The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
Drains and Sewers.

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(Eztract OF Report Of Investigating ccmmitte,l
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER,
ST. LOUIS, March 8, 1853.
Cement Pipe--In reference to cement
pipe. your committee are Of the opinion that the
same is good as now made in this city when proper
ly seasoned and properly laid.
BY reference the statements OF twenty-six sworn
witnesses. 1t will be that the testimony is al
most unanimously in favor of cement pipe Mr.
John c. Miller, and Mr.. thompson manufacturer OF
stone-pipe, are the only witnesses who say they
would MT use cement piT es.
Abstract of Testimony.
John Wilkinson-Cementpipe good. find the cid
pipes much harder than the new.
Andrew McBride-Brck layer in St. Louis twenty
years-Cement pipe go d.
John G. Nj ller-Cement pipe not good-stone pipe
good.
Anthony Fox-Cement pipe good. have no doubt
OF its durability if properly put in the ground.
Robert l.. Jones-LIved in st. Louis eighteen
Large pipe i. e. above ~ inches use cement pine
The cement pipe if laid right is the best in my opn-
ion. l am sure the only cause of failure Of cement
PIPE is that contractors do not properly lay them /
have examined cement pipes lail by nv self four
years ago, twelve feet under the surface, and have
found it as hard as cast iron. l have uss d
this pipe seven or eight years, and have never
found it to fail. saw the men employed by
John c.. Muller taking up this pipe on Carroll
street. told the men about week before, when
they putting the pipe down. that they would all
break, because they did not sink down for the fanee
and lay them on solid ground. There was no filling
on the sides as such work ought 10 be done. l called
the attention of Mr. Miller this TACT and told him
it would not do to use the pipe this way
Frank Establishment pipe good ii properly dried
and laid.
John Stahl-Cement pipe good.
Lawrence Doyle-CemenI pipe If properly laid is
good ii it will stand for six months, it will stand
forever.
JAS. Il. Locke-Cement pipe good; ifmade and laid
well they will become harder by age.
Andrew Nuik- Contractor; build sewers; cement
pipe good il properly laid; better than any other
James Creemer-Cement IiIe good i, properly
laid.
Una. Lawrence-Cemelt pipe good il properly
dried and laid: is better than any stone pipe.
Peter Enlightenment pine good if properly laid
VIM. OShands-' ement pipe might be put down:
provided well laid and secured they would stand tor
ever. -
h. NJ Thompson-Am stone pipe manu- lacturer;
cement pipe not good; stone pipe good. ~.
James Garwin-Cement pipe good but in nearly
all cases they have been improperl, laid. Mr.. G.
laid some 80 inch pipe through where there was once
pond, and they did well. find that cement pipe
after being in the ground awhile, is better than be-
fore it is put in .tI
R. J. Howard-Stone pipe, known as ring pipe
should not be used In regard to acids destroy ing
humbug.
Thos. j. Whtman-Cemeut pipe COOL; don't think
acids in sewers will affe:t cement pipe. w..
Jos. P. Davis-Cement pipe good ii well made and
properly laid. he cement pipe gives better lines
than any other know OF.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
~ t- ANTHONY ITTNER,
M. w. HOGAN,
CHAs. W. GoTTscHALK.
GEO. BABCocK.
jy3d If Investigating Committee.