The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-02
To Take Care Of Water On
Two Streets Of The City
The Plan Of A Sewage Dis
posal Plant Is Explained
City To Borrow $l0,aoo Frsn
The Water WOrks fuRd

An ordinance introduced Monday
evening at the meeting Of the city
council, to issue bonds for the amount
Of $4,000 for the purpose Of provid-
ing funds to pay for the construction
Of underground waterways or surface
water sewers to take care Of the wat
er In the northeast part Of the city
and also section In the vicinity of
Sandusky and Norton streets, gave
food for heated and prolonged argu-
ment in which Councilman Cole did
most of the talking. Under the sus-
pension OF the rules the ordinance
was given the second and third read.
ing and then Mr.. Dubinsky moved that
IL be laid on the table until the next
regular meeting Of council In order
that, he might investigate and study
conditions that exist relative to the
accommodation for taking care OF
surface waiter, and also to study the
ordinance which Is nearly similar to
one passed about one year ago.
Mr.. Cole expressed his hearty dis
proval OF holding the passage Of the
ordinance over for one week and In
formed Mr.. Dubinsky that he and the
rest OF the councilmen had three years
In which to study the conditions. Al.
ter about one hours argument aud dis
cussion vote on Mr.. Dubinsky's mo.
ton was taken and 1t was lost, Mr..
Dubinsky and Mr.. Salisbury being the
only members to support II.
The primary object of the proposed
underground waterways or surface
wa.er sewers IL to take care OF the
water Is such a way that the proposed
sewage disposal plant will not have
TO contend with volume OF sewage
beyond its capacity In the time OF
heavy rainfall and also to prevent
the backing up Of sewage in the sani.
tary sewers In time OF wet weather.
In the northeast part OF the city the
water from down-spOuts and from
the cutters enters the sanitary sewer
and fills Ii to such an extent that very
fllthy water backs into thee cellars
under the homes and makes the SAM.
tary conditions decidedly bad. While
Messrs. Dubinsky and Salisbury fay.
Orcd the holding over oil the ordinance
for one week they were heartily In
favor OF Its intimate passage and Il
was passed by an unanimous vote.
Relative to the proposition OF sew
age disposal plant, Mr. Boulay of the
tirm OF Smith a. Boulay OF Toledo,
Ohio. addressed council and explained,
briefly. the requirements OF such a
plant and explained the various
methods OF sewage disposal and the
cos. Of maintaining "A plant. lie ex.
planned that there are two systems,
the separate and the united system.
The separate system provides that sur.
face water be turned into a stream
without reaching tho disposal plant
and notning but tho dry-~ Gather flow
10 disposed Of. The other system re-
9uires that much OF the sewage be
merely diluted In times Of rainfall and
that II be turned into the creek In "a
state OF semi.puriiicstion. Both sys.
toms. he said, are being used through
out the country and Goth are sanction.
ed oy the state heard N health.
A communication from the Ohio In.
spection Bureau deaaing upon the
matter OF the installation OF an elec.
tric pump at the saW water works
station was read. 2Ne communication
suggested that thes~ should be q sep.
arate and indepeadent line strung
from the power station to the pump.
ing station and that there should be
. second and indepsadent generating
station from the nsin plant to be used
IN ..ase Of an emesgemoy.
The communicates was received
and placed on file.
Auditor Dorgan, last week. com.
municated with tho state bureau OF
Inspection seeking advissment con.
csrliing the matter OF borrowing $l0,-
600 from the surplus fund OF the city
water works department. tie was Ia.
termed that there Il no law author,