The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
CONTRACT FOR
REP AIRING BIG
TRUNK SEWER
City Commission Uncertain
Just How Great is Con
struction Problem.
HAGGART COMPANY
WILL HANDLE WORK
Fifteen Per Cent Basis Fl
nally Adopted Street
Will be Closed.

Il II \ IN 4
After working an hour and hall
last evening. and over two hours this
morning, the city commission let the
contract for the reconstruction OF
portions of the First avenue trunk
sewer to the Haggart Construction Co.
the city to pay 15 per cent above the
actual cost of labor. material and
plant.
II was at first the intention of the
commission to employ the Haggart
Construction Co, to superintend the
work, and do the work by day labor,
but it was later considered best to
enter into a contract with the com
pany to do this work under the direc-
ton of the city engineer.
Just what condition the First avenue
trunk sewer is in. is not known as yet.
but 1t win all be inspected for the
purpose of finding out IL there are
any breaks in it, other than the one
discovered between Broadway and
Fifth street. y
Big Job.
At the meeting this morning, City
Engineer Anders said the job of re-
pairing will be a large one. as at the
place where the break has been dis
covered the sewer Is 20 feet below the
surface of the street.
It has also been found that there is
a cavern below the pavement on the
north side Of the avenue. opposite the
place where the hole was discovered
Yesterday, but the extent of this cave
is not ascertained.
PossibIe Break at Postoftice.
"There is also bad looking place
near the postoffice building, SAID Mr.
Anders to The Forum this morning,
and this win be looked into at once.
The entire sewer will be gone over 10
find out just what its condition Is
Mr.. Anders reported this morning
that 1T would be impossible to make
anv sort of an estimate on what the
repair OF this sewer will cost: Last
night he said that he thought that the
cost Of repairing the break discovered
would ba about $4,000. but this morn
ing he said that this estimate might
not be within 100 per cent of 1t.
Cost ls Uncertain.
The uncertainty as to probable cost
is based on the fact that 1t Is not
known how much more OF the sewer
has been damaged From the inVesIl-
cation of the break between Broadway
and Fifth street made Yesterday. Mr..
ag,dprG IS cf the epinion that 1t was
caused by the AtiUn oI ts
bricks and nnoflsi 1filifing them. Ii
this proves the corrcet diagnosis OF the
case it is probable that other breaks
will be found.
When asked what the posslpiS SausS
of the disintegration was Mr.. Anders
said that 1t was probably due to the
velocity OF the water through the
sevSeT that the brick is
Il discovered
are several
tube. aud there are places
ks have heRnn tn wear
S|ns according to Mr.. Anders.
Will Close Avenue.
During the repairing of the break
between Broadway and Fifth street,
First avenue will have to be closed.
probably several months The paving
viii have to be removed to a point
level with the bottom OF the sewer un-
til the tube is rebuilt. The earth
washed away will have to be replaced
which and be settled before
the paving can be put in again.
The job that the city is undertaking
Is considered very big one by City
Engineer Anders. especially IL the
brick has been disinfegrated along
other sections Of the sewer as investi-
cations would indicate. The brick
portion of the trunk sewer is about a.
500 feet In length including that por-
ton north of Tenth street north.
The Haggart CONSERVATION Co.. will
begin work on the repair OF the sewer
lust as soon as the contract Is signed
and the necessary material can be
secured.