Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 37
r gravel a cesspool of this kind will dispose of the sewageof a house for a great many years, but eventually the pores of theearth will become filled with the deposits and leaching will no longertake place. An effective remedy in this case may be adopted bymaking an outlet to which a series of… … Fig. 10. Leaching Cesspool. Tight Cesspool. The other form of cesspool is what is knownas a tight cesspool and is constructed of hard brick and usually madeabout six feet in diameter and six feet deep from inlet, with wallsand dome eight inches thick and a four-inch bottom, the wholecemented inside…
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