Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-18
SEWER SYSTEM
COMPLETED BY
FIRST OF YEAR
Connections Provided
For Entire Plated
Al "a; Additions Cost
100000

The entire plated area Of the city
OF brownsville will be provided with
storm and sanitary sewer n
lions by January /, according to an
nouncement Saturday by II. w.
Nutting, engineer in charge Of sew
er extensions.
Both the sanitary and storm
systems In that section Of the city
lying west OF Palm Boulevard and
from the Missouri Pacific tracks
north TO jefferson street have been
practically completed, and are now
ready for the installation Of con-
~nections.
Work on the storm and sanitary
sewer systems in Victoria Addition
was started this week aad will be
completed by January j. II weather
conditions remain favorable.
These projects will complete the
storm n sanitary sewer systems
within the plated area of Browns
vile, providing this city the most
complete system of sewers ever in
stalled by a city in South Texas. The
approximate cost Of these two por-
jects is 500, 900.
In West Brownsville both storm
and sanitary sewers have been ex-
tended across the Missouri Pacific
tracks at n point to provide con
rections for the area adjoining the
city light and water plant. All
waste from the plant will hereafter
ne discharged through the sewer in
stead OF running direct into the
river.
The Los Ebanos storm and sani-
tary eve systems. which were in
stalled by the developers of the new
addition, assures adequate facilities
IN that section of the city. The
only remaining sections which have
no I'VE facilities are the unplattea
areas which are now being consid-
cred for development as Industrial
sections, including the 80 acres
owned by the city between Pierce
and Ringgold streets west Of the
Southern Pacific tracks.
Completion of the storm system
assures that every section of the city
will be well drained, and engineers
state the system Is adequate to as
sure prompt discharge of waters af-
ter heaviest storm. The newly in
stalled storm sewer mains consist
of 1900 feet Of 46-inch pipe, 625 feet
of 42-inch, 100 feet Of 35-inch, $50
feet of 33-inch, 2,100 feet Of 20
AAIts AtIobJ ACCS Va AO-ilCuf AfVoO ANNN
CT l6-inch, 1000 feet of 15-inch,
5000 feet Of 12-inch. and $500 feet
of 10-inch. A total of 276 catch ba-
sins and 81 manholes have been con
structed.
over $4,000 feet Of sanitary sewer
pipe has been laid, consisting Of TO-
00O feet Of l2-inch- 1000 feet Of 10
inch, $1,000 feet of S-inch and 5000
feet Of 6-inch pipes. Over go man
holes have also been constructed.
The system has been completed to
embrace hat area between Fillmore
and Tyler streets and Fourteenth
and Eighth, lying east Of the South
ern Pacific tracks.
The sanitary sewer will be con-
neeted with Victoria Addition by a
main crossing the city resaca on
Thirteenth street. and the storm
sewer main will cross the resaca at
Fourteenth. Storm sewers in Vie
toria Addition will be laid on Four
teenth. Sixteenth and Eighteenth.
At the next meeting CT the city
commission an ordinance is expect
ed to be presented declaring all Of
West Brownsville within the sewer
area and requiring all property own
ers TO make connections. A number
of property owners in that section
of the city have filed applications
which will be made at once.