El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-20
FL PAsO's SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT
4 THOROUGHLY MODERN INSTITUTION
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disposal plant now being erect
Cd by the city IN East FL
Paso near Washington park II
ts now expected that the plant will be
IN operation and ready for acceptance in
about two weeks. Then all the sewage
and garbage viii be consumed and the
dangers Of contamination greatly les
sened
Slow fires have been started in the
boilers to cure the fireboxes and gradu-
ally get them in condition 70 stand
heavy fires. In about 10 days they VIII
be tested and then they viii be ready
10 turn over 10 the city. For the last
week. q large force Of men has been at
work throwing UP dirt for ditch which
wiz carry the purified water back to
the river.
The sewage disposal plant is one Of
the finest In the southwest and is the
result OF many years work at that kind
Of construction by the designers. There
are Two separate depart ments' one Ior
consuming and destroying solid matter
and the other for cleaning and purify
Ing liquid sewage.
Burning the Waste.
The waste material and trash viii be
hauled into the plant by wagons ana
there weighed. Then II VIII be dumped
into bins to be sorted, and all cans, rub
yer lalELal IS OF OLlAtE el-aDAE LlaLAEA VIII
be put aside 10 be turned over TO junk
dealers The rest drops through chutes
70 the lower floor. where it is mixed
with burning oil and all water and
dampness eraporated from it, Then II
is passed into the incinerators, where
Il is burned. Large haffles keep stir
ring the burning matter so that Ia
short while IL is all consumed The
gases and heat units pass from the in
cinerators 10 the boilers, 20 generate
n-H
are three incineratOrs which can be
used at one time or singly. as the
amount OF material 10 be burned de-
mands. The gases are mixed with an
oil spray when they are under the boil
ers ana are purified 10 a great extent.
bE a radial brick smOkestack 125 feet
high People living in that neigh Dor
hood viii never be troubled by often
sire doors. III is claimed.
Handling Liquid Matter.
The sewage VIII enter the plank
through q continuation OF the present
sewer line, running directly into a wei
80 feet ueep, which viii be used as q
cleaning tank Screens viii separate
al the sCllo mat tier SUCH as sticks ana
rags, wnicn wlu be burned ia the in
Generators. From tails well. tine sewage
is pumped 10 the third story OF tne
building where secondary screens take
OUT the finer particles Of solid matter,
which Is also burned. The settling tanks
are large concrete reservoirs connected
with each other Dy passages. The sew
age VII settle 10 the bottom Of one
tank By one set Of passages and arise
10 the dosing tank by another the
sluuge gradually falling to the bottom.
shutdown OF the pumps which bring it
from the deep well ln the latter tank
chemicals are added to Kill all germs.
from these tanks the Iiquia is car
RED ny gravity from the buildings TO
litter beds IN the rear These beds,
three in number, are watertight basins
filled with crushed rock obtained from
tle quarries near Mt Franklin Under
The rocks. pipes are run which VIII dis
tribute the water TO be purified stand
pipes equipped with sprays scatter the
water over the bed OF rocks, which are
covered with millions OF small organ
isms that appear 10 be green scum.
These organisms attack the harmful
bacteria Ia the water and destroy them,
rendering the water practically pure
The water IS then pumped from the
filter beds into discharge pipes and TO
the river "a the Big ditch
Geraldine Apartments.
The construction work on the Gerald {
inc apartments is about completed and
She flats viii be ready for occupancy {
soon. Mrs A. g. Merchant, the owner, I
has combined many new and original J
features IN this building. which makes {
each apartment as coy and comfort I
able as IL it were a single residence /
and still combines with II all the fea-
lures Of apartments. The building is
located on Boulevard between Virginia
and St. Nrain streets
GeorEefte Apartments. i
The Georgette apartments are 10 be
finished Ia the 1ieXt three weeks. they
contain 81 sets Of fully equipped, three
room apartments with a large base
ment 10 be used for general purposes
The building is three stories high fac
ing on Stanton near Boulevard TIE /
estimated cost IS about $4,000, but with /
the purchase OF al the furniture, this
figure viii be increased several thous-
More Apartments.
Contractor J. J. Crawford is erecting /
3 modern apartment house at the cor /
ner OF Mundy avenue and LAYTON street I
Several other large structures are /
planned as soon as all arrangements 4
IAN be completed.
Handsome Home Under Way.
one Of the finest homes now near.
-Cnpletion is the residence OF w. 3. {
illispie. At the corner Of Epson and I
2orfirio Diaz streets IN Mundy Heights.
Z Is an eight-room, two story building I
lf colonial design the outside being
finished in stuccO. A large open porch I
g in the front while in the rear a large I
convertible sleeping porch is pro-
-ided for. On the first floor q large
g-dining room is located
r. arranged that the rooms can be
brown into one or can be separated
hardwood floors and oak trim are prom
nenr features The kitchen, with its
arge concrete cooling closet, is well
ranged with reference 70 the rest Of
.ne house. Upstairs four large bed
-0oms, each with large windows, pro
riding ample ventila ton. and well
equipped bath room. complete the home
frost g. frost are the architects and J.
= WOrthington is the contractor, the
contract calling for an $4,000 expendf-
ure-
Three Substantial Homes
J. G. Hansen is building for himself
large two story residence ar the head
II Kansas street On the west side. 1t
VIII contain eight rooms and all modern
appointments The estimated cost Is
bout $1,000
Jolly & Ware are building for p H.
smith. a two story home on Montana Z
street in the 100 block It is built OF
ed pressed brick with a basement
seven rooms and a sleeping porch are
provided for ia the plans
u J. Hail Is having an eight room
,orfpe erected on Mundy avenue BY con- (