Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-17
SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
Steps Taken to Secure the Oplnion
 Rudolph Herring.


 lowing were present: Mayor E. G. Kill duff. R. A. Cairns. D. F. Webster, T. D. Barlow E. L. Frisbie. ST, P. w. Halpin, G. Fl. Cowell. George Tracy. G. S. Parsons, Y. l.. Horigan, H. l.. Wade. F. E. Cross, F. B Rice. ]. H. Hart. Moritz Grelle, George Parsons. Samuel Root John F. Healey, L. F. Burpee and P. Holohan were the only ones absent. City Clerk R. Grady called the meeting to order and on motion Mayor Kilduff was elected chair- man After a few remarks on the subject by Ex-Mayor Webster. G. $. Parsons. F. B. Rice and the mayor, all recommending that an expert engineer be employed to report on the matter. the following was submitted by City Engineer Cairns:
 We have bsfore ms nne of ths most tronhie- . Nma of all tho numer. us problems which 9 rowing city like ours Is comnellaf to solve |. Is as necIalIv troublesome for this reason. that any solution, however wise and well con -iderad, involves 2 lnrg. and cOn'i"n"us 0u' Iav nf monav and .hs henan's derived a'" sirpIv of naGativa character. We ma' nand n million dnllars 0n water supply ,rd fl 1T rsSuIts in the securing or an ahnn" n sUnniv of pure water "" can soon hev@ioT such an ircnma from water rates that fh' '.trDa .xOepdi'ura hripgs no hnr'tan whatava' i~on the n hlic treasnrv. But th" unvarvtnF xparienca of ths c'vi''Z' d world demo-" strn..s that n0 revsnua worth con atdertne snn he expected rom any methods Ht sswaH tIsposal. For this reason it behnoves rs to ha most caretul in what wa d0. 10 take broH" views OF this matter and to spara no pains tr lh,nIning all the Knowledge of The suSi@" which is available, ha'ora committing in" .i'v tn any definite plan. IL Ia much easier Q point out the lrcal difficulties In the way of carrying out any of tho different possibl" systems than it Ia to decide on what plan is best The principal methods are hroad irri" -ation IR'ermittent filtration. chemical pre- ctpitation, cc-operHtion in carrying the sew sge of the valley directly to some body of water sufficiently large 10 dilute and remov" i' without causing cffanse. There are certain thor rnathods or combination of e'hods which might ha practiped, hut these four are ''r"bahlv the only ones which need occupy
 attention.
 do net think that there is my pariicula'
 hiact in our an'a-ing into any deep discus s'In Of these different methods at this time "" all know more or less of tho didicu'il"s evolved in each. Broad trriCa'ior? wheT. vIlI we find land su ffiniant for tho purpSIsei IuIarmit.ent filtration ?what Is sn scarce in th N1uG t'uck valley Rs c0ESiderahie tract "' '.ep sa-dv scit2 Chemical prscipitatt"r Existing exampleS hHva shown r tn h" var .Npansiva rruUk sswer? 1t could not fnt .O h.. 9 great aNnansR tn ha horpe la galv h. | Waterbury O' nnIy one thing We may hs uro WhateVer iS done tha civ must Span"
 rr-at sum "f m"rev Simply getting tho | 'ir,,rsnt on'fais t0re'her. conveying thar | COW the city and Ca'ting them ont of tho | 'var bed means n rr"'t axn"ns".
 | hey" given the wh"ls subject mnr' | | nnr-uel= to my mind something hk" this 1 Nrrarr" imme'iatelv t0 s"rnre m exhaus'iv l -at,nrt from 9 thoroughly expert sHni'arv an l 'ina.r Let ihts report cover the whole snh- | e. givi"g us fuU information in regard '' | ,"v and all methods which aye nt all Rr- | lie .blH r0 inc caa", with his opinion Rs I' .heir local applicability, and his esTimn'e Q 'ha cXpan> e involved in each nan. We WI l 'han he in position to consider the who'll | -uEJect int"lIigently. to state clearly why w. 1 adopt one met"nd and why Wa do not fHv ' =~ma other May diffara"t plans may b. | ftvnrah hy ci'iZArs and wha" we prefer on' | nan over an0'her they will want to know | vhv and Wa should ha well able tn justify nu
 'ecisiOn. II We ind it possible to ahop | -Nma temporary eNpeiient, and sn post pom | 'ha construction of . costly system, tn tha l case no la-s than in any other, we will uea' | rhis information in order to be able to shou l what ex aense We avoid In that way. Witl such n report in our hands We will be in | p NSitiOn tO go ahead at oncs whenever VI 1 tInd ourselves obliged to do SO, and q par 'icularIv desirable object attained will b | his that whatever wa do in the way Of ex '"nsi0nS of the ontfall sewers and exter sion | nt the general system in southerly dtrae 'inn can be done in accordance with a ciear l " dellrct plan, and not be sut ja"t 10 rebuild inG when deanite plan IS afterwar 1 adopted.
 I strongly recommend the policy Q thoroughly ve-tiGa'ing this whola snhi%c | at this time, Rnd deciding on wbRt plan best for ms 10 follow. II then we can poai | hv ad0pting temporary measures or bv build ing q little at lime. vsry well. But "
 nnrht tn bs in inc position of knowing ex
 an'lv what We want ultimately to eccom | "liSh.
 | As Is wall known, the present ontfaIi sew
 ars at Washington avenue bridge have hae | utterly complained of, and tho board z
 s"wer commi-siorars have several time
 -ertOusly considered the PxpeDdi'ure Of | large sum of money in sx'endiDg these ou
 falls to some point below the city line.
 will require about S2O.OOO probably 10 d
 this. When done it should he in accHrdanC
 with n cnmprehensive scheme for sewage di' | r0snl lest in a few years we nUd oursalvs
 raCr"t'ing that they Were not built to n di
 fareut line and grade or made soma otht
 siza. Again, the city is extending rapidl
 scu'hward on bO'h sides of the river. Ne
 sewers must soon ba built which will n
 quire new outlets. Until we know som'
 thing of rha Inal disposition of the sewaC
 onv work done here will be done in the darl
 ard the chances are thousand 10 one th'
 much of the work will not be done to the be-
 advantage.
 Another important matter which
 wrapped up In any scheme for sewage dt
 rOsal is the separation of sewage proper frol
 roof, surface and ground water. The sooD'
 VIC Enow what ultimate disposition Is to |
 made of our sewage the sooner we will g'
 on the right track in the matter of introdu'
 iug or excluding wa.er other than sewaC
 from the system. In brief 1t seems to n
 that now lS the time to thoroughly consid' this whole mat'er and arrange for a gener ulan which We can follow for the next hf' , years.
 , Srch a course as 1 have recommended wi
 necessarily coat a good deal. We must eu
 nloy a hrst-class man. the very best obiaiI abie. lie will expect ms to supply him vii
 all local information in the form Of mat
 measurements and data nf various kind !, Considerable time will be required 10 cnlle this information, aside from the time whis , he will himself require 10 Giv. due eonside
 ,tion to the subject. But surely 1t will
 wise 10 devote plenty of time and money ! 'hi- investigation, r'iher than 10 decit 5 h' sIIy on the solution of so exceedingly il | tri'Hte a problem.
 methods in use for the disposal of sewa, at Worchestcr. Mass. Paris. and oth ; large cities. He said no other expert the matter was the peer of Mir H-rIp
 The following vote was passed after Tor debate:
 Voted, that the city engineer be i 2 structed to write to Mir Rudolph HeIil and inquire on behalf of the committee
 to what charge he would make for his pc U sonal professional services Tn preparing exhaustive report for us as to sewage di posal for this city"
 , In the discussion which took place -- -- the above vote Mir Rice said that the ci . might have saved money if it had adopt' the recommendation of Mir Herring for
 water supply Mayor Kilduff .aid that Il
 United States Sewage Filtering company
 Boston changes the sewage into spril
 water and recommended that a commit [ be sent to witness the process. City F.
 gineer Calrns and F.. L. Frisbie were al
 pointed a committee to investigate tl N system.
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