Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-06
CITY SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
prsmissaI Luslsti ciihas EIufsss
ih.if Opinions % us Important
nsttss.
Al AsGss toss the Cl.y ueeds . More
Compssts eys:s0 q 0ewsrsgs ana
Discuss wbsn srd How It should
Boone q Pact.

Amafe compile And sxtsndsd sysssn
Of sesersgs- 4
Thi, 10 demand Of the public that has
been present. before the minds of
AagustA cisiIsrs ssa TAI payers for long
time sni has received Iir!!sd attention
from the city fathers and small part of
the city assnces. Tue JOURNAL has, Il
vii be remembered, earnestly advocated
the speedy perfection Of 8 complete sewer
system and now that the new bridge and
paving which those in chssse Of the city
massasment deemed bsst to complste
previous to the sewer system, are
done for the present ii desires to
call tbs attention Of the public
70 this III imp ,rtsns question. Il desires
t, express 10 its columns the opinions Of
tie lssaing citizens and taxpayers OF the
city regarding this matter Of sewage, when
and how the s5s.e m shall be completed, and
the need Of immediate acii IN Ia the matter.
The Joun-AL invites . general expression
Of opinion. The following gentlemen we're
seen by . reporter Tuesday.
One Of ths nsss gentlemen to whom .
JOURNAL reporter broached the question of
some immediate action regarding the com.
plstion Of .. complete system of sew.
srsgs wss Hon. Geo. z. Weeks. Mr..
Weeks vas called away by urgent
business in the midst Of the desired In
terviev bus he had time TO say that he vss
heartily in favor Of having . complete
system Of sewerage and the quicker
1t could be obtained the bet
ter it would be for the town
though he didn's wish to be understood by
that to mean that Augusta vas al unhealthy
city, Naturally IL 10 the hesl,h,est city iu
the country. 1t has every natural advan-
tsge for drainage and much has already
been done in the way Of se~ers. He
thought that perhsps it would be bee. to
raise the money to DO 3 good share Of the
work by means Of . loan, a. the system
would be benefit not only to the present
bus 10 the hereafter.
Mr. James r. Fuller w,s then seen
When asked what he thought relative to
hsvilgs thorough system of sewage. he
replied that he vas decidedly in favor OF
building q complete system.
Mr.. Fuller, COAT you con3i,er lhis
qu.siion a pressing one .: the present
ums>"
There is nothing that I think OF which
| believe is 50 much needed in this city a.
good "~ers. butt in accordance With
zone system "
"Would ycu favor tinksring the old
sewers Or building any Of the new onts in
a chesp m5naer?'
III ths old sewers can be utilized to ad
would have The work done in 3 thorough
manner sm not familis- with the mater
,n,ugb to form correct opinion a. to
whS. deem the best kind Of material to
use"
How do you think The e1 pense Of first
class ~ stem can be metz"
As to raising money. believe that all
Thu properly holders would be wiling to
psy tho tax. should for one. And they
could Il begin too soon to suit me-
Do you think ths. much Of the sickness
Of the past fall and winter was due to de-
fec've sewerage
Wei, there are various opinions as to
tha:. Some attribute It TO one thirg and
some to smother. There are come places
in the city thai spff sr for want Of sewage.
| moved TO my present pace on sc-ount of
what considered the unhealthy state of
things where had lived. The sewage, or
some OF IT, could be seen Oh top of the
sr;und in the summer. There may be a
bsttr condition Of al Airs there COW, how
ever Though am now located where the
reed OF bette. sewage no longer exists, yet
am aware that the need exists in many
places
Prof. r. B. Capen, tde city engineer, was
found a, The Dirigo Business College, very
busy IS usual hu, willirg TO grsGt the re-
porter a fey moments. Mr.. Capen has
become well acquainted with the needs
which the city has for sewers ard Of course
is decidedly in favor If hsvirgs complete
sy,tem perfect, at lie esilies. eopve4ier.
time He had just been pEspir.ng report
on Ne matter
"Al the severs," he went on to say,
''lN hsvs been lsii snce have been city
engineer, have been laid with view to g
complst' system When Water street was
paved the necessary sewers were laid AMI
are Ia xcellent condition. South Of Bridge
street the sewers are OF brick, but north Of
there the best 20 inch tile Was laid. The
sewers OF Water stree. are SIMPLE for q
c.mplete system
Vast co you thii about the opinion
that prevails that 20 8 certain extent the
sickness Of the pss,sswinter and fall vas
due to the imperfec ct sewage in some parts
OF The city where poisonous gases arise
from ether defective sewers or from the
top of the ground where the sewerage runs"
don's know about this idea Of sickness
arising from such causes, There has been
considerable sickness in other cities. There
are. it lie true, some sections Of the city
tat need drsiosge and are unable to obtain
1t ulder the preseat condition Of s6sirs.
We need m )re sewers and we need them
badly Yes. Ausus'a is city the easiest
imaginable to drain. 1t almost seems made
Tor that purpose. | am nov at work ON
plAn to run line Of sewer down Bridge
from Chestnut street to connect with the
Water street sewer. Also a line on Cony
stree. to the river ct the bridge. Three
hundred feet Of this sewer or - far -
Willow street we're laid last season. 1t 10
nov proposed to e,tend 1t I, Bangor
street, go IS to take ia the top Of the hill
and The fiat back Of il. The Court street
drain Is ample orly in point Of size. lis
built Of etone and imperfectly constructed
What hind Of ,ewsr DO you xd'i.e, Mr..
CApent'
Il prefer the sl,zed ipe Stone is unfit,
as it catches the sesersse matter snd holds
it I'LL it io,s, and this is VIVA giv,s rise to
the p, isonous cases No,hiss # this sors
can happen in sls xed pipe. VII, re the con-