Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-03-26
SEWER SURVEY.
ENGINEERS SUBMIT PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS.
so ARRANGED THAT LITTLE MAY
ne DONE AT a TIME, UNTIL
SYSTEM Is COMPLETED

complete system Of sewers for Ellsworth,
az submitted by Islcy x Cummings.
hydraulic and sanitary engineers, Of
Portland:
To ,Ae Honorable Mayor and Board Of
raf-utrp Of the city Of ELLSWORTH.
,;r>,rftMEN- We herewith present our
report, accompanied with plans and
rrutta- Of separate sewerage system for
Your city. f.-t
The area embraced lies between the
shore road and Washington street north
ANA south, and Main street between tine
SUBMITS OF cast aud west. On the north
of Man street, including a portion OF
~EAtt,t there il Il general watershed inv
gfts outlet on Main, about seventy five
feet west of Franklin street, this Is
divided into three shown on street No >.
F.rs;, Birch avenue west OF OAK, Park
street ea-t and west Of Oak, Lincoln
street ea-t OF Oak, md Oak street north
OF Birch to south OF. Lincoln. lind their
outlet in the sag Mt Park street, and
thouce dlagonalIy across the square 10 the
man hole Mt school street.
second, shore road to state street
Third to state, and State from about 100
feet north OF the Shore road, flow to
school street, " hleh receives Birch west
Of oak. Park west OF Oak .iaud emptles in
the same man hole as No /.
No and are carried by one line
north and west Of the shoe factory to he
man hole located:on Church street oppo
site the creamery.
Third, Oak south of Church, School
south OF Church and the latter flow TO the
man hole with No. and opposite the
creamery.
These combined watersheds are taken
direct to Main street across lots PASS ing
through the passage way between the
stores OF J. r. Giles and Joy Bros.
Sterling, Central and Royal streets,
being in low land. ARE separated from this
general watershed.
The most important feature OF the
watershed north OF Main street is the
surface flow during heavy raintalls.
This Mt the present. time cnhodies condi-
tons that seriously menace health and
property. We DO not hesitate to say that
two evils now exist under these coudi
tlous that should b. Immediately dealt
with that Is, prohibiting the flow Of
sewage matter into the brook bed and
changing OF the present brook from
beneath the buildings ON the south OF
Main street to u Itae fifteen feet north OF
the centre OF sald street and parallel
thereto.
From he examinations nude through
is route, 1t was found that the How is
opstructed by contraction Of the present
sewer, and hat IN several places it WAS
not covered. We also noticed consider
able deposit due to dry weat her flow.
The irregularity OF the bottom has r
tendency 10 retard and collect sewer sedi-
nent containing germs that are detri-
mental to health
We suggest for your approval the fol-
lowing change; In the rear OF Hale's
stable construct sewer Cuivert west OF
the sewer pipe, property trapped. Ex-
tend from this euivcrt sewer Xxi, 8,
passing beneath the Mill!keu building
through the passage"ay between j. T.
Giles and Joy Bros stores to the main
on Main street. The SIZE Of this sewer
box is computed TO relieve the section be-
tween Main street on the south, Birch on
the north, and from Senator llale's to
state street east and west, With a rainfall
OF one inch per hour.
The surface flow through this sewer
can be controlled IN the future by ex-
tending through the natural runs, and
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