New Britain herald., 1929-05-01
RIVER POLLUTION
COMES UP AGAIN
Bill Passed by Assembly Brings
Up Old Problem
SECOND DISTRICT AFFECTED
Addition to New Departure Plant
Compietei-i. Arrests Made Dur
ing April-Accitlent Case Dropped

Before the primary election to be
held in October. at which it is prob
able that voters in the second tax
ing district will be called upon to
express approval or disapproval of
the act recently enacted by the Sell
ate and house Of representatives,
authorizing the issuance of bonds for
the construction of a sewage dispose.
system i'll that section of the city.
it is probable that the attention of
city officials will be called to the
fact that at present. and in fact ever
since he establishment OF the sew
erage system in first taxing district.
the Pequabuck river has been and is
being polluted by an overflow fl ON
the present sewer beds in East Bris-
tol.
Two years ago the people in the
Forcstville section. which represents
the second taxing district. We're call
, ed together a: an open meeting and
were informed that it would be ne
cessary to discontinue the pollution
, of the Pcquaouck river. For a num-
Der of years, persons residing m III"
immediate center of Forestvllle have
| been provided with sewage disposal
| system, which empties sewage into
the river Officials of the state
waterways and state health commits
sions with DIR. B. b. Robbins. local
! health officer. and the late Mayor
John r. Wade, pointed out the ne
cessity of disseminating the syste II
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and that same year an act was pre-
scented to the legislature asking
| authorization similar to that orly
recently received. Before the spe-
| cial act WIS passed, however, II las
found necessary to make some
amendments and little later an
mended bill was handed TO he
house committee. Through an over
sight, the original bill was passed
and the oversight was not noticed
until it was TOO late to take the ne
! rec-ary corrective steps. che pres nj
| act calls for T. e REPEAL of Special
Act No. "5S of the special acts OF
he general assembly. January s"s-
sion, 1921.
O:hcr Pollution Claimed
Those who have questioned the
fact that the Pequabuck river is
being polluted to any great extent
by the I'orestville sewage disposal
system, call attention to the sewage
which flows into the river at d point
between the abandoned plant of the
New Departure Mfg. CO.. on Downs
street and the Bristol Traction Co.
bridge. Herr. it is pointed out. the
overflow from the present sewer beds
pours into the river through what
is believed to be "a Pinch pipe. The
flow is continuous and has existed
since the present system of the first
taxing district was installed over 40
years ago.
What steps will be taken to rem
edy the condition stressed by Forest
vile residents is unknown. If the
! torestyille sewer is discontinued. !,
is probable that the overflow com
planned of will have to be taken care
Of by another method. However,
the problem will result in a contro
versy before both angles of the sit
ration are definitely and satisfactor-
lily disposed of.
Few Arrests In Apr!
Only Al arrests were made dur
ing the month of April. according to
the report OF Chief Ernest r. Bel
! den. This number represents a de-
crease of 4G over the previous month