Morris tribune., 1904-06-04
ENGINEER EMPL DYED
BY THE COUNCIL TO MAKE A
COMPLETE PLAN OF SEWER
SYSTEM FOR MORRIS.
G. W. SUBLETTE. MINNEAPOLIS
FORMERLY CITY ENGINEER OF
MINNEAPOLIS AND HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED

Mr.. G.. W. Sublette, a civil engineer
with whom the council committee hat
been corresponding relative to draw
ing up plans for a sewer system, ar
rived in Morris Wednesday. During
the afternoon Mr.. Sublette accompan
led the committee in a drive abou
town, and an idea was obtained O.
what the general plans of sewer
would have to be. A special meeting
of the council was held in the even
I, ing, and the WHOLE matter talked
over.
Mr.. Sublette explained that il
would be necessary for him to survey
the whole city, and get the levels Of
every street. It would be compare
lively easy matter to lay main sewer
on the business street, but as the sys.
tenn was extended, the work on the
main sewer would have been wasted
unless the plans had been made on
the right level to accommodate all the
possible lateral sewers. He said that
he would have to work out a plan
that would be just as good twenty
years from now as today.
The engineer also explained that
1t would be necessary for aim to esta-
blish grades for all the streets in
such a way that they could all be
drained into the sewer.
The matter Of disposing of the
storm water as we'll as the other sew
age has pow become a difficult prob
lem since the state board of health
has begun to require septic treatment
of sewage. Several plans we're feas-
ible, one of which was to use one svs-
tenn for both purposes, and then by
pass the storm water in order not to
flood the septic tank. This plan has
its objections on account of the GER
tain amount of raw sewage which will
be discharged thru the overflow.
Another plan is to lay two systems
OF pipes in the same trench, one for
storm water and the other for sani-
tarv sewage. This is the better plan,
but would be more expensive.
Still another plan would be to
build only one system, and require
each person using the sewer for sani-
tary purposes to have small septic
tank, in which there would be bacter-
lal action before the sewage reached
the street sewer. This plan was fol
lowed at Zion City, where small sep
tic tanks were put in with each resi-
1erce before the city had sewer sys.
EN-, and then these we're simply con-
nected up, so that the overflow could
ind its way into the city system.
If this ]ast plan were used, it would
not be necessary for the city to have
} septic tank, as the sewage would |
hen be in condition to be discharged. |
The comparative advantages of these
wo system would have to be worked |
'ut, both in regard to cost and efici-
'ncy.
All these matters were gone over
1t considerable length by Mr.. su-
'lette, and he said that he would |
york out the method which would |
ave the city every dollar possible.
The council then discussed the
natter for some time, and finally de-
ided in view of the present interest
0 the subject, and in view of the fact
hat definite plans were prerequisite
, intelligent discussion, and if the
lans were once obtained that they
'ould be good whenever wanted, to
ave Mr.. Sublette prepare the plans
'r complete system.
Mr.. Sublette started in on his sur
eys on Thursday, but has been de.
yed by the rainy weather. While
cannot say what his conclusions
ill be-, vet he eXpects that n will ho
asible to dump the sewage into the
d lake.