The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-30
HOUSE DRAINAGE CHANGES.
VAIN OUTLET WILL DE AT THE
MOUTH OF LAMAR CREEK.

,rorc Than Three-fOurths the City's
sewage to BE Emptied at That
poiut-OnIy That Portion West of
mill street and North of the Line
of Neyy street to Re Emptied at the
Foot of west Broad Street-Special
Committee on Drainage Decided
That 1t would he InadvisRbIe to
Attempt to Carry the Main Outlet
10 the BiIbO Canal.
THE drainage committee of Council met
again Yesterday afternoon and received
further information from Engineer W. H
CHAPMAN as to the proposed changes in
the house drainage plans. The outlines
of a report were agreed upon and Alder
man d. r. Thomas, chairman of the spe-
c.lI committee on house drainage, was
instructed 10 draw up report TO submit
TO Council.
Alderman Thomas, when seen after the
meeting. said that as the report had not
been put in shape to be submitted to
Council it could not yet be given to the
public The principal features, which will
H be embodied were mentioned by Mr.. Thorn
as. The principal changes agreed upon
bv the committee, he said, are that as
much of the sewage from the western
side Of the city as possible shall be emp
ted by the eastern outlet in order that
the amount emptied in the neighborhood
of East Broad street may be as small as
possible; and that this outlet shall be at
the mouth of Lamar creek, which empties
into the river between the wharves of the
hydraulic Press Association and the Cor
don wharf
This is as far as the sewage can be
safely carried by gravity under the pres
emit system" said Mr.. Thomas. I'VE
would have much preferred TO carry the
main outlet as far down as the mouth of
BIbo canal, but concluded that it would
be inadyisabe TO do 50. 1t will be less
expensive to empty at Lamar creek than
at the Bilbo canal, but the question Of
sufficient gravity was the deciding fea-
ture OF the question"
Mr.. Thomas explained that the lateral
sewers for the section west of Bull street
and from about the line of New street
north have already been laid and connect
ell with the West Broad street sewer II
was concluded to be impracticable to I'M
dertake 10 go over this work again, and
So this section, including Yamacraw, will
be drained into the river at the foot of
West Broad street.
In order to diminish the amount of sew
age to be empded at this point as far as
possible the ordinance requiring property
owners to make connection within three
years after the completing of the system,
Will not be enforced against owners of
houses of the value of $500 and less anC
these will be allowed to continue the vault
system, except where the owners desire
to make connections. It has been object
q law he -
taat their tenants are of a class which
would not exercise care and intelligence in
the use of sanitary fixtures, and that the
result would be that these fixtures would
be constantly out of order, and a continual
source of expense to the property owner
4 small pumping station would also be
required in order to bring the sewage of
a portion of Yamacraw into the West
Broad street sewer and the committee de-
Sires to avoid this expense.
Inc committee will recommend the ac-
ceptance of plan submitted by Mr.. Chap
man for the draining of The section west
OF Bun street. other than the portion Just
mentioned, into the eastern sewer by
means of a connection along CASTOR street.
his will include Robertsville and all che
southwestern section. By this means it is
proposed to empty more than three
-ourtns or the sewage on the eastern side
o. the city and as far down the river as
can be carried by force of gravity.
Under the plan, which was in force I'M
III the matter was recently taken up by
the special committee on house drainage |
Of which Alderman Thomas is chairman.
| nearly one-half of the city's sewage would |
nave been emDted at the foot of East
hroad street and the remainder at the old
Terry dock, nearby. No conclusion has
been reached as yet as to the disposal of
the Collinsville sewage. The committee
af.4rI. Al IL.