The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-25
BROAD RIPPLE
SEWER PLANS
ARE Revised
City Sanitary Board Will Be
Asked for Approval al
Once.
RIVER CROSSED TWICE
Work Expected to Start
This Fall; Bond Issue
to Carry Project.

Revised plans for the Broad RIPPLE
and Riverside district main inter-
ceptor have been completed by Con-
sultlng Engineer Charles H. Hurd,
and are ready for approval of the
city sanitary board it was learned
today at city hall
The board was expected to con-
slider details Of the plans, but no
official action vas contemplated at
the meeting today, according to City
Engineer A. H. Moore.
Hurd has been working on re-
vision Of plans for the north side
sewer project since May g. when the
plan to cross White river four times
vas rescinded Hurd's new plan
provides for crossing the river only
twice. at Rocky Ripple and North
western avenue.
Mayor L. Ert Slack. Moore and
3. J. T. Jeup, sanitary commissioner,
objected to Hurd's plan to cross the
stream four times.
Agree on New Plan.
Otto G. Ross. board president,
Jeup, Moore and Slack have had
several conferences with Hurd on
the new plan and it is understood
that all have agreed to its feaSibil-
ity.
It is contemplated that work be
started this fall when the wet
work can be accomplished during
low water time. Bonds can be sold
for the S399.OOO improvement and
work started within sixty days if
there is no further delay.
The interceptOr has been needed
for several years to serve the Broad
Ripple and Riverside area and re-
move stream pollution. It is esti-
mated that $4,000 persons in the
upper area will be served, the sew
or having q capacity to serve 10000
population. It is designed by Hurd
to serve that area for thirty fiye
years.
The flow Of sewage is about s.
100000 gallons a day at present, but
the system will accommodate H.
100000 at Broad Ripple and 1900
y
joins the present nterceptor.
Estimates Are Itemized
Itemized estimate of costs is
sS6.687 from Meridian street and
WeStfield boulevard to Thirty-eighth
street and White river: Si06000
from that point TO Speedway avenue
or liz
verted siphons crossing the river
and Fairview crossing of canal:
$1,000 for special connections;
$4,000 for new pumping equipment
at the Meridian street station. and
$1,000 for lands and right fways.
The plan is practically the same
Is Hurd'S specifications approved By
the board in February. except the
concrete piers and flood prevention
wall we're substituted for piling be-
tween White river and the Indian
apolis Water Company canal from
Thirtv-sixth to Thirty eighth streets
on complaint Of the water COMPANY
The other plan. crossing White
river four times. was 70 avoid run
ming the drain between the river
and the canal
Hurd's estimate shows that pres
snt specifications will bring a saw
ing Of about $4,000. The present
plan has increased capacity from
the original plan TO- only 100000
gallons.
King to Study Plans
Or. William r. King. state health
board secretary. wrote letters to the
sanitary board and Mayor L. Ert
Slack last spring stating that the
board was disturbed" over delay
in pushing HurdS plan and urging
that the project be rushed. -
Slack replied TO the state officer
that the improvement had received
careful consideration and that the
sanitary board planned 10 expedite
the program" it was understood.
The revised plan will be resub-
n1itted 70 King for approval.
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