New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-27

the basement, and cellar, II the houses There were
four different sets Of pipes IN ti' ayenue. w. ,h'th
II now doe. water lie did not know whether or not
tn, would hc practicable but If 1t wa, II would de
crease the tuufe greatly. The Dcpai tmcnt Of Public
Works he added, should have entir charse 4 the ay
work very we'll however. The escape OF sas into the
street De estimated at - per cont ~ least lie couia
NOT zee how u oouli ne les with tic imncn," amount
ul "a, found hcN 40 ID" civ me '-tidtc OF
per cent Which the "A, companies say L. All that
Nj Loomi~ tcsiiacd that In the Older portion Of
,he si'' hG sn 'Hs p Is found Wherever u ex
-.va'il.. were made The ras. Of course. got into
The sewer, and caused great deal OF annoy ance ana
trouble H. thought That state Board would he
beneficial Just - tn State Boar! II Health Wa.
George \. Iifd,all. after being sworn went right
ci,,. he aid va completely rrdirlncd with pipes
OF sArols kltl and iof various USES TIE r"nhl'
aA- thar hen lot no the 60 mains occurred there
w. 10 man, ,nmranie, ~ the Streets that notices
had To- be sent ~ al Of them aud Al began dissns
Nr.. one company -hould b" boo street, 'hcI when a
lak occurred r would Doe known Ts,t a"H' !" VIVA,
company - pipe, belonged. II this va dome II
aler,. the, can Pc Inspected every d''. lie dd 30"
On '"'' a"' ,,,.,. .Sona he Ihcn. thew can ne IN
trc,ted daily u necessary Mr. hirisall said that
d.. nAd fou.d et'af trout Wih the ,crVo, rip.'
The lasted onif from n'' {" ZEN f'"F>' Hndii ln'
fu,t around them was disturbed. leak immediately
department ~ Public Work, power {" supervise the
work Of lawn. M" pip.r. with power {" max" r.
pairs, II the .ouuani'- would not. and compel the
The next w.inc-.. Leonard !. Ncclrith. confined
h- testimony principally The effect Il ihr escaping
.as iu the -uhNnys. Wh"r'Nrr there Wa d cavity IN
l,. ground Boo gan il allowed the accumulation 81 a
miytur, Of gas and air which Wa dangerous e" III"
I'D property. These ACCOMMODATIONS cN-td IN me
manholr- - the sunwafs and Systematic efforts Wcre
r'us made 10 keep tho suhwaNs free o. H. Ihc
danger from sparl,- great that double covers
had To- hc used wfou.hi iron pipes. With screw con
ncc'ions. were. IN hi> opinion. the best They we're
nsed I'm Pans with an asphalt covering. steel pip's
u|sf heir a.
city gas pipe rotten that ii would break II kicked by
a workman In Philadelphia where tho municipal
authorities supplied ga. the reports showed that
uI,bin ! lew hundred houSand fcct Of the amount
corr,nmcd In the lower part Of New York CITY he
Thought that at least 20 Per cent va, The scul
Joseph fanncry. Of the standard Gas Company.
went on the witness stand prmcd WIN ~, IN ~.
which he va, anxious Ia give. He wanted, III W
first place. to disagree with Mr. Bcchwth i,euu
ne me- amount of -, which c,capcd II wia ,i nf.
able. He said that there va annually lv""1."nV
cubic feet Of gas pumped through each mil" 81 "a,
main. and per cent Of thi- amognt W"AI o..
100000 cubic irct The subway COMPANY should not
Doe allowed 70 have manhols where "a, coma q" ,ra
chus"tt, there wa q state Commission ~hch "Hs
success. He thought that state Cqo''" u,md
Pit an i"ie.lscat medium between ,s. ,-o' ier
pcrple and the - ,ompanic'. M",n do "' 70 the sui,
winam Webb ic'tiicd that he had seen some pipe.
which couid be- broken with the hand. IN Npllt"r
TIE sewers. a work which he supcrintendN; n'n,''
thc ever nine. 60 no, that Tho vorkmen could nor
cet At them. The -team pipes should be 'ah'" A""
the street altogether. ~. ,.
James H. strong. a rrootlvn inventor: VINO mas
been at every hearing of the committee win hH,S
~ paper, and instruments. covered IN, .inl' lid
odd looking devices one Of which what he calcd
trmnc" battery. b, which he tried 10 dcil"h,lric
his pet theory that electricity comes from the polar
angles Of the globe
The committee adj ourncd to meet next satufdai,n
at tho Hotel Metropolc, when the last hearing VIII
he had