The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-29
City Rushes Estimates
to BE included in
the Budget.
, LAMENTATIONS TO
BENEFIT FIRST
Improvement w Oul d
Greatly Facilitate
1917 Building.

Plans are in he making "a equip
Al least one half OF the territory re.
Gently annexed lay Detroit with
sewer facilities IN The present year
according 20 Clarence ". Hubbel
city engineer, whose department is
now rushing the estimates OF cost
for such work 10 be included In the
budget
This means that the principal OBJ.
stacle in tho development OF the
new district may be- removed soon
and that great stimulus Will he
given 1917 operations in home and
factory construction work. II Is a
recognized fact that the building Of
thousands 81 homes has been de-
layed thru he inadequacy of sewer
facilities and With the solution Of
his important problem, greater
strides can be made toward relief
n the housing congestion
Mr.. Hubhel states that operations
will be conducted so that the sec
iions which are more in need ~ tho
sewers a; this lime viii be served
FIRST and that IN effect this will
mean that the requirements atten.
dant 10 1917 development in the
new territory will be met with
Mr. Hubbel's sewer plan FOR De
troit - practically a complete revo-
luton of the present sewer system
II calls for the elimination ot the
insanitsry practice OF dumping the
beverage into the Detroit river and
provides FOR "inierceptor systems"
which viii carry the refuse 10 re-
dnstion plants where II viii become
eliminated This plan viii cost in
INC neighborhood OF $4,000 600,
and when completed will care for a
population Of $500 600 II is pro.
posed 10 complete the system with
IN FIVE years
As a result az treaty between
the United States and Great Britain
in 1909. which prohibited the pol
lntion az such boundary waters as
the Detroit river. special inyesti-
cation was instituted by public
Works Commissioner George r.
Fenkcll In 1914 10 devise a plan for
preventing the owl Mir Hubbci
was given charge OF the inyestga.
ton and HE present plan for treat
ing sewerage was the outgrowth OF
his work
The plan calls for several Lines
20 be laid I'm different parts OF the
city in generally east and west
direction 20 intercept the flow OF
the present sewer system which is
north and south These intercept
Ing lines will carry the refuse TO
great reduction or treatment plants
II is proposed 10 have one 81 these
located A. Fort Wayne and another
in the vicinity OF Cladwin park on
tho east side. and one at point
on Connor's creek.
Whateve, work bn sewers is done
in tho present year will be merely
a part OF the ultimate system. II Is
planned. Mr.. Huhbel intends 70
conflne his work in 1917 To the new
districts While IL is fgured that
some four or FIVE years will be- nee
cssary 10 complete the entire sewer
program, It IL thought that the -
miles OF sewers planned for this
wear will adequately care FOR the
immediate needs OF the outlying sec.
tions Many sewer lines now laid
will act a. interceptors in the fu-
fure when the reduction system IL
in operation.
Mr.. Hubbel states that the prob
lem now before his department Is
greater In proportion than all the
sewer work the city has 40 far com
pleted He SAYS that practically 81
miles OF new territory must be
served