The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-11-12


age system and to prepare esti-
mates as to the cost of the install
lation.
DR.. Reed stated that efforts to
secure this service would be
started at once. Engineering
firms specializing in this work
will be contacted and. asked to
render factual reports and costs
on installations as would be most
suitable for village the size of
Caldwell.
Future meetings of the COM
mittee will be called at the dis
cretion of either DR.. Reed or
Mayor Johnson.
Present at the meeting were
DR.. Reed, Mayor Johnson, D. D.
Nichols, r. D. Buckley, preident
of the village board of affairs,
Bae Marshall, Walter Quick,
Paul McVay, Donald Harkins,
Emil Barnett, village council
member, w. J., Kimnach, w. w.
Thompson, c. J. Estadt, and O..
j. Lorenz.
Village Street Commissioner
Jack Oliver was also present at
the meeting.
F. H. Waring, chief sanitary
engineer of the department of
health, has pointed out to Mayor
johnson and the committee that
the following conditions exist in
Caldwell, relative to its sewage
problems.
"The village Of Caldwell is
served by a system of sewers
which were apparently installed
without following any general
plan of sewerage and without
thought of collecting the sewage
at central point for treatment.
Generally speaking the sewers
in the area east of the Penn
sylvania railroad discharged to
Duck Creek. Observations of the
creek were made at several
points and sewers were found
to be discharging sewage to the
creek at practically all points
observed.
"The sewers in the area west
of the Pennsylvania railroad dis
charge to a storm sewer which
follows along the railroad to an
open ditch in front of railroad
station. This ditch extends south
along the railroad and discharges
to Duck Creek a short distance
below the village.
'Duck Creek was observed tC
have normal appearance above
the village at the U. S. Route
81 bridge. At the bridge on the
south side of the village the
creek was grossly polluted. The
water was black and was giving
off odors similar to the odors Of
an ordinary septic tank. In fact
conditions were probably as bao
as will be found in any other
community of the state.
"In talking with officials anc
other people Of the village it wa!
!, learned that there. is consider
able opposition to construction o
| sewers and sewage treatmen
devices because of an assumed
excessive financial burden. II
/, this regard, we would like Il
advise that the village claim o
financial burden is based entire
ly on supposition and that 1t Il
in no position to make such claim
because financial matters can
not be intelligently discussed
without an estimate of cost baset
upon an engineering study Of thu
problem. 1t is not unlikely tina
it will be found that the i'm
provements are within the fin
ancial means Of the village"
On Aug. 12, 1852, the Ohi'
Water Pollution Control boar
issued to the village q sewag
disposal permit which is effec
i; tive until Feb. II, 1854. The per
NIT was issued subject TO tn
condition that the village sub
NIT a report and general plal
of sewers and sewage treatmen
; plant for approval of the Obi
+. Department of Health before tn
expiration date Of the permit.
To date an engineer has no
been hired to prepare the gen
, eral plan and there is little tim
to waste if the plans are to b
prepared within the time limi
Of the present permit.
Chief Waring told Mayo
Johnson that if this is not don
before the expiration date of tn
> Caldwell permit, the departmen
; will be forced to advise tn
: water pollution control boar
that they do not believe Caldwell
7 is entitled to a renewal of ii
permit.