The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-16
TOWN SEWERAGE.

No other ono thing has given the oitits
and towna Of tho world 80 much trouble -
sewerage. Properly disposed OF in deep
water 1t often acoumulates to such AN
extent, after great number OF years,
as to cause sickness and great insonve.
nience. Such Is the case with the city
OF Havana, where ships cannot be an
chored in the usual way, by casting
anchor to the bottom Of the bay, but
have to be fastened to bnoys fxel in
the harbor for that purpose. II cast in the
usual way, when taken up, the auchor
will bring with it the horrible tlth sccumu.
lated t. long deposit Of sewerage 10 den
with the deadly germs OF yellow fever and
other pestilential diseases. Philadelphia
has untold trouble aud expense in the
management of her sewerage. For many
years 1t was deposited In the schuykil,
but a malignant type Of typhoid fever
more than decimated the population bos-
dering upon that river, and largo expen,e
had to be incurred to remedy the evil, but
it has not been entirely eradicated. These
cities are named as furnishing an illustra-
tion. There are hundreds in the United
States that have suffered more or less, in
various ways from this great menace that
hangs over oil OF them. II seaport towns
have trouble, what must be the danger to
the inland towns that have no saltwater
to partially neutralize the deadly character
OF this greatest menace to the public
health and comfort9 Aa long as the garb
age and sewerage Of cities and towns is left
TO the open air and sunshine to dissipat o
the i'll odors, and to tho insects and scaven
gers to destroy the matter, no possible
harm con como OF it, especially IL it be re.
moved to uninhabited areas; but when
taken from these agencies, appointed by
God for its destruction, and put directly
into water to feater and to poison it, the
danger becomes Of such proportions as to
require the greatest possible care and lar.
gest expense to put it entirely ont Of reach
OF the inhabitation Of man. have given this
subject considerable attention aud claim to
have gathered information that will con
vince any reason able mind that the small
inland towns Of the State with their limi.
ted means cannot safely provide for tho
disposition Of sewerage, and must rely upon
sanitation along tho lines of the old sys.
tenn, unless they be in easy reach OF some
river. 1t is true any town may be able TO
get its sewerage away from its own door,
where it will work no harm to ita inhabi.
tants, but il the sewerage be deposited net Z
plantations, or country residences it will
destroy these latter, aud actions in the
Courts for damages that will lay burden
upon the town sufficient to pay the full
value of the property destroyed and dan.
ages behides for maintaining privat 9
nuisance will be the probable consequences
Charlotte, N c., has had to Pay heavily
along this line, and besides has beon com.
PEELED to put in two filters at cost of S3s,
900 90, and it is doubtful if these will
succeed, and the opinion prevails that she
will ut last havo to pipe her sewerage ten
miles to the Catawba river. She at first
deposited it in n creek on the border Of
the town, and it was not long before
malignant type of typhoid fever broke out
NIL along that side of the city bordering on
the creek. She then changed tho deposit
to creek about two miles away and 1t
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