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THE QUESTION OF SEWERS.
A Large Attendance at the Meeting of
Citizens Last Friday Night—Resolutions Adopted.
Nearly every seat in the Cortland Opera House
parquet was filled last Friday evening to listen to the report of Prof. C. C. Brown
of Union College, who had been in town for two days looking up the question of
sewerage for Cortland. President Chas. H. Price called the meeting to order and
nominated Irving H. Palmer, Esq., as presiding officer and the nomination was ratified.
Mr. Palmer thanked the audience for the honor and made a few remarks on the growth
of the village and its manufacturing interests and proved by figures and
certain facts that the village was in need of sewerage and closed by
introducing Prof. Brown.
Prof. Brown said the Messenger House is 38
feet above low water mark in the river. The main sewer should be on Port Watson-st.
and all the pipes from the west side of Main-st. should empty into this at the
Messenger House corner, except those in the north end of the second ward which should
be taken down through the third ward and connect with the main sewer at a point
nearer the river. Prof Brown thought that the surface water of the village
could be taken care of very easily and that only sanitary sewerage should be attempted.
A combined system would nearly double the expense.
Prof. Brown estimated that the cost of 4 1/4
miles of sewerage, which would include all the most thickly populated streets
of the village, would cost about $40,000. If ten miles should be put in, which
he thought would be sufficient for twenty years, it would cost $75,000 or if
the 14 miles of streets were all sewered it could be done at an expense of $90,000.
Eight-inch pipe was recommended as the smallest pipe to be used. He thought
there would be no trouble in emptying into the river at a point about one
fourth mile below the residence of Hon. O. U. Kellogg.
The cost for 4 miles at $40,000 on bonds
issued at 1 per cent would make a tax of $1,600,
and if a like amount was raised each year and placed in a sinking fund it would
pay for the plant in from twenty to twenty-five years The assessed valuation of
the town being $2,000,000, the amount of tax paid on property assessed at $2,000
would be [10] cents per annum. The annual cost of maintaining the sewers would
be $800 a year which would add 10 cents more to the tax. If the village should
be bonded for $80,000 it would of course double the tax.
The franchise system would call for a tax of
$10 on a house of five rooms. If the entire expense of sewerage were to be raised
at one time and the debt wiped out, a man owning a fifty foot lot would have to
pay about $30 for his share.
The water below the discharge would not be
fit for drinking purposes for a distance of from five to ten miles, but as the
water of the Tioughnioga is not used for such purposes this side of Binghamton,
that question could not arise.
Prof. Brown said the sewer pipes should be
of vitrified clay and should be from 7 to 8 feet below the top of the ground.
The grade in an eight-inch pipe should be one foot in 300, and for a twenty-inch
pipe one foot for 1,000. Sewers are usually flushed from large tanks filled
with water which work automatically. Otter creek could be used to flush the
sewers, except those in the first ward.
Mr. F. A. Dunham, a civil engineer of Dunkirk
gave some figures, showing the cost of sewerage per foot in several cities and
towns. The average cost:
14 cities,
8 in. pipe, $ .71 a ft.
15 " 10 in. pipe, .89 "
30 " 12 in. pipe, 1.07 "
29 " 15 in. pipe, 1.30 "
Mr. A. P. Folwell, of Orange. N. J., who is
putting in 25 miles of sewerage in Hornellsville at an expense of $88,000, said
he thought Prof. Brown’s figures were very fair and that he believed that the
system could be built for even lower figures.
Mr. F. H. McKensie of Southington, Ct., said
that he agreed with Prof. Brown in every respect.
Hon. W. H. Clark offered the following
resolution which was unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That this meeting advise the
board of trustees lo take immediate steps to secure a system of sewers for the
village, to be owned and controlled by the village.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
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FOUR/EDITORIALS.
Both the Standard and the Journal claim
the entire credit of furnishing sewerage for Cortland. It seems the DEMOCRAT
wasn't in it.
Frederick Bailey Deeming, supposed to be the
original and only "Jack the Ripper," who is charged with killing and
shockingly mutilating several women in London, was convicted of murdering his
wife at Melbourne, Australia, on Monday and will suffer the extreme penalty of
the law in June.
The opponents of Harrison in the Republican
party are many and it is said that a strong movement is about to be made to
prevent his renomination. The friends of Blaine propose to stampede the
Convention if possible with his name. If they fail to secure his consent they
will endeavor to accomplish their object by presenting the name of Robert T.
Lincoln, the son of his father. It looks now as if there might be a lively time
in Minneapolis next month.
The Anarchists have broken loose again in
the Old World and bomb-throwing and explosions of dynamite are an every day
occurrence, especially in France. The recent conviction of Ravachol, who
admitted he threw the bomb which caused death to innocent people has had little
effect upon the Anarchists, probably from the fact that the jury found him
guilty "with extenuating circumstances." The jury seemed to be afraid
to do their duty and the people of France and Spain seem to be paralyzed with
fear.
The Cortland Standard now quotes the
late Samuel J. Tilden as an honest man. Before Mr. Tilden died the Standard could
hardly find bad words enough in the English language to apply to him. In fact
the files of that paper will show that he was feared and hated by its editor
even worse, if possible, than Senator Hill. Which are we to believe, the Standard of 1876 or the Standard
of 1892? It is even possible that should our neighbor outlive
Senator Hill, he, too, would be designated as a genuine saint. Verily, "the quips and quirks" that inhabit the mind of the average Republican editor are past
comprehension.
HERE AND
THERE.
Yesterday morning the little two-year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gray fell through the register of the second
story of their residence on Argyle Place to the floor below, a distance of 9 1/2
feet. Fortunately, she was not seriously injured.
The 45th Separate company have received the
papers granting an honorable discharge to Capt. D. F. Dunsmoor, and
arrangements are being made for the election of his successor. First Lieutenant
Henry A. Dickinson will undoubtedly secure the honor.
Mr. W. S. Freer will give a May party at his
hall In Higginsville, on Friday evening, May 13th, 1892. Music by Harrington
& Guier's orchestra. Bill, $1.25. A grand time is expected. Don't fail to
be present.
Messrs. W. W. Kelsey, H. W. Bradley and E.
O. Rickard have formed a co-partnership for the purpose of manufacturing the
Kelsey furnace and will locate at No. 339 West Fayette-st., Syracuse. The business
will be carried on under the name of the Kelsey Furnace Company.
A committee from Cortland have been here to
look over the Ledyard stone crusher, and negotiations are now under way to
transfer it to that village. It is a matter much to be regretted to see this
essential instrument for the maintenance of good roads leave the village.—Cazenovia
Republican.
Hon. L. J. Fitzgerald, of Cortland, has the
plans drawn for the erection of a large barn on his Fisher farm between here
and Cortland. It will be 36 x 112 feet, with 22-foot posts. The barn will contain
24 box stalls on the first floor—12 on a side. Homer parties will probably do
the work.—Homer Times.
Excelsior Hook & Ladder
Company will give a festival in this place, June 23d, 24th and 25th, in
commemoration of the centennial of the foundation of Cortland county. Elaborate
preparations are being made for the event. One day will be set apart for the
firemen, one day for the old folks, and one day for everybody. A tent will be
provided for the exhibition of relics, including the first log cabin erected in
the county, and the first boat to come up the river. Further particulars will
be given later.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company is putting up a new line between Cortland and Syracuse. The line will
be extended to Ithaca.
Hospital
Rules.
As there has been considerable misunderstanding
with regard to the rules to be observed
in gaining admission to the Cortland Hospital, the following sections of the By-Laws
are published:
Article VII. Admission of patients.—
Sec. 1. The Hospital shall be open to all
sick and injured persons, excepting such persons as are hereinafter provided
for.
Sec. 2. No person with contagious disease
will be admitted.
Sec. 3. Patients will be admitted by the matron
on a certificate of admission signed by one of the medical staff and endorsed by
a member of the Executive Committee.
Sec. 4. Persons who are seriously injured shall
be admitted unconditionally any time by the matron; but they shall be subject
to the other provisions by these By-Laws
for treatment.
Sec. 5. Patients shall not remain in the Hospital
longer than six weeks, unless upon recommendations of the attending physician
and with the approval of the Executive Committee.
Sec. 6. Patients will be required to leave as
soon as discharged by the attending physician.
Sec. 7. A charge for board, medical and surgical
treatment, pharmacy costs and nursing shall be made to all such patients as are
able to pay, prices to be fixed by the Board of Managers. These charges must be
paid weekly in advance unless otherwise directed.
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