The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-28
AMENDED SEWER
 PLAN CALLS FOR
 SUM OF $450, 900
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 of Yellow Mill pond on Waterview avenue could be allowed to scharge temporarily at Stratford avenue.
 The interceptor along the east side of Pequonnock riverScould temporarily discharge also at Stratford avenue.
 The interceptor along the west side of the river could not discharge freely below Congress street: But for the present it would be sufficient to dis charge as far up as Stella street, where a short temporary outfall sew CT would have to be built.
 The western interceptor located at Dewey street and Ash street, could be temporarily stopped at Fairfield ave- nue and extended by temporary out burn street to Burr Creek where it could temporarily discharge.
 The Black Rock strict could also be relieved by temporary outfallS above mean low water as above.
 It is therefore seen that consid- erable relief can be given to the city, and to the proposed sections that are building up, in the way of sewer con- struct on at the present time, witho 1t spending a large sum of money for the low-1evel interceptors, pumping sta tions and permanent outfalls. It must not be overlooked however, that the discharge of sewage into the ponds ana flV6E dHu dlt the StAVISo VIII WIT respondingly increase the pollution at such points When such pollution must be prevented, there will be no other permanent remedy than to eX- tend the sewers substant ally as pro- posed in the original design.
 All of the tern porary discharge points should be so arranged that the ser wee will be as little objectionable as possible. This could be done by suf- ficient extension and proper details. There should be such arrangements made that the future extensions of the interceptors can be properly and economically made when required.
 The storm drains of the original plan discharge into the nearest natural wa ter courses. If they are used now only for storm water and if no sewage su' reptitiously discharges into them. they will cause no nuisance at the dis charge points, neither now nor in the future.
 The central part of the city. south of Congress street, between the river and a summit line following approx. imately North avenue to East Park avenue and thence along Maple ave- nue to west Of Clinton avenue, is now severed with a combined system, re- ceiving both rain water and sewage. It cannot be further rel eyed with a gravity discharge of the sewage by any of the proposed interceptors. It can only be permanently relieved in the future by a pumping system as or iginally proposed.
 In the central part of the city, there fore, the present sewers should now hn utilized, so far as possible, as they ex- ist. Where any are found too small for present conven ence. they should be relieved by the proposed storm drains which have been designed for this purpose. But the new storm drains might temporar ly and occas- ion: fly be used as combined sewers until the permanent system with the pumping plant is built. This tempo rary use, however must be abandoned as soon as the pumping station Is in- stalled and the temporary discharge of sewage at the shores is prohibited.
 Where at present no sewers have yet been bu It and where the separate sys- tenn has been proposed it cannot be too strongly urged that the strict sep aration of house sewage and street water be adhered to in order to avoid future trouble, complications and ex- pens.e
 It is proper at this time again to call attention to the fact that the longer 1t is before the proposed sewers of the original plan are actually built, the more changes may be desirable. ow- ing to improvements, necessitat ng cor
 
 in location or perhaps in drainage areas, which would correspondingly al ter their sizes. The plans of the pro- posed system originally presented to you were designed to permit such changes provided they are carefully and properly made, and are consist tnt with the requirements for the whole design.
 Referr now to the estimates of cost I have utilized the estimates in 1907 and have omitted all of the sew CTS outfalls and pumping stations which, according to the present con- ditions. are not required by you at the present time.
 On page 22 of the report under the heading: Summary of Estimates of Cost of Works Needed in the Early Future" is given the cost of the in- terceptors. as listed in the report, of the sewers and dra ms in the Seaside Park district and of the pumping sta tions and outfall sewers. together amounting to an investment of S1.750.- 796. In acordance with the above mentioned omissions th's estimate can now be revised and reduced to: East of river. 1 SIPS 510