The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-14
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fever, cholera, and other water-bOrne COM
municable diseases, and before it can be
positively affirmed that a sewage polluted
stream is safe for drinking after a few
miles flow. IL must be shown so definitely
as to be beyond question by those whose
special studies have fitted them for in
agencies have practically elm
mated the germs Of the water
borne communicable diseases. I'm
I'll such showing is clearly made, the
to be turned into running streams, ponds,
lakes or other bodies of water which either
are or may be the source of water supply,
must be considered as holding good"
DR.. Charles Smart, surgeon U. S. A.,
an eminent sanitarian. says ut should
not be forgotten that dilution does not de-
stroy the germs of disease that may be
present in sewage. nor, so far expert
ence has shown, does IL impair their path
ogenic activity; it merely lessons the like
lihood Of their presence in a particular
draught OF water The draught that does
contain them Is as dangerous to the indi-
vidual who swallows il as though there
had been no dilution."
As evincing the growing feeling of hos
tility to the pollution of potable waters,
the following states have passed laws pro-
hibiting their contamination: New York
in 1885; Minnesota, in 1885; Massachusetts,
in 1885; Virginia, in 1892,
that the legislature of the state of Geor-
gia may deem it for the best interest of
the citizens to enact similar laws and in
such an event the amounts expended in
constructing an outlet sewer discharging
the sewage of the city into the Savannah
river will virtually be lost, and the prob
lens of point for suitable sewage dis
pOsal be reOpened.
With a view of developing a point where
these objections would not apply, and
where large expenditures of money for
lands and disposal plant would not be nee
essary lines were run to Causten's Bluff,
on Wilmington river a distance OF 16, $50
feet from the mouth Of the Bolton street
sewer.
The waters of this river being bracklsh
or salt, are not potable, and hence would
not in any manner be dangerously affect
ed by "morbific organic matter or germs"
The sewage would be discharged where
1t would not offend public taste or public
opinion either now or for long space OF
time. This outlet would virtually dismiss
the fear of contamination.
The width of the Savannah river oppo-
site BilbO canal is 746 feet; the width of
the Wilmington river at Causton's Bluff is
400 feet The average depth of the chan
mel is 211a feet. 1t has three connections
with the sea. By the south channel Of the
Savannah river, by Freedom Cut or, as
called on map, st. Augustine creek, and
Warsaw sound
In order to definitely ascertain the ca
pacity of this river to dispose of the sew
age, Mr.. J. deBruyn Hops, assistant en-
gineer in the city engineers office was
detailed to make the necessary surveys
and to his report thereto anneXed) l re-
specuully refer. From his report, / find
that the volume on the food tide passing
this point in u hours and 10 minutes. is
053 cubic feet, or about 1,450 900 900
gallons, and on the vebb 233, TAI cubic
feet, or about 100000 gallons.
The average rise and fall of the tide at
Elba Island, in the Savannah river, Just
where . the Wilmington river connects
with the Savannah river, is from i 725
feet to - 0.65 feet, a space of 1910 feet.
The highest rise of the tide al Caus-
tens Bluff during the five days of obser-
walton was nine 90 feet above mean low
water mark, as established from Fort
Pulaski plane, and the lowest fall was
1910 below zero.
Floats placed in this river at Causten's
Bluff, at the beginning of the flood. went
no further towards the Savannah river
than few hundred feet beyond the Ty-
bee railroad bridge, a distance of about
three 90 miles, from whence they re-
turned on the ebb tide, thus demonstrate
ing that but little apprehension need be
felt that the sewage will contaminate the
waters of the Savannah river
From Mr.. duBruyn Hops report Won
can readily see that the volume of water
is ample to secure all the advantages
which may occur from thorough dilution
of the sewage, and the velocity to dispense
II. The bottom of the river where the
sewage would be delivered is hard and
swept clean of mud by the velocity of the
currents
The line Of survey is through Bolton
street to the lands of Meinhard and Les
ter thence through the lands of Lawton.
Morrison Screven and Rowland to the
wilmington river, distance of 16 $50 feet
AS bolton street is already set apart for
public use, we can apprehend no objection
WIFI be urged to its being used for sewer
purposes, and where the line enters the
lands of Meinhard and Lester, it parallels
the cost Line railway, which being fix
ture, II is reasonable to suppose that
building lots hereafter to be laid off win
lace on street fronting on the rights of
way of the railroad
Where the line passes through the lands
OF private parties, it is believed the right
OF way can be obtained on reasonable
terms.
The length of time occupied in the work
OF Instruction is measured by means
available The sewer can be readily built
IN one year, and in less time, if desired.
The plan submitted EN- braces A line for
sewage discharge to Wilmington river and
a storm overflow via Harmon street to the
lower portion of Bilbo canal 1t also con-
templates the closing and filing in OF BH-
DO canal from Bolton street TO a point 90o
feet north OF Wheaton street. after pron
er provision for the drainage of the trib
utary watershed is made. The accompany
ing maps VIII show these lines with the di
mansions of the sewers marked thereon
While the storm drains are not of such
capacity as good municipal engineering
would require, they are ample for the dis
charge of all the water the present defec-
tive drains can bring to them without dan
gerous surcharge. Two different sizes of
sewage conduits are given, one for pom
ulation OF 10000 people and one for pop