Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-09-06
NEW SYSTEM BUILT
FOR A LARGER
ALBUQUERQUE
Chairman James H. Wroth
Thanks Present and Pre-.
vious Councils for Support
and Encouragement.

and Encouragement.
Tho history pt the nvN sewer SIS.
tenn tor NDupuctquc rr.ruu, com
pi,tcd uf.cr PRETTY much ol "a utcnu-
uUs time aud rrcai deal ot hard
WorS on tuy part ul iunfr Who had
auN active part iu IT, .nuettuDtlon.
was mad, g. the civ council last
night 100 tine form cot report hv
James a. Wroth. chairman OF thu
sewer committee Tho report Boo uu
~ us follows.
go tuc Mayor 1ud Couu.u OBJ, do, CITY
ul Albuquerque.
G,uti,u,u At the completion uf q
Nprt us extensive, Hs tht nov sewer.
involving SUCH an amount uI money.
IL Ie necessary Go make 100 somewhat
80 dctiII such report t- uIu 'wpudE
t1p ~bl."II, occurrences ul fhr past $50
years
Th, ..' council har been kept ln
touch With tho progi,.s ol tl" work
b., monthly r,ports both financial
aud oth,iVisc. each councilman hay
ius u.d each month i detailed state
il'' 80. '' i|Nf ~ '''' q 100 f" no wv
month previous.
After the election coz Ann l'uN.
Hhru 90. question ut re- u,N s,N"r
cam, Zoo Iu,us the council vi- con
irput,d with proposition i"r winch
it VAS az that ANN" mpup.r.d 60
having hrrum, known THAT th. city
of Alnupu'ruu" contemplated a nov
s'vur -y-i.u. vr Wrrr Hooded Vtth
the advice of volunteer experts and
Wuuid-b engineers. whose only in
forest iu th, matter was u purely ii-
uauDid ou, for gain aud not one OF
reputation for the utur.
Realizing ia" difficulties before as
n was decided hy the MAYOR and
council In May 1905 mat Va" best
advice was none too good. and hN a
fortunate. occurrence. We went direct
TO the highest engineering authority
IA the United states. the American
| Society of Ciyil Engineers. ana re-
0ucstcd the executive Of that body 90
| Cornish us with the names of not less
! than -FOUR engineers Who we're ,onsid-
| cred by that society as being author
| tiles on sewer construction. In this
1 they at first dcmurred as being an
usual. but finally presented the namc'
| 81 stN men vino were considered hy
their own associates rs standing al
the head of their profession on sewer
matters. After examining the work'
that had been constructed by each
| tho council selected MIR samuel NJ
GRAY of Providence. Il. g. on account
of his work having been largely ~
| the southern states and having mad
experience under conditions similar
90 those here With an excess of ground
water and low levels lie was wired
to come az once To Albuquerque. lool
over the ground. formulate the mos
II feasible plan designed not only FOR &
town OF this size but capable withou
entire reconstruction Cf ultimately ar
commoduting IL population pi $1,000
people by simple extension ~ tat
! erals. while this mas have seemed
useless expense especially as the bone
question had not been put before IN
people. this action was taken undo
the conviction that such work shout
be- constructed win q View to the ia
, turc growth of the city, ana mat q
. put Ia system for present needs oni
was shortsiBhtod policy This wa
done upon MAY u. 1905. ana upoi
his arrival IL WAS found that Their
, was absolutely no data upon whioi
Go base any legitimate npinidu
Tile engineering department ~ tha
, time consisted OF the present ,ugi
uccr, one instrument aud q draNir
board. With q irN iata Surh o~ NJ
Gludd,ng had been able to accuma
llutr during th, short period uf bob
ltcrm.
\ Typographical survey of the tow
was Immediately ordered and hy iu
yrpaviug the force and working over
time. together with purchasing
fir~t-clasS equipment FOR the ,ugi
n'oring deparlm,ut Mr Gray was en-
vhlod Co make Il report cmhodNtug tn
pres nt plan 70, pr.pWhor ~. isus.
These t,N,u months NrT" u,,upi,
aud taken up uN work which srpul
have been done wears ago. and tor lh
INST time leo th, history of tho yitf Of
+ \lpuulDruu" lh, ,ip h. now iu p'-
session eft data t'Ultra'l" not coils 9
sewers bat 60 streets. sidewalks au
an municipal improvements ThI
preliminary uNpuurr agsrrgut,d h
most s, unu. which Nas puid from tN
scV"r construction fund after thc sal
+ ui th" bonds. tud outside eff tho .u
raIculuhlr value ui t1r suTyr, hJ
equipped Ga" rugiuorriuR department
for almost every future rmcrgrur1.
An election Tot the i>sutu,, 81
bonds 4" th" auuut of t-ao. 600 wa
called December 49, 1905. aud IA
lyolv on January go, 1909 rrsutu
ItVNpvabiv. thu said bonds Ntrr puI
chased b, the Providence WINS
, Bank ana Trust COMPANY 81 Cincin
/, natl, ohio, The amount aggrcgutini
, with ia" premium. S3u6,l4;.jG, Whit
!. was paid To the cit, on Aprl o.. gOI
1u March a., 1909, Mr.. Gray. VIII
a had designed the work, Was appuinto
|. consulting engineer, at a tee pt D.,
3 cent On thc cost OF constructions. an
4 travelling expenses
a In reading the copy Of the above
tnd that have misdunted Mr. GRAY
A original estimate and In his repoi
h made October 10. 1905. he recon
. mcnded the construction of sue
Il a sewer as would ALLOW by extension
!. only, without altering OF reconstruc