Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-07-13
WILL BUILD
SEWER SYSTEM
|cLgII ILL fHE STREETS
Expert at Work on Plans and
specifications.


The most active steps, to hasten
the establishing Of : sewerage
system in the city, were taken last
Monday night at the meeting of
the city council. The report Of
the committee who investigated the
present system ct Moscow has
been accepted. and the services OF
Prot. w. r. Roberts, civil engineer
Of the Pullman agricultural college,
have been secured. Prof. Roberts
will st once begin plans and speci-
fications for . sewerage system in
accordance with the report of the
committee, which is - follows:
To the mayor and council OF the
city Of Grangeville.
Gentlemen
Your committee chosen to exam
inc the sewerage system Of the city
81 Moscow, Latah county, Idaho,
beg to report - follows:
In pursuance of instructions
from your honorable body, we
went to the city Of Moscow on the
9Th inst. and at once began an ex-
animation OF the sewerage system
Of the said city Of Moscow and an
investigation Of the methods used
in construction and the means
emplOyed for raising revenue to
pay for the same. We found:
l. That the city of Moscow has
. system Of drain pipes made Of
sewerage tiling, size Of pipe ranging
from 6 inches TO 20 inches; that all
of the main portion Of the town IL
thoroughly drained, the draining
being discharged into a sceptic tank
located Of = convenient place on
1.-The creek below the city. The
tank, built OF wood, is 100 feel
long, 80 feet wide and IL feet deep
with one partition running length
wise through the centre and seven
lateral partitions on each side all ol
which extend from the top Of the
tank to within about three fee,
OF the bottom, water being held al
8 4. in depth. The water finds II,
exit over an apron in ouch : man
ner' - not 70 disturb the surface O
the water in the tank and 10 con
ducted thence through open boxe
and IL distributed over the filte
bed through which it passes, ant
u discharged into the creek . cleal
stream Of sparkling water, recon
mended to be 80 per cent pure
The tank is built in such a manne
~ to be imprevious TO light, .
the black bacteria thriyea duly il
darkpesG and It Il the active fore
that breaks down and destroys al
organic matter that enters the tank
Al the water Issues from the tam
liz 10 impregnated with the blac
bacteria to such . degree that
has dark cloudy appearance, bu
~ il reaches the light the blac
bacteria dies and IL in turn destroy
cd by the light bacteria that oct
- . scavenger for al pure watel
There are two filter beds only on
OF which 10 used at q time wit
weekly alterations. The beds q,
80 by 100 feet in area each, an
34 feet in depth. The first
linches from the bottom Of Il
bed consists of 8 inch rock, 81
next l2 inches consists OF tw
Z inch rocks and the next IL inch'
: Of coarse sand and gravel.
III 2. After the necessary ord
nances were passed the matter ",
referred to . sewerage commissie
OF three which let the contrac
for material and construction 81
exercised supervision until cor
| pletion, when the system was Q
amined, approved and accepted |
the council.
8. For the purpose Of raisi,
the NeQeeeery' revenue tor layil
| the main system Of drain pipes II
building the tanks and alter be
an assessment was made ON 81
real estase In the city exclusive
improvements), }, one half being
I'd valorem tax and one half beiI
Q specific tai according to d
numbsr Of square feet in each trs
asssssed. For the purpose Of la
Hing the loterale the CITY was