Show PRACTICAL suggestions relative to the disposal of the sewage june ath 1888 editor deseret news I 1 see by minutes of ef last city council the committee on sewerage have decided that the main sewer for the disposal of sewage may be built from a suitable initial point in the northwest of the city running thence west to a point pol nt at or near seventh west street thence northerly through the western limits of the city and between the hot springs lake and jordan river aver to some point sufficiently remote I 1 I 1 etc doubtless under existing circumstances they felt compelled to recommend something rather than nothing ha having I 1 c called in an engineer E engineers in rs like doctors are supposed always to have advice in stock and when called upon are supposed to give the best they have which no BO doubt has been given in this case but in the absence of a survey a BETTER AUTHORITY in that matter and in that tha particular locality to my mind would be the men who have taken observations and had the peculiar experience of water masters and canal cleaners year after year in that locality it probably is well known by them that the fall is so little from about sixth or seventh north streets in the neighborhood of seventh west street as to render the water at any stage unable to carry the ordinary sediment any considerable distance the experience of wilcken and local col R smith might be of value to the committee it the constant force ot of a con sid erable body of water running through mr Pug millrace couig would not carry the ordinary sediment into the hot spring lake it is DIFFICULT TO SHE how the limited amount of water that can be spared by salt lake city in the direction indicated bythe committee can carry the sewage ot of the city a longer distance in the same direction especially considering that the high waters of each year flow higher in that locality back into the city than any outlet can be found unless it is taken into davis county to which there might belsome objection and then the question is how bow to get it there on OB so level a plane the plan proposed if it was possible to carry it out would in alf air probability between high water and low water operate a good deal upon the principle of a man filling up his bis stomach with wibb food for a period of time with a view to the stomach after several weeks clearing itself if it should succeed it would be to say the least i of it somewhat contrary to nature most people would think it a dal danger nger ous experiment it is quite possible if the committee look around in every direction chemically as well as geographically that they may decide to recommend an entirely different system and it might be quite in keeping keepin with the age that revolutions should take place in sanitary matters or systems should not be startling it might possibly be discovered discover eel that moses was not only a good legislator but also understood der stood how to combine the elements so as to produce the best beat SANITARY RESULTS oh 11 says one moses did bus business ineis on a small scale he did eh what is said on the subject is only a key deyto to it there were a great many more of his followers then than diore are citizens of salt lake or giue and as to the scale there is any amount of room to enlarge it if in your minds it looks too small I 1 have noticed among other things that the scripture writers had a peculiar knack ot not telling quite all they know knew nor quite all they did they have deft left a good deal for somebody to find out another thing I 1 have noticed where the people of salt lake have tried the dry earth system it has been found very satisfactory and still another thing that has come under my observation is that where anything can cin be done satisfactorily and effectually in one family it can be done in millions of families upon the same principle enlarge your scale prepare your facilities and you have the system complete yours truly AN OLD CITY COUNCILOR |