The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-03
Pine Sewers.

II hlOppap9 was ulSCOVDrtu Ia bn9
pipo sewer running north on LamOr
street from Elm street main pipe, and
up through block iG, behind the
Slaughter property and Fee Brothers.
On clearing this pine a two.ioot car
pointer pOcket-rulo and pair Of scis-
sOfs were taken out, ana this is the
second time that q carpenter pocket
rulo has boon found in this pipe, he
sides tin cans, Il glass tumbler, beef
bones and towels.
Such abuse of the pipe sewers ought
to be prevented, but it seems impOs-
sibla to detect the offender. The city
engineer Of Omaha says this about
| pipe sewers:
"The frequent complaints from
property owners shout stoppages in
Jnelr pipe connections leads me to sug-
| geat few words of advice, hoping
they may result in saving others OK
| peusiYO OUTLAWS in repairs. The first
mistake made by property holders Is
IN trying TO got cheap material and
botCh plumbing work in order to gave
q few dOlGrH Mt tho outset. Attempts
arc madO on overy nand TO eyade
plumbing and drsin-layinS regulg-
| lions; poor pipes with l0aky joints
laid on fiat grades 20 save cost OF
deeper digging, with short turns to cut
| of louGth OF connection, oil tend to
| produce troubles, \ single stOppaE3
! and necessary eXcGyGting adds more
| TO tho cost, not considering tho null
sauco itself, than better material and
paid labor would have cost at the
start. Again, few people like TO invost
in q grease trap, and inc result w that
rlCwly Il film OF grease, with hair, etc.,
forms a coating IN tho inside Of a pipe
connection, which gradually increases
until tho pipe rs completely Clogged
| and tho waste water from The house
| backs up, creates nuisance and an in
calculnblo amount Of DAMAGE, doubt
| If any OF the newspaper Offices in the
city are properly supplied with ap-
paratus TO collect the greasy waste
from their establishments; nor is there
much attention paid TO collecting and
dispOsing of tho greasy matter whom
collected. HherO are numerous
other establishments of q like
character, and groRt number
that desire closet facilities, and yet
never supply tho necessary closet pa
per, but in their mistaken notion OF
economy, use packing and o,her i'm.
proper material for house closets, with
results that follow all such abuses.
Experience Is q dear teacher, but In
the end n sure one. The evasion of
rules and regulations devised TO pro-
toct tho public does not harm tho city
engineer, sewer Inspector or other au-
thoritie5 half 80 much az the parties
themselves. A cheap, galvanized,
ventilating pipe, in place OF a regula-
ton ccst-irOn pipe, only eudrngers the
user Tho joints EIo more Liable 10 be
loaky. 10 Is easy 10 get hole into it
with nail or hammer, and % a couso-
quonce tho warm air of n house room,
sure TO create an inward draft from tho
sowor, brings about consequences in
tho shape OF doctor bills, etc, ten times
more costly than tho difference be-
tween n cheap galvanized and first
class cast-iron pipe. l alludo TO those
things because We ara really Just be-
Iginning with sewerage, and that those
who are inclined to do everything
upon tho mere penny idea should
know that the first cost Is by no means
q measure Of plumbing economy. Il
is to he regretted that the plumbers,
who elsewhere are striving TO secure
good and stringent regulations, and
the punishment Of those who are
guilty of ovasious, are here opposing
every attempt to secure safe and
stringent requirements"