New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-17

Island Sound entering from Throggs Neck being much
the q 1 5ns s sand 20 So
broad and deep estuary OF which the ebb IL greater
tine now ~ the s Sa aed the
small creeks and kills" which drain the very narrow
slight excess Of outward current has but limited effect
the removal OF discharged sewage as the great tidal
the movement s so slight a. to permit deposits form
In considering the effect OF the surrounding water on the
therefore N met by the probabiy that only an insignia
cant proportion OF them ever crosses the bar at SANDY
Hook In form or another, nearly the whole contr
buton-and II Ia cnornous-is deposited consumed by
fishes or syeporatcd between sing sng ana
the south undcrth action OF the winds much OF the
o0arser refuse In stranded ON the shore
DEPICTS IN uOUsE-DRAISAGE.
had though the public IA n source OF sewer
gas aud M u means for furnishing foul and often In
fcctcd faint TO the atmosphere Of dwelling houses they
are, doubtless less important factor In influencing the
public health than the drains by which they are con-
neced with the houses, and the soripes and waste
pipes by which the wastes OF human life conveyed TO
"sewereas Is perhaps entitled to all the blame that
however is misleading one, for the foul einanatons
given of by the outlets Of sinks and basins and baths
and waterclosets r. more often due 10 processes whose
seat - IN the pipes nsn
~ q, nun III attention somewhat
from defects in the public sewers which the community
fects of which ure much more completely
under individual control.
The whole system OF interior house drainage has grown
up since the introduction OF public water supply
II has really grown up Its methods are purely me
creature ~ Circumstance md their development has
guided by the desire for close economy on the one
hand and by the desire for profitable work on The Other
The OF hOus-ranagc IL one Of the many arts Whlth
the world s disposed To intrus To practical guidance
In this department the plumber Sun rules supreme
Architects, with rare exceptions, beng already over.
taxed with the artistic and the commercial clements "t
Their proicsIH re e ha no o, ."T the
Hands OF those who TO carry out the work spcc-
cations for plumbing usually drawn mp 10y plumbers
copied from previous plumbers specifications fh{si.
clans with equally rare EXCEPTIONS while RECOGNIZING
master the details Of an art different from their
and undergoing such rapid Development. liouSc-
have not ccaecd Ia regard him ~ plnndcring enemy
ind to shun every occasion Cor his seryics " SNtnh-
giant, and given 10 the multiplication of costly
yond '''' The obvious adseniasc' q c.cpou.
watr-suppy and IT, ready removal Among
plumbers Themselves there are many honorable
rAceplios to the gse r@amy mGn %sP @l%
Of th"sC crsagcd in That handciaft have conception
Of the principles ly which their work should e guided,
modnc alton Of what they olght 10 de-.
Here more than anywhere else, lies the great dancer
to the nah of the people oi any 'l'\ \ W, t"ul'
house may almost entirely protected against the IN
Wholesome influence Of its surroundings. and may, nm
douhcdly. II reasonably wei located, hc u".dr sue
hahitati0n hat city house. however wen hnit, VIM
contains the Inherent detects very rarely absent r"
the bc, HORSES and which ar" almost m,'r-!l III al,
except the hcS'. seems 80 subject tn the injector 81
disease that one can regard the robust h'l,h 81 Hs o
cnpants only win the T"it o' Won" Iho,i.ilrf.
Snd sca1cns,r. Ii is one Of he nsoca.
ccnt mysiclc ,aa cnarae',,,c our g'-i.r ,
and Lead IN health and h.Inin'--. long live. winch
oHsn,, ii 4. ol ,,, ftc ,.., Mo
do escape The dangers 10y which they ARE ncnacrd
TRAPS AND wAeir-rPfs.
II would extend tiI. paper beyond IT. a..'rrcd limits
TO attempt anything h.ca complete deception "f the
amc-t universal f,lt- Of .oil pipes and waste pipes
and trims. They arc quite .,.,r,is Wrou- u pr.,iplc