The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-25
FIVE DRAINAGE PLANS.
MR. DOUGLAS REPORT TO TIE
SANITARY ASSOCIATION.

once - Mr.. Douglas Report Dis
cussed-Eis Criticisms Upon Some
of the Plans.
The executive council Of the Citizans'
Sanitary Association met last night at the
secretary's office in the Citizens Bank
building. Vice President Col. J. Il. EstiIl
presiding.
Mr.. David Douglas, consulting engineer
and chairman of the committee on canals
and drainage, read a lengthy report OF
twenty-six pages OF legal cap, reviewing
the various plans for house drainage sug-
gested for the city, running back to the
report of Col George E. Waring to the city
council in November, 1885, and ending with
the report of Rudolf Herring read to the
council last Wednesday night.
MIR. Douglas accompanied his report
with charts showing the lines inside the
city and TO the several outlets projected by
the different civil and sanitary engineers.
He also supplemented the report with
map of his own, in which all the plans pro-
posed are shown. This map was placed on
the WALL and was examined with interest
by those at the meeting, and it will remain
there few days for absent members and
citizens generally TO examine it.
When Mr. Douglas concluded the reading
of the report it was, on DR.. Nunn's motion,
received with the thanks Of the association
and referred to the committee on publica-
ton, with the annual reports presented at
the meeting last week.
FEATURES OF THE REPORT.
The reading of the report evoked consid-
cradle discussion. Mr.. Douglas said that
he had refrained, for obvious reasons, from
recommending any particular outfau. That,
he held. was the province of the association,
after an examination of all of the plans.
DR.. Mum favored the Wilmington river
outfall, and he held that the sewage de-
posted in the Savannah river is likely to be
brought up the river by the tides, and
taken up in solution would be dangerous to
the sanitation of the city if the river water
had to be at any time resorted to for
domestic purposes.
Col. Estill spoke rather favorably to the
Wilmington river outlet, the salt water Of
which, he claimed is disinfectant and an
absorbent of deeterious matter. He
thought, however, that there might be
some difficulty about rights of way, but he
suggested a line by which a free
outlet could probably be secured, which is
over the Bonaventure property south of the
cemetery. There are, he sand, 100 feet of
this property south Of the cemetery, and
reaching from the road to the river, and
this route would not damage the cemetery,
To a suggestion by DR.. Mum, that the
county commissioners could assist ia the
work of excavation with the clain-gang
and condemn rights Of way, Col. Estill
said that the county commissioners Of
fered two years ago to do the excavation
work outside of the city. He said that while
the commissioners have a right to condemn
property for county drainage, he doubted
If they have the power to condemn rights
Of way for city drainage.
OPPOSED TO WILMINGTON RIVER.
Mr.. Douglas said that the Wilmington
river outfall had been pretty generally con-
demned by the engineers, but there has
been no thorough investigation of that
river as practical outlet
MIR. Percy Sugden opposed the Whining
ton river outlet, assigning the
same objections as those advanced
by MIR. Herring, which have
previously been given in the MORNING
NEWS. Mr.. Sugden favored the Savannah
river as an outfall, but not the shortest
line, as the terminus would, in few years,
be too near valuable wharf property which
will soon extend to and beyond that point
After further discussion the following
resolutions by DR.. Num- were unanimously
adopted:
RESOLVED. That the committee on canals and
drainage be requested to make special report
upon water supply, water distribution in house
sanitation and plumbing.
Resolved, That the committee on city drain
age be requested to make supplemental report
on Wilmington river as an outlet to city drain
age.
A resolution was also adopted instructing
the sanitary association to make application
to the county commissioners to appoint In
spector Nj. I. Desvergers an inspector of
open drains in the county. Dr. Num-, in
Offering the resolution, said that in view of
the financial aid extended the sanitary asso-
citation, and the depredations of cattle In
the drains, the association ought to be
willing to extend the inspectors service to
the county drains, that reports could be
promptly made where cattle have caused
the drains to shoal by trampling in them,
so that repairs could be made in time.
MR. DOUGLAS REPORT.
A review of Mr.. Douglas report shows
that he studied very closely the various re-
ports on house drainage made from time to
time within the past five years, as he has
embodied in his report the main features
and the conclusions of the authors of each
plan.
OF the Warning plan Mr.. Douglas saws
there are many points Of very great value.
and his report and plan have formed a
foundation upon which others have worked
DR.. Faligant's plan is alluded to by Mr..
Douglas as the result of careful study and
considerable original thought, in some re-
spects modification of the Waring plan.
The criticism of Mr.. Herring on
the Falligant plan is embodied
in the report of Mr. Douglas, which.
in brief, objected to the continual
running Of water, as it would require re-
duced grades, and much greater quantity
of water than is necessary TO keep the sew
ers clean, and then the plan would not be
so satisfactory as to send the water from
the mains into the sewers in pulsations.
Col. w. j. Winn's plan is next considered.
of which it is said: ut is remarkable for its
brevity, but he thoroughly makes up for the
scarcity Of words by presenting a most
comprehensive map of system of internal
drainage worked out most carefully in
every detail" The fact is also noted that
Mr.. Herring embodies much of
Col. Winn's plans and suggestions,
and characterized the report made by him
as interesting and valuable" Mr. Doug
las says Of Mr.. Hering's report that ''taken
as whole, Mr.. Herring adopts the plan of
Col. VIM, with a few notifications, and
such practical Endorsement of Col Winn's
plan, by one of the greatest specialists on
sewerage work is doubtless a very high
compliment to the skill and ability Of our
city engineer"
The Herring plan is next considered, and
as It was referred to in the MORNING NEWS
OF Thursday it is omitted.