The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-14
Drains and Sewers.

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(Ertract or Report Of Investigating committes.) .
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, |
ST. LOUIS, March 8, 1868.
. Cement Ppe--Iu reference to cement
pipe your committee are OF the opinion that the
same Is good as now made in this city, when proper
iy seasoned and pr 1perlN laid.
BY reerence TO the statements of twenty-six sworn
witnesses. il will be that the testimony is al
most unanimously in favor of cement pipe Mr..
stone-pipe, are the only witnesses who say they
would MT use cement pines.
Abstract of Testimony.
John kinson-'emenfpipe good. ind the old
pipes much harder than the new.
Andrew McBride-Brick layer in St. Louis twenty
years-CemenJ pipe go d..
John c. Mlller-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 eghteefr
years. Use both kinds pipe, stone and cement.
Large pipe l. e. above " inches, use cement pipe.
The cement pipe if laid right is the best in my opn
ion. am sure the only cause Of TAI ure Of cement
PIPE is that contractors do not properly lay them
have examined cement pipes laid by myself Jour
years ago, twelve feet under the surface, and have
10 md it as hard as east iron. l have used
found L to ' tall SAW the men emu So 1' By
John G.. Muller taking up this pipe on Carroll
street. told the men about week before, when
thew were putting the pipe down. that they would all
break, because they did not sink down for he ianee
and Jay them ON solid ground. There was no filling
the sides such work ought 10 be done. called
the attention of Mr.. Mi Ter to this act and told him
it would no do to use the pipe this way.
Frank Baeko Cement pipe good If properly dried
and laid.
John Stahl-Cement pipe good.
Lawrence Doyle-temenT pipe II properly laid, is
good; il it will stand six months, 1t will stand
forever.
Jas. II. Locke-Cewent pipe good; ifmade and laid
well they will become harder by age.
Andrew Nuik-- Contractor; build sewers cement
pipe good II properly laid; better than any other.
james Creemer-Cement pipe good II properly
laid.
ina. Lawrence-Cement pipe good ii properly
dried and laid; is better than any stone pipe.
Peter Farey-C9ment pine good il properly laid.
VIM. OShands-Cement pipe might be put down;
provided well laid and secured they would stand ior
ever
Ii. NJ. 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 improperly laid. Mr.. G..
laid some 80 inch pipe through where there was once
pond, and they did well. find that cement pine
after being in the ground awhile is better than be-
fore it is put in
r.. !. Howard-Stone pipe, known as ring pipe,
should not be used. In regard to acids destroying
humbug.
Thos. j. Wh'tman-Cemeut pipe COOL; don't think
acids in sewers will affect cement pipe.
Jos. p. Davis-Cement pipe good II well made and
properly laid. The cement pipe gives better lines
than any other l know OF.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
ANTHONY ITTNER,
M. w. HOGAN,
CHAs. w. GoTrsCHALK.
GEO. BABCOCK.
jy3d If Investigating Committee.