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(Ertract OF Report of Investigating committe..)
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER,
ST. LOUIS, March 3, 1868.
- 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 plps. Mr.
John G. Miller, and Mr.. thompson, manufacturer OF
stone-pipe are The only witnesses who say they
would MT use cement pires.
Abstract of Testimony.
John Wilkinson-Cementpipe good 1 find the old
pipes much harder than the
Andrew McBride-Brick layer in st. Louis twenty
reinstatement pipe go d.
John @. Mler-Cement pipe not good-stoDe pipe
good.
Anthony Fox-Cement pipe good have no doubt
OF its dnrability If properly put in the ground.
Robert l.. Jones-Llved in st. Louis eighteen
years. Use both kinds pipe, stone and cement.
Large pipe l. @. above 70 inches, use cement pipe
The cement pipe if laid right is tue best in my opn-
ion. am sure the only cause of tai ure of cement
pipe is that contractors do not properly lay them.
years ago, twelve feet under the surface, and have
fo1nd it as hard as east iron. | have US
this pipe seven or eight years. and have never
found it to tail. 1 saw the men employed by
John G. Muller taking up this pipe 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 he farce
and lay them ON solid ground. There films
the sides as such work ought 10 be done. called
The attention of Mr.. Mi Ter to this tact, and told him
it would not do to use the pipe this way.
Frank Baclo Cement pipe good If properly dried
and laid.
John Stahl-Cement pipe good.
Lawrence Doyle-Cemenu pipe il properly laid, is
good; If it will stand tor six mon, his It will stand
Forever
Jas. Fl. Locke-Cement pipe good; iimade and laid
wei they will become harder by age.
Andrew Nuik-s Cont; actor; build sewers; GENE Mt
pipe good il properly laid better than any other
james Creemer-Cement pip good i. properly
laid.
ina. G Acknowledgement pipe good if proper ~
dried and laid; is better than any stone pire.
Peter Enlightenment pie good if properly laid.
VIM OShands-f ement PIPE might be put down
provided well laid and secured they would stand
ever.
Ii. M. Thompson-Am a stone pipe manu- actu-. or
cement pipe not good; stone pipe good.
james Garwin-Cement pipe good, but T., nearly
all cases they have been improrerl laf, MT q
aid some 80 inch pire through where T. ere was ono,
pond, and t. ey did ell. find To- t CEN emf nil
after being in the ground awhile. is better than be
fore it is put in.
RI Howard-Stone pipe, known as ring pipe
should not be used In Y.oord 10 acids destro, ina
the lime and cement ID. sewers. l think it is all
humhug,
Thos. j. WI tmnD-Cemeut pipe goo I; don't thinl
acids in sewers wiz. atfe t cement pipe.
Jos. r. paN'-Cenient pipe good if well made an
properly ". he cement pipe gives better line
than AZ :, other know OF.
All Of which is respectfully submitted,
ANTHONY lTTNER,
M. w. Ho1AN,
CHAs. w GuTTSCHALK,
GEO. BABCoCK.
jy3d If Investigating Committee.