The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-08-07
SEWERAGE FOR BROOKHAVEN.
4 Timely Article on i Subject That Is
Now Of VIlaIlnieFest 10 Brook
haYenItes.

/ tleman who is we'll acquainted with
conditions in Brookhaven, as we'll
as being thoroughly conversant
with the way sewerage is Installed,
and the cost of same:
| a system for the removal of sew
Eage is demanded by a progressive,
Ipopulous community on two
grounds: The higher one Of the
public health. and the more popu-
lar one of convenience; and in
designing a system each of these
purposes must be kept constantly
lin mind. the first being ever given
| predominance over the second. if
they conflict in any way. The
lproper meeting Of these demands
determines the principles Of design
ling.
There axe two imperative essen
tials to sanitary sewerage:
i. That the sewage, and all the
flsewage. be removed to a point
withoNt any delay, where it may
be prQperly disposed Of.
2. That it be SO disposed of as to
lose PERMANENTLY its power for evil.
Convenience requires that the
sewaae be collected and disposed of
with The least trouble to the house,
holdek and in the least obtrusive
and offensive way.
In taking up the study of sewer
tage for any particular place or
comnpnity, the first question aris-
ing il the general system to be
Eadopted
The engineer who should, by the
way, be competent, honest and
capable man and not man who at
some obscure time or place has seen
sonaebody else construct a system
of sewerage, totally different from
the proposed system in view. must
regard financial limitations as an
imperative argument in the choice
not only of the details of the sys-
Item, but even of the system itself.
Hs must perforce recognize these
Limitations in addition to the re-
quirements of sanitation and con-
venience; but should not carelessly
assume that since there is limit
to the money to be spent upon the
work, the care given to the design
will need to be only proportionate-
! " great. He should realize that
his bestefforts are needed to obtain
the best results with the use of a
minimum amount Of money.
The nIethods in common use for
sovia excurrent and liquid
wastes may be conveniently divided
into three general classes: ~.
Day sewerage; (2) Pneumatic, and
(S) Water-carriage systems.
1t is not my purpose to discuss
the first two as suited to the needs
of Brookhaven. because the first is
the most primitive method known
and the second removes only the
faces, separate systems Of sewers
being required to remove the house
drainage, etc.; so, ] will pass over
these and consider only the third
as applicable to our city. When
properly constructed and managed
it is certainly deserving Of its pop
ularity. being the best and cheapest
lmethod yet contriyed for the re-
moval of sewage
As its name implies, is distipc
tive characteristic is the removal
through conduits, by gravitation.
of sewage which has been diluted
with water.
1t meets the first principal re-
4pirement of a sanitary system it
removes all house wastes and re-
moves them Immediately. More
over, where the territory is quite
thickIy populated as in the aver
age toWn-it is in the end far
cheaper than any other system.
Brookhaven, situated as it is, on
rolling hills with lower ground to
| the eastward and westward, is adj
ImirabIy suited for such a system; !;
sufficient grade being obtained for
a system to make itself cleansing
at a minimum cost for excavation,
and for water necessary to flush
the sewer
The two subdivisions Of water
carriage system are the combined
and separate systems. The terms
combined and separate refer
to the two classes Of waters which
lit is desirable to remove rain
water and house sewage. On ac-
count Of the larger pipe required
for the former and its attendant
corresponding increase in cost, it
will not be considered in this arti-
Gle as applicable to the needs Of
Br0okhaven. The separate system
lis composed, for the purpose Of
house sewage, of smaller pipes
flowing about half full Of sewage.
and consequently being better
adapted to q small city on account
Of the quantity of sewage remain
ing practically the same, day after
day. and therefore when laid to a
lsuitable grade, being self-cleans-
ling whereas with larger pipes as
IN the combined system, It is per-
Ihaps flowing only from three to
-four inches deep. except after a
| heavy rainfall.
Summing it up il will be seen
that the necessary requirements
are tot a properly constructed sys.
tenn Of sanitary sewers
!. An engineer who is competent
land capable Of designing and con-
structing the system in its entirety.
il rfff4gst aigo III known III ha hnn4