The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-30
WILL IT GO THROUGH?
The Sewerage Proposition
Still the Theme.
AN ORGANIZED OPPOSITION
An Interesting Paper Upon the Treat
meRt of Sewage by
Electricity.

Public interest in the sewerage ques-
ton continues undiminished. and those
who favor the proposed plan seem to
grow more enthusiastic every day.
The opponents of the proposition are
organizing to make 8 big fight, and in
few days committees will canvas
every block in the district for the pur-
pose of obtaining signatures to pro-
tests.
HERALD reporters were out again
yesterday looking for those interested
in the improvement. Quite number
of persons owning property in the first
district are out of town, while others
were too busy to talk, but said they
| would be heard from later. Consider
able property has changed hands, too,
since the assessment roll was mace up,
and the present owners are somewhat
difficult to find.
One gentleman who has considerable
properly in the first district said: II
am strongly in favor of sewerage, and
fully intended TO vote for the proposed
plan, but SO many objections have
been made that | am now somewhat
doubtful in regard to it. 1t is said that
we have not sufficient water TO flush the
pipes, and that the main sewer has not
sufficient fall to carry off the sewage
anyhow. Now, [ want to ses some of
these OBJECTIONS answered. Let IL be
shown that those who oppose the
scheme on the ground that 1t isn't
practicable are mistaken. When this
is done l snail be prepared 10 vote for
it,"
BISHOP MILIN ATWOOD" cannot
see now the system can be carried out.
1t is in the nature of an experiment, and
the amount involved is altogether too
great to be risked in experimenting.
The district is too large, and takes in
property which cannot be greatly ben
Gifted by sewerage, and is not III actual
need of 1t. a great many people in this
vicinity are opposed to the plan, and
committees are oanvassing this portion
of the district with view to making q
strong protest against 1t. So many OF
our wealthy men favor it, however,
that think we shall be beaten"
THIRTEENTH WkRD Co u. P.
Fretz., speaking for this institution
| said: We are squerely against The
plan"
HENRY WAGENER-"I am in favor OF
Sc Yerase, OF course"
THE ELECTRICAL PURIFICATIoN OF SEWAGE.
, To the Editor of The HERALD.
Sir-In view of the present agitation
for sewerage for this city, the following
from the London correspondent of the
,, Electrical World, viii no DOUBT be inter-
! esting to your many readers
"At a meeting of the Institute OF
, sanitary Engineers, held last week,
? Mr.. William Webster read an interest.
g ing paper upon his method of treating
] sewage by electrolyiss. The Metro
v politan Board of Works has already
: consented to allow him to carry out
i e1 periments upon large scale at his
e own expense at Crossness, where the
e main Metropolitan drainage sys-
& tenn discharges into the Thames.
! an advanced stage, will be cap
able of dealing with 1000 600
gallons of sewage per diem.
When this system first came under
notice, the objection which Immediately
occurred to every one was that the
= length of time which sewage would
!. probably nave to remain under treat
ment needed the construction of tanks
of such enormous Capacity that the eX-
d pense would become absolutely prohib.
e tory. From the 6gures given by MIR.
Webster in his paper it would, however
appear that this is not the case. He be-
: lieves that 100 gallons can be treated
: in ten minutes, with an expenditure
e of energy equivalent to one
9 third Of one hors e-power; this being the
!; brake horse power. and not the electric
). horsepower. AZ this rate an engine
!: OF twenty-fi five actual horsepower would
u be capable of purifying not less than
y $50 QUO gallons OF sewage in twenty
: four hours. The only additional work
u iug expense is the c6nsumr ito "a OF iron,
3 of which the positlse eiectrode in made.
: This Mr.. Webster estimates at one
. grain per gallon; and, therefore, plates
y one inch in thickness would last with
out renewal from five to twenty years.
|. An Edison Hopkinson dynamo has
been put in, having an E. NJ. T.9ef
o twenty volts and an output of 600
amperes. 1t is notQnite easy to under
stand from MIR. Webster's paper what
is the exact nature of the process. II
appears, however, that sewage con-
!, talnS SO large quantity OF Chlorldes
: that the first reaction consists in the
: formation of hypochloric acid. which
L as you are aware, is a very powerful
s oxioIzing agent; but the acid acts upon
g the eiectrode forming Eypochlorlde OF
: iron, together with the liberation OF
: hydrogen gas. The hydrogen. passing
J, up through the liquid, carries with il
:, the solid matter in suspension, which
floats on the toSas sort of scum anC
n the pure liquid may be drawn off be
: low. So great is the inventors faith il
% the efficiency of this process, that b,
r expresses himself perfectly willing, NAY
anxious to make use OF the efficien
liquid as an article OF Diet