Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-09-06
Detailed Report of Sewer
Committee Made to Council

BIDS TOT construction Wei" called |
for ou Ma, ID, 1903 in accordance
with iu itemzcd stat,meut u' OBJ"
engineers uI WptN goo u, done tt .'
much prr linear foot OF pine go ,Ht
ina aud different depths ana dimcu
siuna Whom such we're stated m Goo
engineers approximate estimate. al
copt of which Is ou nI' m the ,.t'
clerks office. and ts per tins Original
estimate ih" ritN eoun.E through IA"
engineer wore Co be az liberty 90 ln.
crease ct diminish the amount ot
work
At the opening of these dido tH"
consulting engineer was present onc
after 10 weeks examination the .uu-
tract Ngv awarded Co Mossls Glass
Fischer on july 90. 1908. actual cone
.truction work Dclng started UPON
September -. 1909
Tho difficulties anticipated uN th4
engineer as regards construction were
untortguIt,li. realized as soon ts tho
outtuu .cve. from Bridge street south
was com plot'd. water aud quisks1uo
were constantly met with u tu- lowe
land district ana gHur" go iur
progress map would easily prove the
sluVu.-- ur 40. woto Nvst 90 the SAM
a. T.. railroad track u mad been the
intention ot the contractors under tho
engineer Go throw Js much of the vim
ter Nork u- pus~iIl, ou M N,st sid"
bot th" seasons apparently mad, a."
/ marked ui appr',iuul' dIi',r'u ., ue
FAR uS tUr underground water vas
| concerned
An .up,t,or Geo remedy this diiu.
cults Dos simultaneously starting ssugs
| iu different PARTS uf tur Inl uud di-.
I tri,t Nas without avail aud lu"NIus
| bucN Hard over tb, situation vI- ouN
q soure. of additional expense ID" the
| contractors
so difficulty whatever was expert
"u.,d lu tu. Highland uu. AMI thi,
/ graNlt, srv,r was ready Tot u-r long
! bctar, tu. various disconnected ends
! lot On, l"vltud district vrr" brought
| together.
! This ana other diiurultio-. oud pose
! uhlA tho uaudlug ui % proposition too
| large iur rhy}r uI'Iu-. brought the
! contractors into trouble. ,ud ,stN ne
! Mar.h. 1871. 10 was sven that 30 tu"
present condition went on DO would hr
n,,"ssur, tu make marked rcdu.-
| ton in the original amount OF sewer
contracted for
| Through the efforts OF the finance
committee an amicahlc agreement aud
| arrangement was made with the com
tractors of tho sewer Who TUNED the
balance of the construction over 60
the ,it, authorities leaving their out
~ as part security for the amount
they owed th" city.
The fact that they Ncr" in debt To-
the city wac tho direct result ot the
agreement between the contractors
and the city, by which certain mater
ials were 60 be purchased and laid
down IN Albuquerque by the city. IN
order that IN" city might take ad'
: vantage of Tia" reduction given mu'
inequalities iu freight rates and which
were charged TO the contractors viii
the regular tariff added with pei
cent interest until paid for This saw
ms To- IN" city In freight rates alone
amounted TO almost 81 900.
ON April -. 1911, the contract wa'
formally turned over to the city foI
completion The full details ol IN,
finances up TO and including Apri
~. 1911. VIII he found az the clos,
OF this report marked Exhibit 4"
And from April %. 1911, the worn
! has been In charge of the city engi
! ncrr and the city council through Tia
! sewer committee. and a detailed state
mCnt OF expenditures under this man
ag"mcnt viii Dee found al the cluse %
f. this report marked "EXhihit Is
I There IN now balance ia the scWcl
! construction fund ot s2.l06.S5.
d Tho other details a. TO the actut
= amount of sewer constructed, are al
! follows
the original sewer system IA,
% about , - mites uf pipe varying iron
y inches 20 "a inches In diameter
= IN" present sewer system has 81
, miles with no pipe smaller than s-inri
. amt the largest 36-inch with an out
? tan sewer trom the pump station &,
the river ot I. inches The urigina
. plan iur which bids were asked ans
under which the contract Was ir
3 ctl-d tur -1.b miles uf Now scNvi
of which nu the 2tth of August 1877
80 mites had been built aud Is alrrad
10 working order G.N miles o. the ul'
sewer Ncr, used az accessories co.
d feeders To the new system ana %
. THIS amount d miles were upWpl"trl
10 rcbud With larger pipe.
Is Ia this 31.N miles are 300 tou,r't
- manholrs aud 90 concrete flush tanks
the manhnlrs being provided wit
e. dust pans SEQ as tu prevent acruutuit
tiuu uf street dirt. e fault which Wa
ID marked m thr old -nw"r ana frequent
"a N ,Iu-,d trouble.
e. 30 ihr original estimate There wcr
u certain items urpu which tho .uu
tractors wrr, not asked tu bid. as
90 Was believed that the yltN could dst
d ou more advantageous term, direy
!, With tn, manufacturers These Ner
tb. pumps and fittings. a- follows
e. Main pump station second am
c Bride streets. 1o-tuUb Centrifugal
suh. pump station. Dromvrli and Eas
F.. streets 3-iucl ceuirIfugal sub
II pump station. FGuh and Kew Yort
fn,h ocutrifusa. ,pu-puup sta
.t ton Fourth and Marble i-IucI
~ ,rutltugal; sub-pump station. contra
r aud Twelfth, --a-iuch centrifugal
q Nl p' these arr ,i'.trlcally run an
Pc Nrr, furnished aud Installed by ia
Is city itself with motors included.
90 Che sewers planned but not con
Z struatcd one mile remains 20 be- laid