The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-03

ness men combined with the scientific knowledge of the medical fraternity is of much more value for the public good in health matters, than the scientific knowledge of the medical fraternities alone on health matters; without the check of business exper- fence, one is likely to recommend un- necessary extreme mea sures, but with happy medium will be reached, that will conserve the best interests of all property owners.
 You cannot exactly classify the channel up Burr Creek, the two chan nels in Cedar Creek, also one up Johnson Creek and Yellow Mill pond, besides the main harbor (six channels in alb as dried up river beds or eX- posed flats l do not believe any unbiased State Board of Health would changed. otherwise, ninety per cent. of the taxpayers of our city would strongly protest against it.
 Quotes from Herring. Starting from Brooklawn Avenue and Suburban Avenue, the Herring plan calls for the running of a ten inch sewer from this point north on Brooklawn avenue. This ten inch sewer in later years will have to answer for all sewer purposes from this point some two miles and a half north to the city line. As most city blocks are laid out from 200 to 400 feet front and averaging them at 300 feet front, their being 5,280 feet to one mile, would average between for ty and fifty blocks of property for the two miles and a half to be provide for by this ten inch sewer in the fu- ture, as this section of the city is fin ally developed. Each street across separate lateral sewers, making from ninety to one hundred lateral sewers that would have to be connected with this ten inch sewer. Besides this, Park Avenue. north of Suburban Av- enue and adjacent property is also tapped into this ten inch sewer. The general plan of the Herring system follows along these lines.
 In regard to flushing this is what Mr. Herring says on page 23 of his book:
 There must be periodical cleans ing of the sewers by means of flush ing or otherwise.
 'The upper stretches of the sewers are most likely to have deposits and need more frequent flushing than where the ordinary flow of sewage is greater. Flush tanks are therefore necessary at the heads of the sewers. They may be automatic and discharge once or twice daily. or they may be operated by hand, in which case weekly flushing will answar. This is done by filling the manhole at the head of the sewer with water and then opening a valve at the bottom which will allow the contents of the filled manhole to rush through the sewer and thus produce the require flushing.
 Experience will best indicate how frequently the flushing should be done to preserve the various sewers in a sanitary condition. When flushing does not remove the deposits, then other expedients must be reSorted to. For the smaller sized sewers the first one would be the use of a floating ball a few inches less in diameter than tached to cord and allowed to float down the pipe. In reducing the section the water in the free space around the ball has greater velocity given to it and thereby SCOUTS out accum ulations of lighter deposits and sand. If the ball is not found to re- move all deposits it is then necessary to push rods through the sewer. These rods are made in short lengths and so arranged that they can be joined up, after being passed down into the manhole. They may either brush attached to the front end, or they may be used to pass a rope from manhole to manhole, and to which brushes, chains or other devices may then be attached for being drawn through the sewer. Applian- ces such as mentioned above should be kept on hand ready for use in case of emergency. Sewers large enough to be entered may be clean ed by laborers by the use of hoes or stiff broomS.
 "The overflow regulators should be regularly inspected to see that all parts are in working order and that no accumulations of sand or other matter are interfering in any way with the proper operation of valves or floats"
 You should carefully read the above.
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 You can easily understand that MT. Herring realizes that small sanitary sewers are likely to clog up often with deposits, consequently artificial means must be used. He plans for flushing manholes at the head of each sewer which may be automatically flushed once or twice daily, or operat- ed by hand. When flushing will not remove the deposits, then many other eXpedientS are planned
 How many millions of gallons of water will you have to pay for an- nually for flushing these manholeS for all future time?
 How many sets of appliances must be kept on hand ready for emergen- cies?
 How much additional labor will be needed and how much good would the flushing of an 8 inch sewer into larger sewer accomplish if the larger sewer was also congested, and if stop ped up, does it not mean a continu- ous digging up where small sewers are laid? He speaks of where sew CTS are large enough, they may be entered and cleaned by hand. His whole system has not one sewer specified large enough for man to enter even in a stopping position.
 Can you imagine what a large year. ly expense this means for the poor taxpayers to provide for?
 Against this totally unnecessary ex- pense let me call your attention to You are we'll acquainted with the natural lay of the ground for drain age. Barnum Avenue and Hollister Heights, Mill Hill, Beardsley Park, Chopsy Hill, North Bridgeport, Chest nut Hill and Holland Heights dist ricts, with natural valleys lying be- tween for trunk sewers; into these trunk sewers lateral sewers will be connected from these high elevations, which will flush and cleanse our sew CT system in the most perfect manner without one cent of annual cost to the taxpayers. I have never visited a single city that has all of the natural advantages for drainage that Bridge port has. I do not See how it could be improved upon. All the engineers In the universe could not possibly inn prove what nature has provided.
 Interviews City Engineers.
 Wishing to know from personal ob- SerNatlOu a bOut conditions