. Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1909. peg Sewer Cleaning Prohlem. Perhaps there is no problem before thecivic Government of Winnipeg so im-portant and far-reaching as the main-tenance and construction of propersewer facilities. The Board of Control have had itbrought to their attention many times,that many of the trunk sewers in useare not laid in the proper direction, andthat many sewers in the city give out atevery manhole, ordors that are almostintolerable, and manifestly unsanitary,and dangerous to to the public health. with this, it is maintained that the sewermouths
. Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1909. peg Sewer Cleaning Prohlem. Perhaps there is no problem before thecivic Government of Winnipeg so im-portant and far-reaching as the main-tenance and construction of propersewer facilities. The Board of Control have had itbrought to their attention many times,that many of the trunk sewers in useare not laid in the proper direction, andthat many sewers in the city give out atevery manhole, ordors that are almostintolerable, and manifestly unsanitary,and dangerous to to the public health. with this, it is maintained that the sewermouths are not properly constructed soas to throw the deposits well out into thecurrent, but the filth is allowed to fallfrom the sewer and spread down theincline of the shore to the water. Theother condition is that of the escapingodors from the sewer manholes as thedeposits pass down the streets of thecity. The first problem mentioned has beenmore recently brought to the attentionof the governing body and the citizens,and it is believed that proper steps have. f* * . « Flush Tanks Used in Winnipegs Sewer System. The Public Works Department, however,have been working on a practical solu-tion of the difficulties. Sewage on River Banks. Some of the sewer mains empty intothe Assiniboine River at points wherethe refuse must of necessity be carriedthrough the main portion of the city andwhere the banks accumulate more orless of the passing filth. In conection already been taken to remedy ihe con-dition. The city engineer has called forestimates as to the cost of lowering andextending the sewer mouth so that de-posits may be run directly into the cur-rent. With regard to having the seweragecarried through the city in the rivernothing has been done, but it is thoughtthat when the solids are carried into thecurrents that they will not be deposited6 along the banks to such an extent as be-fore. The work of deepening and widen-ing the river with a view to increasingthe current flow has been s
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