Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-08
IoRE OPINIONS
Il il IspslAll Isp!s I sssalll 1
a Gu.
sousshasg Ab3ss the oswsss ~
pesssss-d By the CITY acd xAose
which Ought to b DaiIt.

Col. II. @. Staples vhsn sssa ~ Josa.
al reporter ws, willing to sdd his 40
nony % thss already obtained b ths Jogs,
yAr reIative 70 the urgent nsed Of 1 nsss
complete and txssnded system Of ssvsss Il
Assussa.
~ consider its nastsr Of vtlsI import.
ssce 70 every citizen Of Augusta Kxysnd
iss money to improve our sewerage Il
anply 1psrdine money TO ssvs life .. d
prevent death Yes. I think naay get sick
from the effects Of poor sewerage and ID
not realize the cause"
Don't you think, colonel. That better
sewerage would be m inducsmsnt for pso.
pie Who are thinking Of livisg hesss
Il would invite the incoming Of taxable
property BY putting in proper system Of
sewers. One Of the nfst questions thss
drangsrs nov ask 10 in what condition d
your seversgeT People are nov educated
up to the importance Of this mater. Nov
down where live, kuo~ that the people
s,s hesitatIns sbou, building not Knowing
What 10 do with their ssvsge
Whist shout the sewers q Of SsApleteB?
The sewage Of Bsspletoo must necessarily
under the present condition Of things come
on. on the surface Of the ground. Whist I
term the Alpine District. the gully just this
ode Of Stapleton, receives sew
sgs from i've different sewers
and their contents concentrate near
the calvert on the Gage street exsehsion.
Asa MISTER Of fact this gully 10 private
property. The odor arising from this
accumulation Of sewerage Is almost unbear-
sbis IN the summer time VIXEN the vind 10
favorable. I consider il "a indictsbls
oasnse to tu,n sewage oa private pro
psrty - is being done down there
Every one seems to aares that the Ioca-
ton Of Augusta 10 most favorable for put.
ting in proper system Of sewerage.
There never was place better suited
70 On excellent system Of sewerage than is
Augusta"
What sort Of sewers would you put In?
II Prefer tile by al means. either Port
laai or Akron and moreover Il should be
Of ample size to meet future demands"
Shout INT some immediate action be
taken to considerably extend our sewers il
not to perfect the system7
II am very much in favor Of putting the
sewer system in Immediately and an will
ing to pay my proportion Of the tax what
ever il may be -
Wherever a sewer goes 10 connections
sre made aud every abustor pays fer enter
ing ii. The money so obtained goes Q long
way towards constructing sewers. When
| was in the city government
my attention was turned to the sub
sct Of sewers and perfected 9 plan
for the construction OF sewer on Winthrop
stree, the order for which was tabled in the
bosrd Of aldermen. Money had been sub.
sc,ibed BY those who wished to enter it
which would mora than pay for the cost Of
construction. In consequence Of the order
being tabled different plan was adopted
which resulted in loss to the city Of con-
siderable sum, the proposed AUDITORS find
ing an outlet by means Of private sewer, :"
II tell you it /, = problem with those
living or owning property in Capitol Square
., to what can be done with their sewage.
This is true Of those living above the south
Of the State House. believe that sewer
should be pu. in fro n that high land south
OF the State House and running directly
into the river. Ny opinion 10 that money
expended for sewers is preferable to money
expended for funerals owing to the lack OF
OF sewers.
DR.. Il. J. Martin Of the city board OF
health was the nex. gentleman whom the
reporter called upon. The doeo. had in
bis Q ffice complete plan drawn by City
Engineer Cspen showing the location and
length Of the sewers now owned BY the
city on the west side. From this plan 1t is
seen that = new main hss been laid up
Western avenue rs far - Melville street
and emp.ies into the gully which crosses
State street beyond or south OF the Augusta
House. This sewer is in good condition
but ito sewage comes out on the ground
in,teal OF running into the river. Another
sewer beginning at Dayton street, crosses
Sswsll, Melville, Chapel and State streets.
Turning it crosses Grove street about
miiTsy between Crescent snd Svsn streets
emptyins iaso the gully.
This sewer added the doctor, "runs
for good part Of the way through private
land and is very objectional on that account
and it i, for the most part impe'fectly
laid"
The Cree, street s,wr starts from
Chestnut street and runs down Green, d.
vergiog just below State street into what 10
known as the Court street sewer. This
sewer above State street 10 in fiestclsss
condition. Below State street IL 10 built
Of stone improperly laid and 10 ia poor
condition.
There is sewer running from Sevell
street down Weston street and entering
above State into the Court street sewer.
This Weston street sewer 10 in good con-
dtion and /, built Of tile.
The Court sewer starts from Chestnut
street. where 1. hs, N open mouth without
strsp, 4 defect thst allows the 60, to es-
cape. 1t ruas down Court street - far
- Chapel and for thi, distance is Of
tile in good c,ndlti,n. Beyond Chapel
street IL for the most part passes through
private property and the lower part 10 very
poorly laid with . very uneven bottom
which catches the sewage, and at points
along the course allows the escape Of
sewer g" owing to ito imperfect covering.
There 10 Q fair sewer on winthrop
street." continued the doctor "extendine
from State street to the Water street sewer
but i, !, laid ct ito upper end 20 that il 10
not low enough to receive sewage from the
street above.
The Oak street sewer commencing on
Elm street runs down to the Water street
sewer but the pipe for nearly the whole
length 10 so rosson that 1t ought to be laid
over. The Bridge street sewer only run,
- far as Crosby street aud is in good can
dition."
On the Fast eide there 10 the sewer
built last year and extending mp Willow
street from Cony to Bangor down Bangor
to Patterson aud some distance mp Patter.