The Portland daily press., 1868-07-10
Drains and Sewers.

DRAINS anu sewers.
(Ertract OF Report Of Investigating committes.)
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER,
.ll ta.u ST. LOUIS, March 3, 1868.
- 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 to the statements of twenty-six sworn
witnesses, it will be seen that the testimony Is al
most unanimously in favor of cement plps. Mr..
John c: Miller, and Mr. thompson, manufacturer OF
stone-pipe, are the only witnesses who say they
would MT use cement pipes.
& Abstract of Testimony.
John Wilkinson-Cementpipe good. find the old
pipes much harder than the new.
I Andrew McBride-Brick LAYER in St. Louis twenty
years-Cement pipe coed.
John G. Miller-Cement pipe not good-stone pipe
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
years. Use both kinds pipe, stone and cement.
Large pipe i. e. above 12 inches use cement pipe
The cement pipe if laid right is the best in my opn-
ion. am sure the only cause of failure of cement
pipe is that contractors do not properly lay them.
have examined cement pipes laid by mvself four
onnd y as SerJ as easp IRON ae have used
this pipe seven or eight years, and have never G
John c.. Muller taking up this pipe on Carroll
street. L told the men about a week before, when
they were putting the pipe down. that they would all
break because they did not sink down for the anee
and lay them on solid ground. There no filling
on the sides such work ought 10 be done. l called
the attention of Mr. Miller to this TACT, and told him
it would not do to use the pipe this way.
Frank Backo Cement pipe good if properly dried
and laid.
John Stahl-Cement pipe good.
Lawrence Doyle-CemenI pipe il properly laid. is
good; it will stand for six months it will stand
forever.
Jas. II. Locke-Cement pipe good; ifmade and laid
well they will become harder by age.
Andrew Nuik- Contractor; build sewers; cement
pipe good it properly laid; better than any other.
james Creemer-Cement pipe good il properly
laid. sr
Jna. G Lawrence--Cement pipe good if properly
dried and laid is better than any stone pipe.
Peter Enlightenment pine good il properly laid.
VIM. O'Shands-Cement pipe might be put down.
provided well laid and secured they would stand for
ever. .
Ii. NJ. Tbompson-Am stone pipe manufacturer;
cement pipe not good; stone pipe good
james Garwin-Cement pipe good, but IN nearly
all cases they have been impropeTl' 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,
r. j. Howard-St)ne pipe, known as ring pipe,
should not be used. In regard to acids DESTROY ing
the lime and cement in sewers, think it is all
humbug.
Thos J.whitman-Cemeutp pipe COOL; don't think
acids in sewers will affect cement pipe.
properly laid The cement pipe gives better lines
than any other know OF.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
ANTHONY ITTNER,
M. w. HOGAN,
CHAs w. GoTTSCHALK.
N GEO BABCOcK.
jy3d If Investigating Committee.