The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
DB|CR|BtS new sew
re DISPOSAL PLANT
it, ngineer Thomas Gives Some In
Il Nation in Detail That Will Be
6 Interest to Every Voter.

A "a special election on Monday,
Sep nber Goth, the people of the city
wil&66te on the question as to whether
or the city will issue bonds in the
am@ ht of $285,OOO for the purpose
of hstructing sewage disposal
plaAA Many of the citizens of the
citySkre asking for more information
with regard to the nature Of the i'm
proye,nent and the type Of plant. Feel
ing that the public is entitled to all
the sinformation possible in regard to
this is1mportant improvement, the Inde-
pendent is publishing the following
information obtained in an interview
with9E. j. Thomas. City Engineer:
Te proposed Improvement to be
conAructed with the money raised by
the bond issue consists of sewage
disppsal plant and trunk line sewer
con8ecting the present outfall at the
Ea% side of Riverside Park with the
prohbsed plant Owing to a large
areH beyond the outfall being platted
intdtcity lots, and in view of the prob
abla future growth of the citv, the
plaYt. will necessarily be required to
be constructed at a point on the river
bey4nd the limits of such future
groEth. Surveys and Investigations
alrdtdy made show the necessity of
conStructing the proposed plant on
the Sriver at approximately one and
,one.1ourth miles below the present
outfAll. The fact that this trunk line
sewer is to be constructed with funds
from this bond issue is not generally
understood by the public, The cost
Of This extension will be from one
fourth to third the total cost of
the improvement. The cost of the
trunk line can only be approximately
determined at present and will de-
pend largely on whether gravity line
or force main is constructed, and
the method of carving the sewage to
the fplant will be determined only af-
ter sareful study of the problem. The
Improvement will also include the con-
struction of Il sewage pumping station.
The construction of this pumping sta
ton is made necessary because OF the
low elevation of the land on which the
trunk line is to be constructed and be-
cause of it being necessary to have
suffScients head to carry the sewage
through the plant. In case force
main is constructed, this pumping sta
ton will be located in the vicinity of
the present outfall, and in case a grav-
ity line is constructed, the pumping
station will be at the location of the
proposed plant. !,
The land necessary for the site of
the plant, which will cover an area of
from ten to twenty acres, will also be
paid for from money raised by the
bond issue. The plant itself will cover
nearly two acres with room for dup
licate plant. The required size Of the
plant and details as to the method of
disposal can be determined only after
careful study and investigation Of To-
cal conditions and the character of the
sewage to be treated. The design of
a sewage plant is matter of great
Importance, each plant offering sep
arate and distinct problem Improper
design Of the plant will result in in
efficient treatment of the sewage and
an increased cost of construction and
operation.
The estimate of $2S5,O0O for the
bond issue was arrived at from com
pairing the cost Of similar plants in
other cities and from the present cost
of labor and>materials, and while the
amount of the bond issue is S2S5,OOO,
it may not be necessary to expend the
total amount in the construction of
the plant and the amount in excess
Of the cost of the plant will not be is
sued, or if issued, will be deposited in
the sinking fund at interest for the re-
tirement of the bonds.
For the information Of the public,
the following is a brief outline OF the
method Of treatment of sewage: The
sewage will be carried by The trunk