The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-10

age channel. the dow ef the Chicago
vertins the sewage OF Chicago Dis
H sf'ss FRET ri Isks Michigan 10 'n'
.. RI. sse:..i,y FOR grG.ss.!nss; ,a n.
gan as the single source of drinkinS
argument used In favor OF the drain
sire to sbate the nuisance OF the
Chicago river was aiss = strong NOV
s until r.; grs:snt tim; n. :' canal
s.aans r. sr:4tS 8, HS WE'VE cR,.s
Ensipesr Tor tie District. the n.c;s.
sity for treatment OF the sewage by
Imhoff tanks, followed IN rome gases
by Treatment with sprinkiins n'tsrss
IN order 10 unde.take the CON:
struction Of these. works sfscting and
iipciuding the city Of chicsGo AND
rhs srf the dss xsfsps c
caso was created In accordance witn
an act Of the Illinois Legislature IN
any Rs Sss:'o any q :sss
OF contiguous territory within the
limits Of a single county shall con-
tain two or more cities. towns or III,
the rnaintenance OF q common outlet
for the drainage thereof will con-
H S, to the preservation OF the puo-
The cooperate authority Of The -, Dis: !
tees composed Of nine elective mem.
bsrs. This body has fun power t3
their business and may borrow money
and issue bonds therefor. and may
provide for the collection OF direct
rs Sond. 20 e:sd the Ss IT.
The area of the Sanitary District
when hrst instituted was 1Sb square
miles. Large. additions to the origin
north. south and west. The total
Toronto. ont'-fn 1905 Toronto au-
sS go ies . a% Of ana
high level and low level interceptors.
and carried to a disposal site. where
and covered standardization tanks The
effluent from the tanks II discharged
into Lake Ontario. through a sub
merged outfali Line: which delivers
point Some distance from the shore,
and about five and one-haif miles
from the water works intake. IN
1914, X. c. Harris. Commissioner OF
Works. recommended combined sys,
tenn of sewers and n sewage disposai
plant for North Toronto at an esti-
mated cost OF s4,t44,256,
considered necessary in part 10 pro-
tect the water supply. but chiefly TO
better the conditions of the magnin-
cent harbor. which Ia being deyei-
900 600, of which over {l1,eOO,0O0 Is
completed or under contract.
Cleveland. Ohio. Is at present act
lively engaged in the construction Of
sewage collection works, according
to a plan OF main collecting sewers
which have sufficient capacity to &C.
commodate an ultimate population OF
posed collection works Is estimated
at s3.s59. o0o.
The proposed plan includes treat
three different points. Experiments
are now being carried on with ncti-
waited suldge. Imhoff tanks and
Reinsch Wurl screens before fnal
treatment to be installed at each OF
these locations. The total projected
cost is approximately $4,000 900.
The protection OF the raw water
proycment OF the condition OF the
lake front and the Cuyahoga river.
nave made necessary the contraction
OF the proposed works
The work ia being carried on by
the City OF Cleveland with the as
sistance OF consulting engineers.
Grand RAPIDS Mich. has been or
dered by decision 81 the Michiean
supreme court. handed down May e6.
1918. to discontinue the discharge OF
its sewage into Grand River until
such sewage shall have hrst been so
modified by treatment to avoid the
continuation or creation OF the null
sance complained Of below the city.
The. qucatIon OF adequate disposal
authorities. I'm recent report by
their consulting engineer general
scheme OF int"rcenting sewers and
imhom tank treatment plants Is rec
ed coat OF over $500. 900.
Toledo. Ohio. has recently begun an
Investigation OF it's sewage disposal
problem. partly at the Instance OF IN"
Ohio State Board of Health. Both
the city and Lucas county are con-
cerned. and will probably cooperate
scheme is expected TO comprise sys-
tenn Of intercepting sewers with
treatment OF the sewage by Imhofr
tanks and filter plant
ton as Detroit with reference to sew
age treatment. The Tnterns tional
Joint Commission has reported that
tne aiIscha a,e or r s,ew@se OF
to public health and Is In
OF the treaty on pollu-
tion Of boundary waters.
During the past year. representa-
tives OF the commission have con-
sidered the question of collection and
treatment OF the sewage. and the
proposed general Scneme with estl-
mates OF costs will soon he publish
ed. together with studies of collect
ion and treatment for other cities and
villages contributing sewage to the
waters,
Philadelphia, Pa. Is ENGAGED in the
the following purposes as
stated in the 1914 report of the Blu
reau OF Surveys:
First--To collect and treat the sew
age to protect public health and pre-
Vent undue pollution of water.
of the people by abating
the nuisance now existing. due to the
sewage pollution of Frankford and
Cobb's Creek, the lower Schuylkill
and docks OF the Delaware river.
Of the port. and create attractive con-
ditions by restoring and maintaining
the rivers and streams' In clean
Fourth--To accomplish these re-
suits promptly and prosressiyeiy With
the most economical expenditure OF
The cost Of the proposed works is
estimated at &22. 400, 900 for the COM
plete system OF collectors adequate
for 1850 and treatment works with
900 people. The annual charge for
operation and maintenance OF these
works IL estimated at 100000.
To provide for plant capacity ade-
uuate for 1850 and for hlters VIII re.
s sH!i 400 600. making the total cost OF
sewage disposal equal to e34.6oo.0o0.
During the last ten years large
number of sewage disposal plants
have been built in the United states
Among the more Important and mod
arm NAV he mentioned the fnstalla-