Ruth McEvoy Collection 24 - Genesee County
Ruth McEvoy Collection 24 - Genesee County
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RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 23<br />
SUBJECT TEXT DATE<br />
Sewerage See: Big Ditch. Hiram Swezey. Swezey Ditch. Cary, Trumbell - Morse - Holden.<br />
Sewage Plant (cont) Swezey and Cary suits force the Village to act. To hire a pure water engineer. 11-21-1906<br />
Decisions for Swezey and Cary put the Village in a crisis. 11-22-1906<br />
Cary & Swezey suits move Aldermen to study sewerage. 11-27-1906<br />
Potter Sewer System proposed. 11-28-1906<br />
Court changes - back to 1895 - on sewage violations.<br />
Sewage found in the Creek. The State says a date must be set for building a<br />
8-13-1907<br />
sewer system. 9-10-1907<br />
Estimated cost of the sewer system is $342,000. 9-10-1907<br />
Aldermen vote to submit the sewer plan to the voters in March. 2-13-1908<br />
Sewer issue voted down. 3-10-1908<br />
The Sewer Board resigns as a body. 3-18-1908<br />
Aldermen adopt a tentative sewer plan. 4-30-1908<br />
Potter plan for sewers adopted - same plan voted down a year ago. 7-23-1908<br />
Details of sewer plans to Advisory Committee. 7-25-1908<br />
Sewers draining into Swezey Ditch to be cut off. 10-21-1908<br />
Sewers on Ross, East, Vine, etc stopped to save draining into Swezey Ditch. 10-22-1908<br />
Residents fight the loss of Swezey Ditch. 10-<strong>24</strong>-1908<br />
Ellicott Avenue sewer being cleaned. 10-29-1908<br />
Water again running on Ellicott avenue - tunnel open - work soon done. 12-1-1908<br />
Engineer Hoopes back from consulting Hering and Webster on the sewer survey. 12-23-1908<br />
Swamp behind the State School chosen for sewer bed. 12-30-1908<br />
The State Board approves the sewer plan. 2-26-1909<br />
Sewerage pollution forbidden by the State. 3-30-1909<br />
The Village assessed $250 in the Cary case. 6-19-1909<br />
Residents along the Tonawanda to sue the Village over pollution by sewage. 6-26-1909<br />
Asa Luther of Bushville sues the Village for $10,000 for polluting the Creek. 6-29-1909<br />
Voters vote to build sewers. Hering and Webster of NY drew the plans. 7-1-1909<br />
A parade celebrates the above vote - a bonfire. 7-2-1909<br />
Sewer builders to get busy.<br />
Sewer Commission asks K. B. Mathes to visit sewerage consultant Hering in<br />
7-3-1909<br />
New York. 7-7-1909<br />
Frank Garwood sues the City for $20,000 over creek pollution. 7-9-1909<br />
Hering, of New York, agrees to come to study the Batavia sewage problem. 7-15-1909<br />
Engineer Hering here. 7-26-1909<br />
Charles Hoopes chosen Sewer Engineer. 7-27-1909<br />
Hoopes to NY to consult Hering on plans.<br />
Four actions on list of suits against the Village on sewer menace on the<br />
8-26-1909<br />
Supreme Court Calendar. 9-17-1909<br />
Whole article on the situation to date - pictures of the committee. 9-25-1909<br />
Aldermen open bids for sewer work. Picture of the men to do the work. 9-26-1909<br />
Sewer contract signed by Sweeney. 10-11 to 18-1909<br />
Sewer bids low enough. 10-14-1909<br />
Bids on Sewerage Building $375,000.<br />
Board lets contract for building mains, Force Main and Effluent Sewer Aggregate<br />
$252,703.27 to Thomas Sweening Co. of Pittsburg. Bid not let for pumping<br />
10-15-1909<br />
well and addition Municipal Plant. 10-16-1909<br />
Sewer builders sign contracts. 11-11-1909<br />
Big Ditch near State Street rebuilt. 11-13-1909<br />
Tiles for sewer on the way. 11-20-1909<br />
Actual digging begins - at Municipal Plant. 12-2-1909<br />
Sewer construction extended to West Main.<br />
Award contract for well and building - to Schaefer & Lock; Edward J. Dellinger<br />
1-3-1910<br />
for the building. 1-5-1910<br />
Sewer pipes pass under West Main Street 10' to 12' below the surface. 2-4-1910<br />
Ditch digging machine now working on sewers. 2-16-1910<br />
Plates for the sewer caisson are here - to be assembled by Warsaw-Wilkinson Co. 3-2-1910