The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-10

It is only fair to state that during the time when this plan was under consideration by the board of appor- tionment not one word of public criticism against it was uttered by while R it has since been criticised hy oneegentleman. nothing has been of fered in it's stead. In fact, it would appear as though the only real op- position to it's carrying out has been confined to very small number o1 men and their principal criticism has been that it would entail a great ex- pense. In point of fact, the state ments made in regard to this matter of cost have been as wide of the mark as some others made to your body within a very short time during the discussion of the matter.
 Why It is tho System.
 s Let us summarize the. reasons why in our estimation, the Herring system of sewers is a good one for the city of Bridgeport to adopt.
 The proper object of sewer sys- tenn is to provide adequate facilities for carrying of house and surface drainage at the smallest possible cost to the most convenient place Of dis charge. A proper system will also provide for future gorwth. It will be son planned as to expand with the expansion of the city. At the same time it will be so planned that any portion of it may be built as needed without extra expense and will later fit into the general plan without the making of any alterations or the 'in- curing of any added expense.
 We believe that the Herring system is such a system-not because it is the Herring system but because we have studied it.
 This system meets the present de mands of this growing city. It is su 1 txxyI, f<axr. future conditions may arise. 1t IS both workable at this time and adaptable to changing future condi- tionS.
 1t offers an opportunity to get away from the haphazard plans of the past under which localities and individuals have been favored at the expense of the city as whole. Possibly one req son why well- defined system has been opposed in some quarters is be- cause of the very fact that it does re- move those opportunities for favorit- ism and substitutes instead com prehensive fair plan under which the whole city may know exactly what is planned to be done and which will be fair to all.
 Only Comprehensive Plan.
 We favor the Herring plan because ivanced which is comprehensive and about which we have any actual definite information. We have heard great deal of criticism and listened to great many theories. But is it not true that we have had no other actual plan submitted, no remedy for present conditions offered by men who have had either theoretical or practical experience.
 It has been said that the plan we have been following for years is good enough. We will leave the answer to this to any man who has had prac- tical experience in endeavoring to se cure proper sewer facilities for his buildings. Such men know better than anyone else how inadequate the past methods have been and have learned by sad experience that Bridgeport's method has been prac- tically no method at all.
 AS contrast to this the Herring sys- tenn presents a well-rounded plan, it is the work of a successful and qualified engineer who has devoted time and thought and skill to the Bridgeport problem as he has de- voted such time and thought and skill to the success solving of similar problems in other cities.
 You wll agree with us that almost without exception the people of Bridgeport are agreed that the Herring plan ls a good one because it pro-