The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-25

outlets The city council requested him
10 submit II 10 DR.. lie Hardy Of this city,
who reported that il would be suicidal 10
adopt such plan The city adopted DR..
lie Hardys report
Later. Col. George +. Waring was called
m 10 devise a system OF drainage which
he did and the city carried II out. This
Is the system I saw. which has one outlet
directly into the river in front OF the city.
l have the copy of a letter written By
me, lth February. 1859. to the mayor OF
Brunswick. Offering 70 plan a system OF
sewerage for the city. The plan / out
lined in that letter Is Identical in every
particular with that proposed and car
red out four years later by Col. Waring.
such a complete endorsement of my plan
is testimonial am proud Of
Ny examination of the sewerage sys-
TENS of Jacksonville and Brunswick point
only TO one conclusion. namely that it
would be perfectly harmless to make the
sewage outlet for this city into the Sa-
vsnnah river at the mouth Of the Bilbo
canal.
Jacksonville and Brunswick both have
residential property within one hundred
yards of the outlets and on the banks of
the river for some distance below. There
Is no land available for residences within
half mile Of the mouth of the Biloo
canal nor within half a mile of the Savan-
nah river at any point below.
the point OF discharge is, as 1 propose, be-
low the level of low water you cannot
locate any outlet as not a thing of any
kind rises TO the surface Of the water It
is worthy of notice that these cities have
adopted the outlets into their respective
rivers in spite of protests from Drs. Max
well and lie Hardy and these outlets are
a success.
1 would like to call attention to some
other cities, situated somewhat similar to
Savannah, and show the methods they
adopt to dispose of their sewage.
In 1883, Col. Winn was sent by the city
to examine and report on the sewerage
systems of Memphis Norfolk and Charles
ton.
Memphis discharges her sewage into
! Wolf river, a small tributary of the Mis-
sissippi In answer to a direct question
IF any i'll effect had ever been experience
ed from the sewage being discharged in
to the river" Col. VIM received the re-
| ply, none whatever"
At Norfolk the sewage is discharged
| direct into the Elizabeth river, and on ask
| ing similar question, If any i'll effect had
| resulted, Col. VIM again received the
| reply, None whatever" Col Winn sums
| up his report by declaring the sewerage
| systems of Memphis and Norfolk to be
a success (read mayors report 1889
Charleston discharges its sewage direct
| into the Ashley river in front of the Bat
| tery-the finest promenade in the south
and in full view, yet there has never been
the suggestion of any nuisance.
| In Europe, especially England, that
leads the world in sanitary science, almost
every city located near the mouth of any
river discharges its sewage direct into the
river.
The city of Liverpool, with whose system
l am perfectly familiar, much of it being
constructed during the six years l was en-
/ I'D an &c ferf ant aaa.
/ neer's office, discharges it's sewage direct
! into the river Mersey through nine out
| let's. Liverpool is not the only city maxi
| ing use of the river Mersey as an outlet
for it's sewage. Birkenhead, Toxteth
| Garston, Warrington, Widnes and Run
corn, all places as large or larger than
Savannah, discharge their crude sewage
| into the river all within a distance of
eighteen miles above Liverpool Yet The
| river commissioners have never claimed
the river Mersey to be fouled or nuisances
| created by these discharges.
London has always discharged into the
River Thames, but it cannot be denied
that the Thames at London is a foul
| stream. The water of the river, by the
time it reaches London. already carries
a large volume of sewage from the towns
| above and does not offer as free dilutiOn
to the London sewage as would the Sa-
| vannah river. The flow of the River
luton of eight gallons to one gallon of
| sewage. Savannah river offers a dilution
| for Savannah's sewage of 2 $40 gallons wat
er to one of sewage. Were the city of Lon
don situated in the place of Savannah the
| Savannah river would dilute its sewage
by fifty-two gallons of water to one of
sewage, which is double the amount of
dilution the city of Chicago are spending
| $25,O00000 to obtain.
Vienna, with a population of ] Ash 600,
discharges direct into the Danube canal,
which has a flowing body of water only
about cne-third that of the Savannah
| river. According to the recent consular
reports, the system is satisfactory and
free from nuisance.
/ The following table shows at a glance
how some cities dispose of their sewage.
Those in America being from informa-
ton received direct from the cities. Those
in Europe are taken from the consular
reports and personal observation:
New York-Discharges into Hudson riv-
er; location of outlet in the city
Washing ton-Discharge into Potomac
river; location of outlet in the city
delphia-Discharges into Delaware
and SchuylkilI rivers; location of outlet in
the city.
st. Louis-Discharge into Mississippi
river; location of outlet in the city.
Cincinnati-Discharge into Ohio river;
location of outlet in the city.
Kansas City--Discharges into Missouri
river; location of outlet in the city.
ilwaukee-Discharges into Milwaukee
river; location of outlet In the city.
| Providence r. ,I.--Discharges into Prov
idenoe river; location Of outlet in the city.
Portland Ore.--Discharges into william
cite river; location of outlet in the city.
MISUNDERSTANDING into the Savannah
river; location of outlet in the city.
Europe
Glasgow-Discharge into Clyde river;
location of outlet in the city.
Preston-Discharges into Ribble river;
location of outlet in the city.
Hull-Discharges into Humber river;
location of outlet1n the city.
Newcastle-Discharge into Tyne river;
location of outlet in the city.
Dublin-Discharges into Liffey river; To-
cation of outlet in the city
Chester-Discharges into Dee river; To-
cation of outlet in the city
MISUNDERSTANDING into Garonme riv-
| er; location of outlet in the city
Bremen-Discharge in Weser river; To-
cation of outlet in the city
Brussels-Discharge into Senne river;
location of outlet outside of city.
MISUNDERSTANDING into Elbe river;
| location of outlet in the city