The New York herald., 1872-12-16
Street.


plumbers to connect house sewers with those on
the street at point below the centre OF the latter
Consequently when the street sewer becomes half
filed up the deposits and water are forced back
against the waste pipe under the house. 1t Is
proper to remark here that this condition OF street
sewers is legacy or the Ring, and all or nearly all
the sewers erected since 1870 conform to sanitary
demands.
The above 1t Is to be hoped, will be sufcient to
owners to the necessity OF devising SOME means to
remove the dangers that threaten public health
the part OF the Health authorities and the
reconstruction of our sewers to give them
grade sufficient to carry OF the tons Of reeking
streets and houses. An article OF this character,
however, would not be complete without reference
tion, spring valves, defective building, &C., and
consequently, the following extracts from experts
are given:-
DEFECTS OF TRAPS.
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observation.
CELLAR CONSTRUCTION.
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to eight water closets and urinas which are
nominally flushed with water by spring valves
and stop fawcets And these closets and urina be
membered are generally placed under the sidewalks in
the closest OF this air tight extension Where is the
ventilation then Only by the door leading the floor
above by the halls and passages and frequently through
the loosely laid flooring OF the rst floor overhead.
UNSUITABLE LOCATION OF CLOSETS.
The general fault about water closets whatever
the condition Of the apparatus ITSELF Is in their
The only consd which seems to determine this
least room consequently we ind them at the ends Of
Railways under starcases stair landings corners
Of bathrooms between bedrooms In of Offices in
dark cellars under sidewalks, and have them
house roos but that preferable to most Of the
tions above named In every conceivable improper and
nconvenent nook and corner which suggest itself
to the builder ind these important aduncts Of lite
and comfort thrust with little provision for light and
all for fresh air. Thousands Of these closets
are lit only by, feeble gas jct, and quite as
man many are cells Of sstysan darkness lighted
In the hand Of an inquirng and dubious visitor. We
recollect OF these dark closets In damp cellar
which accurately fitted into corner between two
walls and twenty six inches wide in 'front.' sides
meeting at acute angle al rear of seat II could only
be entered by backing into for turning around
impossible. Even In private dwellings these convcn.
fences not allowed the which they require and
the of this economy Of space has been reached Uy
the invention ostcnsby for prison and penitcntary
Of combined hopper and wasIbowl," the two being
hinged together that when the latter Is raised the
former be used and rice when shut This dc
lighuul contrivance for making both ends meet ap
ufacturing hrm. aud Is fair specimen oi that kind oil