Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-28
IT'S UP TO THE VOTERS.
To Sewer or Not To Sewer7 That Is
the Question.

the lueStOn.
And the question is to be definitely de-
cided at the special village meeting next
Monday evening.
At the last special meeting, slimly at
tended, il was voted to authorize the trus-
tees TO borrow and expend 5000 in begin
ming a system of sewerage in accordance
with the survey made by ii. w. Mcintyre,
under the vote OF last year. This meeting
is called to see if the village will rescind
that action.
For the information of voters, the HER
AID presents these points, taken mainly
from the report and notes Of survey OF Mr..
Mcintyre. They deal wholly with the
South Main, Dudley and Franklin street
branch. which is the work TO which the
appropriation will be devoted, II il is sus-
tanned.
This sewer is planned to serve the homes
and buildings located on South street.
South Main, a portion Of Highland and
Prospect avenues, Weston and Dudley
streets, passing under the railway at the
latter point, Railroad and Franklin streets,
with laterals on Summer, Fales and the
eastern part OF School street, thence to the
bluff through rear OF r. A. Thomas lot,
along bluff TO Main street, down Prince
street and outfall below the foundry dam
in the stream. The total length OF main
sewer is 2i00 feet. As planned, the sewer
will be inches in diameter from its upper
end down to the railway embankment
fpossibly 5 inches from south Main street
10 the embankment) and 10 inches from
the railway to its outlet. In addition 10
this main. there is to be a l2-inch surface
drain laid in the same ditch from Weston
street and continuing as far as the bluff,
where il discharges into the Sanford mill
pond. This viii drain the Weston nat
section and the low lying ground in the
q al a. -
parts that suffer seriously during the
spring and at food times. The sewer, too,
may be used as an auxiliary 10 this surface
DRAIN II needed, with entire safety during
time Of high water
1.-The number OF persons tributary 10
the sewers will be quite small especially
In the upper levels and hence it viii be
necessary to install automatic flushing
tanks on all mains. and to provide laterals
with other suitable appliances for con-
veniently flushing the pipes az intervals,
as may be found necessary. The quantity
of water required for flushing viii not
be large, probably no larger than would
suffice for a single family each day Tor
each flush tank; but this quantity being
discharged at once into the sewer VIII
make the depth of flow equal TO one-h hall
the diameter OF the pipe at least once m
twenty-four hours. as should be the case
in order TO ensure continued efhclenl
action of any sewer.
.The matter OF size OF sewer required
seems to be one OF special interest. II
should be kept constantly in mind that
house sewage only is proposed TO bt
admitted to this sewer. except the small
quantity of water required each day fol
flushing and, as surface and storm water
viii be otherwise disposed of, the size
OF sewer pipe, properly so-called, may
be proportioDed strictly with reference
to the number of persons tributary Z
the same; the length Of sewer, ITS grade
and the quantity OF water allowed TO eacf
person being known.
"Having sewer OF diameter sufficient
when its length and grade are considered
to meet the requirements of any given
population, then any Increase OF It's
diameter IS detrimental to its effective
action and worse than useless eXpen-
diture of the money required TO cover
the increased cost OF construction"
IL is estimated that a siX-inch sewer,
properly laid, at a grade Of six inches per
loo feet, would be quite sufficient in ca
pacity, but il will be seen that the plan
proposes a 10-inch sewer at the lower lev
els. There is a total fall of 10 feet from
the summit to the outlet OF the sewer
OF 81 feet from Weston street to the outlet
and this heavy fall viii be used TO the best
advantage i'm securing a proper grade
4 Il
| less than six inches per 100 feet, which
grade, in a sewer OF six inches in diameter
cunning half full, will give velocity oi
147 feet per minute.
Now as to cost. The estimates are based
on actual quotations for pipe, and on prac-
| tical figures for eXcavating, baek-nlling
and laying, which are believed to be liber-
al. OF course they do not take INTO ac'
count unexpected obstacles that may bs
encountered, but which cannot now b
| foreseen.
There will be in the main sewer, Will
Il all its laterals, serving all the section COW
cred. a total OF 13. 100 feet OF pipe, the eos
/ OF which is s207ll0; cost OF eNoavating
4 1896; laying pipe, sIa2; total cost of sew
] er, Sl959A0. There viii be OF surface draii
pipe, including laterals, 5000 feet, COSTING
/ sSa2; extra excavation. $40; laying pipe
! s232; total cost of drain, sl564, which, ADD
/ ed to cost Of sewer, makes >6523.40, the 10
/ tai cost. The sum appropriated - e1uou.
There are about 100 families that might
4 be served by this sewer. II all should n
1 time connect paying the fee OF rlo eaeh
the sum realized would be $500, leaving
$500 to be raised by taxation, whicl
would be about 45 cents on the grand Us
! il paid all at once. The interest on tn
y hole 5000 would amount 10 only s245 an
nuallv. and the debt might be allowed I,
stand a few years, when. the remaining
water Indebtedness and the cost Of librarl
4 lot having been met, its payment woul'
not require any apparent increase in taxa
] tion
The HERALD does not presume TO advis
1 the voters as to the course they should
take. The general situation Is as wei
/ known to them as 10 us, but these tact
and figures may be Of some advantage n
enabling them to reach decision tina
shall serve their own best interests.
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