Daily Republican., 1882-11-17
i IMPORTANT MATTER.
..gE or this CITH-
-wS or DIR. BUSH
F'E xILL COST ssO0.OO"'

runeT, with q view VI i"y IL
WIZ .E', hoard, bnt 1T has been delay,
: .s0.s sn.s having charge Of the removal VI
taOSU "oil pes slecting to report the
|ghs .U', ."slis cleaDsed by them du
lest sss o; n,st tive wear. This information has
3D. SOn PS' obtained and will appear
y ,onrse Usyr Of the statement.
esuCJ@"S C:JUcsutIy occupied not only the
Das a, of many of our Intelligent
eiloa u o,t1,sns, IL but has al'o been
" T,so hsfore the public by the City
IGS I've thS Board Of Health aud
Sl,, en.rS IL Of Trade. A mittee
DuSIS "S of these bodies met some
H. sAV% 400. and after discussing the
Ia' Y, ,S .Dl hearing the opinion Of
'Ts lat ATT presented in a detailed
"st O" Of the advantages OF the
~UO' u," ',Stem Of sewerage over any
~. Kan devised, agreed to re-
IS' ~ III csty Council, tavOrably In
v T N. system. Several ques
' n,..sDt " themselves in the matter
,.ssrage of this city; aud the
,,%I 40 much iupo tance both
.'i.rsuce to health, and expense,
asnnld be well considered, be-
~ step shall have been taken,
A ~ could cemmit the city to the
hon Of any new system.
% "nsstiop j., do we need q change
{. ,as present mode Of removing
,sps? In reply To that ID may be
.sst We have no system ct present
rsrare, What public sewers we
vsrs constructed singly, without
IofsrspCe to general plan. They
|iUtspded lor the removal of the
Vater, of surface water and for
drainage. AZ far as they extend
answer in a good degree those
'oMs; but they are not complies,
islIv that wh on drains Shipley
4 Which, as has been repeatedly
is no. only not continuous, but
N detective construction.
Ides this,it, ard that down Poplar
extending to Ssalcup's gut, have
made the recRptacles of waIer
and cesspoOla, and consequently
sarly always very filthy.
Ihout question by any intelligent
4, this is not only an iDjudictouS
of things, but also one which Is
,arily fertile source of disease.
these public sewers, there are
eysral others constructed at pri-
expense, and in the plainest or
est manner, liable to be clogged
nd without any proper arranGe-
for flushing them, or for the re-.
i Of distractions.
very fact Of the existence Of these
te s1we ers, implies the sense Of q
sity for some system Of removing
Ve; which the city authorities have
fOyided. Such as these are liable
constructed defsctiVely, and at
lerable exp Iense, aud will have to
sH by the city at their cost, when
general system shall have been
upCn. In view Of the matter,
eSent state Of sewerage In this
hay be declared to be radically de-
10, and objectionable; and ought
be extended further.
other question il, what Is the pres
stem Of removal of sewage, and
Efficient is 1t?
change which has como about by
70 of the OdOrlesS ExcavatOr is q
Improvement on the old system
Bht carts; but it is unsatisfactory,
ouch as 1t is impossible TO have it
|iQered as to prevent the constant
AifenCe OF HuisanCes especially
Spg the poorer classes of the COM
w. The Board CT Health in rainy
pS especially is flooded with COM
~ oy the occupants of rented hou-
BY neighbors. Operated by pri-
parties, as 1t is, and involving con
RbIe capital Tor the machinery,
are not enough persons of means,
ere wiling to engage in the bust
+ 70 supply the demand at all sea-
lpf the year.
a even there were, 1t wonld not
sn' the soil saturation from the
ptS OF these walls, which every
mora and more renders the whole
Eatam on which the city of Will
ROn Is built, a pestllential mass.
Y 10 fancy picture; results such
described have taken place in
ClieS, until the health of the pso-
been broken dOvn, aud not
soS, but the prosperity Of these
ruined.
system Of boxes or earth-chest
IAoIe at stated times has many
pages to recon mend it; such az
EUSCtlon OF the soil from contain
tne facility Of removal, and the
AOlilty Of disinfecting them. But
NltFary, the liability to break
.aSlalt use; the difficulty among
@Or Pftj1diced people Of having
lOperly deodorized; and the ab-
.'aapfacticabIlity OF having them
~ when needed, and thus pre-
ISIlem from becoming n nuisaLces, |
upetAl l. Objections to this sys
PaleSs III small towns.
SyStem Of sewers seems then only |
|NlcG remains.
public sewers which wa have IN
~ ~ a. has been shown, that of the |
Ut single sewer, ITO which Is
|su, ~ Sll flaid Impurities: There
4 ~ y snd an grave ubje, tons to tb 0
-, VI sewerage; among which arc
Wv exDenstveness- its constant |
N S.. 70 Obstruction, it's off ,nsi ve-
sItn I'oVef entrance extslS, with the
n " VI impracticability Of keeping |
lOenainiDg system Is the ssparate
Iss which the drainage 10 oonfined |
~ ana cesspool sewage.
Olau.S@ntages Of this system are |
/ 'ssos - all its contents from the |
N '''"alyooNphere; does not Contami- |
rs So,,i can bo flushed and cleans. !
.pd pddoperly adjusted seIf-acting |
A S fro,S W proper plumbing can be !
PslIi Un Che darEers of injecting
M mugs oi OF the people.
4 psaS, C,Sy, surface drainage is now
auS aSSully 6y The cleansing of the
IIit,,a u sOe flushing of the cutters
IN f0 Ns o oe1pen3e; and with the Ca
Ii ~ aSdIls STd9Ihs'ant and ready inspec-
|txnsnat nuu.tltn, the great differenc ace
in E0"se IL g OF the two plans, speaks
ser, i"'or OF this over ths gene
hotio!y dny step could be taken in the
IN S"Oa " OF this systt m comes the
a CaS Cuete viii An outlet be prac.
-.No1 NWrft4inly not into the Ban
slAUoors or yet into the ChrIstiaua. |
b uuss';alV T rlVer is the ouly place,