The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-08
IT is NOT TOO SMALL
Something About the Question Which
Comes Up Next thursday.
Nh Oh1ertson To the f'rppessd sewer On
Accoant NJ Its aoss-Engineer's Es-
tisnst~s That % Vim
bs flentV Dig EnOugh

The question of bonding tire city for
sewers will come before the citizens for
settlement at u special election tn be held
ON Thursday Of thi. week. The PROPOSE
ton IL tn bond for $25,OOO, which will he
all that the city will build. The only
criticism thus far raised comes from citi-
Gems who entertain the idea that the
sewer will not no large enough. This
question has becn thoroughly invcsti-
gated and the objection seems to ne not
well founded.
City Engineer Blackforsi says that the
sewer IL not designed tai convey storm
water, hut simply sewage; that is. water
from private houses, factory, stable, etc.
This waste in amount IL practically
the same as the water for such
from the water supply, the soldi
matter and wastes being % very small
per cent. OF the total sewer discharge. In
the large American cities. where water IL
used much more freely than i'm small cities
and illagcs, the Jump according
to best authorities, il about ~ gallons
per day each person for domestic ptir-
poses. including baths, water closets, etc ;
and for manufacturing and other pur-
poses, II gallons per day each person
il is considered. would be five times the
amount of water consumed i'm Anaconda
to-day, and undoubtedly more than will
poses. But allowing ~ gallons to each
person I'm a population of 1900. the total
discharge each "A hours would he 4sO.O0O
gallons. The fall of the Pinch sewer
which il expected tn convey this amount
averages over 50 feet per mile. The light
est fall Is - feet per mile; which IL only
foot i'm 125 feet. This Is considered by ex-
perts an exceedingly heavy fall. many
1000.
II is the opinion of the best authorities
on sanitary and hydraulic engineering
grade of 1 i'm LIS has ~ velocity, when the
pipe is full or half full. Of nearly s feet
s gsr -t rsr -.r or precisely Al This. I rasis
." sst 1874 GALLONS gallo" per @ minute $500 or : s:s,o,s SO '1 gal.
times the amount that would he discharged
allowing thirsy-swo gallons to each. per.
fore that the sewer will never be even
half full and the probability il strong thai
it will he several years before the scwei
will he running four inches deep I'm thi,
city. The sewer as planned therefore will
he ample for the accommodation OF thu
city even when II may become "a place oi
great size.
For the purposes of regular inspection
and to insure thorough ventilatioT,. il !,
section of each street and at intervals on
tho sewer. A flush tank with Z
capacity of twenty barrels will he provides
at the upper end of the sewer. By nm au
tOmatic arrangement. his volume q
water will he suddenly released. when de
s sirs e.: an: saas I'm viii vi Pr CARRY w sGS"f e ali + %e% ~
fuse matter i'm it's course. 1t /
proposed thoroughly tO cleanse TIN
at least at frequent intervals. The sewe
is sure To Il greatly to the healthfulnes
of the city as well as to the convenience
Of it's inhabitants. While the amour
for which il il proposed to bond in small
il il ample for all purposes and will serv'
the city indefinitely.
Work ON the discharge sewer was he
gun AIT the outlet, near CARROLL. yesterSla,
morning. Ninety men are at work am,
IN job is to be pushed rapidly. IL !
Thought the city will he reached by tn
end of the week.