Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-19
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nh .areesble to note that even our
,..;s,, men do nos consider the time wasted
s..s i employed in discussing the question
- xrerige and some feasible plan for
,.lie.irg the present condition Of things.
NEIL W. Smith. gentleman who
from hi. ioeg acquaintance with the city
"a a, needs 10 able to spesk sdvisedly on
me subject, was seen BY the reporter and
..ted to give the JOURNAL bis opinions re-
,,,aioz sewerage in this city. He was ua-
.a.i,cc.lIy 10 favor Of sewerage and most
.,rsiDly wanted IL put in under system.
n, .so ranted to know why it was that
he order which passed the city govern.
nsu, relative to laying sewer in the guIly
s.et Of Crescent stree. and between Grove
cree. ard ssspleton had not been carried out,
iss,ssd part Of the tile which had been bsuled
here va hauled away again and laid in
.soshs, par, Of the city. Many Of the old
a,dns be did not think were big enough
md would have to be relAid in order to &C.
esmmodate the growing needs. Again
MANY Of them we're Isid too near the TOD
Of the ground.
Mr. Smith, how would you raise the
money to pay for the sewers that are
needed
II thiak there ought to be Fixed sum
appropriated each year for term Of years.
Yes, believe that the greatest eyesores
shouId be disposed Of As soon ~ possible.
II We could have begua this way years ago
when the plan for . system vas made we
row might have been enjoying completed
system and the expense would not have
been severely felt. Nov down there In the
gully thA: referred to At first, / don't
think the cnlverts under the street and
railroad are large enough to AFFORD proper
outlet The results must be very bad il
.hsss are not remedied."
What kind Of pipe should be laid, do you
think;
Well Of course iron pipe costs more but
i. certainly is durable. have heard thst
rain tile crumbles in this climate Mr..
Smith laid particular stress on having the
sewers laid under competent supervision,
deep enough ard with outlets sufficiently
large.
Mr.. p. Hsmlin Of the firm Of Fowler &
Hsmlsn when approached on the subject
Of sewers, said he most certainly was in
favor Of proper sewerage and he wanted to
see It put in according to thorough sys-
tenn. The sooner begun the better. He
allied attention to what he believed the
is,t that the cuverts IN some places had
no, been planned large enough. He con-
,idered the culvefts under the Gage street
attention to small as also the culvert under |
the railroad at this sans place. A patch. |
work system is not wanted. Money should |
be raised ia some practical vsy to improve |
,ar sewerage.
The city would get back from the aout. |
ors large amount Of what Is expended |
would il not Mr.. Hnmlenf'
'Cer'airly. i would give a hundre |
iollsrs to enter sewer il could do so for |
70 lees. think that If properly msnsged |
ba revenue from entering the sewers would |
pay for moro than half the cos. Of putting |
% The sewer. Much financial benefit will |
10 derived from putting in this proposed !
Bridge street wer
While the reporter was in the store of |
DsViue Coughlin the sub ect Of sewerage
'as referred to. Mr.. Coughlin was in |
'sVor Of thorough sewerage system and |
le believed in spprcpristing money for this |
purpose, that the health Of the city de- |
handed t. He said he knew that over on |
js7nttt street the sewerage run, ont On b. p |
II The ground, and that there 10 no chance |
or II to run anywhere else under the pres
n! condition Of things. Thexe had been .
'ood deal Of sickness in that locality which
lad been attributed to this unhealthy con-
'i,ion Of affairs.
Mr.. Devina, who was present, said he
0lsItere! the sewerage question the most
mPornnt for Augusta people to care for.
lie would Ike to see the city government
ok to his b.fJre anything else. He foe
me knew that strangers thinking Of set |
hug Ia town ere much interested in
eSnirg IL their proposed homes were t,
ave sanitary sewerage. and that it was
eclded drawback for any city not to have
UGH system. He himself had been asked
hese questions by strangers and knew
omethng OF their opinions on the subject.
There are many places in the city, he
AID, that IN city where they intend to
ave good sewerage would be condemned
$ dangerous aud would not be allowed to
ema'n y hours only wish that
'nsus's were ia a condition to put
hs entire system ia this year.
Is, be first thirg il 10 have practical
nsiresr perfect a plan fer 8 system, ard
hen TIE mcst dangerous I lsces should be
ssched At airy necessary expense, ard
hove sil IL. the work be done in husioess
Ike mani er and entirely outside Of local
'oiitics Are there soy bad places on my
tide Of the ',ver? Well, left Gannett
ttees because | could get no sewer privi
eyes. Seven years sgo I sold q house
here which cost me s250o, TO,
1880, simply because IL bad 10
tsinsse. There is none there
lo1. have heard good
iesl about the defective drainage in ward
I've. Look at the terrible condition in the
aSine east Of Maple street. Twelve OF
fifteen houses empty into THE, and great
mount Of sickness has prevailed in that
oeslity. teilyou We can consider nothing
pertaining to our city more profitably than
oms plan to Immediately remedy the un-
snissry condition Of our sewerage