The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-10
-s427. 900: not nearly $3.oOo, 0Oo.

I-$4I1,VV0s not uearlys $5,UUU,UUV. ,.~ cost of the intercepting or trunk sew. CTS as built aleng revised lines. As an illustration of what this revision is. the trunk sewer extending along the west side of the Pequonnock river and through Water street and Rail- connection there with the West End pumping station, has been cut of so that it is proposed to have it empty temporarily into the Pequon- nook river itself. When 1t becomes pumping station R and thence sMasi into the sound or other depository, that sewer can be extended as originally plan ned.
 $45O,O00 for Installation. Will you not especially these figures from the revised estimate submitted under date of Feb. 27, 1911, for they are the sum total of what it is neces- cary for the city to spend to really enter upon a sensible connected plan of furnishing adequate sewer system for the entire city:
 2, $42,248;. Mo-. 3, $2S, ,237; No. 4, $44,941. West of river: No. l, $11s, 341. No. 2, $67,76O. Total, $427,037.
 Adding to this the expense of tenn porary .outfall structures, this cost would possibly amount to $450, ,00o. And this, we wish to emphasize, is the amount which the city will be called upon to spend to install a system of sewerage which will be cohesive ano provide a means of meeting properly the demands of the future. Not $5, 000, ,000; please note that carefully $450,00O. This would be a permanent ecnomical investment for the sewers thus built would fit into the plan we have urged for acceptance whenever that plan was carried to final coii .-S< s~ .x,<l ,<>x x,cid able portion would come back to the. city in the form of Assessments anc naturally, such monies returned would be available for the further carrying forward of the plan.
 It is to be regretted that the dis cussion over this matter has been given. political aspect by the com munication presented to your body at it's meeting of Oct. 2d. The question of proper sewer facilities for Bridge- port is a question that should be, and is, so far as we are aware, far re- moved from political consideration. It is question that affects the health and well being and the lives of the city's residents. 1t should be consld- cred dispassionately and fairly. And 1t was so considered by the city's spe cial sewer commission. by the sub committee of the board of appor- tionment in the charge of which sew CT questions were placed, and by the. membership of that board. Later It was considered with equal lack of bias by the sewer committee of your body and other city officials. None or these committees or boards gave a moments thought to politics for they were of different political faiths. But all agreed in the end that an adequate system was needed, definite plan. and was worthy of adoption. The assertion that the establishment of sewer system is a political matter comes with very poor grace from any individual or group of individuals. We believe that no one having the real benefit of the city in mind, having {. true idea of the importance of thu problem which we are facing now and have been facing for years, would put forward such a statement. In fair ness to the city as a whole, let us all dismiss it from our minds.
 Not Skilled Engineers.
 The plan itself has been attacked as also the efficiency of the engineer who presented it. Defense of either is not for us to make. w plead guilty to .being but laymen. not skilled en- gineers We have approved of the