The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-16

City Manager heDcuhtreit AZ the
meeting OF the city commissioners
Mcdncs 'uy night submitted "A report
covering the storm water sewer sys-
tenn OF the city sand explaining some
81 The problems that the city VIII
soon be called upon to solve. His re-
port follows;
'The storm sewer problem in this
city consists OF two separate prob
lcms-that OF the Highlands and that
OF the Lowlands.
AT the time the sanitary sewer was
laid Mr.. Gray OF Boston, and Mr..
Glhdding. hen city engineer. designed
a storm sewer to take care Of the
i.owlnnda. This system consisted OF "a
trunk line sewer down Seventh street
from Copper avenue 20 Iron venue
thence from Iron avenue 20 the river
by means OF an open ditch. That part
OF the system underneath the present
paving wns laid previous TO the paw
ing construction and by various small
connections from the storm sewer
manholes INTO the sanitary
mnnhOlrs the water was taken into
the sanitary system. The rec
or,is showing the location OF these
connections are very vague and often
times Incorrect for this rcnsOn some
difsiculty has been experienced In To-
eating that part which has been built
and that part which has not been
built.
Was I~nadcauatc.
The system aa designed provided
for no storm sewers north Of Tiloras
avenue that iA. surface drainage was
to b. utilized from Mountain road
south to Tijefas ] believe
this was INADEQUATE and for this rea-
son ! have extended tho system to
provide two additional storm sewer
lines. one iS-inch to he carried OF
Fourth street north to within two
blocks OF Mountain road. and the 9TH
or a ib-inch, to be carried up Tenth
street thence west on Marquette TO
the alley between Luna and Eleventh
street, hence up this alley TO New
York. These two lines should have
been larger. hut Il would nave been
useless 20 nav made them n larE-
er because the lines alraadv built un-
ar the present pavement into whic..
they empty limit their capacity to tue
size indicated.
al the present time the storm
water of OF tho present pavement
which runs into that portion Of the
storm sewer now constructed. thence
into the sanitary sewer now taxes the
sanitary sewer TO It's capacity. In fact,
the last heavy rain required the op-
Grafton OF two large pumps az the
sewer pumping station for o period ~
ten hours. u IL therefore doubtful II
~ additional paving aren can be
drained into the present sanitary sow
err system without running chances OF
flooding cellars due 10 back water
through the various service lines !
would therefore recommend TO the
commissioners that the main trunk
line OF The storm sewer be continued
to Iron avenue and thence bv open
ditch 10 tho river Immediately. n
cannot be put off longer than q yenr
NJ the most ana by completing IL his
year II might Havo considerable In
convenience this coming spring.
The Highlands storm sewer water
originates mostly on the mesa. COM
ing down various nrroyuH which ON
contrate principally a. Copper ave-
nue., Central avenue. Iron avenue and
Atlantic G Tho water coming
down these streets comes NJ n terrific
rate. carrying large quantities OF sand
and gravel which requires a great
denl % expense 70 9lcan up. Hereto
fore IN. Ne reservoirs were constructed
az the hoadwutors OF the Iron ave-
u arroyo. These reservoirs served
their purpose well, but only tend 10
alleviate tho conditions. There ~,
however. Htill room FOR one more res
ervoir on this arroyo. which I think
should lie built at This time because
there IN no other way that I can sug-
crest 10 help solve The question. I
certainly hope In the futurc Iron nyo-
nue. Will be paved throughout with an
Inverted crown. permitting an Of the
wnter 20 como down the middle Of
the street hence into tho nccquin.
Would Ilniid Two DYKES.
ION Central aNcnuo urroya two
dykes should be built lust east OF the
Shortle Eanntorium. which dykes
would provide q large reservoir Tor
water storage. These dykes could al
10 be used ms highways and hnvc TAXI
en- steps 10 cooperate with the coun-
~ relative 10 choir construction The
water which flows into his arrow be-
low the dykes should he curriod across
Central avenue ~ the prosbvtUrinn
snnatorium by means Of "a concrete
culvert, the cost Of which should be-
horne equally between tho CITY and
tho county. The water from Central
avenue. or draining thereon below NE
Presbyterian snnntorium cun Do TAX
on care Of hy surface Drainage divert
ing same 20 the Copper avenue HrroVu
hy mean Of storm sewer Hines. uluc-
ing one az Elm street. ono nt walter
street. end the balance into tho fiumc
~ Central near John street By cnrrv-
inF out this program tho storm sewer
problem nj Central will become M
81 local drainage only which will be
iHKen carr Of hN HuTfare drainage eX-
cent az the street railway tracks ~
Edith and broadway whore small
pipcao are now Installed. which VIII
take cure ~ snid local drainage which
IS not diverted into the Copper avenue
arroyo. The Walter street sewer to