The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-26
LOOKING FOR AN OUTLET
ENGINEER Herring INSPECTING
THE DRAINAGE PLANS.

Council To-Day-He is Not in Favor
OF the Timber Landing Greek Outlet
but Thinks Favorably of the 6avan-
nah River.
Mr.. Rudolph Herring, the New York san
itary engineer, arrived in the city yester-
day morning and was taken by Alderman
Falligant to the city exchange, where Mr..
Herring received introductions to the mayor
and other city officials, and to Messrs Ed
ward ]. Thomas, county engineer, Percy
Sugden, sanitary engineer, and others.
After an Informal talk Mr.. Herring
thought it would be the best plan to go over
the ground carefully before expressing his
views to the council as TO the feasibility of
any particular plan, and Il was decided to
take horses for an equestrian trip through
the city and over the ground in the dir6c-
ton OF the salt water south and southeast.
The following composed the party which
went out on the tour of inspection: Mayor
John Schwarz, Rudolph Herring. Alderman
L. A. Falligant, City Engineer W. j. VIM,
County Engineer Edward J. Thomas. SAM.
tary Engineer Percy Sugden aud Civil
Engineer r. A. Bandford. Horses we're
provided for the party, which left the city
exchange.at 1:30 o'clock.
THE RIDE IN THE RAIN.
After a / o'clock lunch at the Pulaski
house horses were brought and the party
st out in drizzling rain, going out Bull to
Hull street, then turning to the intersection
of Whitaker and Perry street lane, where
the hollow line centers, thence cut Barnard
along the depression between Whitaker and
Tattnall streets, thence to the intersection
of CASTOR and jefferson streets-the hollow
brought into prominence by the Falligant-
Il in hA
NEws-thence along Whitaker street to
the south end of the park enten ion,
taking on this line a perspective of the
slope extending eastward across the park.
and along Bolton and Waldburg streets to-
ward East Broad. Passing out Bull to An
derson street, and down to East Broad
street, the party struck the initial point Of
one of Capt. Blandford's lines Of survey via
Cuyler swamp to Timber Landing creek
Riding northward along East Broad to
Bolton street, the party followed the line of
the Coast Line road observing the head
waters of the Blbo canal, the head
waters of the Cuyler swamp canal,
and the route to Horse Tavern. Passing
along the Thunderbolt and Bonaventure
roads the party soon reached Timber Land
ing creek. From this point they took the
road north of Bonaventure for IT. Au-
gustine creek, in front of Mr.. Miller's place
After q careful view of these lines the
party crossed the country by circuitous
route to Fort Boggs, on the highlands oppo-
site the Savannah, Florida and Western
railway wharves, and as gathering dark
ness warned them that night was near at
hand they struck across Jones' road for the
city, and by riding fast reached town near
Perry street shortly after tn lights in the
electric towers had been turned on.
The riders were cold and ces, as a heavy
rain had fallen while they were on the tour
of inspection, and dry clotes AMI a specific
remedy for internal chilliness were imme-
diately prescribed by DR.. Falligant, the
surgeon of the corps. In some places the
ground gone over was slippery and treach-
erous, and on one occasion Mayor SchwarZs
horse went down, but the major is a good
horseman and kept his feet, although there
was some badinage at the majors expense,
and as the horses we're pretty good trotters,
the rapid ride to town was not like riding
in Pullman palace car by any means.
A FURTHER INSPECTION TO BE MADE.
Mr.. Herring will take drive along the
river front this morning, and will also OBJ
serve the contour of the lands on the west
ern slope of the city and under the bluff on
the east OF Savannah. He said last night
that he would like to visit Habersham
creek, if possible. He will also make an
examination Of the maps and profiles whic h
Capt Bland ord made, and will go over the
plans of Col VIM and Col Wariug, and
in the afternoon will meet the cou1cil to
give it some IDEAS suggested by mis- observa-
tions and to answer such general ques lions
as his hurried Wait and Investigations will
enable him to do.
Mr.. Herring talked very freely TO a MORN
ING NEWS representative last night, and
from his remarks it is safe to say that he
takes no stock in Timber Landing creek as
an outlet for the city sewage. Ia fact he
says it ought not to be considered. He SAYS
the sewage should not be emptied into any
little creek such as Timber Landing creek.
He says that sewage should not find its way
in the marshes to breed pestile ce, and that
it would not be q radical plan for get
ting rid of the sewage to take it to
Timber Landing creek. 1t would be an i'm
provement over Bilbo canal only inasmuch
as it would move the unsa iitary matter a
little farther away, but the pestilential
effects of depositing the sewage on the
marsh would be felt in that neghborhooi,
and would more or less affect the city when
the wind was blowing in the direction of
the city.
What is wanted, Mr.. Herring said, is to
have the fetld matter diluted, and this
cannot be effected by dischargiug ii IN such
small channels as Timber Landing
creek. 1t wants deep water, where, if
pOoSlDle, OIcI6 IL Gnu, III bilb
cycloid action of the water will res I've the
fetid matter into particles until it is
thoroughly diluted and can pass out TO sea
or be taken up in solution and mingle WI b
the currents, losing its un sanitary qualities.
Speaking of sewage deposits on the marsh
he exemplified the dangers from the poi
sonous air so near the city by saying "rhe
cold air we are now breathing has come
down to US from the northwest; it was
away up in Minnesota the other day, and
tomorrow somebody else will be breathing
it farther NORTH" and he argued that it is
essential that a people should have pure
air to breathe.
A DEEP WATER OUTLET.
Mr.. Herring would not say that st. Angus
tine creek would not do for an outlet, but
he was frank to say that while it afforded
deep alter, and is preferable to aay creek,
yet it is so near meeting of the tides, the
stream being more in the nature of a slough
without current, that there is doubt Of
the sewage being carried off TO sea AS rap
idly as is desirable, and when he was in
formed that artificial oyster beds are along
st. Augustines creek he said, THAT will be
bad for the OYSTERS The inference may
be plainly drawn from his remarks that il
ST. Augustine creek is to be used for a
sewer outlet the Thunderbolt oyster will
Socn become a thing Of the past
Mr.. Herring, when directly questioned,
admitted that the Savannah river is the
most sanitary outlet for the city's sewage, if
tue sewer pipes are carried far out int tho
channel where dilution would be rapid aud