Daily Republican., 1884-01-30
THE WEST SYSTEM.

THE WEST system.
.uAL nEKTING or COUNCIL
pOPOsED rLAN or sEWER-
AGE KxPLAsNKD.
spe,ial meeting OF City Council
held last evening, and In the ab-
Of President Conrad, Mr.. Pickels
caIlsd to the chair. The object Of
meeting was To hear the Wes
I'm Of sewerage, which It 10 pro
1 TO Introduce In this city, explain
entire Board Of Health, Regis
Frazer, Mayor Wales, Judge Cum
Charles Il. Fritz, Francis b. Col
lien Speakman, Building Inspec
handler, Chief Engineer Robinson
Auditor Ball, Bsiliff Ogle, OK
lcIlman Quinn. and other prom inens
sns were present. .
Iter the objec Of ths meeting bad
stated by Mr.. Eastburn, he intro
Vi W, Scott West, the inventor and
,tee Of this system Of sewerage,
A N. Bell, Sanitary Director ofthe
nany and A. M. Jordan, . member
"a, E,xscn,iye Committee,
West said that there would b.
,,,,ls dificultv expcrisnced In
ci,y, an the rolling character OF the
nd would produce enough fall, and
nlv MI onestion to be considered vast
@ ;"no.al of the sewage.
npmher of different systems OF
race have been tried In different
nf the country, but the greater
h.r " Of ,h,m had failed 70 give
,.c,i.n. Worcester, Mas, In its
s,n 70 bav, A perfect system Of
r.g,, had sen. committee 70
nns IN examine the different systems
I here hut thew had returned
s,i.s.a With all they had seen.
~ sys,em intr0C need into Saratoga
ID into tho stream, and has
cted IN. water 70 such an extent,
has become sucb q nuisance, that
ns ~. now beipp introduced 70
the sewage 70 Offering beds oon-
r,ad on the West system. Inter.
;no sewers would have to he con.
c,ed d in this CITY along the Christ.
and BrandywiDe riyera
West ,hen described his system
e,a,l The ssme "a published in last
laws REPUBLICAN, and said that
rould give Vxy p another repre-
.,;vs NJ the oSmpanv. and after he
concluded he would bs plassth to
w,r anv onestiops that might b.
sS
A n Bell, ths sAnitsry Director
3,bs Company said that cesspools
d.,,,men,al tn the health of the
cans in any place II IA generally
(ros.., that The earth absorbs the
nms smanations and soluble psrts
,crsm, n,ons matter bu, this Ia .
,srs II there were a number OF
pts growing in the vicinity Of the
kpool. they would no doubt absorb
greater part Of these poisonous sub
hoes, but In cities plants are In .
Al measure destroyed, and the gases
escape IN the cir or are drawn into
dwellings,.
ghen the cssspoos are full, they are
er than Immediately after being en-
d. an then there IL q larger surface
sod to throw of GaA. Almost all
POOLS are conn posed Of brick, which
|oIbs the filth, and become fruitful
rc.s of disease, A brick will absorb
krpe amour, Of moisture. and expert.
ht has shown that even q hard burn.
Philadelphia brick will takeup soven
cent. OF any liquid. This city had
extraordinary low death rate last
but II could be reduced at least
nty-hve per cent. by o perfect sys
OF sewerage, that would evidently
lish TIL present method Of oonstrnc'-
cesspools, and storing eXcrb'a In
~ yard.
by plan that would reduce the NUN.
Of deaths one fourth would be some. q.
ng greatly 70 be desired by all, for
70 is it that can estimate The valu
life? ? But the greater number of
)se who die are children, who have
yer been able to earn anything, and
he one has to pay this expense
h bear the loss The number of
kths in this city last year WAS about
b Thousand, and as at least one fourth
that number aight have been saved
a perfect system Of sewerage, any oas
10 can calculate what those lives
)uld have been worth to the commup.
can form an idea what the sewers
Puld be worth
Any system that ,r,nos.-d .m,,v,,,
) sewage into the rive, ,bould non he
ksIdered. neither shouit thzt nf hr,cL
Yer, as GENERALLY rons,ru.,..i a.
BY were al Says built ON the snnnosi
M ,hay wouii never sv.r whsu tban
fried off the snrf,c. ana .,orn, .a,..
NOR, than three.fonr,bs fnli in wh,cb
lite the brick, n, which ,hav rs,a
Inp posed yonld absorb m. 6l,h and
(rinp A dry time when tho wa,.r ~
b sewer waa Iox ,savino ,basa hr,,ts
|posel vould throw "a ths taadi.
Eer pas that von,d h. osrr,aa ;nto
n saa, .nas ~ou.a DO carried INTO
|d spread throngh m. s;, ,.nn, m"., wsrg
|tlet, ~ '
Bile did rot tb,,h =, odv,..h,. IN /.
ky like Wilmingt,n To oI,a;n W. .,n,r,
eter into the sever II vonIS bs hat.
NJ, " 'o arrange tne CUTTERS that u
Ian, Ue UennderatanS | ~. 80 ,h p ..s I'LL
|out one hundraS % - o.I,''as, ,n n".~ ".s ~uaS 'aS
n canita in this 10 .nS y. s" .n..sh, u
would ha ali - ~. @ So,,u.h 10 ".s.
bonnt vo. ~ n,',,sI oho,o't.n " 'aas .s
apPiAe,' " AroPih8 sho