Daily Republican., 1884-05-16
~sEs.,0l, Sense Sewers.


4"sTrnan SENSE Sewers.
That iA' city needs some system of
sewer - cannot be denied, but whether
the 4" Nust," the " Herring" or some
other = stem is the best and cheapest is
the question to be determined. 1t is
evidtnt that both the West and the
Herril. system will be very costly
Iuxugits for the taxpayers, but when
the question vi cleanliness and health
is to be taken into consideration and
throw into the scale as u counterpoise
to eNppnsc, public policy and common
sens would dictate that health and
cleanliness should rise far superior to
every other consideration. Whining
ton does not need system of sewerage
now IT, bad as she will when the city
becomes more compact and the popula-
ton doubles. But the fact is sewers
will ,t needed, and now is the time
thai :. commencement should he made
to :, wrr the city.
We think that scarcely an exception
will be taken thus far to what we have
said, but now the important question
arises, how shall it be severed? By
tearing up all the streets and alleys and
running branch pipes to every house :?
Their is no pressing need for this
though tie time may come when it
may be nNessary to have all dwellings
connected with n sewer. a good COM
mencement of II practical system of
sewers would be to construct them
along all the water mains in the city.
First ard foremost, Shipley run should
be severed Immediately from its source
to its mouth. The comfort and health
of the city demand that it should be
done.
Lately private sewer has been con-
structed at great expense by the proper
ty owners from Fourteenth and BrOome
streets to Delaware avenue, down that
magnificent avenue to Adams street
and down that street to where 1t empties
into Shipley run at Tenth and Adams.
The quantity Of cesspool and kitchen
dr. mage that will be carried down that
private sewer and belched out in an
sun cannot easily be imagined. Com
mon sense teaches US that this refuse
matter after being carried under
ground some Of it nearly o half a mile
should not appear uncovered in a CON-
pact populous portion Of the city where
by lodging against numbers of obstruc-
lions it will tester under the sun and
spread miasma and malaria all laround.
First, then, the Shipley run sewer
should be finished without delay.
Then there is another water course
which ought to be severed from source
TO mouth wherever the latter may hap
pen to be located. 1t is the receptacle
Of all the offal and filth of all that sec
ton of the city beyond Broome street,
and stretching away up to the ScLuet-
zen park. That run isRattlesnake run,
and the evil effects of the refuse from
this run are about as deadly as the bite
of the reptile for which it is named
The population is fast increasing in
this part Of the city, and as it increases
the run becomes more Of a nuisance.
to sewer it from end to end wherever
1t is not already severed 1t is not
much wonder that the water we put to
our lips is like foaming beer when we
consider that all the draining from
slaughter houses, cesspools and horse
stables, and pig pens too, is emptied in-
to the brandy win" but few rods above
the gates that let in our supply of
drinking water. Yes, indeed, Rattle
snake run uOrS want sewerlng badly,
and the mouth OF il should bc taken
oelO" II" source Ot our water supply,
or the source ot II" latter should be
sXtrudrl above IL" mouth of the sewer.
U1Avr places in the city that need
3ewrIlL- is Stalicup run. down between
POpiGr and y alnUt street land wherever
there r. - water courses there sew ers
are r,r,rl aud should be constructed.
With th"Sr sewers constructed the
city vii iay" done a good work; with
such =, w"r1 constructed thny will be
broulh. within til" reach Of all our own
citizen Property hulu"rs. 1t will re-
aui.e ta"n but q sinall TX pense for com
pamj,, Upon III" cooperative principle
to construct private sewers leading t,
TIL mains wnic. the city constructed.
SON. SIlrh system az this Is evidently
what the ,,je and the city need. 1t
Wili rut bc 50 exEc;.st9e rs other sys-
tens prDDns".i, ani II will bring sewer.
ing wi'nm the reacn Of all. OF course
there ;.Ic many details that we have
not considered, but which can be easily
worked uut after the main lines Of sew
ers are constructed, and with this be-
ginning made. a complete system o
sewerage viii follow AZ population ant
tht needs Of the city increase.
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