Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-21
CONTRACT FOR
CITY DISPOSAL
AWARDED
Kroeger-Hayner Co. Of Hous-
ton Successful Bidders and
Will Start Work Imme-
diately. Will Cost $5l,O34

Members of the city commission Sat-
urday afternoon awarded the contract
for the construction of the Brownsville
sewer disposal plant and additional out
fall TO the firm of Kroeger 4 Hayner OF
San Antonio and Houston. this company
being low bidder with bid Of S5i, ,03I.
for the entire plant. including machn-
cry
III. l.. Fitch Of this city was the only
other contractor who submitted u bid
10 the commission. his bid being for
S53siT5. The bids were remarkably close
considering the cost OF the plant, and
members Of the commission took NIL
matters into consideration before max
ing the award.
Mr.. Fitch was low bidder on the sew
er disposal plant proper, thar il. the
building itself, but his figures on the
remainder Of the contract. including
the sediment tanks. sludge drying bed
and additional outfall brought his to-
tai about $1,000 above that of the Kroe-
ger-Hayner Company.
This figure includes the entire plant,
and provides for the pumps and all ma
chincry. The plant will be turned over
70 the city complete ready for use and
the old plant will be discarded and dis
mantlcd- The contract provides for the
completion Of the entire plant in 240
DAYS. 100 days being allowed for each
Of the projects.
Will Start Work Immediately
r. II. Lee. yice-prcsident and Eener-
Al manager ~ the kroqger- Hayner Com
pany. represented this company nj tho
~
ing Of the contract Mr.. Lee said that
work would be started a soon as ma
ehincry. equipment and material could
be placed on the grounds. probably
within the rext ten days or two weeks.
The Kroeger Hayner Company serur-
ed the contract recently awarded. for
the installation of a sewer system in
the city OF HarIingen ard is now work
ing on this contract. The company in
also working on sewer plant contracts
IN the city Of Houston and in Port
Arthur.
Engineer 70 Supervise
~. r. Sands. designing engineer or
Houston. who made The plans and spec
ifications for the plant. win have su-
pervision Of the work for the city. The
contractors will furnish bond To the
city. but this will cause no delay In
proceeding with the work. Material and
! machinery must be shipped 10 this city
from Houston and San Antonio and the
work Of excavating and other work will
commence Immediately upon the arrival
Of the machinery.
Both bids were considered low by the
commissioners and also by other en-
gineers who were present at the bid
ding Mr.. Sands had estimated roughly
that the plant would cost nearly $4,000
and other engineers estimated $4,000
on closer figuring
The contract was awarded I'm tho
unanimous vote or alI four commissions
ers.
Will Occupy Present Site
A complete new plant N 10 Nv COM
strucsrd on the site of the old one. and
the plant will emboly All the features
Of the most modern and up 10 date san
itary sewer disposal plants. This will In.
clufe pumps and disinfecting equip.
ment
Sewage from all the mains of ths
city will run through the plant. which
will be hexagonal in shape with am
extreme measurement OF 1s feet on ths
side. which will house pumps and other
equipment. From this place the sewage
will run into sediment tanks and ths
sediment allowed TO settle The sewage
IL disinfccted nt this stage
From the sediment tank the effluent
part OF the sewage n run off in N pipe
\ line ~ force through N pressure line
\ which runs down Van Buren, street ID
Nineteenth street. from Nineteents
street 10 the post wall, and along the
/, post wall into the river. The sediment
will be pumped into sindge drying
| bed and be treated there.
All Of the plant and equipment will
be Of first class material. The building
| itself will be made of stuceo with q
concrete foundation, and asbestos
shingle roof The plans were made with
| greatest care in order to give efficien-
cy and sanitation. The plant is located
az a convenient place. at the corner oh
Fifth and Harrison streets. near tha
abattoir and also near the resaca-
This plant. II ~ believed will solve
the sewer disposal problem of Brownss
will. and will greatly improve sanitary
conditions in the city.
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