The New York herald., 1869-06-08

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Of, Of ali ;ss drains saSjssi
0s% and e @ ns, and
the .ad N said
a, sy would sesm to have been ample and no wise
rqSen sur Sr excluding the combination of the drainage of the
The therefore of the Commissioner. 1885,
sss &c that the sewers had been built without
was oven Ssm smOrscns psriod
Gus as to disasn criticism and arres. discussion.
varying character Of tss sndyus soil upon which
THIS Guy built such to lead the absorbed surface
&
out By S
& n e a anu eed OF an such surface water as the conora
,hsrefeF @ IN the process Of ang out water
ns their sscharse arrested ani tass
p ias es Sndnss wS
that which had naturally existed and which had been
In 1855 the of property in Twenty-second stree.
were compelled to construct drain from the Ninth
lars from water which reached some
%sn oo or % ss the up Of the water
s av 'A''' was an open wholly Tree from rock or
CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS.
Within brief period the Of the Crotop
% as for in many localities in place of the
II so1lorma,on these pipes simple hollow cylinders
simply abutted connection, only
retaining band divided one being composed Of tw,
sistance either lateral sewer
the 1ss Wdpu
holes and the facility Of being thoroughly cleared
made for the use of this material is its alleged
economy and the facility afforded by the smOohness OF s
inner surface to securing.
STREET PAVEMENT.
One or the requirements OF the CroOn Aqueuct Board In
their for street % y ha there sh. be
ssaueny when street is to be repaved the existing bed
sSs under q y
sa. as good co condition as as previous to and the
Si ss . we Of Ss
% @ hs Ss Of 81 nd
provided that whenever street pavement shall have been
the board President Of require pave
men TO be properly laid within five days after notice OF
offending the Board are authorized make the required
fs
@ @ By p s S
mine for themselves. et
in the curbs has been to the Aqueduc
soar and there now sx:,s the anomalous
Hhs E ars % S and as
without corresponding elevation depression Of the
h s ss be Of s IN he OF and %
now In progress the undue elevation Of the street
of and The
Ss street 81 e 1d sk Of this
Of any other % tbs Country Europe
a e e IN they are 5S
a % & ss yss S Of s e
sewers, whereby new:aid pavemens SO frequently dis
two operations which would require sewers to arsi
aS sa requires Ss@ not to os
BE S their in S S ps but 9 that the
as srace in line receives but the stress Of the weight
e but the
arties of conformation upon irregular
this as the depresons Increase in from the s
crease in the impact.
DISTRIBUTING MAINS
The capacities arrangement OF the mains leading from
the distributing reservoir insufficient and imperfect
sy hdP
sr a IN ae the snd b lover OF the city
6p: Isw les s5oys q sw@'sr water cannot be
and Commssoners q the Croion Aquedasi Board In
their anhnarepor to the Common Council IN 1850 In refer
that Of head IN The day az the Junction
a aa @ s old would nsc sna
or OF and not easily calculated
Reviewing then the elements presented, further submit
EraThe system Of sewage, designed aad constructed
year 1866 officially by members to have
an and nsHs
that and lessen the evils resulting from 40
of mismanagement, s task involving study
sewage would be collected disposed OF fezation
should be constructed to discharge at the PIERS
saspeHson might borne BY the tidal currens in
the health Of The Citizens at large as we'll as 70
the e. air with & offensive ,s9 ealanm;; .,..
IN the manner sSsfTeed and Connected without;
weight is injudcous as the insufficient character Of sup
S sfS snS s s Sa %sy s
condition are sometimes laid. ' T'T - 'A'
ioaThe Of he pipes is not suc,cn. to admit the
practicable to clean them other than by rod what
arrest Of their y the collapse Of cracked ppe
BY tn, choking eonseqnen. upon an wash Of soil or
and departure from inclination has occurred in the laying
ant brick under like circumstances of OF
and laid IL rSSa for July oneho o their Seah
bs en s C 1r "n sa
one prolific source Of nsanbriy be arrested SO important
yor Of the Metropolitan Commissioners Of Sewers in Lon
tor he aschare natural land and water
the other % for aItincia or house and soil dranage
use OF the sonewae pipes over that OF brick masonry for
-Experience In the construction OF
laying pipe and brick sewers for the ana s
sioneware pipe is inches in diameter, LIS square
Brcx masonry ~ ieet by "a Feet area 625 square feet
81 10 per ineal foot.
Exhibiting difference OF but twenty per favor
OF pipe brick OF nearly times capacity
In connection with this is TO be borne mind that
pipes used n London Of domestic
used by the Croton Aqueduct Board imported
abroad ncrng the cost of duties and the considerable
oes by fractures In transportation.
SersgThe facility the securing OF sewers claimed for
the system Of this city, is all desirable
tho great volume OF sand from the surfaces that
washed into them B facilitated In It's to the rycrs
where the encroacncnt of bukhead and the constant and
snsisaRs Ing agssgsson & On OF T upon he a rapidly re.
OF this depends the maintenance OF the present depth
OF water the bar at Sandy Hook Unless them
tire change Is effected in the OF sewage in this city
the navigation OF rivers and haIbor will be much
stricted and arrested that the standing OF this city,
possessing commercial advantages, will be seriously
EDh the Of the city Ia TO he continued the
Coton Aqrsduc Department suggest further con-
alteration ON the of the Board before
In the general introduction Of stoneware pipes with semi
circular band Tor their junction. instead Of and the
Milling In OF sewer trench wholly with SOIL instead of
on OF with rubbe, whereby the proper drainage
eubso can be effected rurt prss, with the sewage.
NnhThe removal Of the bedding OF paved street.
In order to repave IT, In system wholly opposed
o, expenditure and DURABILITY Of wear depth OF sand
OF one foot cannot DO lcyeled with uniform
rolled and without uniformity Of density irregularities