Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-15

Detroit, Michigan, IL one OF the cities
that ~ regular system Of deep under
ground sewer drainage and Detroit is
one OF the cities that is growing tired OF
that system and is looking around tor
some other that will be mora COW enent
and more hcalthful. The y wers par.
TALLY fill up, the collection of filth tes.
tors, and the offensive odor is driven
back to find exits at the mouths. Dur
ing low tide the mouths of til sewers
are left exposed and the wind drives
back the Cd or and scatteIs it throughout
the city. This has become so offensive
and Dying that temporary avoid
ance Of the uu isance is sought by the
citizens placing tier of barrels over the
vents, one above the other, to carry the
un " hole sc me ttlnvia up over the tops of
the hous es, " here it can be more readily
absorbed and carried OFT by the atmOs
phere The residences connected with
these sewers by meaus ofpipes, are only
protected from harboring NUISANCE by
the most perfect plumbing. II the traps
are not kept in perfect condition, the
poisonou. miasinatic air from the sew
ers will enter aud permeate through
every section, and all physicians know
that II is hen but a short step from ma
larial infested residences to malarial
fever sicknesses. As proof for this,
health reports OF Detroit show a pre-
ponhsrance of fatalities from maIarial
causes when compared with other tier
where such defective system OF drain
aye is not il force We cannot see how
such a System Of underground sewers
eau result otherwise than in a de Iate-
rious effect to health and comfort in
fat stc.ions. In a city like Whining
ton, bull upon number Of successive
rising hills, such system nigh. be
more effective than in q city like Do
| truit.
But in rolling city like Wilmington
with such grand facilities for surface
drainage, there is no need whatever for
regular underground sewer system, ex-
cept so far as ii may be required to
drain natural water courses. Whining
ton is prolific in springs, and sewers TO
drain them are absolutely necessary,
but he moment those sewers become
the receptacle and are made the sources
by which the filth OF the city stO bo ca--
ried off then they would become nuis
anres as hey are in Detroit. Lis soIL.-
what stran-e that there shon)h break
out every now and then in our city a
moral .pi.emic Ill favo. Of thecoLstruc.
ton - "A system Of 81 Hers thai instead
| of being a benefit would most uDdoubt
ely be vi Injury, and besides ,oal our
citiz,ns with additional taxes II
there " Is any real necessity iot it We
could th' more readily excuse the de
ma Nd.
Mr.. FgIzrr, Secretary Of the Board of
Heath, show that Wilmington is gen
era IS amongst the lowest IN he death
rat, ~hich ,hows that our .ythough on
the srao,ard and exposed 10 sudden cl
ina ic changes is extremely healthy and
all ;hl. is wanted 10 keep it so is the Ell
forarrntut Of the judirions and sanatory
lnra,ur., that are in force, and have
! been III force fyr number of years,
without resortng to a system tina! meets
with the g?aves' objections where it has
been IN force Nature has been so lay
ish III ter iavols to Wilmington in q
sanatort point Of view that all that IS
required t. keep Wilmington healthy
city is TO assist nature in her purposes.