Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-19
The Grinnell News.
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1 the disposal of the city's refuse from
the sewer within a few years, and the
engineer who constructed the sewer
system furnished at that time a set Of
plans for six filtration beds which
/ should collect all solid matter and puri-
| fly the liquid sewage.
The cost of the construction Of such
! a system will be between $4,000 and
/ 5000, probably. The solid matter
| from the sewage would thus be pre-
pared for use and become a valuable
fertilizer. The filtration would be thru
and by this method the system would
be made complete and hygienic. The
liquid sewage, after the solid substance
has been removed, can be distributed
over q large area and absorbed in the
earth by means of sub-surface tile, or
it can be emptied into Little Bear and
will be perfectly harmless after run
ming for short distance, all the of
fensive matter having been removed by
the filters. Other plans are suggested
as alternatives, but this system is the
best proposed, and the large cost will!
be more than repaid in the satisfaction
and confidence in so thorough and sci
entific system. This is practically
the system in use in the most modern
cities OF the east and many cities in
England and Europe.
The present nuisance can not be al
lowed to continue, and the city will
meet the difficulty at once. Mr.. Vog.
alleges in his petition that during the
last summer he lost seven head Of vail
liable cattle from poisoning caused by
drinking the water from the Little
Bear in his own pastures.
The members of the city council have
explored the stream and realize the
weight of the protest of residents liv.
ing near 1t. They are wiling to meet
the difficulty fairly and while the bur-
den of taxation necessary for the con-
struction of the filter system will be
felt. as the municipal tax is already
heavy, there will be little grumbling
among the taxpayers. When this fill
ter system which was in the original
plans for the sewer system of Grin
nell is complete there will be no city In
the state having a more perfect system
of water supply and drainage than
Grinnell
The city water supply will be doubled
this season. The water is from artesian
wells 1000 feet deep. and the second
well is now nearing completion. A sec
ond pumping station will supply the
city with about 100000 gallons per day
of the purest water obtainable.
Another marked improvement which
the present season will witness is the
construction of fine soft water system
for the purpose of supplying the manu-
featuring interests of the city with soft
water for their boilers. This system
will cost number of thousand of dol
lars, but will be of great value to the
city. 1t will probably be built by CO.
operative enterprise among the bust
ness men.
April 19.-The city council met last
evening and, after a lengthy discussion
of the sewage problem, voted to put in
a temporary dam and sub-surface tile
system to purify the sewage in order to
prevent the issuance of an Injunction
by William Vogt and others. The
council agrees that this Is but temper
airy, and the permanent system pro-
POSED must be constructed They think.
however,, that this would cost $4,000
and can not be done In the present
financial condition of the city.