New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-08

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point fourteen miles down the river. and there
discharged only at high tide. Supplementary
to this were plans for utilizing the sewage; and
accordingly the Metropolitan Sewage and ES-
sex Reclamation Bill" was referred, in March
last, to select Parliamentary Committee, be-
fore whom the Chairman Of tho Metropolitan
Boatd Of Works, the engineers and projectors
of the scheme, several chemists and farmers who
had made use Of sewage at Edinburgh, Croy-
don and elsewhere for some years, gave volumln-
Gus testimony. The prime object which the
Metropolitan Board had to effect was. to rid the
city Of the sewage, and in such a manner that
n failure of tue utilizing scheme would not in
terfere with this radiance. They have, there
fore, arranged TO turn the contents Of their
reservoirs into the Thames at Barking Creek
and Crossness, in part, if the supplementary
plan succeeds, or entirely, in case 1t fails. The
plan which received their sanction, and has, We
believe, since been adopted, is that Of Messrs.
Napier and Hope, who proposed ito take the
whole Of the sewage at some convenient point
on the east side of the river Lea"-which is the
eastern boundary Of the metropolis" and,
starting with regulating reservoir, TO convey it
in o closed brick culycrt or III iron plpes, a.
may be most advantageous to the MapIn Sands
and Dengie Flats, on the coast Of
Essex, between the mouths of the Thames
aud tie Blackwater, aud divided by the
River Crouch and which have q combined
available area Of from 80, 900 to 40 900 acres
BY this plan, the sewage is to be taken entirely
away from London to the sea-coast; but pro-
vision ia made for supplying all that may be
required to the lands across which it passes. IL
is To be taken Ia the sea in order to find suth-
GENTLY large area Of sand, and also place OF
ultimate delivery after leaving the Thames.
The distance to be traversed is &c miles, and, in
order to supply the lands along this route. the
line Is placed above tire surface of the country
wherever possible and psvitation Is expected
10 do the work of irrigation. The difference ID
level between the point Of reception at London,
and the point Of delivery at high tide on the
M,pIn Sands, being but IA feet, however,
some pumping will become necessary for the
purpose Of getting fall. A. q rule brick
conduir Is TO be employed, drched over, which
viii be provided with man-holes in the top
at intervals Of a iurlong in all sections where
the 0c appears above ground. To these man.
holes, pipes may be attached, and The contents
distributed 10y simple graviiatiou. While in Sec
tons where the level is So high that the conduit
lies buried, distribution may be Effected by pump
ing. The amount Of sewage to be disposed OF,
according TO thi. scheme, is estimated at
10. OO0 600 cubic feet per day, or loe eoroo0 tuns
per wear exclusive of rainfall. Lands Of all
descriptions exist Along the Souic to he tray
ersed: heavy clays and light ones, eraSelly,
sandy aud alluvial soils 30 hut there viii DO
abundant opportunity Tor trying scwnge upon
different l0nds. Mr. Hope, Que cf tbs pro
jcciors. stated that their proposal was to
erect q fCrio, of caltc-shcds and cottages and
other buildings, aud to organize o system Of
dairy farms" upon the Sands. oifcnn; asiDduee'
uents 10 London dairmen a very
low rent, fresh air, and wsil-lTsned
bnildlrgs. and contracting to supply them
green grass. freshly cnt. at IL 10 ~ shhlings
a tun, the present London price being 90 shil-
lngs; 20 thot IN about three years, instead of
having To export the raw material OF the green
grass, We stall export only the manufactured
articles Of milk and other dairy produce From
tho two flats, be expects 10 realize q net return
4 a,,l N. n
third of tue sewage, the remainder being sold to
the farmers. For this he expects 10 receive an
average OF a penny per tun, netting E3OO,OOO
per annum in all-Gi50,0OO from farming the
fats, and c2jo, 600 from the sale OF sewage, de-
Quoting, however, f35,000 for expenses of
maintenance. Upon this estimate, the rate
PAYERS of London would receive one-balf the
f3c5, 900 per anpum, the arrangement being
thus: Messrs. Napier and Hope to receive " the
first five per cent on the whole or rasher OH the
share capital. After deducting the money which
thoy borrowed, supposing any 10 borrowed,
the next ten per cent is equally divided be-
tween the rate-payers and the shareholders. The
next ten per cent making twenty five per cent,
is divided in the proportion of one-iourth TO tho
Company and three-;ourths to The Metropolitan
Board, by which means they arc eDahled to
indemnify Themselves for their lost ground, 20
that when tho profits reach twenty five per cent.
on the whole, il Is half.and-half." II, then, NJ.
slopes expectations are realized. the rate-payon
Of tho Metropolis will find that hy selling tlis,
me of their Disadvantages, they have realized