The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-09
Drew Would Disbarge Sewage Only on Ebb Tide, But by Gravity.
Editor of the Farmer. Sir.


 | As I am the only man in Connecti- | cut, Massachusetts or Nw York State who knows the solution of the sew | craze question and the city govern ment and the people may mortgage the civy for $2,000.000 and put a fix ed yearly charge to operate of $50, ,00o and interest in methods so unneces- 1 sary, so ignorant. so idiotic, to make my claim good, I write the solution, so that no man can plead ignorance of the right method.
 Stake out a line straight with the west curve of Main street, beginning at South avenue to the tidewater, put a permanent concrete sewer terminal 12x20 feet, the top of this course, is above high water mark, with gate on the discharge side, six foot square. At low water, start a. sewer six feet In diameter, the top side a foot and one half below low water, run this as tunnel proposition on a grade line of two inches to the mile to South avenue or to State street. Now this sewer will take care of all the sew craze between the Pequonnock river and Park avenue, north to the Terry Farm and it will do it when there is million people in this section. It will do it with no pumping, with no re- pairs and no attention.
 Now take a point 20 feet east of where the Crane Company railroad goes around the ti6iewater slip, stake out straight and parallel with Iran lstan avenue to tidewater, put up a concrete sewer terminal F x 20, fin lshed above high water, with a six foot gate in the discharge side, start sewer six feet in diameter, the top side a foot and one half below low water on a grade line of two inches to the mile. This is built as a tunnel 'DT0n0C1flQn vv1a of he 1cp1d 0f intersection with the east curve line of Clinton. avenue, follow that course until it is at Ash Creek, turn Ash Creek into this sewer and you have for ever this sewer flushed twice each A hours and no city in the world has a like proposition. You can turn all the sewers into this and it will take care of all the sewerage when there is a million people in this section, be- tween Park avenue and Ash Creek, and it will need no attention and no repairs.
 Take a point opposite the south end of East Main street at the low water mark, erect concrete terminal 12 x 20 feet As a tunnel proposition, start sewer six feet in diameter and the top side foot and one half below low water mark, run on a grade line of two inches to the mile straight to the intersection of William street. and East Washington. avenue, then on a line with William street to Berkshire ave- nue, At, this point make a two feet diameter competitor with the Berk- shire Pond, with a two foot gate valve and twice. each A hours, this sewer can be fluAed as the tide ebbs. All the sewers from the East Side can be turned into this and it will take care of it when there are a million people in this section. Now in this layout, all tRe rain water as at present connect ed, Is wanted and more. These three sewers can be put in and not disturb anything on the surface. .There is only sand and gravel to go through. Should there be any rock, it is nothing to stop at. AS these sewers are built at atmospheric pressure, it is at the most. only a school boy job. This article I shall be glad to send to the Governor of each state and the mayor of fifty cities with this statement:
 The Sewer Commission and the People of Bridgeport, Conn.,, DO NOT KNOW THAT WATER WILL RUN DOWN HILL
 About the garbage, I don't think the plant itself would give any trouble. If the Government and Health Board only knew enough to order a Boiler iron tank 20 feet square and 10 feet deep. place 1t at the plant with a ten inch gate valve connection with the sewer, pump all the sewerage into this tank. open the valve at ebb tide shut it an hour before the tide flows, and use Berkshire Pond to flush when the tide ebbs. This is a short speedy cure of the evil.
 To make this sewerage question in- teresting, if any official of Bridgeport will produce @ man who can put up a better proposition, I will make him a present of $50.00.