The Portland daily press., 1889-06-13

true in regard to this town applies with
equal force to not only the present proPula-
ton OF Portland, but to the near and remote
future. The line of territorial division be-
tween the town of Deering and city OF Port
land passes through the centre Of the arch of
the bridge which Is a gap in the stone work
about 20 feet wide, into which gap now dis
charges from temporary wooden box the
feculent matter OF portion of the city which
will, IL is claimed by those who profess to
know, be conducted by permanent pipes to
another place soon as the finances of the city
will admit. and sooner IL complained If un
der the nuisance act. Over this old bridge
passes the great th0raughfare to the most
pnpulhus and growing portion of Deering to
P0rtiand's great cemetery, to mary villages
ana towns near and TemO.e. Under the
bridge passes to aud fro to the little old mill
pond In sluggish manner polluted water
Adjacent Is Deering Park. being constantly
Deautined at ,he eXpAnse nf the city as a
pleasure resort. improvements adjacent
thereto OF n private character ara Promised
all above the bridge is to be filled. Below
the bridge the United States Government is
TO extend an arm 40 feet wide aud u feet
deep below low water mark in the form of
cut, or dredged channel, from the head line
OF the great channel made last year to the
bridge, ana for what purpose? The center
OF this channel will be the dividing line be-
tween town and city. Into the head of this.
with no back water to scour, it is proposed
70 dump the feculent matter Of a sew
persons. OF the contents of the discharge
It must be admitted that the fresh water be-
Ing the lighter 1t must rise to the surface
ana the heavier parts be deposited in the
II oy 40 foot channel of sluggish water,
constituting vast sess-pool, far more OBJ
Jectionable than now. for now there is some
motion to the tide water, aud the bottom of
the channel Is secured somewhat
The Messrs. Winsows have built great
NNn 70 rskraf . e
dustry. A fill Is to be made. They are 0p-
posed to making the proposed "arnl" to the
main channel spss-pool for the town of
Deering, or any portion thereof. The man
agement of the Rochester Railroad is on.
posed to II; Not only in sanitary point of
view are objections made, but the "arm" to
Deerings bridge is objectionable as opposed
to public policy. If the water front of Deer
Ing cannot be used, IL 1t is to remain isolated
what are the benefits to be derived by the
Town from the expenditure by the general
government?
The Rochester Railroad managers have in
view the extension of their track to the
Deering side of Back Cove soon as the fill is
finished. but this will not be done if the cut
is extended to the bridge. and Deering's
prospects must flag.
The natural outlet for the proposed sewer
Is through the swale before reaching Deer.
ing's bridge. The point made by the PREss
contributor that there are abuttors near the
oi'uSO WIN Will nave 10 pay towards uefraV-
ing the expenses if the outfall is made there
Is a6ortlve. The people there have
NOT asked Tor sewer, 1t is not proposed for
their Denefit, and am assured that inasmuch
as they do Otwant sewerage, have not asked
Tor 1t, they will not pay for it.
The finances nf the town will not admit of
experiments. The town, as a municipality. is
not living within its income The rate of
taxation is far too high for benefits received.
Town business is done In slipshod man
ner, ana It is the part OF wisdom to look
sharply after such enterprises as the pro-
posed sewer.
In the present disorganized state of munic-
ipal matters, without single bylaw, with a
temporary loan increasing each year, it is
the duty Of every citizen of the town to look
well at both ends of this great sewer sys-
tenn scheme. rhe peculiar relationship be-
tween the city and town, the peculiar terrific
rial division line, the yet unexplained condi-
ton of Back Bay at certain seasons, suggest
discussion, slowness in municipal delibera-
tion. and the calling to the front as council
lors those best calculated by nature and
training to foretell, as far as possible, the
results OF the future. l.. B. G.