The record-union., 1894-04-04
MORE TALK ABOUT SEWERAGE.
Conference Between the Boards of
Trustees and Health.
The Latter Insist Upon Having Com
petent Engineer Inspect the
Present System.

The City Board of Health held it's reg
ular meeting last night, the Board OF
Trustees attending in body, for the pur-
pose of consulting with them on the sub
ject OF sewerage Drs. Laine and Ross
were also present.
The reports of Plumbing Inspector
Mahoney and Building and Sanitary In
spector Nichols were read.
DR.. Huntington gave notice that at the
next meeting of the board he should
move that hereafter exhibits should be
filed with the monthly reports, showing
where the premises were Of which IN
spections, etc., were made.
Acting City Physician ogden reported
229 new cases treated by him through the
month and 234 repeats" a total OF 463
cases. OF these 35S were treated at the
dispensary, II at the Receiving Hospital,
16 at the County Jail and 30 outside.
4 communication from Miss Sarah
Talbot was read, complaining that she
had had TO I'LL her lot at and q. Filth
and sixth streets, but that her neigh ghbors
had not done so.
The Sanitary Inspector was instructed
to take the matter up and prosecute the
delinquents, il necessary.
Another communication was also re-
ceived with regard TO a house in the
neigh borhoo1 which has no closets, al
though number OF people live in 1t. The
matter was referred TO the Sanitary In
spector.
The matter of sewerage came up, and
DIR. Glow said that it would perhaps be
we'll if the Sewerage Committee could
state TO the board what condition the
work which they were doing was in.
Trustee Pennish stated that Alr. New
berry, the engineer. had been employed
at a cost Of 5000 to prepare a plan. He has
gone now to San francisco, and viii
probably be prepared III a couple OF
weeks TO make report.
DR.. Wizard wanted 10 know if Mr.. New
berry had ever put in Il system Of sewer
age, and II any one knew OF his quail tica-
tions.
Trustee Bragg stated that he had known
Newt berry for the past ten years and con-
sidered him a competent engineer. He
had been Instrumental in getting him
here, and the Mayor aud committee had
been pleased with his plan. He had
made partial report, and will probably
be ready with d full report in two weeks.
President Lawton stated that Mr.. New
Derry's plan when presented was to be
submitted TO TWO experts. Ii they ap-
proved it. ii would be adopted; if not, 1t
would dropped.
Dr. Ward said that he had been dele
gated by the Board OF Health last night to
appear before the Trustees and ask the
employment OF a Ill ISiIItereSted sanitary
EXPERT, at cost OF Il ,uUO 10 get report
on sewerage. lie had some doubts OF the
success OF MIR. New berry, plan. Time is
an object to be considered III this thing.
When Alr. Newberry'S plan is brought
in it will not be known whether or not 1t
is the best that can be had, or whether
there is IL better. We do not WANT the
city enjoined on account of pumping sew
age into tue river.
trustee Devine said that ii there was
any hiring Of experts to be done, the
board of Trustees would do it.
PRESIDENT LaWtOn said the remark was
out OF oroer.
Dr. y lard read the section of the Char
ter relative 10 the powers Of the Board of
nealth 10 supervise all matters OF drain
age. etc.
President Lawton said he thought that
both boards Nould be found i'll accord
when the time came.
Trustee Leonard said that it seemed to
him thai tie best way To do was to wait a
couple of weeks until The plans OF Mr..
New berry are presented. They may not
suit the Trustees at all.
LaWton said that last week a confer
Board Of Health was held. The meeting
was held in the hope that some ideas
would be advanced by the Board of
Health. No such ideas were advanced
by the board however, aud the Irusteos
did the best they could IL engaging Mr..
Newberry.
Dir. Huntington said he was not present
at that meeting, and had until now been
labOring under Il Misrepresentation with
regard TO Mr.. NewUerry's position.
When his plans were presented, how
ever, he knew of no one here who was
comp petent to pass upon the situation. He
thought ii would be necessary ultimately
to send East for some thoroughly COM
petent and disinterested sanitary engi-
neer. He did not think, in case the city
is enioined from running the sewage into
the river, that The New berry plan would
work for chemical reduction. He thought
also that the mixture of large quantities
of rain and drainage water would pre-
vent its working well. on account OF dIlu-
ton OF the sewage. Mr.. NeWberry also
says that the present system VIII have TO
be sooner or later superseded by another.
DIR. Glow did not ieel prepared at the
present time 10 give All opinion as to the
best method or diSposlng OF the sewage.
1t is an important question, and too
much light cannot be thrown on ii or too
much information gained about it.
The trustees, there being no Board of
Health at the time. had made start and,
he believed, had done wisely in so doing.
lie believed the two boards would be in
accord Colonel Waring, he believed,