Hamilton for help with its sewage disposal which may cost $50,000 if the application is approved.

One Rosemont Avenue resident has written a letter to the Editor asking that something be done to solve the problem.

The letter writer claimed that a terrible stench came from the Rosedon every week whenever the septic tanks were being pumped.

Consequently, he said the smell permeated the neighbourhood whenever the trucks arrived and it took two full two days and a night for the tanks to be cleared.

"One would think that a quality hotel like Rosedon would have a tie into the city sewage system as do the Neston apartments behind and the Rosemont guest apartments which are higher up the hill,'' the letter writer pointed out.

"It seems to me that Rosedon would be ashamed of itself for causing such an inconvenience to our visitors and locals alike.

"The trucks that are contracted to take the sewage away are quite large and block a large portion of the road which makes it very difficult for other traffic to pass which causes further inconvenience to the driving public.'' Mrs. Muriel Richardson manager at the Rosedon said the letter writer had a valid complaint.

"It's a sentiment that I share myself,'' she said. "I would love to get rid of the problem.'' Mrs. Richardson said the hotel had a problem with one of the three septic tanks which run along Rosemont Avenue. The tank has been causing problems since the end of June.

She said waste had congregated on the sides of one of the septic tanks and needed removing. However, she said the hotel had been unable to get this cleared out because the house count was steady and the necessary work would entail closing a wing.

"They would need to dynamite away this waste so the tank could hold more sewage, but we have been too busy to shut that particular section down.

"You cannot tell paying guests that you have a sewage tank that needs servicing. They have paid their money and have come for a vacation.

"So we have had to pay the fee and have it pumped out.'' Mrs. Richardson said the sewage pit was not just a source of annoyance to the letter writer. It also annoyed the hotel staff.

She said the Rosedon has applied to the Corporation of Hamilton to connect the hotel's sewage lines to the Corporation's.

"We sent in an application and we have received a proposal from an engineer telling use what can be done so that we can be connected this winter.

"We are looking at a $50,000 project but we think it is worth it so that we no longer inconvenience our neighbours or our guests.'' TOU