The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Drains and Sewers.

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(Ertract Of Report of Investigating committe.1
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER,
ST. LOUIS, March 3, 1865.
= Cement Pipe--In reference to cement
pipe. your committee are of the opinion that the
same is good made in this city, when proper
ly seasone and properly laid.
BY reference to the statements of twenty-six sworn
witnesses. it will be seen that the testimony is al
most unanimously in favor of cement plp'. Mr..
stone-pipe, the only witnesses who say they
would MI use cement pires.
.,ohn w,,t,n1A Abstract of Testimony.
pipes much harder than the new. IN" '"e o'o
Andrew McBrlde-Brick layer in St. Louis twenty
years-Cement pip go d.
John G. Miller-Cement pipe not good-stone pipe
good. .L.nt
Anthony Fox-cement pipe good. 1 have no doubt
OF its durability If properly 1t in the ground.
fObert l.. Jones-Lved in St. Louis eighteen
years. Use both kinds pipe, stone and cement.
Large pipe i. e above ~ inche-, use cement pipe
The cement pipe If laid right is the best in INV opn-
ion. | am sure the only cause of tai ure of cement
pie is That contractors do not properly lay them.
have examined cement pipes laiI by m, self four
years ago, twelve feet under the surface, and have
10 md it as hard as cast iron. have u.s.
this pipe seven OF eight years, and have never
found it to fail. l saw the men employed by
John G.. Muller taking up this pipe on Carroll
street. told the men about a week before, when
thew were putting the pipe down. that they would all
break, because they did not sink down for he anee
and ay them ON solid ground There i'll lg
on the sides such work ought 20 be DONE called
me alIenllOn OF Mller tulS dcf, anu UOQ
it would MOI do to use the pipe this way.
Frank Backo Cement pipe good II properly dried
and laid.
John Stahl-Cement pipe good.
Lawrence ,oyle-Cemenr pipe II properly laid, is
good il it will stand six months il will stand
forever.
Jas. Ii. Locke-CeWent pipe good; ifmade and laid
well they will become harder by age.
Andrew Nuis-- Contractor build sewers; GENE Mt
pipe good it properly laid; better than any other.
james Creemer-Cement pipe good i proner'y
laid.
al aud laid: is better than any stone pipe.
Peter ENLIGHTENMENT pine good ii properly laid.
VIM. OShands- ement pipe might be put down;
provided well laid and secured they would stand tor
ever.
ii. M. Thompson-Am stone pipe manufacturer
cement pipe not good; stone pipe good.
james Garwin-Cement pipe good, but in nearly
all cases they have been iIppFoperl, laid. Mr.. G.
laid some 80 inch PIPE through where there once
pond, and Il ey did well. find that cement piLe
after being in the ground awhile, is better than be-
fore it is put in
should not be usel. In regard to acids destro, ing
the lime and cement in sewers think it is ali a
humbug.
Thos. j. Whtman-Cemeut pipe goo /; don't think
acids in sewers will afie t cement pipe.
Jos. P. Davis-Cenient 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.
ANTHONY lTTNER,
NJ. w. HOGAN,
CHAs. w GoTTsCHALK,
gro. BABCoCK.
jy3d If Investigating Committee.