, 1925-03-12

tween Fifth street and Eighth street
this year and 1t is hoped thai this
will relieve the system sufficiently to
eliminate any further trouble. Should
it not hav this effect 1t is possible
to divert other laterals from the
main line the expense of which will
be taken care OF from the City budg-
ct. When this Is done less than one
half of the sewage of hat part of
Rawlins lying north of the U. P.
tracks will empty into the Front
street main In other words less
sewage will be emptied into this line
than prior to 1916 when it evidently
gave no trouble. Even should un-
f~orseen developments require the en-
largement of this line not n square
foot of pavement will have to be
disturbed.
1t has also been stated that the
present water mains are inadequate
and possibly in bad condition. In
reply to this l wish to state that all
water pipes inside the district are
cast iron pipes. These were laid not
more than twenty five years ago and
portions of anne which have been
examined during the past two or
three years have been found in per-
feet condition. The average proven
life of cast iron pipe is from 100
years up, therefore this argument is
without m foundation whatever.
The disposal of surface waters is
an engineering problem pure and
simple. In several instances where
conditions are proper no under
ground sewers were installed. Again
where conditions necessitated the in
s%tallation of same this was done.
Rawlins may be in the first class.
Should this prove to be the case no
underground storm sewer will be
specified. Should the contrary be the
case you can rest assured that every
effort will be mad to reduce the
cost and yet provide an efficient sys-
tenn, Contrary to propaganda which
has been spread the cost of a storm
sewer will not be an important item
as compared to the actual cost of the
pavement The cost of the storm
sewer will be about 10 per cent of
that of the pavement. These figures
have been checked by a competent
municipal engineer.
AS to the pavement itself, the cost
Of same will not be prohibitive as
suggested in the anonymous articles.
All engineers who have Investigated
our conditions agree that a pavement
six inches in thickness will be ample
for our heaviest traffic. The cost
of same including excavation and
other necessary expenses will not ex-
coed $3.4O per square yard. This
also includes II five year maintenance
guarantee.
These figures have also been check
ed by competent municipal engineers.
The State Highway Department
has completed surveys. and is now
preparing plans and estimates for
the construction and surfacing with
gravel, Of the road from the U. P.
r. r. spur on Lincoln Highway ST..
three f0urths of a mile inside the
Rawlins City limits, to Parco. This
work will be completed during 1925.
During 1926 this road will be paved
with either concrete or asphalt. Not
M particle, however. OF this work
is contingent on the success Of the
2h cent gasoline tax as was stated
in one OF the anonymous communica-
lions
1t has been suggested in one OF
these communications that we follow
the example OF Laramie, Parco, and
Greeley. Colo. and surface our
streets with Sherman Hill gravel. We
have tried this on Lincoln highway
street and 1t has proved a failure.
Laramie maintains its streets In ar
condition at a tremendous cost. The
Lincoln highway thru Parco is about
on u par with our streets. Greeley,