San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-25
HOEFLING VS., PANC0AST
LIVELY TILT AND MUCH BITTER
NESS IN COUNCIL.
Lots Of Talk and Discussion of the Sewer
Work, Sewer Brick, Sewer Money
and Sewer Cement.

was disturbed by q small war be-
tween Alderman Hoefiing and
City Engineer Pancosst in which
the excitable alderman used some
very hard language, giving the
engineer the lie direct. There was
great excitement in the room and
matters looked squally, but Mr..
Pancoast kept his temper and en-
deavored to satisfy the council on
the point at issue, the sewer brick
question.
The matter was precipitated by
Mr.. Fahey, after few petitions
had been read and referred to their
committees. He asked what de-
termination had been arrived at
regarding the use OF Monterey
brick and home brick in the sew
ers, according to his resolution
adopted at previous meeting.
This brought out the fact that the
Fahey resolution had been con-
strued as forbidding the contract
ors to use Monterey brick and
the mayor had privately repealed
the resolution by drafting another
and having 1t signed by the alder
men without calling meeting of
the council. These papers were
called for, and while waiting for
them to be brought in, Mr.. Hoef-
ling asked Mr.. Pancoast why the
Garden street sewer work had been
stopped, as it had been done all
the same way, and had been pro-
nounced good work by Mr.. Gray.
The engineer asked Mr.. Hoefling
il he was certain all the work on
Garden street was done in the same
way, and Mr.. Hoefiing said yes.
Then he said there was no brick
to continue the work and that Mr..
Pancoast had rejected a lot OF
Degener brick (home materially
without examining them, and had
ordered Inspector Peters to reject
them. Also that Peters had pro-
nounced these brick as good.
The engineer asked that Mr..
Hoefiing make affidavit to these
charges against him.
eyes, 1 will make affidavit"
said Mr.. Hoefling, "you told a lie
to the mayor about the brick, in
Alderman Beckmann's presence"
Continuing the alderman worked
himself into a perfect frenzy and
applied the lie several times.
Mr.. Pancoast replied that he had
stopped the work because it was
not being done according to speci-
fications. The brick were laid dry
in running water and the cement
dumped in on them, and instead Of
filling the joints and setting was
carried away by the water. He had
insisted that the trenches must be
kept clear Of the water, and stop
ped the work until that could be
done.
Mr.. Kerble said if the city en-
gineer was responsible he could
see no necessity of his reporting
to the council. Alderman Beck
mann also concurred with the en-
gineer's course. Assistant Engineer
Trueheart said he differed with his
chief, and declared the work was
good. 1t was unavoidable to keep
all the water out of the trenches.
He admitted, however, that it
would not do to have flowing water
come in contact with new cement.
Cement was then talked about,
and Mr.. Hoefling declared bad ce-
ment was being used. 1t was ex-
planned that the "bad cement" was
the slow setting kind, the best in
the long run for the work.
Mr.. Robards came to the rescue
and read the specifications provid-
ing for no running water in the
trenches and then Mr.. Trueheart
was quizzed, being asked IL the
specifications had been literally
complied with, which brought
forth the response that they had
not. Then the question Of using
Monterey brick came up and was
discussed at length, but no decision
was arrived at, except to repeal
Mr.. Fahey's resolution against
using Monterey brick in the sewers.
| The Citizens Public Improve
ment committee was invited to
confer with the council regarding
sewers and all information. would
be furnishedth Q committee. A re-
quest from this committee that the
letting Of the contract for the out
fall sewer be postponed, in order
that IL be made of brick, as accord
ing to Mr.. Gray, brick would be
the best material, was received.
Mr.. Robards thought concrete
would answer just as we'll, and the