The record-union., 1894-04-04

MADE an investigation of the sewerage for
tne city and made some sort of report
on IT, lie thought that the Trustees had
power to establishand maintain system.
ne thought the matter should be referred
| 10 The Board of Health.
Df. Laine said that Colonel Waring
stopped III the city for a day and was
asked by the Trustees to examine the
city, and did so by riding around the city
with the engineers, and came to the con-
cIusIon that what was needed was fall
for the sewers. That is a self-evident
| fact
Dr. Waggoner had not expressed an
| opinion at the Saturday meeting for the
reason that Mr.. New berry did not pre-
sent full report. He did not want to ex-
! press an opinion until he could see the
plans complete. He was not in favor OF
the double system, as the rainfall here, he
! thought. was not heavy enough to de-
mand it.
! Trustee Leonard gave description of a
similar system OF sewerage in Pennsyl-
/ Yania.
/ AT the request of DR.. Gardner, DR..
Lame gave his ideas on the subject.
Whether the Trustees wished to go on
with one man, or TO gracefully eoncede
one also to the Board of Health, was for
them 10 determine. Nobody has as vet
seen Mr.. Newberry's plan, and therefore
no opinion can be yet passed upon it,
Colonel Warnings plan is the double sys-
tem. AS DR.. Huntington had stated, if
the rain water is mixed with the house
drainage the volume will be SO large as
TO make 1t expensive to precipitate.
The double system is in use III Mem
phIs successfully and is also in use in
/ Woodland
He had always been in favor of pump
ing the sewage into the river, thinking
that the best way to dispose of it. He
recognized the TACT that the city might
get into trouble by it and be en-
joined. Ii the sewage has TO be precipi-
lated the combined system will be too
expensive on account Of the volume of
sewage. Another point to ba cOnsid-
cred Is the matter of pumping such vol
uMe, lor pumping is expensive.
Or. Huntington said the request of the
board 10 the Trustees was not in any
sense made as demand and it was not
The wish OF the board TO make it so.
DR.. Ross, by request, gave an account
OF the action OF the Woodland people on
the sewerage question. They got advice
from expert sanitarians, and finally
adopted the double system as advocated
by Colonel Waring. The sewerage is
elnptled on low land bought by the city.
The sewers are used only for house
sewage, and no rain water empties into
them. The total fall is sixteen feet.
The discharge pipe is mile and half
long. lie had satisfied himself by study
and observation that the small pipe, or
Narlng system. was the best for Sacra-
mento. They had figured that the sewer
age system OF Woodland would cost
$4,000, but it only cost $4,000. The
population is about 5000.
lie read from pamphlet the advant-
ages claimed for the Waring system.
They were many both for cheapness and
freedom from various annoyances.
DR.. Laine explained what was being
done IN Chicago. lie thought if the
| Trustees had TO spend $1,000 in getting
the best and most practical plan iormu-
lated. 1t would be money we'll expended.
DIR. Glow said we are pumping all our
sewage into the river now, for the cess
pools are cleaned and dumped where the
filth is pumped into the river, after it has
stood and 1ermented. Colonel Waring
claims for his plan that sewage while
fresh is easily disinfected by oxidation
and the solid matter largely taken up by
fish.
DR.. Wizard still thought it would be we'll
to comply with the suggestion of the
Board of Health.
DR.. Gardner said it seemed to him that
the whole question hinged on the ques-
lion OF disposlng of the sewage. No sys-
tenn will be OF use that does not dispose
OF it. 1t would, he thought, be well to
get good legal advice. He had been in
! formed the city could be enjoined. The
chemical precipitation of sewage mixed
with all our rain water will be too ex-
pensive. He favored the suggestion of
the Board OF Health as to the employ
ment OF an additional expert.
After considerable more discussion the
meeting adjourned.