The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-24
PLANS FOR A SEWAGE OUTLET
DISCUSSED BY THE HOUSE DRAIN
AGE COMMISSION.

] Nessrs. Sugden and KOIIoek Submit
"A New Plan for the outlet, n Modi-
ncatiOn of the Plan Formerly sub
mftfed by Mr.. sugden-It Locates
the outlet at the Mouth of BiIbO
CanaI-Their Figures the Lowest
Estimate of Cost Yet Submitted
for the WOrk-COI. scFeven Sub
mIts Ideas on n New Line for the
Disposal of the Sewage.
The house drainage commission held
lengthy meeting yesterday afternoon. The
time was spent in discussing a report made
by Messrs. Percy sudgen and NJ. c. Kol-
lock on the subject of an outlet for the
sewerage system from the end OF the
present Bolton street sewer to the Sa-
vannah river
The first report on this subject made
to the city council over a year ago, was
one prepared by Mr.. Sugden. the main
features of which were the filling in Of the
Bilbo canal and making the terminus OF
the outlet sewer at the mouth of the
present Bilbo canal.
When the drainage commission was APP
pointed this report. together with re-
port made some years ago by Mr. Ru-
referred TO the commission. The commits
sion considered the papers and referred
them to Col. w. J. Winn. city engineer,
to report upon.
Col. Winn made a number Of surveys
and spent considerable time in preparing
a report, which was submitted to
the commission several months ago.
He did not favor the location of
the sewage outlet so near the city as the
mouth of the Bilbo canal, and he objected
to Mr.. Sugden's plan on many points.
Col. Winn submitted three lines for the
construction OF the outlet. with estimates
of the cost of EACH all three terminating
a considerable distance east of the mouth
of the Bilbo canal.
A resolution was adopted by the COM
mission last July, calling for further plans
and suggestions. The report submitted
yesterday by Messrs Sugden and Kollock
proposes a plan which is similar in many
respects to that first proposed by Mr..
Sugden. In fact, 1t is the same plan with
notifications, intended to reduce the cost
and facilitate the work of construction.
Ihe plan proposes sewer, commencing
at the end of the present Bolton street
sewer, and continued along Bolton street
TO Harmon street, by a sewer five feet
grade of one in $50 While this is smaller
than the old sewer, it is claimed that the
| discharging capacity At Harmon street
the sewer increases in size to one of eight
feet six inches by nine feet nine inches, at
grade OF one In 1000. This increase of
size allows for the connection of a sewer
from the southern section of the city.
At Wheaton street this sewer changes
off in a four feet sewer, to the
river along the east bank of the Bilbo
canal. discharging six feet un-
off in another direction. Maps were sub
mitted illustrating the plan.
The report of Messrs. Kollock and
Sugden accompanying the plan differs
with the report previously made by Col
Winn on so many points that 1t is hardly
worth while to enumerate them. The
structures of Col. VIM upon Mr.. Sug-
denis previous report are answered, and
considerable criticism upon the plan sub
mitted by Col. Winn is INDUCED in. Col
Winns plan to run a small sewer down
the west side of the Bilbo canal and leave
the canal open, with sides bricked up
and plank bottom for storm drainage, is
severely criticised.
The storm water sewer proposed by
Messrs. Sugden and Kollock does not ex-
tend further than Perry lane, but it is
sewer on the east bank of the canal from
Perry lane to the river forming a re-
tanning wall for that distance, which 1t
is claimed will materially strengthen the
bank and keep it from washing away.
The estimate for the total cost, accord
ing to the plan submitted, is SS7 900. divided
Perry lane via Harmon street storm wa
ter and sewerage being separated at
Wheaton street and there forming two
sewers. $54.5 500; placing drain in Bilbo ca
nal and filling in from bank and sur
plus dirt from other sewers, $4,000; sewer
for house drainage from Perry lane to
river, including wall along east bank, $22,
500.
The plan proposes to avoid the expenses
of filling in Bilbo canal entirely, by sim
ply throwing the banks into the bed of
the canal and using dirt eXcavated from
the sewer line. This, it is estimated,
would raise the bed of the canal about
six feet. This is compared with the es-
Inmates by Col. VIM of the cost of the
two plans submitted by him, one for $143-
461, and the other of $20S, 900.
One of the arguments advanced in sup
port of this plan is that the work can be
enable amount and that the resulting ben
efitS from each appropriation will be
immediate. 1t is stated that by appro-
priating $4,000 for next year the city
| can abate the nuisance of the Bilbo canal
| from Bolton street to Perry lane, and
| have an improved outfall for that dis
| lance. Another appropriation of the same
| size the next year will complete the
| house drainage sewer to the river and
| extend the plan complete to Sixth street.
| The outlet sewers being provided for the
| city can then go to work to perfect the
| system of house drainage within the city.
Col Screven has submitted some ideas
to the commission for the disposal of the
sewage on an entirely new line. He has
brought the attention of the board to the
possibility of disposing of the sewage by
| settling and running off the water and
making use of the solid matter for fer
| tilizing purposes. This plan has been sue
| cessfully tried in several of the European
cities and is mentioned in the consular
reports on the subject secured for the
commission last summer by Collector ]. F.
B. Becwith. 1t is not known that Col
ScreVen has submitted any definite plan
to the board for carrying out this idea.
He was spoken TO after the meeting of the
commission yesterday afternoon, but said
that he was not ready to discuss the sub
ject.
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