The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-27

officer OF Manchesferl n which that gentleman stated
that they had only 1000 tons .ef from last year.
In the evening Professor Austed re.d paper the
same institution. entitled s'rhe Treatment OF 1owu
Refuse AND Sewage. As recently introduced al Man
chester previously tried Salfordr ia which he
SAID that that process was sell worthy OF consaera-
ton ami lrlai tor proiessyd ~ 70 manu- acture
charcoal IN IN available from par, OF the Town
refuse; 2l to burn on as Tue! quantity o. Otherwise
manufacture charcoal. thus dlsposng OF another
part; .3 70 utilize much, !; not all, The kroi-
ucts OF combustion OF such manufacture; ~
to utilize the waste heat OF the furnaces IA ~vap-
Grating part Of the from the liquid
pals. ana reducing that material 10 thlckening
nud having definite nanurial value, aud i5 TO
produce available manure hy dcodorz'ng and ais.
Injecting the eca matter and dccayea animal matter.
and mxiUg them with charcoal and the tnicKencd
urine rne author OF the paper theG described the
and extent OF the sewage works Al Manchester
ana explained the methods adopted 10 produce the
above mentioned results
General scott G. 81, who presided believed the sub
jecl OF great inportance TO the country be-
causo--aihough he was quite CERTAIN thai majority
The English people would, as FAR as their personal
comfort concerned, continue 70 use the water
closet If they could gel tho douD, there was very
large population distributed throughout The country
that he couvenienccs OF the Manchester sys
were OF the highest Importance
Mr. Hope said tnat the question was mol 70 be solved
easily by the simple adoption system described
for the real difficulty o! the sewage question was the
that there and always would DO II every town
large lumc Of water coming IN every day clean az
one end aud going Out dirty at the ohcr-the great
difficulty beng that got uirty IN going through the
town Whether the solid matter was extracted before
after the Was OF little consequence;
there si remained the urty water to be dealt with.
Any attempt deodorize II ny any chemical process
was ph cal and almost chemical! inpossiby. IL
could only be purified by being applied 10 the land.
Chemistry lay at the root OF The whole question. and II
only chemist who could tell the real facts OF tho
case There existed sewage certain elements
winch had certain market value hut there was 40.
single instance o which had utilized It's sewage
with profit. The negative result. however Was duc 10
the an ignorance OF the local boards
OF health OF those towns ibe members OF the ooaris
being totally ignorant of agriculture Persons must
not run away The idea that the sewage difficulty
could be solycd SIMPLY by combustion.
Mr. Rawsou spoke OF the results OF seven or eight
years practical experience Of the process Of dealing
with sewage ana tor thar process he claimed that
could make from Town sewage that would sell
price which would cover The whole expense Of
treatment; that u would make an ciiucnt which
would be 1T go into any Tiyer and that tho latter
could be without the slightest nuisance in any
part OF the operation. lie said that the result OF nno
days trial Of the system at Leeds with OF the
worst possible description OF refuse and sewage, was
thoroughly satisfactory to the Rivers Pollution Com
Inssioners IL entire and wicked mistake be
said that u was Impossible to make II paying
manure town sewage. II The ccpaion proc
ess were aud were taken not 10 inlurc The
manuria qualities OF the sewage the ncighboring farm
would have opportunity OF sending their carts
TO the neares, MARKET town and obtaining manure ut
f3 los. per tou--a price which would amply pay the