Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-10
ENGINEERS REPORT
ON STORM SEWERS
COMPLETE DRAINAGE FOR CITY
PROPOSED IN REPORT FILED
FOR COUNCIL.

| SYSTEM NEEDED At
ONCE. COST $685.
Engineers Report That Part Of tn,
Completed System Is Badly Needee
Another Part Is Less Urgently De
manded - Third Part Is Still Less
Badly Needed-Report in Detail.
A report and estimate Of the cost OF
a complete storm sewer system for
the city, which engineers in the office
Of City Engineer W. H. Steiner have
been working on all winter, was filed
"Wednesday with Councilman Ed T.
alleys. The report covers all of the
important details of the proposed
project. which it outlines and de-
scribes in detail 1t compared ma =
terials. and shows the way in which
the system can be built without tax
levy.
The report is the first and only
comprehensive work on the subject
that has ever been made. II covers
the work to a point beyond the present
needs of the city, TO which the city
may grow in years.
First Job Estimate ss5,65o.
The engineers have divided the
whole project into three jobs. The
first Of these is deemed of immediate
and the engineers recon-
mend that it be completed as soon as
possible. The second job is Of less
immediate importance, and the third
consists of placing water now
in open channels in pipes. Little Of
this work is needed at present. the
report says.
Still a fourth job is added to the first
three by the engineers. but 1t is only
for a time when the city
will have greatly expanded.
The following is the engineers est.-
mates of the several jobs:
Job No. 1-ReCommended to be
built at once ..............S $3.50
Job No. LESS important and
to be done at some later time 1855
job No Consists chiefly Of
placing water now in open
channels in pipes .......... 55.2St
Total ..........-...... ~
The fourth job. the interceptins
sewer is estimated to cost s6s,500 in
addition TO the above.
Drain Into Streams.
The sewers have been located with
two objects in view. One was to
empty them into the nearest water
way. creek. or stream. The other was
to so place them that water would
not run on the surface of the streets
very far before finding ali inlet 20 2
sewer. Both these detectives. the re-
port says. have been attained.
The outlet of the sewers will be in
the river. Linn sreek. and Brady
creek, or waterways that empty into
.hese streams. The sewers have beer
coated SO that water will not run on
he surface Of streets farther than two
blocks in any case. In most cases the
distance is much less. AS far as pos
,ible the engineers have avoided lc-
eating sewers in paved streets. so 10
avoid tearing UP the pavement. or
thru private properties. To avoid en-
tirely laying sewers thru private
property has been possible.
Seventeen Sewer Divisions.
Roughly divided the system will
drain the north western part OF the
city into Brady creek and the river.
The northeast part Of the city will
be drained in &he river and Linn
creek to the east. The southeast part
Of the city will be drained into Linn
creek, and the southwest part Of the
city into Linn and Brady creeks.
The system has been divided into
seventeen sewer divisions and the
Brady creek division. The outlet in
TO which each sewer will drain, and
the territory to be drained by each, is
as follows:
No. will discharge into Linn
creek east Of Twelfth avenue and
State. and will drain the area north OF
east Of Third avenue, and
south Of Bromley and Woodbury..
No WIN discharge thru the draw
north Of Marion. east Of Fourth ave
nue.. and will drain area east Of Third
avenue and south Of Bromley and west
Of Seventh avenue.
No. 3-Wil discharge into the Iowa
river az North Third avenue. and will
drain east Of Center. north Of Main,
and west of Third avenue.
No. 4-wiu discharge thru the draw
north OF Hughes street and will drain
west Of Center, north Of Main, and
west, Of Fourth
No VIII discharge into the draw
north Of Seventh and Jerome, and will
drain west Of Fourth. north OF Main,
and east OF Seventh streets.
No. s-Will discharge thru the draw
at Ninth and Jerome streets. and will
drain the area west of Seventh. north
OF Church. and east Of Tenth streets.
No. Will discharge into Brady
creek at the soldiers home bridge, and
will drain the area west Of Tenth
street. north OF Main, and east Of
Twelfth streets.
No. s-Will discharge into Brady
creek at the soldiers home bridge and
and north Of Summit streets.
No. e-Will discharge into Brady
creek at the Franklin school, and will
drain the area south Of Main. west OF
Tenth street, including the Merritt
Greene farm and west Of Fourteenth
street.
No. 1e-will discharge into Brady
creek at Sixteenth street. and will