The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-21
Drains and Sewers,


(Ertract OF Report Of Investigating coHnsitte.1
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, I
..r- ST. LOUIS, March 3, 1861
- Cement Pipe-In re.erence to cement
PIPE. your committee OF the oplnIon that the
same is good made in this city, when proper
ly seasoned and pr lperl' laid. ,..l -
BY reference TO the statements of twenty-six sworn
witnesses, il will be that the testimony is Az
most unanimously in favor OF cement plps. Mr..
John Z: hiller and Mr. thompson, manufacturer OF
stone-pipe, are The only witnesses who say they
would MT use cement pires.
Abstract of Testimony.
John NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. good. find the old
pipes much harder than the new.
Andrew MeBride-Brick layer in st. Louis twenty
John G. NJ iierEcement pipe not good-stone pipe
good.
Anthony Excitement pipe good. 1 have no doubt
OF its durability II properly put in the ground
Robert l.. Jones-LIved in st. Louis eighteen
years. Use both kinds pipe, stone and cement.
Large pipe /. Q. above ~ inches, cement pipe.
The cement pipe IL laid right Is the best In my Opn
ion. am sure the only cause of tai ure of cement
piIe is that contractors do not properly lay them
years ago, twelve feet under the surface, and have
lonnd it as hard cast iron. 1 have us, d
found It to tail / saw the men en- employed BY
John C. Muller taking up this pipe on Carroll
they putting the pipe down. that they would all
break because they did not sink down for the fanRe
and lay them on solid ground: There was no filing
the sides as such work ought 10 be DONE called
he atfen ton of Mr.. Miller TO this lact and told him
it would not do to use the pipe this way.
DaChO -Oeueut pipe BOOu III properly uleu
and laid.
John Establishment pipe good.
Lawrence Ooyle-CemenI pipe II properly laid, Is
good; it will stand Tor six months il will stand
| forever.
| Jas. II. Locke-Cement pipe good; irmade and laid
well they will become harder by age.
Andrew Nuik-Contf actor build sewers cement
pipe good 1t properly laid better than any other
James Creemer-Cement pipe good 1, properly
laid.
| ina. q Lawreuce--Cement pipe good II properly
dried and laid; is better than any stone pipe
Peter Enlightenment pi1e good il properly laid.
| VIM. O'Shands- ement pipe might be put down !;
provided well laid and secured they would stand ior-
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 improperl, laid. Mr.. G..
aid some 80 inch pipe through where there
pond, and Trey did we'll find that a cen ent 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 destro, ing
the lime and cement in sewers i think It Is ali
humbug.
Thos. j. Whitman--cemeut pipe goo !; don't think
acids in sewers will afeet cement pipe.
Jos. p. Davis-CenIent pipe good II well made and
properly LAID. The cement pipe gives better lines
| than any other know OF.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
| ANTHONY lTTNER,
| M. w. HOGAN, .
| CHAs. W. GOTTsCHALK.
gro. BABCoCK.
| jy3d tt InvestipA tiDg Committee.