The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-20
COUNCIL HAS KNOTTY
PROBLEM IN SEWERAGE
May Change Building Ordinance Allowing One Eighth
of an Inch Fall in Sewer Connection-South Mission
Street Property Owners Want Cheaper Grade of I'm
provement-Foster & w etsel Given Extension
Hiding ordinance recently /,

The building ordinance recently
adopted provides that sewer connec
tions should have a fall of one-fourth
of an inch per foot, Unless this
provision is changed it will not be
possible to drain a number OF base
ments under the recently completed
sewer on Wenatchee avenue or un-
der the sewer system which is now
being built in other business dis
trlcts of the city. In the main the
new sewer is laid ten feet and this
is considered sufficient depth.
The members of the council have
been considering the matter Of
changing the ordinance, providing
for one-eighth of an inch drop to
each foot, and last night the matter
came up for general discussion The,
matter was deferred for another
week for the purpose of allowing the
councilmen to secure expert advice
ON the matter. 1t is considered
quite a &netty problem. For in
stance, with a sewer ten feet in
depth, an eight-foot basement, a
drop of 0ne-fourth of an inch to the
foot would -neeessitate plumbing in
the rear of the basement being
placed above the floor line in order
to drain, whereas If one eighth of
an inch would be sufficient fall it
would enable a number of property
owners to connect up with the sewer
without any trouble.
Seek Cheaper Improvement.
A petition was presented to the
council last night by a large num-
Der of property Owners on Mission
street between Kittitas and Stevens,
asking for a cheaper grade of mac
adam on that street, thus reducing
the assessment roll The plan is,
instead of putting ON three courses
of gravel, as provided in the plans
and specifications, I'd put ON simply
a six-inch layer of crushed rock.
The assessment roll Gil Mission street
has already been approved, but it is
generally considered that if the con-
tractors are willing to make this
change that it can aH done without
.invaliiating the assessment roll. The
matter was laid over for another
week to give the attorney time to
go intS the matter more fully.
Extend Contract Time.
Wetael & Foster, the contractors
for the .hlg sewer system, were
granted an extension Gf four months
in which to complete the sewer. The
contract calls for the completion OF
this work by January /, but the
extension granted extends the time
my May L.
Trouble Over Assessment Roll.
There was considerable discussion
over the assessment roll for King
street. In that district there are
several triangular lots-ane owned
by Hiram Boyd, the other by Henry
Ellis. These were assessed accord
ing to their frontage, making their
assessment considerable. Both men
protested and asked that the assess |
ment be made according TO area.
This would reduce both assessments |
considerable. The matter was laid |
over for another week in order that |
the street committee, city attorney |
and city engineer might go into this
matter thoroughly and adopt a gen.
eral plan for making the assessments
OF the triangular lots of which there
are a large number IN the city and
which will come in for some sort OF
assessment.
Passed Assessment Rolls.
The ordinance providing for the
approving of the sewer district No.
s assessment roll was passed.
The Mission street assessment roll
ordinance was gwen second reading
and passed to the third-as was also
the lower Okanogan avenue and "a
street rolls.
The ordinance approving the as
sessment roll on IF" street was CIV
en- final reading and passed.
The ordinance providing for the
Improvement of the alley In block
"a was given first reading and pass
ed to the second.
Cut Down Avenue Estimate.
The final estimate from DoWney
g. Bethel for the sidewalking OF We
natchee avenue was presented and
was allowed after deducting about
$500 rendered for relaying ahe curD
on Wenatchee avenue. In seVeral
places owing to the sinking OF an
old sewer fill the curb sunk ana
this was again put in place and the
rendered a bill to the