The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-12
new Orleans nod tho Proposed Sewer
System.


Like the ca; in the sdage, New Orleans is
citing dare not" wait upon al would" |
in The mater Of adopting iJslem of ssvcr-
sgs and drainage. With the pronounced |
Success Of the Wsring 'y'iem in thiS city be-
for. it, ard With The projection Of com
psDy, largely composed Of ils own citizens,
70 sewer srd drain the city without cost 10
the corporation, She municipal authorities
hsTs delayed, postponed ard referred consid.
Grafton q the subject for a period already
long enough % have slnos, completed the
WORK. 1t il with no obisc. Of gratuitously
interfering or tsndefiDg unsought advice thst
tie Appeal 6itcu7aes tho matter. Aside from
the generous aud 'risndly interest in NoW Or.
Jeans which obtains throughout the valley
generally, Msmphis is peculiarly concerned
il whatever pr0mileS 10 promote ihs health
fulness Of her great southern sister. Hence,
no apology is needed for urrirg the immedi-
ate adoption of this sewerage gud drainage
| system aud the prompt prosecution of tho
work The small-pige system for the I'M
mediate removal oi sew ge only, nov pOpu-
| larry knowa AS "tbe Watilg SYSTEM" has
been Thoroughly tested IN This city during the
p,,s twelve mouths, and for moro laan
four months Of that period under the mos!
! exceptional conditions. II h0s suCce,sfullv
! with TODD alike tho enormous strain gus
uCou il by the reckless waste Of water during
lie zing wosIher sud the seBut suanly
accustomed by the failure Of Tie pump
iug-works. During the former even
the smallest pipes were found Nde-
aga,e TO the care md disposition of the
increased volume, while during The latter
repeated examination failed 10 detect any
evidence Of sewer-gas, la the coUre of the
year only seven ubstruatcHs of Nh kiuds
have occurred IN the tweuty.flur miles Of
pipe; lheirremoya has been readily effected
at the cost Of few dollars in each case, and
their occurrence has IN no instance affected
any one but the careless house holders of
whose premises the Obslrucliuns have been
found. The application Of tho system to the
Typographical peculiArie, of New Orleans
is problem requiring merely ordinary en-.
giueering ability, and It's feasibility can be
demonstrated in advance. OalV less import
ant than the prompt removal Of sewerage for
New Orleans is the drainage feature of the
proposition. by the same use Of porous
drain tiles as here in Memphis, ii is proposed
! 30 drain the subsuil of NoE Or ans, tba
drains to empty into wells which are TO DO
kept pumped down 10 minimum depth Of
tea feet below the surface, What ia pro-
posed is, 10 effect, 20 raise the surl4ce-loyel Of
New Orleans ut least ten feet above its
present hight. This will be to give dry
stratum upon vAich TO construct good roed-
ways, and il goes without saying TO anyone
who has examined the subject, tlat, 10 mat
ter what material j, used or what skill employ
cd in road-mSking,itis noney aid time thovn
away TO put them on wet, undrsined sub
soil. OF the effect upon health Il Is only
necessary TO point cut he prelomnsuce Of
deaths and diseases do 10 excessive moisture
"A prodominADcs estimated NJ fully thirty
por cent, OF the total number Of cs,sa. Il ia
safe TO say that this mSy be reduced ~ leas!
one,hslf, Everg consideration, then, of
economy, Of comfort, of puoic health and
consequent enduring prosperity, urges
pronpt action and hearty co operation with
: The promoseri Of this benihoisnt undsriak-
ing. As the Nav Orleans press has recently
lIid, with one voice, at is 8 turning point in
the history Of New Orleans"