New Britain herald., 1914-07-09
SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANS.

SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANS.
 It is not easy to agree with the statement of Mayor Quigley that there should be severe criticism of those in authority at the time when the sewer system was being changed, that they did not give the problem sufficient consideration. There is no doubt but that the plans were carefully thought out andt were just as carefully gone over by the late F. l.. Hungerford, then corporation counsel for the city. New Britain was forced into, taking action because. as was explained in were numerous and because Hartford had instituted injunction proceedings against the city to compel it to take ] the sewage out of the Park river into which Piper brook drains MT. Hun gerford was as well posted on the sewer question as any one in Connect cutland it is folly to. say that he went IbefoEe the legislature with a propo- ISit1OINWHlCE WetSA NoL' UeSI oUld111- able.
 There .was not particle of evil dence intr,oduced at the hearing to show that filtration was not the best known method of sewage disposal. though thereswas some question as to the character of the soil in Berlb. New Brftain's expert, however, said 1t was suitable and that was regarded as sufficient. When the beds were being built gravel was substituted wherever clay was found and when the work was completed there was no doubt of it's efficiency and the only fear expressedIs was that iron waste in the sewage would cause trouble. The beds are >not giving satisfaction, there Is no mistake about that, and the eause is one$which perhaps is difficult 10 explain unless it be from the for sign matter i'm the sewage which, per- 1aps might be turned into the storm gater- drain and avoid the greater part of the proposed expense, but here is>to, be committee appointed To make antinvestigation of the whole matter andAreport, and speculation on Elis feature .may then be cleaned up.
 It will be very disappointing to the people of New, Britain if they are to De compelled to pay out approximate
 y half million dollars to put the plant in such condition as will enable
 to give satisfaction. The board of public workss had been working along
 n entirely different line until Mayor buigley took an active interest in the
 matter and Engineer Hall suggested
 hats George SW. Fuller of New York
 e consulted. This action so far as
 nowm was notstaken up at a meeting
 the yboard of public works and 30
 ar as ita has the approval of that de-
 artments 1t must be because of in-
 ividual solicitation. There does not
 ppear to be any particular objection
 b this, method except that 1t might
 how a laokt of harmony between two
 epartments on most Important
 uestion, one which may involve the
 ty in a large expense and suggest
 nat the department which has sewer
 matters in charge had not given the
 suller plan any consideration at all.
 he committee presumably will give
 ttentfon to the plan mapped out by
 he board of public works first be-
 ause 1t seemed to be satisfactory
 nd cost considerable less money.
 here must be something done appar-
 nt1y at the filter beds but there
 hould be no mistake made and no
 taste of public money The mayor
 nd members of the board of public
 torks will probably agree on that