The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-28
WILL MAKE ANOTHER REPORT.
HOUSE DRAINAGE COMMISSION MAY
CHANGE THE OUTLET.

Two Hours Spent I'm Discussion Yes
terday AfternOOn-The Objections
to the Wilmington River Outlet
May Cause Another Route to he
Suggested-Dr. FaIIigant Submits
Plan, Involving the Use of Por-
tiOn of the BiIbO Canal with
Flooding Basin to Keep 1t Secured
Out.
The house drainage commission held an
important meeting yesterday afternoon,
remaining in session nearly two hours.
The subject of a sewage outlet was dis
cussed at length.
Mayor Myers stated to a representative
of the Morning News, after the meeting,
that the commission would probably pre-
sent another report to council on the
subject of a sewage outlet. The determ-
ination of the property owners on VIII
mington river to resist the emptying of
the sewage in that river, he said together
with the fact that some of the property
owners through whose lands it would be
necessary for the sewer to pass were OPP
posed to the use of Wilmington river,
would resist the use of their lands, made
1t advisable to look about for another
suitable outlet if one can be found.
To attempt to use Wilmington river, he
said, would mean a fight in the courts,
which might last two years. 1t is de-
sired to do something at once, he said,
and on this account the house drainage
commission Is now discussing other means
of disposal of the sewage.
DR.. Falligant proposed a plan to the
l -
age. DIR. Falligant has already given his
reasons for opposing the use Of Whining
| ton river. He does not believe there Is
| any danger to health in using the Savan-
nah river to carry off the sewage. The
best evidence of this, he says, is that the
river is now. used for that purpose ana
| no harm results. The daily dis
| charge of the Savannah river,
he says, is 1900, 100000 gallons,
which he thinks should be sufficient to
| carry off the sewage despite tidal cur
rents. He refers to the opinion expressed
| by Mr.. Rudolph Herring, one of the most
| distinguished of sanitary engineers, that
the Savannah river is capable of dispos-
| ing of the sewage of a city of 1000 900
! population.
DIR. Falligant's idea is as follows: To
extend the Bolton street sewer in
straight line to the northeast, beyond
| Harmon street. to the point from which
! the Bilbo canal runs directly northward
to the river. Up ito that point the canal
| pursues sinuous course, and the canal
| could be used to carry off storm water
or filled in after being supplied with a
| local drain pipe. The Bolton street sewer
| could be extended at it's full size to carry
| both storm water and sewage, or if the
| Bilbo canal is used to carry OH storm
| water the sewer need be extended at only
one-half its present size, thus saving en-,
| penses.
At the point indicated Dr. FalIigant's
| idea is to construct a basin about five
acres in extent into which the sewer win
empty, the outlet from the basin to be the
Bilbo canal from that point
by using one of the lateral canals run
ming from the river" said Dr. Falligant
land providing flood gates the basin can
| be filled with water at every tide. When
the tide begins to go out the water can be
retained In the basin by clos
ing the gates After the tide
is out by opening the Bilbo canal
| gate the water from the basin will pour
out through that canal to the river. In
this manner the canal can be secured out
every twelve hours and thus kept perfect
| ly clean.
The remote possibility that the city may
at some day return to the river for its
| water supply, DIR. Fallgant says, is the
| chief argument against the use of the riv-
er to dispose of the sewage.
81 believe in contending with the situa-
ton as it oonfronts us, and not with re-
| mote possibilities" he said to a Morning
| News reporter. Suppose the city should
| find 1t necessary to return to the river at
| some future time for it's water supply.
| Would it not be better to lead a canal
| from some point above the Hermitage, to
which it is shown the sewage does not
| reach, to the water works, than to go to
| immense expense now to carry sewer
i to Wilmington river to dispose of the
sewage there, and create nuisance
which would endanger health and injure
the value of thousands of dollars of prop
| erty."
The question of a sewage farm for the
disposal of the sewage was also discussed
by the commission, and instances cited
where such farms were in successful OPP
| Grafton.