Specification of Henry Malcolm Ramsay : treating sewage, &c.

  • Ramsay, Henry Malcolm.
Date:
1871
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Specification of Henry Malcolm Ramsay : treating sewage, &c. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Provisional Specification. A.D. 1870.—N 2032. 3 Hamsay^s Improvements in Treating Sewage, 8fc. G. The Supernatant Water and Pilter.—Seventh. Each pan or pans to he fitted up witli proper openings for the discharge from the pans of the supernatant water into certain filters or filtering beds, as also for the discharge of the foul water from the deposit, the effiuent water after 5 filtration passing off in clear water drain. H. The Raising or Lifting Sewage or other Liquids or Substances.— Eight. By the construction of an open well or other receptacle for holding water constructed to the necessary size or dimensions according to the tank or weight to be raised, floated, or lifted therein. By the 10 construction of an open tank with the lower portion divided as an air or water-tight compartment, such tank to be acted upon for the purposes required of certain appliances, pumps, etc., necessary to charge or empty such compartment with air or water, or by the use, application, and admission of tidal waters into such well or receptacle, so that the 15 tank will rise to level required, such level subject to the action of the tides in the particular locality. LONDON: Printed 1 y George Edward Eyre and William Srottiswoode, Printers to the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty. 1871.