. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work. nder the scum wdiich lies on the surface. We find by the specifica-tions that our architect has adopted a clever combination of thesemethods by building two cesspools, the first of which is a small tight 25 18 BUILDING SUPERINTENDENCE cesspool which will retain all the solid and putrefying matter, and con-necting this by an overflow pipe with a leaching cesspool built asdescribed. The effect of this is that the tight cesspool will receiveall of the solid matter which may be in the sewage, where it can becleaned o
. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work. nder the scum wdiich lies on the surface. We find by the specifica-tions that our architect has adopted a clever combination of thesemethods by building two cesspools, the first of which is a small tight 25 18 BUILDING SUPERINTENDENCE cesspool which will retain all the solid and putrefying matter, and con-necting this by an overflow pipe with a leaching cesspool built asdescribed. The effect of this is that the tight cesspool will receiveall of the solid matter which may be in the sewage, where it can becleaned out at stated periods; and the overflow being of a whollyliquid nature wull pass into the leaching cesspool in a comparativelyclear state and will be absorbed entirely by the surrounding earth withno perceptible contamination. In locating the cesspools we must see that they are placed lowenough to allow the drain from house to have a good pitch. Thisdrain will be of vitrified earthen pipe and should be laid at leastthree feet six inches below the surface, with an even pitch and. TTT|i|||tniFig. II. Tight Cesspool. with the bottom of the trench hollowed out where the hubs of pipeswill come so that the pipes will lie flat in the trench. Great caremust be taken in jointing the pipes to be sure that the cement isscraped off the inside of the pipes, where a projection w^ould catch aportion of any solid matter which might pass through the pipes andthey would soon become filled. Dry Wells. As a part of the drainage system we must providefor the distribution of the rain water from the roofs. If our housewere connected with a sewer we would simply connect the conductorsproperly with the main drain pipe in the cellar, but as we do not wantthis great amount of water to run into the cesspool we will lead it se
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