New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-18

| streams, and under certain circumsranc, 6
| It was excessively foul, as all the sew,
drainage OF the entire group was discharg, d
| into them and thence into Newark bay.
| Nhen the water was pressed back, as hap
| pened with certain conf uuc urcs ut tha tiue
and wind, the sewer matter was force d
| back INTO the river. There was an easy
| remedy for this state of things, if only tht re
| existed come union Of interests. At Little
Falls, IN the Passaic. thers was a spot
| where nature had almost created u lestr-
| v0ir. where the wafer WAS iuo,osed uetw
wallis of basalt 100 feet high There was
ample water for the future city no matter
now great II iright be, and as there WAS
iall OF $50 feet. there wouli be sutiici, Mt
iorce Tor distributing purposes, and ,n)ugh
would remain to force the water to the
| tops OF the luftiest houses, and t., provide
Tor the playing of superb fountains. In
| New York, he said, thai force wIs exhaust
eu oy the distribution, aud tho water in
very few caeos bad power - ascend beyond
| the second story.
General Nlele ls not only an adv. nitrous
taeorist, he is also an able, practical
engineer 1t is notor us that the be-
ct that sewer drainage is a failure is
| shared by some great continental engiu-
esrs, aad ably by the gentleman who is
laying out Il city of health. There the
rooms below the level of the street are not
- beinhabited for aoy purpose and are 10
be in connection with sUbterranean road
ways for the transportation of heavy sub
stances, and possibly fir the ARRANGEMENT
oi substitutes for piping. Had more engin-
GERS bee IL present. or practical builders and
plumbers. the discussion OF this most inter
estiug paper would have b. en- siugulariy in
etructive. But, unfortunately, none but
medical men we're in the hall, aud, with the
exception of single question from the vice
presioeut tae paper was accented with its
starting htrestes without d Nurd of con
lnent,
In the latter part of the DAYS session a
serieH of papers were read in regard to the
condition OF chll lren IN schools, more par
ticuiariy public aOhools. Tie general i'm
preston left upon the mind by the whole of
them was a painful one. 1t seemed that
overstudy was the rule rather than tho ex.
ceptlon, and that i'll the cases ot big girls,
SO much was required that their nerves
were kept vibrating by anxiety and despair |
during the whole term The subject is NOT |
new to the readers os the Times, for il has |
been presented on seVers occasions, and |
Mr, Nelson, the president Ot the school |
board, in consequence instituted some re-
forms, which, how ever, sfe IN to have bee in
sufficient to check the evil. The doctors seem
to agree that our school are lily built; that |
I he desks are badly constructed, and that
the want of bright and cheerful culors il an
evil, real and not imaginary. Had this topic
been handled by arr litects, some hints of
practical value might have been given; the
Fact seems to impress itself torcibly upon
the understanding that there must be prac
tloal members of the association who can |
remedy when an evil has been
pointed out. During Thursdays session,
sx Governor Shepherd, OF Washington, is TO
read paper on grading, paving and sys-
'enatic sewerage in cities, and as he is
practical plumber much sound information
s expected from him He only became
ne u Der TO day, and theI efore has had no
opportunity of joining in anv dscussions
report will also be read on efficient house
connections with sewers, and protection of
louses against sewer gases, by Civil Enai-
ieer F. Hambieton, of Washington. The |
'resence OF these practical men will tend
realty to increase The value of the delibera-
ions.