The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-12
road and labor conditions.
Wild RumOrs in Circulation.


AS there are several wild rumors
in circulation regarding the condition
of the construction work now in place
| take this opportunity of answering
on behalf of the city management.
First, it is reported that all "a
inch sewer pipe has been laid with
the fall the wrong way. This rumor
is absurd as all levels for laying sew
er pipe have been checked at least
five times, three times by myself and
twice by other reliable parties. The
grade of the sewer pipe l watched
very carefully, placing batter or ele-
walton boards every Is to 20 feet, with
chalk lines stretched between to exact
grade, the pipe layer being required
to lay each pipe to exact grade. The
"a inch sewer line has a fall of 4.8
feet from the present wooden septic
tank to the intake of the new con-
crete septic tank. The fall for the
intake of the septic tank to the outlet
of the filter beds is 1875 feet, from
the outlet of the filter beds to the
creek is 2.5 feet We therefore have
total fall from the present. septic
tank through the new septic tank and
filtering beds and into the creek of
1913 feet: AS yet not one drop of
water has flowed through the sewer
line between the new and old septic
tanks except seepage accumulating at
the man hole excavations.
Second, it is reported that the con-
crete floor in the septic tank is placed
at the wrong elevation and must be
raised or lowered. The level for this
floor has been checked many times.
(The elevation of this floor might be
slightly high or low and not effect the
perfect operation of the system, only
the storage capacity, the intake and
outlet elevations are the vital fac
tors.) Not one cubic yard of concrete
will have to be changed from it's pres |
ent elevation.
Plans Used.
The plans which the City is follow
ing in the construction work are alb
solutely reliable, being drawn by an
expert sanitary engineer of Portland,
Oregon, and checked, as to design and
quantities, by other reliable engineers.
The city is following these plans with
only slight variations to meet local
as we find them. The plans
are not guess work. They are based
on a practical scientific study of our
ocal conditions and requirements to
which is applied the results of study,
rial and experience in many other
places.
The sewage disposal works, when
is plenty large enought to
AXE care of the sewage of city
'ver twice the size of Moscow and
he city authorities feel sure that they
lave solved the sewage disposal prob
EN- for Moscow for the years to
ONE.
In conclusion let me remind the peo-
lie that this construction is vital to
he health, prosperity and comfort of
he people of Moscow and the sur
ounding country, and that the city
ouncil has not arbitrarily forced the
Expense on to the people, but has act
d under the order of the District
ourt, which ruled, that the nuisance
reated by the old system of sewage
isposal must be abated.
The plans and specifications and
stimates of cost of the new sewage
lsposal works and complete list of
ne items of expense to date are on :
lie at the city hall and subject to the !,
lspection of all taxpayers.
| trust that this statement will be
interest to the taxpayers of Mos
DIV, Idaho.
H. J. SMITH, !,
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