The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-18
DRAINAGE BIDS LAID OVER.
THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THEM
TOMORROW NIGHT.


Plan So. IA Decision viii Prob
ably BE Reached at an Adjourned
NeetIng-COI. warnings Report Up
on the Proposed Drainage system.
Objections to the River Front Out
let AnSwered-COntra Await
ing Action on Their Bids.
House drainage was the important mat
ter to come before the city council last
night and a number Of contractors, engin-
GERS and others interested were on hand.
There was a full meeting OF the board
The patience Of all pre- sent was given a
severe test. however. me council had a
large amount Of business on hand and the
aldermen being in an ai.gumentative hui
NOR, this was strung out TO great length.
House drainage being under the head Of
miscellaneous business Bas almost the last
thing reached and was not taken up until
after Il O'Clock.
As soon as the subject was mentioned
Alderman Hull offered a resolution to
adopt Sections A, 3. and g Of plan !, with
the Savannah river as the outlet and to
accept the lowest bid, the city resering
the right 10 make payments in its notes.
The resolution was rather startling.
Alderman Wylly begged that action on
the resolution be deferred. 1t was not the
intention of the drainage committee 10
make a recommendation at once. he said.
The committee was not agned on the ques-
ton of outlet. There is a mass of infor-
nation in the shape Of letters from pyh-
sicians and sanitarians, which 1t was de-
sired to lay before council Col. Waring.
Alderman Wylly said had report which
he would read to council. 1t was the de-
sire of the committee to have this infor-
nation published and the matter deferred
for consideration.
Alderman Hull said he had no desire to
shut off discussion Of the subject and
withdrew his resolution temporarily
Col Waring was then called upon to
read his report.
Col. Waring said: TT is not necessary
70 present at this time any argument az to
the efficiency and suitability of the system
on which this plan is constructed. 1t IS
a system which provides for the absolute
separation Of foul drainage from water
falling on the surface of the streets or
storm water from any source, That is to
say, IL carries away only the water which
has been fouled by the uses of the pOpu-
lation. These sewers are completely and
thoroughly ventilated by the absence
of any trap or house drains
and soil pipes between the sewers and the
tops Of the houses. This has been found.
in practice, to give perfect ventilation and
20 produce no annoyance or discomfort. II
Is the safest arrangement from sanitary
point Of view, and is a feature essential to
the complete success OF the plan recon-
mended."
Col. Waring then proceeded to give
detailed account Of the plans, which 1t is
unnecessary TO give here. A description
of the plans having already been given.
Col Warfngs description Of the plans
showed the system intelligenty and con-
yeniently arranged 50 that every citizen
may have the opportunity 10 make house
connection at the smallest possible cost.
The system is calculated for
a population Of 10000, using
60 gallons per capita daily. The latter
figure, Col. Waring said, he regarded as
an excessive estimate.
Col Waring said that in 1885 he recon-
nended a distant point of removal be-
cause the water of the river in reach Of
the tidal movement was then used as
source Of domestic supply Under such
circumstances the Introduction of sew
age, even a small amount" he said,
would have been dangerous. That con-
dition has now passed, and 1t will not
return"
A liberal estimate Of the daily consump-
ton Of water which would reach the sew
age Col. Waring said. be 40 gallons per
capita. This would give daily flow of
10000 gallons to a population Of 10000.
Col Waring said that the
discharge of sewage already
greately diluted, would be mingled with
such volume OF water that It need not
be necessary to consider anything beyond
the oxidizing power of the river itself,
which Is more than ample to secure a COM
plete and final disposition for all time.
The reference TO the discharge of unsan-
itary matter intsthe river in front of the
city Col Waring said:
THE suggestion has been made that In
your city the accumulation Of feeal matter
on the bank of the river, on piers, and on
vessels lying at the wharves will in time,
constitute fTightful nuisance. There can
be no such deposit, and there can never
be a suggestion of a nuisance Whenever
the sewage Is properly delivered at the
bottom OF the river, 1t will, 80 far as the
senses OF the people of Savannah are con-
cerncd and so far as their sanitary con-
dition Is involved, be forever annihiiated.
In conformity with your instructions. L
have caused TO be prepared a scheme by
which, II 1t ever becomes necessary, the
sewage may be intercepted along the river
front, and delivered to some other point
of disposal The most promising process
In this case would be disposal on the cty's
property on the north side of Hutchin
sons Island by surface irrigation or by
the method in use at Paris This would
produce no noticeable odors and would be
absolutely safe and free from all objec-
ton. Compared with the foul conditions
existing at the Bilbo canal, 1t would be
absolute purity. Disposal at this point
would obviate the necessity for pumping,
which would be required if the sewage
tn. !. Aa1f
the city. II desired both tracts could be
used-the eastern one receiving all that
would drain to it by gravity from the
eastern side Of the city.
1T Is not necessary" Col. Warlng said,
ito say more concerning the discharge in
to Wilmington river than that IL would
probably cost more than the entire sewer
ing of the city. 1t would, however be
possible 10 construct this outlet, should
such course be determined upon at any
future day. My advice is unqualified that
the sewage be delivered into the Savannah
river Immediately In front Of the city, and
that this be done with such an arrange
ment Of outlets as Will admit of intercep-