Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-23
Meteorological Report.
GARDENERS SEWERS
Report Of Survey for System Made by
Engineer Danforth.

Special to the kennebec JOURNAL.
GARDINER, March 22.-Tne following is
the full tsxs Of the report made by Ffeder-
ie D snforth, C E, on the survey which he
has lust made for system of sewers for
this city:
To th4 Honorable Mayor and City Council
| of Gardiner.
Gsnrlemen--I herewith submit plan and
profile for sys:em Of sewers for Card.
| ner
The territory surveyed extends from Tar
b3x street on the sou h to North street on
the north and from The river on the east to
West street on the west. The grades are
generally so steep that in but few cases is
anything needed larger than an eight-inch
pipe. The following are the only excep-
tions: From the junction of Winter and
| Summer slGeets through Summer and
Bridge streets TO Water street l2-inch
pipe is required. On Bridge street from
Spring street to Summer street 3 10-iuch
pipe is needed. From the juocdon OF Liz
coin avenue and Scnool sree', through
School street and Dresden avenue thence
iollo~iug the valley Of the brook dischars-
ing into the river near the freight depot q
l0-inch pipe is needed.
In the plan | hase changed the brick
sewer in Water street from Young's hotel
south making continuous down grade and
dischareing everything into the river near
Dingley's wharf do this as / understand
that, owing to the cement used in laying
this or rather the lack of cement, it can be
taken up and the brick used in making a
new sewer so that this will cost but little
if any more than it would to lay fifteen
inch pipe and have the brick sewer IS 1t ID
now.
In masking this plan, have used the
"sepsrate system," the sewers being de-
signed to carry house drainage only except
ing in Water street, ~here as it is necessary
to dispose of the surface water, l have
utilized the present brick sever IS far 81
possible.
Small sewers with the use Of flush tanks
are easily kept clean and reality, while
it is difficult ID keep large sewers so
The surface va.er in place like this ST
easily be taken care Of, while y system Of
sewers large enough TO carry eff the sur
face water would cost at less! double the
system adopted
The plan adopted provides for A, SOC
linear feet Of eight inch pipe, 1850 Iinesr
I, ct Of sen-inch pipe, 1850 linear feet OF
tseive-inch pipe. 100 linear feet Of
brick sewer. ia all nearly ten miles. which
will pr0bsoiy cost about $50 900 to build.
Some Of it, however, will Hot be needed
for many years.
/ The sewers should be constructed OF
frst quality, v;aifed, ssls-glazed sewer
pipe
All char ges in alixumsut should be ade
by curves or berds and al functions ard
connections with Y" btapches. ~
branch connection OF iGches dism- er
.houid be provided for every lot or build
ing
Iron pips should be used when the sewer
run. under or through waterways or under
q railroad or where found Becessasy. Spec
ial care must be taken 10 lsy the pipe Il
the sxsc. grade and line Manholes should
he built at every Junction of two or mors
sewers and q msnhole or lamp hole a
every change of alignment ard grsda an
he distance between two consecutive oper
ings into the street. Should not in general, ,ex
c-ed 500 feet Nsnboles should have per
fors ed cast iron covers With Gust pan un
dernesih Hand holes should be place d a
intervals Of 100 feet 80 that access may
be readily ootsned to the interior of tn,
pipe.
An automatic flush tank, having caps
city of AZ least $50 gallons, should be PLACED
at the head Of each sever having fla
grade and arraaged to discharge once in 2
hours Al the head Of savers where NJ
} flush tank is shown the roof water fron
! some building nesr by should be csrriet
into the sewer. Ard il would be we'll II
have the roof water from two or thre'
buildings along the line of the sewers ais
discharged into them. Where the ground
is wet tile pipe should be lid in the trenche
with thu sewer pipe to carry oh the sol
vster. These should generally be LAX
side Of the sewer pipe but If necessary ma,
be laid before the sewer pipe, care beili
! taken to get solid foundation for tn
. sewer pipe and not to disturb the tile pipe
A careful, full and accurate recor'
should be kept Of the position and grade
of all "Y" branches, rs, ismpholes, hsnd
holes, msnholes, ETC., SO that they can b
readily found. Respectfully,
FREDERIC DANroRTH.