The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-03

<-s,..s. usfpof Nor Is il jass ia the
r,s,, g ne writer. to think that Any council
,ees 1ains sne proposition throush reck-
- - xeiessness ct the rights ana feellues OF
o..en tecsuse ths injury done 70 the lske Is
.sss Ptoximsie 70 them or his constituency
- - = y % those living near the lake. Mona 81
- catiSens Of eea.tie, il seems TO me. ara hind
- me beauties Of that sheet OF Sater. ar 70 The
. rsnses which might ensue from q continued
q. 1 1s,on q =, ana even In pecuniary sense
= ven - By those whone property ssirts The
A~ ~ osner word, the whole city would
c s7y oe damaxed pecuniarily by having
.sspooi Of gigantic proportions within ia
sefy nearf, and while the pecuniarv features
woul0 damage the properfy-hoiders only. the
ssl = unsanitary condition would damage al,
suo ne Danger general with the pon.propertv
- wen as with the prop rty-holder. II would
s - only iAir. think. TO presume that those
ts1sufee are present 70 the K. Mt amen comufss-
a.s Ine couucii, snd that what really botherx
.nsM y what choice shall they make OF the
esiis watch pre- eat themselves TO them a wei
every cns else. II It be necessary
cnuosc lesser evil in the Gaze
the choice win be best made sbrourh
nooerate ana reasonable discussion rather than
~ nealng passion and feeling with innuendo
.uu op'oquy. ana IL there be plan by wbieh
ny cnoicc OF evils may be avoided, and Z sys-
'em ADOPTED which will give sound sanitary
I'm sru,tion a. reasonable expense its mer Is
- oess seen ana its defects most judicionsly
avoided or remedied By its calm siiscussion
Two plans suggest themselves 10 megeither one
seemingly feasible. which may be submitted In
WHAT seems 70 be the order OF their merit. The
nrst Is, that a division be made of the general
matter INTO that OF garbage and that OF excre-
menu the one to be treated in q furnace and
- suus destroyed, aud the excremental portion to
pe severed down 70 the vicinity OF the lake and
rom there, with in necessary al ution by wa,er.
De rusned by pump through Q pipe line
INTO Into the bay. The dement's Of this plan
would seem to be In the sanitation
OF the city. perfectly feasible to so treat the
excremental matter properly diluted, aud BY It
cross the hill which separates the lake from the
oav. out whether or not the situation would be
remedied by SIMPLY changing the nuisance
from one side Of the hill to the other, 1t is not
umcuit 10 say. The same objection, setting
asiae the question of the enormous expense
environs the suggested plan Of tanneifng the
niiL But II the city could run its pipe line
down the west side Of the lake to the canal. and
.oiow us course TO the salt wsfer, and thence TO
the Day north OF the cove. the objections arising
from It ~ q nuisance would be considerably
aoefeo- The question of the expense attendant
ON such plan a. this Is evidently A ma ter of
DETAIL but sight consideration is required to
show that 1t would be but a fri6e
compared with the enormous expense
OF Inc proposed tunnel The second plan
which su ges's itself t. me seems more prefer
able. whether viewed from the standpoint Of
emcacy, or that OF expense. II is that all dwell
ines, In The distrtci embrac a. should be pro-
vided with closets SO adapted that an iron or
other vessel could be placed therein, which
should be removed once every two weeks, or
oftener. II need were, ard that the ontents of
these vessels should be taken into the open
sound at high tide every day, and there be
oumped, thus totally removing every yestge of
the Offensive matter from any avenue by which
the city could be contaminated. This plan In
wolves the employment, of. firstly, iron or other
suitable vessels which " uid be convenient to
handle, and which could be securely closed and
easily disinfec'ed; condly. necessary wagons
or other means OF conveyance to the scows in
which they can Re dumped; thirdly, the en-
pioyment of suitabi, scows so constructed
that when In the Sound tho divisional cham
bers could be discharged OF their contents and
thoroughly cleansed: aud lastly, suita lie
sts amer to tow such scows to their discharging
point The last instrument would be but a
very small expense to the city as the fre
steamer might be utilized for that purpose, or
better still. hufld second steamer for IRE and
scow use. and let the fwo steamers alternate fin
the DISCHARGE Of the sc,ws. This latter expense
would be almost instantly recoup to the citi-
zens by the diminution In insurance rates,
owing to the increased facilities for the extin-
guisnmeut Of nfe8. Ine ecoWS could De SO Duilt
that In case Of an extensive hre the steamer
towing than coald safely cut loose and
run to take Its part in the necessary
work. BY this plan the expsuse of de-
stroyiug the garbase by . furnace Is obviated,
and the whole noxious matter can be similarly
treated. The plan first submitted seems at
present to be = Re ssible one. and one that wonld
involve put small expense In comparison with
any other plan which hes been suggested hith-
erto. of seweriug the dificult district 1t is one
which apparently obviates any objection In re-
lation to sanitary conditions. and would,
think, in event of trial. be so .fficacious as to
induce the treatment of the whole city by the
same plan. Then typhoid fever would not be
sucked in by those resident along the sides or
the head Of the bay. and the fearful stenchea
now apparent to any one near the waters edge
would be agreeably nspicuous by their abb
sence. JOSEPH A. MCDONALD.