Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-18
CITY ENGINEER HILL
REPORTS MANY SEWERS
BUILT IN CITY IN 1921

1.-THE most import<nt wo-s done
during the year was the building Of
much-needed sewers in the vicinity OF
Pettengilrs Corner. including an out
let sewer from the North Belfast road
down Whitney brook to point about
200 feet below the Bangor road
states City Engineer Henry F. Hill
in his annual report for 1921 which
was presented and accepted ct Mon
day evenings session Of the Augusta
city council. Continuing. the report
says:
I'm order 10 get the necessary. fall
for the size of pipe used in this out
let sewer. it was necessary 20 30 three
feet below the bed Of whitney broo'i
in the vicinity of Bangor road. The
last 500 feet of this sewer was laid IA
the brook channel. the lower 100 feet
being encased IN one foot of concrete.
"The sewer built in 1915 from Lock
street, north along Bangor street to
tie Whitney brook. Was connected Up
With the outlet sewer. This Bangor
street sewer hadI previously emptjed
beside the Whitney brook at the Bal
cor street culvert, and in the summer
months, when the water in the brook
was low, made a nuisance which has
now been abated.
These sewers are designed to carry
all the sewage from the houses ada
cent which may reasonably be O.
pected in a period Of 80 years Of fu-
ture growth. They are not designed 10
carry all the surface water from the
adjacent territory. therefore the city
should be pretty conservative about
admitting surface water to these sew
crs, otherwise they might be overload
Cd 1 figure that it would be cheaper,
at the end Of 25 or 80 years. to build
another sewer to take care of the-s
face water than to lay pipes large
enough to take care Of this now:
"The total length of the Sewers
built this year in the vicinity Of Pet
tingills Corner, with their cost, is IS
follows:
Bangor street: 36l feet, cost
S2049.14.
Lock ST., Allen and Prince SITS: 1869
feet. cost $:6G7.l9.
North Belfast road 1913 feet. cost
'$4322.24.
Whitney Brook outlet: 1873 feet.
cost S4069.2S.
Total length, 1886 feet; total cost.
S13.lO7.S5.
"A sewer from Arsenal street across
the Ripley lot to Howard street ana
down Howard street to connect with
the sewer emptying into the kennebec
river near the town landing was Also
built. The length of this sewer was
GAG feet and its cost was sl300.ss. THIS
took the place of the old stone drain
which emptied on Howard street and
the above sewers. a manholes were
tult.A
"All these sewers we're built BY day
labor under the supervision Of III.
street commissioner. with T.. u. Bes1
as foreman. Detailed costs were not
kept.
The expense of building the Whit
ney Brook outlet sewer and the RIPPLE
or Howard street sewer was mostly
borne by the city. The city bore
iive-eighths and the AUDITORS three
eiSullS OF lne cost OF the remaining
sewers. the abutting owners being as
sessed at the rate of co ccrts per
front foot.
"A1l sewer connections made THIS
year. so far as ] know. have been IA.
spected by myself. Old sewers were
located on Wade street and In CO.
lumbia street and Gage street Va
vines.
Levels were run and grades given
on Grove street. Cushman street, 81
Catherine street. Willow street, and
also at the Hartford fire station Lev
els were run on Highland and Long
wood avenues in 'Newlands.' and pro-
files made. for the water district.
street lines were run on Grant,.
and Myrtle streets, Houses wet-
numbered on Glenwood and Monroe
streets. survey and plan were
made OF the Poor Farm lot. A sur
vey, plan and profile togeth,r WITH
the necessary cross sections were
made OF the State aid road beginning
at the bridge over Bond brock near
the gas house and extending westerly
$500 feet.
Respectfully submitted.
HENRY +. HILL.