The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-29
TRUNK SEWER FOR
SOUTH RIG HMOND
Drainage Plan Suggested by City
Engineer Adopted by
Street Committee.

Plans for the drainage of South
Richmond as submitted by the City
Engineers Office. were adopted by the
Council Committee on Streets last
night and bids invited on the main
trunk through which practically all
of the sewerage of Washington Ward
wiz drain, Under the plan OF City
Engineer Boiling. the drainage will
be into Walkers Creek, thus saving
about $4,000 were the sewer taken
straight through to the river. Be-
cause OF the convergence OF drainage
at one point. and the lay OF the land
and the flat lowlands along the river
giving little fall. the last section
ieet In diameter on the inside,
Coming on UP Stockton Street to
First. the main trunk divides, one
branch going west on First, following
the line of the Southern Railway for
some distance. Another larger trunk
turns east to Maury Street aad south
along Maury Street 20 the Atlantic
Coast Line RAILROAD tracks. From this
main trunk three branches go out, fol-
lowing the depressions or ravines
which cross the old city OF Manchester.
running out Fourth, Eighth and Four
teenth Streets The estimated cost of
the work outlined is from $4,000 to
adopted provides $4,000 for drainage
OF South Richmond. and while that
will not be sufficient for completion OF
the Hysten,. 1T VIII give the main sew
ers and many OF the lateral branches.
20 which others can be added from
time 10 time
Alley Funds Exhausted.
1t was reported to the Street Com
mittee that available funds for paving
alleys had been exhausted. this fund
having been divided almost In half
after tho budget was prepared by d.
version OF the appropriation for music
IN the parks.
Several members expressed the hope
that never again would the city be
led into such diversion OF important
funds to frivolous uses, and bids which
had been opened for grading several
important alleys were held, and the
Council asked TO make a special APP
propriation SO that the work may 20
forward.
City Engineer Boiling presented
plans and probes fer q portion OF new
Lester street, with grades of surround
ing streets. the plan making II neces-
sary To close a part OF Ash Street for
the bnneft of the new street. which
VIII be on higher level The plans
We're referred to the Marshall Ward
delegation.
Nj. Boiling called attention OF tho
committee to the practical working
OF a recent resolution of the Council
requiring heads OF departments to
submit samples to the City Chemist
for analysis. The resolution was
adopted in lieu of the request of the
City Chemist for an assistant and
messenger
Use Large Quantities Daily.
Idr. Boiling stated that his DEPART
mcnt was now using from 200 to 400
barrels OF cement daily; that the work
was at widely scattered points and
that the entire time OF one SIS a
month man was now taken in collect
ing and submitting these samples He
thought the cost to the department in
this item alone greater than before
the city had Il chemist. when an out
hide firm OF chemists tested all cement
at SO much per barrel. 1t led TO a
divided responsibility, he said for II
anything should go wrong the chemist
could place the blame on messen-
gers OF the various departments, while
each department was left to pick its
own samples for analysis. thus some
times resulting in failure to get at a
real average of the goods delivered
Mr.. Pollock agreed that in practical
working the resolution gave the CITY
ment instead of only one. and the
committee recommended it's repeal and
the adoption of the original plan of
giving the, chemist n messenger, SO
that that office might be held directly
responsible for the selection and
analysis OF all samples.