The Portland daily press., 1868-07-11
Drains and Sewers.


(Ectract OF Report Of Investigating committes)
....,,- CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER,
|fiN t.tU... ST. LOUIS, March 3, 1868.
Cement Pipe--In reference to cement
pipe. your committee are of the opinion that the
ly seasoned and properly laid.
BY reference to the statements of twenty-six
witnesses, it will be seen that the testimony is al
most unanimously in favor of cement pipe Mr.
John G. Miller, and Mr.. thompson manufacturer OF
stone-pipe, are The only witnesses who say they
would MT use cement pipeS.
Abstract of Testimony.
John NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. good. find the old
pipes much harder than the new.
Andrew McBride-Brck layer in St. Louis twenty
reinstatement pipa gocd.
John G. M'ller-Cement pipe not good-stone pipe
good.
Anthony Fox-Cement pipe good. have no doubt
OF it; durability if properly put in the ground.
Robert l.. Jones-laved in st. Louis eighteen
years. Use both kinds pipe, stone and cement.
Large pipe i. G. above ~ inches use cement pipe
The cement pipe if laid right is the best in my opin
ion. l am sure the only cause of failure Of cement
pipe is that contractors do not properly lay them
have examined cement pipes laid by myself four
years ago, twelve feet under the surface, and have
found il as hard as cast iron. have used
this pipe seven or eight years, and have
found it to tail. 1 saw the men employed by
John C. Muller taking up this pipe on Carroll
street. 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 lanee
and lay them on solid ground. There filling
on the sides as such work ought be done. 1 called
the attention of Mr. Miller to this TACT and told him
IL would not 90 10 use the pipe this way.
Frank Baeko Cement pipe good if properly dried
and laid.
John Stahl-Cement pipe good.
Lawrence Doyle-Cement pipe IL properly laid, is
good; il it will stand six months il 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 il properly laid; better than any other.
james Creemer-Cement pipe good ii properly
laid. tr
ina. Acknowledgement pipe good if properly
dried and laid; is better than any stone pipe.
Peter Enlightenment pine good il properly laid.
VIM. O'Shands-|ement pipe might be put down ;
provided well laid and secured they would stand Tor
ever.
Ii. M. Thompson-Am a stone pipe manufacturer;
cement pipe not good; stone pipe good
James Garwin-Cement pipe good, but in nearly
all cases they have been improper, laid. MIR. G..
laid 80 inch pipe through where there once
a pond, and they did well. find that a cement pipe
after being in the ground awhile, is better than be-
fore it is put in.
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 goo !; don't think
acids in sewers will afe.t cement pipe.
Jos P. Davis-Cenent pipe good If well made ami
properly laid The cement pipe gives better lin' S
than any other know OF.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
ANTHONY lTTNER,
NJ. w. HOGAN,
CHAs. W. GoTTSCHALK.
GEO. BABCoCK.
iy3d If Investigating Committee.