The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-03
State Health Dept. Compels Officials
 To Follow Edict
Property Owners Had Previously Voted Against In- stalation-Recent Inspection By State Health Dept Officials Results in Order to Construct Sewers to Connect With Steel Brook Trunk Line

possible for the health officer is to issue individual orders for the abatement of sewage nuisances wherever they exist, each prop. erty owner being left to the mis- fortune of working out a remedy by enlarging his sewage system. or by stopping the flow of sew age which might necessitate the abandonment of his property"
 The board at its last meetinl tabled the petition when it receive. the 23 to vote. Las. night ,upol receipt of the letters the boart took from the table the petition and voted to ask the board of fl nance to see if funds are availabl for the installation and to ask tn board of aldermen to install, pro vided funds are available.
 The report to which MT Scott re ferred was compiled by Edward B Noonan, chief sanitary inspecto for the state department of health It follows:
 "On April 12, 1893, upon re- quest of Dr E. J. Godfrey, health Thomas Murphy, sanitary inspec-
 
 inspector, inspection was made of the sewage disposal facilities for Windsor street and streets west from Watertown avenue to Bunker Hill avenue.
 "Dr Godfrey received a peti- tion on January 27, 1883, signed by six property owners in this vi- cinity petitioning for a sewer to take 1care of this section. The city of Waterbury at great ex- pense built trunk line sewer which follows the Steel brook to the Naugatuck river to take care of this section of the city.
 "When this trunk was com pleted, it made it possible for the property owners in this sec ton to connect to the trunk and properly dispose of their sewage.
 "At a meeting held by the = board of public works on April 4, 23 of the 27 owners present voted against having the sewer extend- ed to their properties.
 "On Windsor street, there are B houses which are built on 50 foot lots. The sewer assessment is $2.5O front foot which would make the cost of each property owner about $125.
 "The land in this vicinity is hardpan and it is impossible to properly dispose of the sewage. Many of the lots are honey combed with cesspools and there is constant process of cleaning out the tanks and cesspools. It is safe to assume that most of the property owners in this vii cinity have to pump out their sewage disposal systems at least three times year. The cost in- volved in cleaning these systems is high and conditions created are very undesirable. The cost of connection to the sewer would be offset to large extent by the cost of cleaning out these sys- tems about three times a year.
 "There were at the time of inspection, three cesspools on cleaning out and additional ob- sorption area to properly dispose of the sewage. It is within the province of the health officer to serve written orders and give time limits to property owners where sewage disposal systems are not operating properly and creating a nuisance.
 "It seems that this Is the ideal time to sewer this section as it would give employment to number of men,"
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