The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-27
JOuN Il. HALL,
Cam'n Com. on Water Worla.

Works be received and filed. .sr. If. I,
Mr.. Boring offered as an amendment
that it be laid on the table. Carried, 4
The report Of the Committee on Ap
peals received from the First Branch, in
reference to taxing U. s. bonds held by
certain corporations in the city, was read,
1 The Committee referred the matter back
to the Council with resolution declaring
they had no power to grant the relief
\ prayed Ter, and rejecting the petitions,
which was adopted by the First Branch
and concurred in by the Second.
The resolution authorizing the Com
mittee on Market Street Bridge "a. con;
tract with the Norway Iron Manufacturing
Company for the supeStructure Of said
bridge, was received from the First Branch
amended by adding the words according
to the plans and specifications submitted"
and the amendment was concurred In.
On motion, the Second Branch ad-
iourned.
1z.n THE FIRST BRANCH s,-y
Was called to order by Mayor McC lel-
Ian. Present, Messrs. Culbertson, Harri-
son, Hall, Schambra. ShallcrOss, Sweeney,
SLOne1 Simpson, anu NILSou'
The Mayor said the meeting was called
at the instance Of the Committee on Water
Works from whom he presented a report
setting forth that the submerged portion
Of the water pipe now being laid across
the river by MeSsrs. 4rSweeneyqwas lull Of
water, showing in the opinion Ofthe Com
mittee impcriections in the joints OF the
water pipe, to what extent the Committee
was notprepared to say. The Committee
was not willing to take any responsibility,
and referred the matter to Council.
The Superintendent Of Water Works
was invited to state what he knew Of the
matter: That gentleman said the pipe
was an experiment, and as far as he could
see he did not see why it would not work
successfully. OF course there would be
little leakage with the strain on the
Joints lowering it off the boat into the
river. He had seen boilers leak great
deal faster than this pipe and stopped
them with little dirt. They were put
ting in screenings Of barley behind every
joint, and iftheTe were any small leaks
this would stop them. The joints
work very nice, don't pull out or go
back any, so that while apparently loose
outside they are tight inside. The same
kind Of pipe had proved successful in
some Of the eastern cities. He thought It
was o bad time TO talk about the pipe
when it was half way across the river.
Mr.. Stone said the report he heard was
that when the pipe was found this morn.
ing 1t was full Of water. He asked
whether the Superintendent observed, as
they were laying the pipe, whether tie
water increased in it as more pipe WIS
laid.
The Superintendent said between the
time Of making the joint and lowering each.
section, intervals Of some 10 or 90 minutes,
they tried several by inserting a pole,
somewhat longer than the section with.
out finding any water. The inference
was that the leakage, during the SO hours
the pipe had been In the water was not
large. The boat from which the pipe was
lowered was continually moving and this
would move the joints little and make
them leak little, but he did not think
they could leak any Of any account. The
Superintendent explained the construc-
tion,ofthe JOINT and how screenings put
in tie pipe after II was laid would be
driven into the joints and stop the leakage.
MI Hall the Chairman Of the Commit.
tee, said the Committee only desired to re.
lieve itselfof the responsibility If the pipes
proved q failure. He didn't know that they
Had any responsibility in the matter; some
thought they had not and he hoped that
was the correct view; but iEthey had they,
wanted TO be relieved Of il by laying the
facts before Council.
Mr.. Sweeney thought the Committee
had no responsibility in connection with
the matter. Nor had Council anything to
do with 1t unless it appeared there was
some failure on the part ofthe parties ex.
ecutfng the contract. At present there |
was no evidence Of any such thing. The
work was being done under the slpervi.
sion OF the Superintendent the Water
Works, and hewa fully satisfied with the |
way 1t was being done.
Mr.. Hall, Chairman of the Committee
said he would only say in justice to the
Committee that when the Committee
had the several kinds Of Joint before
them, theyhad the most positive assurances
that this joint would not leak. Now
tho pipe was reported full Of water. In
this state Of facts the Committee, desiring
not to berefected on hereafter by. those
who might choose to say, they were 70.
sponsible, simply wished Council to be
advised Of the fact, that the Committee
might not be held responsible if the pipe
should not prove o success.
Mr.. Harrison thought this little leakage
in putting down tho pipe was all moon.
shine. He spoke from many years. cxpe.
rience in dealing with pipe joints, boiler
pipes and others, He did not think any
pipe was ever laid that did not leak some
at tirst, The 20.inch pipe in Main street
leaked. Hewas perfectly satisfied when
this pipe was down the joints would be.
come entirely tight.
The discussion was continued some time
longer, AL apparently concurring in the
belief that the leakage while the pipe was
on a strain In the process Of lowering was
not serious and that when laid In position
II, would ceaSe. altogether. .,,..,'.-'.
: Il was agreed that there was nothing in
the fact, as far IS shown, requiring action,
and q therefore y SoaaRci adjourned
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