The Design Of A Sewage Disposal Plant For A Tuberculosis Hospital For Plymouth County At South Hanson Mass

Author : John N. McClintock
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781527905719
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Sewer Building and Sewage Disposal by the American System written by John N. McClintock and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-01-18 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sewer Building and Sewage Disposal by the American System: Discovered by Amasa S. Glover, Protected by United States Patents No. 559522 and 719357 Owned by American Sewage Disposal Company of Boston In considering the construction of a sewer system, a rough estimate of the probable cost is generally sought. The preliminary topographical plan will cost from 50 cents to per acre of territory to be drained, according to the characteristics of the surface, whether flat or diversified, thinly or thickly settled. A well considered design may cost from 2 to 10 cents per inhabitant, according to the size of the place; making plans for building and record will cost from to $40.00per mile of sewer pipe. A twelve-inch pipe with proper inlets can be laid eight feet below the surface for per foot. If ledge is en countered the cost is increased. Ledge work will cost from to per cubic yard, according to the hardness of the stone and depth below the surface. Manholes and catch basins averaging 150 feet apart will cost about or each. The separate system for sewage and surface water is usually recommended, with proper appliances for flushing, to save cost of work. Disposal works will cost approximately from to per inhabitant. Plans for the same may be furnished at 5% of their cost. Chemical precipitation will cost per year 20 cents per inhabitant. The cost of the trunk sewers of a system, of course, will depend upon their size. A completed sewer system in running order will cost from to per running foot or from to per mile, for a place of considerable size. Small systems will cost less. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.