Cohocksink Sewer System outlet at Laurel Street
Cohocksink Sewer System outlet at Laurel Street.
This item is part of the 1914 Report on the Collection and Treatment of the Sewage of the City of Philadelphia, which can be viewed here along with two preliminary reports from 1911 and 1912. To see other illustrations from this report, click “1914 Sewage Treatment Plan” in the Subject list.
The accompanying illustration (shows) one of the outlets at Laurel Street of the Cohocksink sewer system. It is estimated that sewage from a population of 260,000 people, amounting to 60,000,000 gallons a day, is discharged from this 18 feet 6-inch diameter sewer into the confined dock.