DRAINAGE AND UTILIZING WASTE OF CITIES

A novel system of drainage for the houses of cities, patented by Captain Liernur, is about to be introduced at the Hague, the residence of the king of the Netherlands and a town of 80,000 inhabitants. It consists of an arrangement for daily inodorous emptying and scouring of the passages for excreta...

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Published in:Scientific American 1867-01, Vol.XVI. (No. 1.), p.9
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Summary:A novel system of drainage for the houses of cities, patented by Captain Liernur, is about to be introduced at the Hague, the residence of the king of the Netherlands and a town of 80,000 inhabitants. It consists of an arrangement for daily inodorous emptying and scouring of the passages for excretae, by pneumatic action, and the immediate removal and utilization of the products, without allowing time for the pestilential process of fermentation...
ISSN:0036-8733
1946-7087