New-York daily tribune., 1842-09-03

Ewbank' Patent Timed Lead Pipe for The convey yance
'''| O'N'O' EDWARD WILLIAMS, Clerk.
The Select Committee, which referred the annexed
petition,
That in addition the written statements presented the
following scientific gentlemen appeared before Your Com
mliee and examined by them upon the matters sub
mted their considerations Drs. Chiffon, Eiei Gale and
Grscom Your Committee have alss personally Inspected
the process timing the pipes The opinions OF these
gentlemen very clearly and positively expressed
they agree in condemnng the use e ordinary eadcn pipes
for Tie daugerou 10 health IN con-
sequence Of the highly poisonous character oi me "he
crust oxidzed lead which thZs produced They CEN
water is remarkably pure Dr. Elet states that leaden
pipes are the cry of Edinburgh where The water
has certain mineral qualities that counteract the process ot
oxidza,ion He experimental with he purest water while
residing in South Carolina, and found such t.ndehcy 10
oxidizaon satisfied him OF the danger OF using ieaoen
pipes The Croton water very pure, and therefore the
use OF eaden pipes ought by all means 10 ne avoided
DR.. Chiffon recently Inspected the Croton water drawn
from The eaen pipes by which ras been introduced into
the house OF well known merchant IN Pearl street. IN
this city, and found the water evidently ponae Gy .ne
lead Athese gentlemen agree that timing The INSIDE Of
the pipes efectua protection They also stated lha
would be protection, although some small portions o,
the lead should escape being coyeTedIthat the pfo1
of the would certain chemical causes prevent oA
idzaon Of the Lead lurher appears that the process OF
timing strengthens the pipe, without diminishing ts ed
Me.srs Nayor < Ewbank inform yonr COMMITTEES that
,hsy are willing furnish the Corporation of the City with
their timed eaden pipes whck are thus recommended oy
chemists o high reputation the same rae az Inc ordha
ry leaen pipes the of which they ali unhestalins
condemn they would furnish them al from eight 10 nine
cents per pound-in than nine cents per
pound From all the information obtained and al the re-
Election bestowed by your Committee upon subject OF no
little Importance connected with the heath and conort
OF citizens your Committee have arrived al The oow
ns concu,ions That the Of the ordinary leadeo pipes
for the conveyance OF particularly when as pure as
The Croton decidedly dangerous and therefore GU ut 70
be avoided The danger would be less where The pipes are
small in circumference and in daily use and greater where
there of surface, and they have been permit
remain unused for any considerable space OF emsm
The internal coating OF tin will be secure pr-teenon
apaips, the oxidzaon OF the lead The tnned leanen
pipes OF the petitioners altogether superior 10 the orc
nary saden pipes, and deserving of pubic patronage
Your Committee therefore recommend that these Inned
eaden pipes adopted for the Conveyance OF tae Croton
water into The public buildings in preference to the ordina
| ry leadcn pipes.
Your Conitee offer for the consideration OF The Board
| the following resolution:
1 Resolved Il the Board of Aldermen concur, That the
Join, Committee on the Cro;on Asueduct be Instructed 10
make use OF Nayor Ewbank patent unned ieaden pipes
for the conveyance of the Croon water into the pabic
buildings provided that the OF the same shall NOT oe
greater than that any other species Of pipe wnch
! equally safe. JNo n. SGcLEs
CHARLES !. DODGE.
The Timed Leaden Pipes spoken OF in The foregoing
Report, are furnished and put up by
ause lmeod 75 3road-street and 70s Broadway.