The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-07

with Orchard Knob. instead Of using
the Southern railway embankment, but
as more than COO additional acres OF
land. practically all occupied, IL pro-
tected by making junction with the
Southern railway embankment instead
Of Orchard Knob, | have made my call
culations on the line extending TO the
Southern railway.
"As a very large proportion OF the
cost as originally figured was for 9
concrete wall around Tannery Flats,
have omitted that altogether
at Alton Park | have decreased the
amount OF territory 10 be protected APP
proximately one-half This not only
largely decreases the cost Of the en-
bRnhment, but eliminates the necessity
of a portion OF the expensive inter
cepting sewer and the concrete tubes
under canal and levees,
Total Estimates.
"The concrete wall across the north
ond OF Market, Broad. Chestnut and
Pine streets, is the same as originally
Planned, also the levee from Cameron
hill az College street TO Missionary
ridge at Rossville. The difference IN
20 L OF these two items is due TO the
oeclne in labor and materials since
Chattanooga creek VIII be diverted
as originally planned. by construction
Of tho canal.
1.-The cost Of the work as outlined
viii he ms follows;
I.eVee from East End avenue
to Southern railroad. .,...$ 5i3, l6t
Concrete wall from Cherry 10
Pine street ,.,........t.,,.. A0l ,40'
LeVee from Cameron hill to
Missionary ridge. ..,..,,... 2,S2l,l az
Chattanooga creek diversion. 10000
Alton Park levee. aga. 800
TotoI 1925
I'm this 7 have made no provisions
for an electric generating plant &c
operate the pumping stations, as ar
ARRANGEMENT could no doubt be made
with the power company to operate
these by current from Its steam plant
even II Il became necessary to TEN,
porarly curtail the current furnished
private consumers,
"Included In the total cost Is N3bo'
600 estimated cost of raising railroad
tracks. II is entirely probable that the
different railroad companies Will be
willing to do this work Mt their own ex'
rense this having been done In Other
have been constructed. II Is necessary
However, to include this In the esti
rate of cost, ms IL viii be Impractical
10 get an agreement from the railroads
until the project has legal status,
Am sending with this blue prints OF
posed and which Is covered by the es'
Inmates given. $50,
Changes In Plans.
.,The Man referred to MIR. Wing,
field 20 change the line. north and cas-
of the city does not include East Chat
tanooga or Sherman Heights. How
ever, the other unit could he addet
later. a large portion OF the land u
protected naturally by 60-foot ground
= lsl .af n
tected is undeveloped."
Tho change In the levee on thu
south side of Chattanooga creek u
Alton Park. begins at n point neal
the corner OF Central avenue ant
Blount street following along Bloun
land avenue. then turning to south
vest. follows Highland avenue to Jor
dan avenue This change leaves un
protected only u narrow tract, BOUNDED
on the south by natural bU-ioo
Ground This lchanEe 's approved b,
nome OF the leading interests OF Altoi
Park II being pointed out that II ad
dItional protection Is desired II can p
provided INDEPENDENTLY by thatlsupufp
Az stated In Mr.. Wingheldb fette
the revised plans also leave out TN
concrete wall which would protect Tan
nory Flats. This, however, can also p'
nd ed later.
In the plans Mr.. Wingneld has sub
mittcd to changes for the lines on tn
north and east side of the city. Tit
one which he refers to in his report al
/. A" is the one that he considers thu
host 10 be adopted. The other one
POINTED out as "B" on the map pro
yidcs for the line to begin at East Enc
avenue and Blackford street and eX
end south to approximately Orchar'
Knob avenue and then west to nea
corner of Clio street and Orchard kno'
avenue. This second plaza however
would leave large area In the parl
uunrotected,