The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-31

sewer destroying It's future usefulness.
1t was the original intention to ex-
tend this trunk sewer full size 36 by
81 to French street from this point
a branch sewer 80 inch brick was to
continue up Lindley street and another
branch sewer, 80 inch circular brick,
was to extend westerly on French st.
to Madison road. Approximate cost
1,400 feet SO by 81, So per foot to French
street would be $11,200 Lindley street
extension 1900 feet Sc per foot, 81, coo.
French street extension 1900 feet Sc
Pc, foot S15,600. Total $38, 800.
A sewer IA by II was laid on River
street. The original plan was to build
a brick sewer Sc by "a up River street,
along North avenue to Trumbull road,
distance 1850 feet cost So per foot, to-
tai cost $40,0 600. From this main trunk,
when needed a 80 inch brick sewer
should be extended up Reservoir ave-
nue. and Chopsey Hill district. An
other 30 inch brick sewer should ex-
tend up Trumbull road. and another
branch take care of Glenwood avenue.
BY extending the Wilmot avenue
sewer from Elmira street 1000 feet to
Boston avenue, SO by 81, at So per foot
would cost $4,000.
Recapitulation for trunk sewers i'm
mediately needed.
Northwest section $4,000
Lindley st. section 3S, 800
Island Brook section 10000
Wilmot Ave. section $4,000
Total s1S9,So0
BY issuing 100000 sewer bonds to
be used specifically for these trunk
sewers, these bonds to be sold as need
ed during the next three years and
to be paid off every five years, in
installments from sewer assessments
collected, not only from the adjoining
property where the trunk sewers are
laid, but from collections from lat
terals as laid from time to time for
connection streets, this would in time
pay a large proportion Of these bonds
without making hardship upon the
taxpayers. If this plan is adopted
the destruction of our present trunk
sewer system will be stopped. The
small sewer extensions tackled on to
the Norman street trunk sewer and
the Lindley street trunk sewer, and
the present sewer laid in River street,
can be taken up when the trunk sew
ers are laid. The sewer pipes so TAX
en- up, can be relaid as latterals, in
side streets at no loss to the city for
the cost of the sewer pipe, except the
loss of re-excavating.
Over twenty years ago Nathaniel
Wheeler, Charles NBrothwell and myself
assisted by William Starr, City Sur
veyor and Charles Washburn, Assist
ant Surveyor and I believe Mr. SEQ
field will well remember our 1abors in
behalf Of Bridgeport's future sewer
system. D. M. Read, flames Staples,
Joel Farist, Frank Armstrong, Genl
Noble and other active workers in
The Bridgeport Board Of Trade. fully
agreed with our Committees findings
at that date. It was conceded that no
City was better adapted for good sew
erage and drainage than Bridgeport.
The Wilmot avenue sewer will prac-
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of the Mill Hill.
The yellow Mill sewer now takes
care of a larger part OF East Bridge
port to Old Mill Green.
Noble avenue sewer takes care Of
property east of Beardsley park and
north of Old Mill Green.
The River Street Trunk sewer, when
laid, will take care of Reservoir ave-
nue. and Chopsey Hill district and
Trumbul1 road.
Lindley street sewer will take care
Of the property lying east Of Main
street to the Town line, and also west
OF Main street to Madison avenue and
part of the Chestnut hill distdict.
Thompson street and Porter street
sewer, north of the junction Of Porter
and Main streets should be relaid,
present trunk sewer size up Main st.
to the Town line for North Main street
section.
Dewey street sewer will take care of
all the property in the Northwest Sec
ton Of the Rooster River, including
the Brooklawn and westerly portion Of
Chestnut Hill district.
There are many other sewers for the
central portion of the city that are
doing their work well, which do not
conflict with the suburbs of Bridge
port, but the outlying districts are
where a greater Bridgeport must lock
for it's future growth, health and