Putnam patriot., 1910-04-29
Meeflnz of Sewer Committee.

Some iime ago the Common Council appointed q committee to investigate and report on the question of city sew CTS. i meeting of this committee was held last Friday evening, in the Goun- eli chamber, at which every member vas present.
 Engineer C F. Chandler, Of Nor CTS for Inc city, had been invited apd was present, responding freely to every question put 10 him. He explained fully and clearly the plans he had made \ few years ago, for system of sewers for the city
 Af Chandler was informed that the committee had been appointed 10 find out what would he the most advisable way ts begin sewerage system.
 The part ef the city most urgently in neesfef seweting, he was told. was Che neHhefu part of the city especially Notfe Dame Academy. He stated tbal as tlae Nheeieck village had sys- tetn Of private sewers, that section could vel be Ieft for the present The sodtbeasiefiY section of the city, which is in tht vicinity of Grove stfeet eeme- tety, cenld nlse he lea for some time. What he termed the arch bridge dis trct and the central district, he said, covered the greater part of the popuia- ted city. He th ought the nofihern sec tion WAS n ost urgently in need of sew CTS. This section would be covered ny the trunk line of sewers, starting at the outlet at the Junction of the Quinebaug and Little rivers, going up on the west side of The river most of the way.
 Mayor Macdonald stated that the plan considered was 10 start at Mar shall street so as to relieve the Convent.
 starting at that point, Mir. Chandler said, the sewer would continue down Woodstock avenue, to Church street to Bridge, Chapel, John, across the river to Bullock street, to Water to Lee, and thence across private land to Canal and Pomffet streets, down Jefferson street, thence 10 the river.
 The other district would begin at Shippee hill, and one line run down through Earfows street. the other go- Ing the other side of the hill through School street.
 MT. Chandler estimated the cost of 1 The system, for the two districts which l take in all Of the most thickiy inhabit- ed portion of the city, at s6o,ooo. IL was generally conceded that the north- erly section should be relieved first, but 1t was thought that the apptopfia- | ton for both districts should be made at one time.
 Asked what the usual way was To tax city sewering, Mr. Chandler teplied 1 that generally the abutters were taxed pro rata for the cost of the whole sys, i tenn, including oatlets-sometimes the city paid a share of the cost. IL was hts opinion, he said, that the sewers could be constructed as eheaply now as four years ago, and thought large part of the sewers could be constructed for q per foot.
 Relative to emptying into the river 1 he said that no one could guarantee that some property owner would not ] try to make trouble. The river was l large enough to take care of the sewage ! for years to come. Putnam, with apo pulation of 20,e00, with sewers empty i ing Into The river, would be less than any city in the State emptying its sew age into rivers without puritieation ] plants.
 i Mt Chandler also said, that if al any time sewers had to be taken from the river, sewer beds could easily be con. situeiee en the south side ot the river below the railroad bridge.
 He thought il would take from early spring to late fall to construct the sec tion on the west side
 There was more general discussion along the same lines before the meeting adjourned.
 l Mir, F.. NJ. Arnold took the Mayor, and some Of the other members ef the committee over the ground designated for sewering, in his automobile, Sstur. <, day morning.