The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-30
Cost Of Sewerage.
II Miles OF Pipe With Outfit
Can be Put in For $4,000.
Augusta. Ga Jan %, 1901

Augusta. Ga Jan %. 1901
Mr. Enmet I. Resrdon. Secretary aud
Health Officer. Sumter. 8. G
Ny Dear Sir l have the honor
to submit the following views on
plains Of Sewerage BY the "wa.er
carrier system" snd sewage disposal
for Sumter. s. G. BY the highly
effective method of "subsurface Irri
Cation F."
With The Of . wsser supply 10 Oh
cities and towns. the imperative
necessity for . sewerage system will
be.readily admitted BY every bsdy.
because Of tho large contributions 70
the filthy wsstss. which oil physiciat
will agree. should Do Immediately
carried OF, and not be permitted to
soak into the soil at the site Of our
domioiles.
Life and health depend upon right
" understanding and carrying ous
those sanitary works (which 60 to
prolong life and sustsin health.
Pure cir, pure water and nutritious
food. are the three great sgents for
promoting life and health, Air,
carrying deoomposing matters. con.
veys to the human system . specific
poison, which lowers the vitality,
and thus renders the system very
susceptible to diseases
After the digestion and assimila.
tioo Of food. producing nutrition
through the blood, the rest 10 passed
away 10 iaeces and undigested food.
The uitrogeuous compounds. soluble
10 wster. are passed away in the
urine. "+s
II 10 known that oil matters which
have served their purpose to promote
animal life, arc converted into agents
destructive TO their existence. and
are made ct sgenta for tho support of
the vegetable life.
The vegetable kigdom usilizes
those wssts elements cast OF BY the
animal Kingdom, aud 10 turn. gives
up cir, water snd food 10 . ft and
condition for the usa of the
thus. performing that Won
dsrful cycle 10 nature. Of .he adapt.
sbiIisy Of oil things for . ussfol pur:
pose = p ".''." ''"@
10 this simple Psychological fsot.
lies the successful carrying out and
operation Of sanitary works Thus
The soluble wastes from kitchen, lauu.
dry. factories, together With the
urine and faeces, sre broken up BY
the force Of water into . liquid and
thoroughly mscerated form, then
carried by pipes and tubes under.
ground, and made TO combine With
The constituents of earth composing
the "irrigstipg feld." to become the
food for tho vegetable kigdom.
Of oil the various plans for the
removal of such wastes. the uuiver-
sally conclusive aud admitted one,
10 the "wster carriage system
In planning sewerage works there
are three operations, ie:
/. The surface drainage or removal
Of storm water
2 Tho subsoil drainage.
3 The removal of all faecal and
liquid wastes from dwellings, manu-
factories, etc, by water flowing 10
underground condults from the house
and other connections
II We would avoid confusion. wo
should remember. that drainage is the
removal of storm water from the
surface of the ground and from the
subsoiI. and. that sewerage is the
removal of waste matter from dwell.
ings, manufactures and other build
ings by means of water flowing 10
underground conduits
Iu the "oombined system" ell Of
the three operations above stated are
fully accomplished by one system of
couduits. by which We have the foil
"conbined system Of sewerage" for
thA aneedv removA1 of vaate auh,