New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
,SjE|''WAGE PROBLEM 0f CITY REVIEWED
History Since tss6 Included in
 State Reports

The account of how New Britain started to tackle it's sewage disposal rroblem in May 1926, when money was appropriated for an engineering survey, to the present state of som- uolency, is included in the two bien- njal reports issued today by the state water commission. composed or Frederic C. Walcott. chairman. Of Norfolk. George T. kimball, Of New Britain. and Walter +. Steiner, of Hartford.
 In 1926. the biennial report end ing that year states. New Brltam efforts were progressing in most satisfactory manner" In 1928. the succeeding biennial report states' "the program was progressing salls- tactorily when a change in the city government took place and the new administration has not yet taken up this problem,
 Both reports were issued tooas' They deal in detail of the water problems facing Connecticut muhi- cjnallties, largely with reference 10 the need for preventing further pol nGtion of it's streams and the ellm- iration of present impurities. ANold- snce of sewage disposal into the streams of the state is the prifnaf? object of the water commlsslon' ana it's reports virtually every commun- ity of prominence in the state Is re- ferred to.
 New Britain is one of the cities which helps to pollute the Connec- ticut river. if is stated in the ls-a report issued today. This 1t does hs reaching the Connecticut river Nla Piper's brook and the Sebethe riVef "in practically a raw state Other cities in Central Connecticut which thus defle the Connecticut are Hart ford, West Hartford. East Hartford and MiddletoWn. "The cumulative effect is most marked q short dE'- ,ance below Middletown, Il IS stated.
 Other communities in this vicinity are included in the reports. Bfls'ot standing out considerably above the average in this connection. The bell City "is we'll severed and has very efficient disposal plant,' it is stated; but that part of Bristol known as Forestville is unsewered and pollutes the Peuuabuck river. The efforts to include Forestville in Bristols sewer system is rehearsed, including the failure to issue bonds "lt might be noted" states the 1928 report, that the natural drainage conditions at Torestville are such that from an en- cheering standpoint it would prab- ably be much less expensive for the taxpaycrs to combine with the cltl- zens of Piainyile in the construction of common sewage disposal plant.
 Of PlaInville. however, the com- mission states little progress has been possible" One reason adNanc- cd lis the necessity for constructing a schoolhouse the cost of which Will exhaust the borrowing capacity of the community" However. the prob- l lems of sewage disposal arc reported still under discussion and an en- gineering study has been made.
 Considerable space is given in the reports lU bS ing establishments, and the coopera- ton of these to avoid further pol lution, both in the interest of the public and in the interest of indus- try in, Connecticut in general. The industrial growth of the state re- quires a consistent supply et unpo'- luted water in the streams, it is stated, and industrlalists as rule have recognized this fact and for that reason are cooperating. Many manufacturing establishments have gone to considerable expense to avoid unnecessary pollution, it is stated, and their efforts in this re- spect are gone into in detail. In respect to the municipalities, how ever. progress is less marked. It is considered inevitable, it is declared. that certain amount of surveyin, and discussion will prccede more definite municipal action, which it is the function of the water commits sion to accelerate.
 The state itself. realizing that 1t must set the example, has progress ed to . considerable degree, it is