The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-31
SEWER QUESTION DISCUSSED
BY Zalmon Goodsell in a
Communication to the
Board of Aldermen
Suggests the Construction
Of Trunk Sewers by a
Bond Issue-Where They
Should Be Located-I,at-
erals Can Come Later.

My attention having been called to
the continuation of the Dewey Street
sewer and remembering that over
twenty years ago Mr.. Nathaniel
Wheeler, Charles Brothwell and my
self were appointed a committee by
the Bridgeport Board Of Trade to
look into and express our views in
regard to the needs of sewers for the
future growth Of Bridgeport. Our
judgment was, and / suppose well un-
derstood by our City Surveyors, that
the Dewey street sewer, when the
time came for it's extension, was to be
built full size to Rooster River and
then easterly across Brooklawn ave-
nue. Laurel avenue, Wood avenue and
further IL necessary. Large latterals
were to be built running northerly on
said avenues to the end of the City
and Town lines as needed in YEAR,
to come. find this sewer as now pro-
jected, will take care Of only a small
portion of the above SECTION of proper
ty, and then only for sanitary purpos-
es, with the expectation that streets
may be so graded that surface drain
age from miles of roads and cutters,
will in some way eventually reach the
Rooster river or else the water VIII lie
In the streets in ponds Or puddIes,
until the sun drys up the same, or it
gradually soaks into the ground. \
To grade the streets to carry off
this surface water would cost untold
thousands of dollars, as a large area
of this section lies practically level.
Dewey street is the only street left
sewer and as thousands of dollars
have already been spent on this trunk
sewer from Cedar Greek to it's present
terminal. it hardly seems possible that
our present Sewer Committee UNDER
stood or ever have had explained to
outlet, or they never would have con-
scented or advocated the present con-
nectfon. The excavating Of Dewey
street would in q few years, have to
be done over again, and the present
projected sanitary sewer taken up, as
no other outlet is open for the future
sewerage Of hundreds of acres Of
property which the present sanitary
sewer could in nowise take care Of
The present Dewey street sewer from
Cedar creek to Maplewood avenue,
size 40 by 60, length about $500 feet
probably would cost to replace, about
$4,000, the present plan would neces-
state the loss Of this original outlay.
A branch from this main trunk sew
err extends up Maplewood avenue to
Iranistan avenue, size 80 1-2 by 80 L..
Another branch trunk 80 inch circular
sewer extends from Maplewood ave-
nue. trunk sewer up Norman street
to Staple street To, continue the
present Dewey street sewer full sixe
40 by so from Maplewood avenue to
the functions of Brooklawn avenue
and Wade street, distance about $500
feet would cost about $3S, 000 A
branch trunk sewer SO by "a from this
point running east to Wood ave and
northerly on Wood avenue to Capitol
avenue would cost about SIG, 600 By
digging up the present small sewer
on Norman street which has been
tackled on to the present trunk sewer
and extend a 30 inch circular sewer
up Norman street to Capitol avenue
would cost about $11000. The total
cost trunk sewers through this North
west section, which are needed at once
would approximate $4,000
A trunk sewer was laid through
Lindley street to above North avenue.
A branch sewer has already been
tackled onto the outlet of this trunk