Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-28
TNR THE GRAVITY SEWER,
aD,,tIsr" Fakes a StfOn6 Plea In
Favor Of tho Proposition.
poiIuIgD RIVER AND CANAL.
a, Lake Should Noi be Used as a
r.,eh Basin for the CIiJ's Filth.
II Sewage Farm.
, POLLUTED RIVER AND CANAL.

Tho gravity sewer scheme Ia still
stating the minds Of the city coun-
amen. An expert engineer from Now
yo,k Is hero looking over tho field
in CITY Engineer Doremus, and,
.n,oogh be hss made no OFF re.
ao,, n IL generally understood that he
IN tecommend tho construction
n, tho gravity sewer. The
ooupcl IL somewhat divided,
and lhose who oppose It declare
ma, when tho matter comes before
Them again they will "knock II OUT
and order the purchase Of another
pump 90 as all the sewage can DO con-
ysyed across tho river.
A gentleman who claims to have
given the question good deal Of con,
Alteration writes to the NEWS over the
nan do J,lipie Of "Rustler:"
Fof tue benefit OF the public | have
m.do tour OF Inspection, carefully
looklng into the sanitary methods Of
taklng care OF this sewage Of our beau.
uul city.
Fir.t, | visited the Old sewer dump
on the bank VI the river jordan aud
Investigated the capacity Of the pump.
found IL wholly Inadequate 10 handle
The sewage Of the city. Even now
and there Ia only n very limited mum.
lef Of our population connected with
The present system, compared with
xxtll Ia. al
conf stop the extension OF sewers OF
the ciiy-lhc pump Ia ouly able TO
handle about one.thifi Of the sewage.
Theother two.thirds--wherc does 10 go2
lnto tho river. Think VI IL and Ito
effects.
also went TO the present terminus
gilhe system where II emptirs into the
surplus canal. Then ! followed It
own 10 where 1t goes under tho North
Point Irrigation cOmpany's canal near
NJ. GOgE iAfm. There It spreads out
inl covers Considerable laud, corning
quite small sized lake, tbeu 1t comes
.li,ile closer together GU Mr.. CHORDS
Mm, which It flows Bluggishiy
nfOugh 10 tho north end. Then lt
flus rapidly for some distance,
until u level stretch Of country Ii
nAchet causing 1t TO sluggishly lind
u way into tho lake.
59ycu see that n the city fathers
Increase tho pumping plant, that the
kSagu Of population OF 10000 peU-
Fsslll soon contaminate the river aud
canal 10 that extent that II Will be i'm.
lossible for people 10 resido any where
aithoir banks, anu the city itsclf
VII Certainly get the ouOrs from this
va volume OF pestilenco brneding
DID and, Furthermore, the waters Of
u Great Salt Lake will, ere long
k1me 30 beioulcd tbat 1t lWiil destroy
h,alt industries which now amount
thousands OF dollars annually.
Anln, the fair name amt i.me this
t!ghty iplanb eoa has attained as "a
alhing aud health resort will be fof-
t'tf blasted aud untold danAge Will
cult to the surrounding country.
Therefore you can SEQ at once that
he pumplng system should be Rbau-
Aned "a II is imrTacticablu NJ well as
ugensive and wholly undesirable.
"Now the proposed gravity sewer
uslem IN the only way 10 dispose Of
lAe sewage OF the city anu settle
hh vSxed question forever. Let tho
City Council purchase, say one hun.
did aud hfty acres OF isnd aud start d
RSage farm; AMI 1 will guarantee
hat In less than two yesra they will
hAye dozen proportions from monyod
hsn TO purchase sewage for irriga.
uon and ferIilzing the arid lands
aong the Jordan. Tho profits from
iaeh sales Will entirely pay tho interest
90 Tue outlay In contracting the sewer,
All pay all running eEponses OF the
gsIem."