New-York tribune., 1901-10-07
AMERICAN HETHODS FOR TOXIC.
JAPANESE ENGINEER THINKS HE WILL
FIND NONE BETTER ANYWHERE.

FIND NONE BETTER ANYWHERE
There two things that see in the munlc-
ipal economy of New-York that l think could
be bettered 1 refer to the sewerage system and
the water supply
This is from Yeija Nakajima. chief engineer
of the city of Toxic Japan. and professor of en-
gineering and mechanics in' the University of
Toxic. who is in this country on a tour of in
spection. Mr.. Naka lima. told by The Tribune
recently, is studying particularly the conditions
of harbor dredging and wharfage. but is also
observing other works that will make for munic-
ipal improvements in his native city. He
sent out by the city of Toxic TO how and at
what cost the city could be made a maritime
port
Your sewage. 1 observe he said yesterday.
"empties into your rivers TO the piers. This
makes for pollution. OF course, / cannot say
that the sewage should be carried out to sea,
but it seems as If some provision should be made
for carrying 1t away from the immediate vicinity
OF the city. There ways of purifying sew
age by chemical process. too. that would make
II cleaner.
Your water supply system is fine The new
dam. which 1 have had the pleasure of visiting
is the finest have ever seen. But we are ahead
OF you on the question of purifying the water
When l was here fifteen years ago | studied
the water supply system, and went home with
some good ideas. have built waterworks for
Toxic which finished two years ago. We
do there what some of your American cities
doing. The water is filtered through sand.
think this is better than your system.
'I am charmed with your harbor. In it's ex-
font and natural beauty il is think. the finest
in the world 1 have words to express my
admiration also. of the condition il is in because
OF scientific dredging. After a careful eXamina-
ton of YOUR rivers, harbor and wharfage. | have
arrived at the belief that l can, by dredging,
bring big ships up To Toxic We are about
twenty miles from Yokohama, and there will
be lot of work TO be done but we will do it.
Toxic has about 100000 inhabitants. ard her
interests would he greater than they are now If
we had a waterway through which big vessels
could pass TO the city Even at Yokohama yes
sells must be unloaded by lighters.
THE whole job-dredging and wharf building
will cost about S21 100000 of your money.
The interest on money is high over there. and
we would have to borrow great deal. Count
ing interest and all. the sol 100000 will amount
to S50.OOO,OoO before the job will be finished
Rut am sure the city will do the work. Amer
lean methods will be followed think. for am
s,,re will hnd nothing better. You pro-
gressive people, and Japan cannot go amiss II
she follows the methods tnat nave maze you
successful
From this city Mr. Nakajima will go to Yale
+o attend the bicentennial celebration After
that he will go to Boston, Philadelphia and
washington studying their waterworks, sew
erage and trolley systems. Toxic is to have
a trolley line, and the engineer wants to become
acquainted with American methods From this
coantrv he will go to Europe. He left Japan
two months ago to be gone a year Ills return
will he through this country