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Show WEST SIDE SEWER. A Bargain that was Not Adaered toby the Liberal Coimllmtn, toMitACT maiik is srtitcr. llio -'Orrr Jorilon" I'M'" lo Hi Us'cd In llultdlng tlio Meat MJo Myitrnu There la no small amount of rejoicing rejoic-ing among cltlzans In Ihe weilcrn part of tho city over tho fact that tho locality lo-cality In which they rcalde has been mado a part of tho gravity sewer system. This was accomplished at the last meeting of the City Council after one of tho most bitter and uncar-llmantary uncar-llmantary ttsalonsover held by that body of strango dolngi. On Tuesday alternron u seclct aetalon waa hold In 1'realdent Loofbourow's cfllco In the Commercial block and all but two or three cf tbo members were present and rumor has It that there was n bargain entered Into by which If certain members mem-bers would volo for (he combination brick und concrete for the gravity sewer others would giro their support to the building of tho weat aide sewer ol which theclly englneerrayi! "In accordance with your Instructions Instruc-tions relative to phna lor sewering that rortlon of tlio city which lies below tho proposed gravity outlet sewer, I beg leavu lo report that In my opinion the moat practicable plan Is to remove re-move the old pumping nation (rem lis preaent position to a joint on Ihe river ul tbo foot of Ninth North street and ftomtheru cunatruct nmainsuwer up und along the general courau of Ihu river to Tenth Houth and Iloper atrert. luto thla main all tho aewaga originating originat-ing between It and tbo grnvlly aewer can bo conducted by the ordinary lateral pipe lowers be laid along both sides of tho streets. "From the pump the Iron pipes now laid weat of the river and uaed for a similar I urpcte, should belaid along Ninth North stnet lo uoinnecllon Willi tha gravity outlet sewer at some point on Fourth West street, and through tin sa the sewage from the entile en-tile sower district should bopumpel iLto tho gravity main, aud Vj It be carried oil. "I tslluiate tho ooat of on this works Including the removal of the pump, and uf taking up relating thu Iron plie, nt alwut $00,000. The sewer south of Ninth Houth street will not bo ncceisary nt preaent aud without It the cost of tho work will be reduced to about $S0,0U0. "Thu execution of this work In nJ-dtllon nJ-dtllon to that of tbo gravity outlet sewer, will allord sewer facilities for tho enllru city eaat ol tho river and will provide 11 moat complete and olll-dent olll-dent syatcm." Altiridant upon the abovq from the engineer comta charge by Councilman Council-man Hlch that the dlitrlct referred to was omlttid from that covered by the regular gravity sewer system by certain cer-tain members doing "underhanded work"nnd "throwing pepper" In thu ejea of the council and deceiving deceiv-ing them aa to tho facts. Accord, lug to hie claltaa J,A. Morlsn tent In a twllllvu now on llio In tho recorder's olllce eomo tlmo ago aaktng for sewer sirvlce In the western portion por-tion of the city as reported upon by Knglnter Doremus. The committee to which Ihe matter wai referred, aaja Mr. Ilich, by aome "hocus porua" manipulation lucceided lu maklug tho Council believe that Mr. Morlan'a IHitltlon was lutouded to bvnollt residents resi-dents lu the eastern part of the city loatead of the wratcru and aecurtd thu cxtcnaion of the gravity ejtlotu from Htnlu street snd Fifth Houth to Fourth Ym and Ninth Houth and on this halls Ihu tight waa made. However, tbo outcome out-come was a decision In favor cf annexing the west side to the regular dlitrlct. The plpta now lu um from the sump to tho outlet ovir Ihu rher will be taken up and laid along Its side. The totalcostof tho wholo is estimated nt SOO.000. |