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

Augusta, Ga Jan %, 1901
Mr. Emmet I. Reardon, Secretary apd
Health Officer, Sumter. 8. G
NV Dear Sir l have the henor
to submit the following views on
plains Of Sewerage by the "wa.e.
carrier system, I" and sewage disposal
for Sumter. s. c., by the highly
effective method Of "subsurface lrri
CATION -
With the of water supply in al
cisies and towns, the imperative
necessity for sewerage system will
be. readily admitted by every body,
because Of the large contributions to
the filthy wastes, which all physician
will agree, should be Immediately
carried of, and not be permitted to
soak into the soil at the site Of OUT
domiciles.
Life and health depend upon right
ly understanding and carrying out
those sanitary works (which 90 to
prolong life and sustain health.
Pure sir, pure water and nutritious
food, are the three great sgents tor
promoting life and health Air,
carrying deconposing matters. con-
veys to the human system specifc
poison, which lowers the vitality,
and thus renders the system very
susceptible to diseases
After the digestion and assimi'a-
ton of food, producing nutrition
through the blood, the rest is passed
away in faces and undigested food.
The nitrogenous compounds, soluble
in water. are passed away In the
urine.
It is known thst oil matters which
have served sheir purpose to promote
animal life, are converted into agents
destructive to their existence. and
are made fit agents for the support of
the vegetable l;fe
The vegetable kigdom utilizes
those waste elements cast off by the
animal Kingdom. aud in turn. gives
up cir, water and food in a ft and
healthful condition for the use OF the
animals thus, performing that won
derful cycle ia nature, Of the adapt
ability of all things for usefol pur.
poee
In this simple physiological fact,
lies the successful carrying out and
operation of sanitary works Thus
the soluble wastes from kitchen, laun.
dry, factories, together with the
urine and faces, are broken up by
the force of water into . liquid and
thoroughly macer.ted form, then
carried by pipes and tubes under
ground, and made to combine with
the constituents of earth composing
the "irrigaiipg field,' to become the
food for the vegetable ktgdom.
Of all the various plans for the
removal of such wastes, the un'ver-
sally conclusive and admitted one,
is the "water carriage system
In planning sewerage works there
are three operations, e:
l. The surface drainage or removal
of storm water
g The subsoil drainage.
8 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
If we would avoid confusion, we
should remember that drainage is the
removal of storm water from the
surface of the ground and from the
subsoil, and, that sewerage ls the
removal of waste matter from dwell
ings, manufactures and other build
iugs by means Of water flowing in
underground conduits
In the "combined system" all OF
the three operations above stated are
fully accomplished by one system OF
couduits, by which we have the full
combined syssem of sewerage" for
the speedy removal of waste cub