New Britain herald., 1927-01-19
ACTION URGED ON
 SEWERAGE SYSTEM State Water Dept. Suggests
 Deferred Payment Plan WOULD SPLIT BOND SALE
Construction of Collecting Links Must Be Undertaken at All Events and Should Be Made to Conform With Projected Plan.

Financing Of the city's million dollar sewage disposal plan in two installments is favored by the state water commission in letter to Mayor Weld today.
 By means of this deferred pay ment plan, units of an auxiliary sys- tenn of collecting sewers which will be necessary whether or not a fil- tration plant is to be built can be made to conform with the disposal needs and requirements of a city Of 100000, the estimate of New Britain's size in 1o4o, it is explained.
 In the million dollar cost approxi- mate made by the state department is included the collecting sewer sys- tenn which, the department suggests. might be built through bond sale executed at once, and followed up by a later issue of city bonds.
 A part of the letter sent by s. H. Wadhams, director of the state water commission, follows:
 At the conference of the state water commission with yourself and other officials and citizens Of New Britain in May of last year you Will recall that the engineer of the com- mission submitted estimates Of cost on three different types of sewage treatment plants. These estimates were as follows:
 Sand filters ......... 9l,tl9,0oV Activated sludge ....... 900,00o Imhoff tanks and sprink-
 ling filters .......... Sl,Zio,ooo
 "The state water commission has not changed these estimates since that time It was also pointed out that such estimates were tentative as many local factors such as ex- cavation costs were not known and averages had necessarily to be en- ployed in making up the figures furnished. At this time too the state water commission recom- mended that a sum of money be made available by New Britain to be used for securing basic engineering data needed for many reasons but one of which was to make possible more exact estimates of cost. This recommendation of the commissions was adopted and during the past several months the collection of this engineering data has proceeded under the supervision of the city engineer.
 Tt might be noted here that the estimated cost of the different types of treatment plants shown above in cluded as well the construction Of certain collecting sewers which will be required by New Britain wheth- CT or not d treatment plant is built. Moreover, while the population of New Britain is now 75.000 in round numbers it will in all probability be in excess of 1000 by 1940 and may reach higher figure. The estimates quoted above are based on the population of New Britain In 194O and the reasons for so doing are too obvious to need setting down here.
 "The misapprehension over the estimates of cost possibly arose from the fact that the state water com mission In presenting it's estimates suggested that the city might well separate the whole construction pro- gram into units, budget the cost and spread the construction over a 1 period of years. Following this sug- gestion further 1t was stated that New Britain might advantageously request of the present legislature authority to. issue bonds with which certain units could be completed. the cost of finishing the plant to be met by second bond issue at a later time.
 Tn the light Of engineering in- | formation about to De available 1t is quite probable that some revision of the estimates quoted above will be necessary but that ,t will amount to more than a small percentage of the estimates shown eDove Is very improbable.
 Yours very truly,
 'S. H. Wadhams, Director"