Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-24
SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
Rudolph Hering's Terms Accepted Fly the Recently Appointed Committee-

Rudolph Hering's Terms Accepted Fly
 the Recently Appointed Committee-
 Edward l.. Frisbie presided at the meet ing of the committee on sewage disposal last night Engineer Cairns presented the following communication:
 NKw YoRK, Nov 19, 1894. R. A. Cairns. Esq. City Engineer. Water
 bury. Conn:
 Dear sir: beg to acknowledge the re- ceipt of your favor of November IT, in- closing minute of meeting of the com mittee on sewage disposal held November l6. to the effect that you write me to i'm ouire as to what charge I would make for my professional services in preparing an exhaustive report for your city on the sewage disposal question. My charge for personal professional services on sewage matters has for the last five years been at the rate of $500 per week. To make an exhaustive report in the possible ways of properly disposing of the sewage of Water bury. which may perhaps include the con- sideration of a joint disposal with other cities in the Naugstuck valley. together with estimates of cost. would require from five 10 SIX weeks of my own time and from two to three months actual time. I will state the sum of s2 500 to you as an out side figure for my personal services and for presenting a report with all necessary
 
 whatever travelling expenses may be re- quired from New York in getting over the ground. l expect some difficulties in the problem. being familiar with the locality to certain extent. and recognize the fact that it will take good deal of careful study and comparison before could reach a conclusion satisfactory to myself.
 Very respectfully yours. RUDOLPH HERRING. The communication was accepted and ordered on file. Mir Frisbie and MT Cairns. the committee appointed to inves- | tigate the system of the United States Sewage Filtering company at Fitchburg. Mass. received this communication in an swer to an inquiry about the system:
 Alr +. A. Cairns c. F., Waterbury, Conn.,
 Dear sir:-Yogr favor of the I7th IS at hand and carefully considered. Our sew age purifying plant at Fitchburg not being in commission yet, we have closed it up for the winter; that means, drawing of the water from the boiler and the pumps and pipes, removing some of the belts. etc. We did this on the Sth. after the delegation from Providence had inspect ted ii. Parties have planned to have public meeting in Waterbury inside of ten days Tn the interest of parties who wish to or ganize n stock company to control the full rights for the state of Connecticut and to which your committee will be especially invited. Plans and charts of the device are to be shown and a general descripton of the plant at Fitchburg given. After that. If sufficient interest be shown. we open up our plant at Fitchburg and show It to your committed. as well as otbers who may be interested. Hoping that this arrangement will meet with your approval. l remain. yours truly.
 ASHER F. R1AcK
 City Attorney Burpee talked at length on the advisability of taking immediate action on the matter of sewage disposal He thought the danger of the city having to pay heavy damages for suits of this Kind was greater than some people would believe. He expected more suits as soon as the one with the Platt's Mill company Is settled. He had talked with Mir Herring some time ago. on the subject of the dis posal ot Waterbury's sewage, and although the engineer had made no examination he was of the opinion that the trunk sewer was the only practical solution. Il had been in hopes" said Mir Burpee and am stll, that some plan could be at once found and adopted which we can take to the legislature because I am convinced that We will have to go there. I don't be- leve this sewage disposal matter can be finally settled for one cent less than We VIII nave paid Tor water. l talked recent iy with man well informed of experi- ments in this country and England and he said that no solution of the matter had yet been reached. The precipitation and chemical processes have proven practically useless But cannot too strongly urge upon you the selection of some proper person who will report on the best method We can adopt.
 This vote was passed:
 Voted. that this committee request Mir Rudolph Herring to render us his personal and professional services in the prepara- tion of an exhaustive report on the subject of sewage disposal for this city on the basis of his letter of November 19, 1894"
 The vote of the court of common coun- ell creating the committee. authorized it to eXpend what money it deemed neces- Sary in securing proper solution of this very important matter.