In the Report made in 1874, p. 82, the condition of things is re-
ferred to, and is stated to be substantially the same ; although the
Board say, "An analysis might, and probably would, show the
amount of impurity to be somewhat increased." At pp. 109, 110,
of the same Report, they refer to the serious nuisance that will be
created by this sewage. The Committee will find at p. 109 a long
report, made to the State Board of Health, at their request, by
Phinehas Ball, entitled, " The opportunity and po.ssibility of utilizing
sewage in the city of Worcester," Mr. Ball being a distinguished
civil engineer, at one time maj-or of the city of Worcester, and
always, I believe, a resident thereof. This report is devoted to a
consideration of the serious nature of the nuisance, and of the
opportunities the city of Worcester has for abating it, and for
utilizing the sewage.
