The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-30
NEW YORK TO BUILD
NEW ISLAND AT SEA

New York, April 30.-Plans for a.
great sewage disposal plant which will
involve the building of a new island
three miles out at sea and the expen-
diture of more than $4,000, 900 for it's
completion and the publication of all
the city's waters have been completed
here, which when they are finally put
into effect will give this city the most
efficient sewage disposal system in the
country.
At present the city's sewage flows
into the rivers in which a great part
remains, carried back and forth by
the tide, instead of going out to sea.
Under the new plan, however, this will
all be done away with. Broadly speak
ing this remarkable plan calls for a
twelve foot tunnel under Brooklyn to
an island to be built in the shalloWer
waters three miles out at sea off Co
ney Island. Through this tunnel the
sewage would be pumped to the new
island where all the impurities would
be eliminated before it is finally al
lowed to flow into the ocean. The To-
cation of the new island has been ap-
proved by the harbor line board as it
would not be in the way of naviga-
! ton nor have an oinjurious effect on
the harbor. The cost ef building the
| island has been placed at $6l5,0O0 and
it's dimensions as now planned are
1900 feet in length by 1000 feet in
width, giving an area of about forty
acres. A harbor will be provided for
tank steamers which will be employed
as carriers to the sludge removed from
the water before Ii is allowed TO flow
into the sea. In connection with the
great water supply system now undeT
/ construction, this new plan shoulo
| equip the city in a manner superior 70
any other in the world. Incidentally
the new plan is certain to receive the
enthusiastic support Of all bathers al
nearby beaches at which times the
water is so full of garbage as TO make
swimming extremely distastetul.
New Lines Of Graft.
New ines Of organized graft have
been developed so rapidly here slnce
+be beginning of the investigation %
the notice department that 1t takes
something out of the ordinary to make
New York sit UP and take notice
However, the discovery OF organlzeo
theft among the drivers of the DENY
cry wagons of the city's mercnants
amounting it is believed to $2,o0V,O Ot
a year is attracting mucn attehtioI
and the barring of the whole situatlor
will be closely followed. Assistant
District Attorney Brothers has begun
the investigation as the result OF the
statements of one man who confesseo
To receiving stolen property amount
ing to more than $4,000 and revealed
a system of thefts to the district at
torney which would account for TIT
more than 100000 worth of goods
the merchants association says a
stolen yearly from reputable business
I houses here. In explaining the man
ner In which he persuaded drivers u
steal for him the confessing witness
said: ooh, that was easy for me,
became acquainted with these meT
easily. because I had been q truck
man myself. I made it my business
to know them and once / got on'
who would steal for me | always trieC
through him to get others. The driy'
| ers 20 out to make a delivery anc
when they come back they raise a hui
and cry and say that some of theii
load has been stolen. Most of TIN
time. however, the goods have beer
delivered to the fence with which
they deal. That lis the way the gam
is worked. / reckoned that u prohtl
in the business would amount to $40'
a week If we had not been caught
because we did thousands of dollars
worth of business and not n legiti.
mate dollars worth AS the case il
developed 1t may incidentally affort
considerable amusement provided thu
names of the customers who fnall,