The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-23
D RAINAGE E
iha Principal sBlenlishes Of Our
flaallIl|llslhllng civ. B
90 CAN Be RE n
!Ssss l fr1ns nm Expert Standpoint
3SssslsssS sassssnaion Of Gases : Danger OF
Sl:yer Present:----Ptr' n u,t' en-,
ssal Ssystcm-''rwo Points or
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lsfor tie Sunday yirglnian by

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forS tie sunday Virglnian by
SJoseph H. Van Biene.) |
N$ss assItEtng Southern city. Not n mush- |!
1sessal tys# reating Its head above the |
||s 6aes3S aarth in q single nights fun
srbysfh SasSunimportant when born, |
/ ss hort IN conception, but a bust |
ls2ss ssSlsyy active town, teeming with In
Mp !o-date5 people: pulsat1ng
attic fed by Its loyal and hard- |
liens. con tributing no small
9Th LEI importance OF the United
and to the world at large. Such
2$g3 Il6Efgik bat Just as there are spots
EsS ace of the sun, or blight on the
is Norfolk its ,bien,ish, Nor
sas5a sss las an Imperfect drainage sytem.
gloss over fac:s or attempt TO
hem away.tS5N 2 may talk until
ssEtfng5ofS adverse conditions IS render
until 1t priclls less severely,
atrates not SO deep, but when the
Vases and plain facts come to be
SSAASS Hs4eyS1lned hen we are forced to admit
sSAa xgIment was but q, poor cure. IN,
loS cure at all, only a temporary
ahgsa pp1ication- he sore remains.
a EEs asYssg granting that citizens Of Nor
Omit he Instability Of remedyinS
sfaAssslnatter, granting that they do APP
sgsl1nses he Immense stimulus to well
84ssssaaasaan nd health, which a good drainage
aafE confers; granting that they feel
tie itself ma v indirectly rest upon
4 ton at issue. then in proceed
Sconslder how best these wrong
Is may be righted, two different
d 8issssssaEaag as suggest themselves: The anal
and the synthe.ical. In the latter,
nthetical we might consider town
gt1Wing to adolescence from infant
IL 4slEEe&s state. We might speak Of the
&s ngS II eed for drainage, as the In
$BssA sSRllasnts increase, and lay down SIM
&slAFf plan for relieving the town of It's
9sssa ila ter. Then as time passes and
81 AsAHaaEfsneeusi arise necessitating improve
ssy4afan nd 2enlarg cement, new parts could
& 81 lded, 8ant!quated methods be dis
dsds and "a structure evolved, part by
sskeeping pace with The times. This
ptad be strictly synthetical-an adding
se3Es nArtS to part until the whole is obtain
EEsetff Thus every flower has q bud, every
has q seed. BY adding Of its parts It's
asfIfs rphosis was effected. But beau
aesafx nlsas such q process undoub. eddy Is
I3as ahnot obviously be applied to Nor
SSat&pl and It's drainage for Norfolk Is now
}AS$Iaat aiyoung enough. The other or anal
taeal method is left and is available
III II we: subject each part of the sys-
Mem TO arfgorOus examination. First on
8paper8 hen actually we must seek they
&EHutss hunt for the flaws, cover nothing,
AIDE no thing. 1T must be q true analy-
MAS and we must not fear nor shirk the
St:-----r2tss hen the conditions are appar-
In ,Gthe5remedy will suggest itself. That
Issss to those versed in The matter and COM
S8petent to judge. The true state as
tearn from expert opinion, with regard
as&So the sanitation of N orfolk Is as follows:
81 NORFOLK SANITATION.
aS system OF tubes or pipes with vari-
Nous functions carries the waste matter
ISSpf the Isl ty. The tubes are throughout,
their entire length, made Of terra
AHsot tassss Like the blood system In the HUI
Imam hp dy, all the tubes unlike with laIg-
larger mains, until they reach the
8eassrviors. This occurs close to shore
8htsa5 point In the Elizabeth river There
III The liquid, solid. semi-soid and case
SSsls lat ter is held for a time closed off
SEgrom the a tmosphere. Purposely closed
Als5aNnnt II stated intervals when by means
DUMPING engines, the whole torrent is
ifsa1snharged Into the river. That is sim
outline Of the process But mas
sgiuch sas3 the general public knows little
9 ess III hag details, and since 1t most vitality
EEstsonceYa1s them, I think it is correct
E ssn Gaproper|d deed to call for their atten-
afsst gns&Whtch3BWeE cannot command, and
their interest, when 1t is al
] cTinllan TO let it sleep
a {ssgIossSntinue,,th the drains Of the city are
#Htal that they are practically level.
s. fhsEesis little If any grade or slope at
Int, Il SD that the sewerage for
u u 5ahpnrs daily is in a state of tran
auAfity,sS or stagnation. Anyone who
Sa74s1 Iffake}a long glass tube corked 1T both
5 HssIlslssSand NcDntaining liquid can find
8boaY3sttll 1T can be made to remain. when
Sine tub EisS level. In fact the tube may
8SessISnoaynSto be level by the appearance
afsf bsi ton Of the water. This indeed
8sonstttutes sa4rough water level
&ES SaSs tile fine sand be shaken I'D in
& inproYised. level. when the water Is
1.-THE sand will s,lbside
fhtassqn state chemical action
aindssi Reformation Of gas (were the
|9si aslbata noes present., could go on
ssssIHs fact that the drains slope so
s8light1yasis an important point It aids
8$3seE5n1u ton. at must be borne in
inSn fheH drain-plpes Of the city dur
AngMCeftain hours are plugged at one
3s3ns1 spnIy reservoir end. For since
ere below the level OF the waite.
river, and unconnected with 1t,
Asss follows that except at pumping time
eEIfShe In Is sealed UP. practically speak
that many kinds of mat
as5sss .e drought together In sewer
aaotnas at least, capable Of acting chemi-
kksaa ther especially in warm wealth
sss Och oves u 8 to trace what occurs.
nUNDATrON OF GASES.
S some harmless, often poisonous
a#TaSf0rIned. g Gases take up much room
well because .they are gases.
8y he ntia1 nature of gases to do
SD They spread over the system Of
4 ipssssI Az last they strike the sealed or
#ssGasahEY1orf end s53 They can go no farther.
!$aaasas ton causes more and more
s. s. tS be 81 formed. 8 AS soon as the
1eu are full which would we be soon.
I! spsgn pressure forces the gases to es-