Allen County, Indiana Genealogy

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1922 - Building Fort Wayne - Simple but attractive grade-crossing bridge - railroads

Article from May 28, 1922 The Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1922, Railroad grade crossings

1922 - Building Fort Wayne - Simple but attractive grade-crossing bridge - railroads The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sunday, May 28, 1922, Page 13

1922 - Building Fort Wayne - summary - Report improvement of rivers and sewerage system

Article from Dec 6, 1922 The Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1922, Building fort wayne, Sewage, Rivers

1922 - Building Fort Wayne - summary - Report improvement of rivers and sewerage system The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Wednesday, December 6, 1922, Page 13.

BUILDING FORT WAYNE BUILDING

In this series of articles quoting the "summary" of the Fort. Wayne "Report upon improvement of rivers and sewerage system," we have reached that part the of the "summary" which deals with the present and future trunk sewer system of the city.

The authors of that report, Metcalf and Eddy, estimated the area and population of Fort Wayne as of 1950 and then, in their report, extended the present sewer system to provide for a city of the assumed area and population.

At the time the report was being prepared, in 1910, the area of Fort Wayne, exclusive of rivers, was 8.6 aquare miles; the average density of population WAS 11.6 persons per acre, and the population was 63,933. The report assumes that in 1950 the area will be 17.3 square miles;. the average density of population 13.6 persons per acre, the population 150,000.

As shown in previous articles, Fort Wayne has grown, and is now growIng faster than Metcalf and Eddy, in 1911, estimated it would grow.

The report contains a large map of the city; and on this map, sewer districts numbering from one to 47 are outlined; and the present, and proposed trunk sewer system each of these districts is shown.

The "summary" of this report outlines both the present and the proposed sewerage system of each of these districts. But this part of the "summary" is long and, therefore we think, best to give only a synopsis of it. Enough, however to give the reader a general idea of the sewerage problem confronting Fort Wayne. The reader should Keep in mind the fact that considerable sewerage work has been done in Fort Wayne since this report was published.

1923 - River Frontage is But a Step - Diversion of Sewage

Article from Jul 7, 1923 The Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1923, Sewage, Rivers

1923 - River Frontage is But a Step - Diversion of Sewage The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Saturday, July 7, 1923, Page 13.

BUILDING FORT WAYNE RIVER FRONTAGE IS BUT A STEP

City is Fortunate in Owning Land Along Rivers, But 'Must Not Stop With That Alone.

DIVERSION OF SEWAGE

Photo caption: View of St. Mary's River, Guldlin playground at the left: No. 2 pumping station at the right, of the 19.5 lineal miles of river frontage in Fort Wayne, the city now owns or controls or controls 292 acres of river frontage.

Mr. J. A. Greene,
Editor The News- Sentinel,
Fort Wayne, Ind.

Dear Sir -- The conservation: department is gathering data for an article to appear in the Indianapolis News, soon, concerning problems of cities on the large rivers and streams of Indiana. It will be shown that many cities instead of utilizing the banks of public water courses' for public dumps, have beautifled these spots, set out trees where needed, employed landscape architects and in numerous instances converted same into beautiful parks.

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