, 1877-05-27
SEWER GAS.
The Man Who Can Rid Your Premises
Of That Noxious Malaria.
The Disadvantages of Competi-
tion in House-Drainage.
How Mr, William n. Dee Has Finished
the Drains in 0hioago's Promi-
nent Hotels,

4 wholly groundless statement appeared In TIE
TRIBUNE last Sunday, asserting that the scwe,
license Of William II. Dec had been revoked bv the
Mayor and Sewerage Department for doing poo,
work.
The cause OF this absurd statement was com
munication, written upon sheet bearing the
official lettcr-head Of the Board Of Public Works,
and addressed to TuE TRIBUNE. This letter, and
the publication which followed 1t, was false in
every particular. Instead Of Mr. Dee's license
having been revoked we find that be is considered
by the Sewerage Department and Chicago'e most
esteemed citizens to be thoroughly scientific and
practical engineer. His SUCCESS In removing sew
er-gas from affected houses, by means Of his care
6aiy perfected plnn Of ventilation has earned for
himthe enconiums OF many Of our city's most dis
tinguished residents.
Conspicuous among those whom he has thus
served and who 1ndorse him and his admirable sys-
ten heartily we name the following Mr. Schmidt,
Michigan avenue Dr. A. ". Woodward, 30 Ash.
Jndse Glover LIZ i; "eha:h avenue; n: y: Pow
A. y. Meeker. 81 Calumet avenue; ". II,
Frost, 232. PIT and 2s9 Grove1and Park avenue; ;
o. Lamphicre, 236 and 23s Groveland Park ave.
nue.: j. ". & D. Kelley, 492 Lake Park avenue;
c. ?. Kfmball, 838 Indiana avenue; D. Il. Hale,
Of the Scottish Loan; Z: J: Chaplin, 3s7 Michigan
avcnne, Jacob Mayer, 233 Lake avenue; J. n
Morgan Park; II. Sears, 8S Lake street; n. II.
Merrill. Ill Bowen avenue; Theodore Schneider
112o Prairie avenue; Charles Fleetwood, 1888
Wabash avenue; G. a. Kcrfoot 95 Washington st.
When people OF such well-known position and
character earnestly commend Mr. Dec and h1s
work, we may be certain that he is most compe-
tent master Of his profession. No house eau be
go badly affected by that most no1ious and poison
GUS OF all malarias, sewer gas, but that 3r. Dec
will be able to rid il completely, and make it per-
This gentleman is moi only an eminent exnert at
removing sewer; ;gas. but be has also attained u
strucsion Of drains. The Palmer House contains
$50, 900 lincal feet of drains put In by Mr. Dec,
and this ne hotel is as pure and free from perni-
cious gns as though it had no connection whatever
with the s also did The d.an w9rk
tells. the Exposition building, and many other
prominent blocks and buildings erected since the
tlre.
In s 1slsa wo5 In the Stoe s hets M Dec
pctitive bids against other md inferior drain
makers. The good solid sense OF the owners OF
these fine structures is thus etrikingly eyinccd.
Capitalists who let out the building of their house
drains by competition need never be surprised At
Sickness from sewer gas has been entirely unknown
in the hotels in question and In all buildings the
drain construction OF which has been given to Mr.
Dee.
everything pertaining TO tho nrt OF house drainage
and ventilation that he is enabled to give guaEan
tee beforehand that his work will prove exactly as
desired and represented. Perfect drains and sewcrs
long and close attention to their calling; who have
studied It's every detail thoroughly, ana who pos
scss u natural aptitude for the work, enhanced
py natural pt n. Saeh mah is Mr. Dee
Dee is also dealer in the Standard Akron Salt
Glazed sewcr-pipc. manufactured by the Standard