The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-19
CITY will. VOTE !. !. !. !.
ON BOND ISSUE
FOR SEWERS


since the completion of the drain and
bitches show that it's influence is
limited. In Modern addition, where
the water rose to within a foot of the
surface last summer, it Is now nearly
as high. Toward the drain the water
falls rapidly to the drain level. AL
though the drain is partly accomplish
ing its purpose in intercepting much
of the water that would otherwise
find it's way underneath the business
section of the city, the district west of
IT Is still underlaid by water, and in
that district some of the new sewer
system will have to be built.
Put In Both Drain and Sewer
Th1s dimcu1ty Is to be met, accord
ing to the plans now completed, by
the laying of a new line of trunk
drains along the north line of the city
and the tapping of the Modern addi-
ton district by laterals leading to the
present main limo storm sewer.
New lines will be laid west from
the Northern Pacific railway tracks
to the main pipe, to intercept the flow
that escapes from the large mill
bitches, and another line laid from the
railroad tracks east to the Yakima
river, for the same purpose.
In Modern addition laterals to the
big drain will be laid in the same
trenches with the sewer pipe. lower.
and at one side, the sewer pipe laid
enough higher to, be above the water
table.
Affects 1000 Families
OF the total acreage of the city, APP
proximately 1850 acres, City Engineer
Gilman estimates that the new sewers
will extend service to about 1900
acres pot now served. In that district
are approximately 5000 lots and about
1000 houses which have now no sewer
connections.
This includes the Fairview district
south Of Race street, south of Di-
vision avenue, the district west Of
Twelfth street and west Of First ave-
nue. and east of Eighth street.
The new system will consist of
trunk lines, laid along the south side
of the city and laterals extending into
all portions. Many of the present lines
will have to be enlarged, as they are
too snall now for the service de-
manded Of them. t3iftiEtk
~. ], For lcity Of 10000
Instead of having two outlets, as at
present, the whole system will con-
verge to one, main outlet. and at this
outlet, somewhere on the river bottom
southeast of the city. will be slocated
the disposal or publication plant,
whichever is Chosen i;Ili
The system planned by the eng-
vice to city of about 10000 in
habitants. ~ iiAss9 Sfli
Disposal Plant in Units
The disposal plant, as planned b.
Mr. Gilman, will cost about $4,000.
1t will be built in units, four units
being constructed at the present time
If his plans are carried out. This will
provide for the present population IF
t. city. and further units can be
added as needed
Problem in Finance
In addition to presenting difficulties
to the engineering department. the
working out Of the financial phase of
the big job will present difficulties to
both the engineering and the financial
departments
The building of the trunk line
sewers will be paid for out of the
general fund secured from the sale OF
the bonds, excepting in cases where
residence districts are given sewer
connections directly into the trunk
lines. In those cases the districts
benefited will be formed into improve
ment districts. and assessed the same
amounts they would be assessed If
they Were attached to a lateral The
remaining cost of the trunk line at
that point will be paid for from the
general fund.
@ In the new districts not now served
with sewers local Improvement dis
tricts will be formed, and the assess
ments levied as they are in such cases.
VIII Provide Work in Winter
AS in the case of the main storm
sewer during the winter just past the
work on the sewer system will pro-
vide work for many men during the
winter. 1t is probable that in order
to get the work finished before the
opening of the 1918 irrigation season
it will be sub-contracted, IL not let to
number of contractors at the start,
and several hundred laborers will ne
required from autumn until April or
May in the spring.