The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-14
Not Much Water
Needed to Flush p
Herring Plan Sewers
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The old method is impractical as it
is necessary to dig them up and then
rebuild after cleaning.
The fifth objection has been raised
and alarm sounded that to flush
sewers under the Herring system will
take millions of gallons of water per
day and practically bankrupt all small
property owners by taxes. Answer has
been made tc this by showing how su-
perficially this subject was investi-
gated by the objector.
The above printed communication
from Mr.. Rudolph Herring tells us how
many flush tanks will be required,
also how many gallons Of water will
be needed every day.
Right here 1 desire to call attention
to the fact that while it does not take
millions of gallons for flushing, the
Herring system provides thoroughly
for efficient flushing.
Sixth, it has been questioned wheth-
er it is possible to ascertain the per-
centage of solid matter in ordinary
house sewage. In reply would say
a weighed quantity of sewage evapor-
ated to sdryness and then reweighed
furnishes the basis for such deter
mination. 1t is very simple and re-
peated tests by competent authorities
show about 1 per cent of solid mat
ter in ordinary house sewage. 1t does
itoI TAKE very Dig sewer To carry
such a small amount of solid matter.
1t is the unnecessary carriage of
storm water that requires large sew
ers and costs a large amount of
money.
Seventh, it has been doubted if it
is practical or hardly possible to de-
termine, by chemical analysis, the
presence of human eXcrement or de-
caying animal matter in samples OF
water taken just outside of our har-
Dor. It is very practical to detect
it if it is there. If it is. not there,
then the oyster beds will be safe when
We pump our sewage out into the
Sound
Eighth. 1t has been said that Bridge
port has got only a fringe of lowland
levels to contend with and we have
been pointed to the magnificent ele-
walton of Holland Heights, Beardsley
Park, Sport Hill, HOLSTER Heights and
other high localities, but the trouble
is our sewage is not up on these high
elevations. If it only was, it GER
tainly would be going some by the
time it reached Bridgeport.
Ninth Salt water is more buoyant
than fresh, therefore, sewage is kept
afloat for a much longer time and as
out tides move out so slowly and the
water in our rivers and creeks is over
charged with sewage, the shores,
wherever exposed, are strewn with
sewage which, when the tide re-
cedes, is left fostering in the summer
sun and offends our senses If it does
not disease our bodies.
Now one word in regard to the Bos-
ton sewer plan Herring and Fuller
helped to prepare it as consulting en-
gineers. Some years ago Boston had a
combined system like our own and
found it necessary for economy to
separate the sewage from storm water
as they have been obliged to discharge
the sewage into deep water and for
economy storm water is allowed to
flow into the rivers and harbors.
Providence Sewer System.
Herring & Fuller were called into
Providence sewer system. Providence
people really consider them pretty
good authority on sanitary engineer
ing.
Worcester Sewer System.
Worcester, Mass, had just such
sewer system as Bridgeport has to-
day but the time came when it had
to be changed and what happened;
they have put in a double system and
collect the sewage just as Bridgeport
proposes to have it collected if we ever
desire to remove it beyond our city
limits. The storm water in Worces-
ter flows into the Blackstone river
ters
Now the question is shall We build
our sewers by a definite, practical
plan. anticipating our future needs,
or shall we always look back until we
get a bump. To show in what esteem
Herring & Fuller are held by the City
Engineer Of Worcester I give a copy
of his letter to our firm under date
of June Sth, 1911.
City of Worcester Mass,
Engineering Dept
June s, 1911
Vincent Bros,
Bridgeport, Conn,
Gentlemen:
1 think you have. selected just the
right men to answer the questions
you desire answered, in Herring and
Fuller of New York.
Very truly yours,
FRD'K. A. MCCLURE.
City Engineer.
This article has been prepared and
is submitted for public consideration
for no other purpose than to set forth
the exact facts as 1 believe they can
be proven.
Trusting that I may be able to in
terest the public to the extent of max
ing investigation, / beg to remain.
S. E. VINCENT
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