Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-10-25
IN THE FACE OF DIFFICULTIES
IN SPITE OF ROCKY SOIL AND
BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS
IT WAS DoNEsIN 100 DAYS
ACCEPTED BY THE ENGINEER
CITY REPRESENTATIVE. RECON-
MENDs PAYMENT oP LAST
6eTlMATE

/ Last night at a meeting of the cit5
councils committee on sewer finan
ces, City Engineer Morrison made his
final report on the construction of the
system which was promptly accepted
McGoveron and Ryan, the contractors
finished their part of the work the lat
4 ter part of last week and the entire
fsystem has been gone over by the en-.
gineer, who certified the final estim
ate of the contractors. This marks
the completion of the sewer system
in Section B which comprises the en-.
! tire hill" district of the city and
with the old system will give the city
of East Las Vegas one of the finest
sewer systems in the state
Over six months ago the Citizens
committee appointed by the council
reported a feasible plan of sewer con-
struction. city Engineer George Nor
rison made a preliminary survey and
reported such system as recommend
ed by the committee. Specifications
were drawn up and call for bids was
issued. In the early part of May all
prRposals were opened by the council
and the contract awarded to MCCOY
ern and Ryan at s2o.s3S. The dirt be-
gan to fly on June and in less than
100 working days. the time allowed
by the contract, the last of the pipe
had been laid and approved by Mr..
Morrison.
The entire system, which includes
a half mile of line taken over from the
Las Vegas Sewer company and $50
feet of pipe from the Normal univer-
sity, is 2S,5082 feet long. This sys-
| tenn is. well supplied with flush tanks
and manholes, and is a plant that can
accommodate any city twice the size
of Las Vegas. At the extreme ends
Of all the pipe lines are located the
! best of flush tanks. These are far su-
lperior to any in the average system,
being practically noiseless and large
enough to do their work under any
conditions. OF these there are IL.
Manholes are located at proper and
convenient points there being so, each
walled in the best manner. The pipe
! in the system varies in size from 6 to
/ 10 inches according to its position and
use in the line and Is all of the best
vitrified clay. Three hundred fifty
three feet Of six inch pipe has been
laid, z1,441.3 feet of inch and s.
\ 1899 feet of 10 inch The $50 feet
| in the Normal line is inch pipe and
that in the old system is said to be
4 8 inch pipe.
! The depth OF the pipe lines varies
from s to IA. feet according to the
grade lines and at all points is deer
enough to provide adequate drainage
for the Easements of the houses. Much
of the soil through which the pipe
was laid was rocky and but for this
fact the work would have been com
pIeted in record time. Despite their
had luck in striking ground that re
quired blasting, McGovern and Ryan
put in the. same high class of work
at the endsas in the beginning and are
to- be commended on the class oi
work they did. So
The heavy rains this fall have set
tied the bitches and all danger from
cave-ins has been practically elimin
ated. One of the recent rains gave
the contractors considerable trouble
but now that the dirt has been settled
the city will not be bothered in the
future Up to the time Of the compile
| ton of the work Of the contractors
over so connections had been made ,by
residents and now the number ap
proximates 100. Peter Murphy has
been appointed by the council to su
pervise all of the connections and as
fast as possible property owners sart