The morning call., 1893-10-15
REILLY'S OPINION.
A City Hall Plumber Who
Saw No Leaks.
IRVING to Fix the Responsibility for
Dishonest Plumbing is Not
a Success.

At a meeting of the City Hail Com
mission yesterday Architect Frank T..
Shea submitted plans for remodeling the
southwest wing of the City Hall.
AS this part of the municipal building
is arranged at present the Free Libary oc-
cupies two floors. The third floor will
have to be built where gallery for books
now stands in the extreme southern end.
The first floor according to the architects S
suggestions is 10 have large Police Court,
rooms for the Fire Commissioners, License
Collector and the Prosecuting Attorney of
the court The second floor is laid out
with a Superior Court room, Judges
chambers and large Office. Judge San
derson will have his chambers and court
on the third floor, and The law library will
take long spare room.
The Commissioners Withheld action until
next Saturday and me awhile they will
make personal inspection oil the wing,
An attempt was made to investigate the
plumbing scandals recently exposed, but
without any satisfactory result.
Among the plumbers who had contracts
for work in the City Hall is G. Sweeny.
He was asked for Information regarding
the dishonest plumbing, but pretty nearly
all he knew was that the defective work
tearing up my work." he explained, "long
after the Job was finished and accepted.
Some one who came after me Is respon.
slbe for it."
Demands in favor of c. j. Reilly for
plnmbng, repairs To the roof. labor and
material from May II. 1891, TO January 3,
1898, amounting to S24. 543 26, were intro
duced to show how much work he had
done. Reilly was examined, but he denied
having had anything TO Go with the SUBJ
basement plumbing steal. He was not
responsible for it, so he stoutly main
tanned.
How much would it cost to repair the
defective work of which Mr. Shea COM
plains? ?" Mayor Ellert asked.
well, what I've seen for few lead
pipes think S75."
"Mr. Shea estimates about $4,000"
Il don't know what he is estimating on.
I'm talking about breaks and stolen lead
pipes. / saw no leaking pipes; everything
was dry"
I'VE are speaking about all the bad
plumbing, putty joints, breaks, leaks. no
the sub-basement," remarked Auditor
Broderick.
Reilly replied that there was no leak
and everything was in coed order. ln
answer to the architects Question about
soil pipes he said they were put in when
the building was finished.
well, what will you DO the defective
work in the sub basement for~ impa-
tiently asked the Mayor for the hird time.
That is to put the plumbing into good
sanitary condition"
you can't tie me down at all" was
Reiny's quick response.
II see that" added the Mayor.
well. now. let me explain" continued
Reilly. If l signed contract now the
good lead pipe might be stolen from the
sub-bssemeDt while | was at work"
rs there no way of putting lock and
key on this ub-basement, so that the pipe
may not be carried away?" Broderick
asked. Only laugh from the crowd was
his answer
j. L. Britt, another plumbing contractor
who had contracts on the City Hall, was
examined. He SAID there had been good
deal of trouble from sub-c0ntracts. and
then proceeded to explain how dishonest
Pumping could carry away sewage while
letting sewer gases escape. Regarding the
sub-basement plumbing be claimed to be
wholly ignorant. So the investigation was
continued till next meeting.