The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
SEW AGE
Problem Will
Not Down.
TIME is COMING
When Other Methods Must
Be Employed.

The Spy's exclusive story about the
conference at the Board of Trade rooms
Wednesday night, relative to the ad-
Visibility of taking preliminary steps
for the construction of great ocean
sever from Worcester to tide water,
was the talk of the town yesterday.
of course there were plenty of peo-
pie, and notably those connected with
the present city government, who
laughed the project out of court with
out any consideration whatever but
there were plenty of representative and
thinking men in the city who agreed
mat the subject was worthy of the
deepest and most serious consideration
The impres sion was too general that
the matter was before the Board of
Trade f5a radical action. but this was
not the case, Should the members of
the committees of the Board of Trade
decide to act in the matter it is likely
that nothing more would be done this
Year than to ask the legislature for an
appropriation for survey and a con-
kideration by a body of experts of the
engineering and other difficulties in
NOlVed.
1t would be safely within the bounds
OF ordinary legislation to secure an APP
preparation for such a purpose In
Tact, it was only a year or two ago
mat an appropriation for a survey of
great trunk line sewer for the New
Tons was made 1t would have re-
CURED only a little more energy on the
part of WoTcester's representatives in
Inc two branches to have made the
sum i little larger, and to have in
ctuded IN the the territory to be sur
Neyed the city of Worcester and the
country lying between the heart of
tie commonwealth and the Newtons
and Boston.
The principal objection on the part
ol the officials of the city government
Is the fact that all of the money ex-
pended and provided for in the treat
1nent of the sewage by chemical precip-
3tatlon and subsequent filtration would
De wasted and the policy that has en-
gagged the attentionof the local experts
10Y some time, forever abandoned.
Inc objection appeals to many as a
strong one. but there are other citizens
VINO begin to question the practicable
2ty OF the system in vogue at the puri
ncatlon works, and who are also ask
lnS II 1t is not time to stop sending
good money after bad.
me engineering problems involved in
Inc construction OF great sewer like
the one suggested at the BOARD of
Trade meeting. are at first sight ins,,,-
mountabie, but it is claimed by those
VINO regard the consideration of the
matter with favor, that they are NOT
half as great as those which cOnfron+
cd the engineers of the great metrop-
d 5n,. i;. water Dssih when that was I'M
The estimates of expense have been
rudely and roughly guessed at prin-
cipaliy by those who insist that the CITY
should continue with the present sys
tem and make no investigation of any
hlIld looking to other means of dispos-
ing Of the sewage.
me estimate of expense furnished at
Inc Board of Trade meeting the 9TH
er night is said to have been made bv
one OF the most eminent engineers in
the country and one who has been en-
gagged on works of similar nature
throughout the entire land.
AT all events, the only proposition
tHat was recommended at Wednesday
Illght conference was to the end that
me state should be asked for an an
Precipitation for survey. There was
Hothlng extraordinary in that, and in
the opinion of many of the city's rep
IesentatiVe men, the Board of Trade
should not hesitate in lending it's sup
port TO request Of this kind
Ahe project which the Board of Trade
mas taken under consideration bids fair
10 play an important part in the Kettle
brook dispute which is now and has
been for Some weeks past. claiming the
attention of all the lawyers in Worces-
yer county, The two sides in the Kettle
brook question split also upon the
trunk sewer project, the citv's legal
representatives being outspoken against
the scheme. and the representatives of
the petitioners being as earnestly in
IdNof OF IT'S promotion. 1t is practically
certain tEat Lawyer Goulding. senior
counsel for the petitioners will, in
closing his argument In that nov fa
nous case this morning, lay stress IN
on the need of a change in Worcaster's
sewerage system and urge the supporr
OF the Board of Trades profect for ,,
trunk sewer to the sea.
MIR. Goulding, when interviewed by a
spy. reporter last evening upon the
subject said: Il consider the project a
very possible one 1t is evident that
something must be done to remedy the
present condition Of the sewerage svs-
TEN. and in view of the present neces-
Slty we may be obliged TO take some
such step before long. I do not know
what 1t would cost to build such
sewer, but l am sure that if can he
done. Fifteen or twenty wears ago
lhey would have said that it would be
impossible to construct the metropoI-
ltan water system, but that is now
reality"
When told Of the city's objection 10
the scheme on the ground thar it
would render the publication works
loss upon their hands, Mr.. Couldmg
said; Il should think the city would
be glad to get rid of the publication
works As it u.s. they are now a CON
slant source Of expense"
When asked if he should advocate a
trunk sewer in his argument today.
Mr.. Goulding replied: Il cannot say
now just what l shall say. I have