The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-15

ton and East Broad streets, and thence
to the present outlet at Bilbo canal. The
universally. Of this conveyance would
demonstrate that, no matter where our
outlet may ultimately reach, we always
start Il the same point of commence
ment-Bolton and Paulsen streets.
The various schemes already proposed
TO provide an outlet for the sewage OF
Savannah are wide and varied. Ignoring
those which have been mere suggestions,
and which, on account of expense of con-
struction or physical reasons, have died
at this stage, we may consider those
which at one time or another have been
freely advocated.
First, We have Timber Landing Creek
suggested, which, as its name imports, Is
only a creek-lOng. narrow, tortuous-
and of such construction that the time for
the commencement of ebb tide at its head
is closely allied to the time for the COM
mencement Of the food tide at It's mouth.
This one fact ought at once to condemn
this outlet form the nature of things,
the sewer outlet being at the head of the
creek, 1t Is only question of very
short time before It would be a banked up
mass of sewage, with no possible means
of dilution.
Then we have the route of the Casey ca
nal to Vernon rivera river only in name,
since il has no head water, except the
drainage from the Casey canal.
This outlet has all the objections which
attach 70 the Timber Landing outlet. in
tensihed by the cost and lack of grade
necessltated by sewer eight miles in
length.
The idea of establishing a sewage farm
In this SECTION We may also dismiss as
inpracticable for various reasons, among
them being the great expense in construc-
tion. cost Of maintenance and the lack of
suitable site, irrespective of any climatic
objections.
The outlet which for some time was in
most favor and which has been suggested
by several engineers, taking various
routes, but all reaching near the same
point Of discharge, is that into Warsaw
or Wilmington river in the neighborhood
This point was exhaustively examined
and criticised by Mr.. Rudolph Herring,
the eminent sanitary engineer, few years
ago. He went into the matter thoroughly
and after having tidal observations taken
and securing full data as to the flow and
currents he unhesitatingly condemns this
as an outlet for the city's sewage even
with the present population.
had a personal observation of the cor
rectness of one of the main objections
against this outlet only a short time ago,
whilst engaged upon some pile worke be-
low Thunderbolt.
One day on the early ebb tide a boat
and log--the end of pile-got adrift
and went floating down the channel 1t
was some time before another boat could
be dispatched after the derelict. When
regained the boat had drifted about three
miles and the log was still floating near.
Five day after. at about three parts food,
tide the same log came float
ing back past the work and
Bonaventar rs befoTe the tde laf
unless captured in the meantime
This demonstrates that q discharge into
a purely tidal stream, without any head
water of its own or tributary to it, will
not finally dispose of the sewage in a
sanitary manner
One has only to see the manner in which
the dead rush collects on the shore at
Thunderbolt to readily perceive another
serious objection to this outlet.
Another outlet, recommended by. Mr.
Rudolph Herring, is into the Savannah
river, about two miles below the city.
This outlet is perfectly feasible and
free from objection. except in one direc-
ton that it only provided for the sewage
proper of the old portion of the city, MAX
ing no provision for the extension, and
nuisance by allowing the storm water to
overflow into it.
Col. George E. Warng, the present SUI
perintendent of New York's sanitary de-
gineer also advocates the Savannah river
al an outlet for the city's sewage.
In a communication published in the
Morning News about year ago he states
emphatically that the SAVANNAH river is
well able to take'care os all the city's sew
age without being in any way fouled, and
says that if discharged some distance be-
low the surface, mo human being will
ever know, by sight or smell. that the
sewage has gone into the river at ALL"
This brings me to the plan which have
worked up and which was laid before
the committee Of the last council at the
interview in behalf of the petition for
This plan proposes. what no other plan
has yet done, to make provision for
taking sewage and storm water off in
closed sewer.
1t is unique in providing for extensions
embracing not only the present extended
limits, but what may reasonably be ex-
pected 10 be included in the next seventy
five or 100 years.
1t is the cheapest outlet that has yet
been conceived.
1t also frees the city from securing ex-
pensive rights of way by following the
lines Of streets already opened. 1t COM
mences at the outlet of the Sixth street
sewer where it empties into the ditch at
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way and Price street at such depth that
it can be extended to take in the whole
of the ridge as far south as Tatemsville
and sim be ten feet deep. At its commence
ment the proposed sewer will be FIVE feet
in diameter running down East Seventh
street until II reaches Berdon street, where
II makes a turn TO the north and is in
creased in size to six feet in diameter 1t
runs north down Berdon street to Ander-
son street and then turns east to Harmon
street at which point the size is Increased
20 seven feet diameter. Thence north on