The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-16
$4,000 SEWER DISPOSAL PLANT

The most important business dis
posed OF on Monday night at council
meeting was the acceptance Of the re.
porC OF inc committee on sewage dis
posal ana the action that resulted.
Inc report contains the communica-
zion from Prof. Marston of Ames.
Iowa, and the recommendations con.
talned therein are adopted with slight
exceptions.
frot. Marston points out several
ieatures which he found on inspection
to characterize the situation at Aber-
deen. /. The absence of a running
stream of considerable size and the
rapid growth of the city, make a sew
age disposal plant absolutely neces-
sary. 2. The flat topography of the
county increases necessity for sanitary
sewer and, at the same time, makes
pumping Of the sewage necessary. 3.
Inc inexpensive water power from
artesian wells affords great advantage
enjoyed only in Dakota artesian basin.
4. But these same wells are response
Die for a serious but preventable dis
advantage from which the city suffers
IN enormous waste Of water. Four
times as much per capita goes into the
sewers to load the pumps as the actual
need OF the people require.
He recommends that immediate
measures be taken to stop this waste.
The real remedy is the meters, so
water will be charged for on the
actual amount used. Freezing of
pipes will be then provided against in
some other way than by.letting the
water run.
| believe your sewage disposal plant
should be proportioned for a maxi
mum capacity of 1900, 600, so per cent
greater than your former plans con.
templated.
The only type of disposal plant for
Aberdeen is the septic tank and inter.
mittent sand filter. 1t should consist
of a reinforced concrete septic tank of
about 445, 900 gallons capacity, Of four
reinforced concrete dosing chambers,
each Of 10000 gallons capacity, pro-
vided with four automatic distribute
ing siphons and of sixteen sand filters
in four groups of four each, having a
total area of "A acres.
The idea that a septic tank alone
would answer at present is a mistake,
as it can not be depended upon to
affect more than 30 to so per cent
publication.
The plant requires about II acres of
land and could be most economically
located directly east of the present
pumping station near the Moccasin.
The operation of the plant is simple
and inexpensive but requires faithful
and skilled care. Should be in hands
of city engineer with full power to
keep everything in good order.
For economical reasons the pumping
station should remain where it is, but
a neat, inexpensive brick pump house
with so foot ventilating stack to carry
away offensive odors should be built.
To increase power two new wells
should be provided.
To construct a fourteen inch cash
iron force main from pumping station
to septic tanks.
Approximate estimates OF cost are
as follows:
Pumping station. 5,ooo
Two new power wells.......... 7,5oo
"a inch cast iron force main.... 7,ooo
Sewage disposal plant.......... 4o,ooo
land cav 1000
$685. $50
Miscellaneous and contingeE-
cieS
$4,000
These conclusions are all accepted
by the committee and council with
the exception of the proposition 10
mt down two new wells. The coun-
ell are inclined to thinker is enough.
The committee also recommend
thst the old, offensive catch wells DC
suod nm and the pump house grouha