Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-21
A Good Move by the Sanitary
Hoard.

We learn that at the regular meeting OF
the Sanitary Board on Monday a resolution
was adopted looking towards the early es-
tablishment of a uniformly graded system
Of small drains down the lanes or other con-
venient ways OF the city, and the requiring
all adjoining householders to connect their
drain pipes with and into these general
drains.
The existing irregular system of indi-
vidual sewer connections has already exhib-
tied some serious evils inseparable from its
want of systematic construction, grade,
and water supply. No separate drain
pipe receives water enough from its
individual supply pipe to keep 1t clean
or furnish current with volume and force
enough to carry before 1t the solid sub
stances emptled therein; and, as a conse-
quence, such pipes often become clogged or
choked with their own Accommodations, both
by accumulation and by adherence to their
walls, and the condition known as backing
up" occurs. The only remedy for this state
OF things Is a sufficient volume and force Of
water to expel the contents of the pipe-a
remedy not obtainable without concentra-
tive force-it being certain that the small
supply pines cannot be depended on to fur
nish sufficient current for this purpose.
1t Is proposed. therefore, to run one CEN
trail ten or twelve inch main pipe down the
lane on such grade as would be required
by good engineering, and to compel the lot
holders on both sides of the lane to make
their sewer connections with this main pipe.
1t will be seen at once that the effect of this
will be to secure for this main pipe the en-
tire volume and force of all waste
water, etc. from the entire aggre-
gate of the premises on both sides
of the lane pipe throughout its total
length practically so to 200 times the
amount now dribbling into each separate
pipe), and thereby accomplish at once two
most desirable results, that is, increased
quantity and force in the water supply find
ing Its exit through this main drain. In ad-
dition to this, IL three inch supply pipe
from an adjacent water main be connected
with the upper end of this main drain, so
that force current therefrom can be sent
securing through this main drain once or
twice every twentY-four hours, it is not
difficult to see that great Improvement
would be effected in our sewer system.
This new system would also prove of i'm
mense advantage to the lotholder, requir
ing of him payment for only portion of
the piping adjacent to his own premises,
instead of compelling him to put pipe at
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beyond his neighbours premises also.
When we recall the fact that the Sanitary
Board nolg have the power to compel these
sewer connections, whether for twenty feet
or five hundred yards, it will be quickly
seen that change by which each lotholder
has to pay no more than his fair proportion,
and at the same time secures a better as
well as less expensive sewerage connection,
with its immensely improved water power,
must prove of greatest value aud economy
to the lotholder himself.
We understand that the city authorities
have ia preparation a bill concerning this
and other public measures; and we would
respectfully suggest that a measure so i'm
portant as this had better be sent to the
Legislature unincumbered, on its own
merits, so that its successful passage may
not be endangered by objections to other
matters not connected with our sanitary well
fare, and which may be as well provided
for by separate measures.