The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-15

cessity Of disturbing the tank ig to-
build a severely simple one OF uude-
structible material la a workmanlike
manner
The main essentials are: That the
septic tank the first In the plan. shall
be absolutely air-tight and Iight-proof.I
IL shall be large enough to hold al
q period of from t~hirty-six to forty
eight hours. That the weir box, second
In the plan, be at least half the size
OF the tank, and that the inlet and out
let of the whole be so adjusted that thc
contents shall not be disturbed by agf-
tation on the surface, because the dee
composition OF the solids takes place
Il the mass on the surface Of
sewage pipe to enter two-thirds Of
must be large enough TO AXE
care OF the flow from the weir box.
The carrying or eWe pipe that comes
inch tile, the sewer tile type having
collar joints to be sealed with cement.
just outside the tank a trap and vent
sever gas from returning TO the house.
The tile between boxes are four-inch,
set into the concrete partition on q
level about q foot apart. The tank
house, always remembering there must
be sufficient fall to carry sewage with
out clogging, which should be about
y inch to the running foot.
III tQl0iit Is ABOuN LOU IRGtHAEUE1 our
house, directly in the front yard. We
built here because our drainage was
best. Al space large enough to take
tank, wier box and filter bed, wal ex-.
cavated to a depth of 10 feet, allow
ing nine feet for tank, four ond one
half for wier box and six for filter bed,
all 5 feet wid Our tank when COM
pleted was 8 feet deep. In the depth
you go down you will have to be gov
erened by the fall of your land, for you
must have depth offs tank to allow the
sewage pipe to enter two-thirds of
the distance up from the base.
We first put In a. concrete floor, g
inches or more deep to cover the sep
tic tank and wier box. The mixture
was one part cement to fve of sand
and gravel mixed. This was left
rough at places where the walls were
to be placed and allowed to cure. When
in condition we put in forms for walls
and partitions to be about 6 inches
thick and solid, except where the out
let, inlet II air vent was placed. The
outlet pipes from the septic tank in
the partition We're placed one-third the
depth up from base the air vent about
one foot below the top In the outer
bed a few inehe above the inlet pipe
from the sewer in order to seal the en-
trance and keep the surface u~ndisturb-
Ted. The q was finished a little over
a foot below the ground surface and
left to harden. When the forms were
removed the inside was given a coat
of thin cement, then planked oVer and
cemented on top.
Most people who give plans, advise
leaving a manhole for rye but
we thought it woul be no more
trouble to tear off the plank and re-
cement than to build the manhoIe, so
ours is completely sealed. Our fill
ter bed was filled by using sand n
gravel at the bottom, gradually in
creasing the size of stone, waste, iron,
etc. until we reached aJevel with the
outlet pipe; we then filled with dirt
to ground surface, same as the cover
ing for the rest of the tank, then
sewed grass seed and clover, so now
there is nothing to mark our septic
tank on our front lawn except the two
vents one being in the rockery. Many
people find the earth III that they
must have q drain from the filter bed.
others build walls and a floor for 1t
and make openings draining into a
pool, or use 1t for irrigation. The
water which comes from any septic
1 tank is more than go per cent pure
n can be in no way harmful.
] have not given you price of ma
terfals or amounts: these you will
find for yourselves, but / trust | have
proven to you that the building OF q
septic tank is so simple that all of you
who have not already a good means OF
sewage disposal will go home deter
mined to have one before another year.
Next followed a physical culture drill
by the college girls under the direc-
ton OF MISS Aace HaggaTL, director
of physical training for women at the
agricultural college. The proper devel-
lopment OF the body is considered of SO
great Importance that physical culture
| is given a prominent place in every
college curriculum. The excellent
work done in this drill indicated the
lcareful training received by those who
participated in it.
Miss Catherine Lanxon of Fargo told
how to secure good butter on the
farm. Perhaps good butter is best
appreciated by those who are often
Obliged to eat butter of an inferior