by hand
,r by team. If the ground is sandy
IF of any loose material that caves
n, lumber is used to case it, and that
) removed after the thing is laid and
ecured.
Man holes and flush tanks are built
it proper intervals for the necessary
Inspection and cleansing of the sys-
EN-, and arrangements have been
made by which the Blackfoot Water
works will furnish the water for
lushing.
The system will cost about forty
thousand dollars, and the business
onnected with it, and the building Of
he city hall and several miles of
ement walks and street and alley
rossings keeps the city officials very
usy. Some of 1t is In the hands of